When Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman went on CNN in April and called for the early reopening of casinos, offering the city as a coronavirus “control group” to see what would happen, Twitter exploded.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) nursing student Alyssa Macleod spent time over the last few months taking classes through distance learning due to COVID-19.

“There’s no law,” Las Vegas visitor Genevieve Peters proclaims in the middle of the Wynn Las Vegas casino as she records video of security guards attempting to usher the woman and her friends out of the property for not wearing masks. “It’s illegal and it’s unconstitutional. But yet we are getting walked out by staff.”

A new study indicates that even asymptomatic patients can spread the virus around the room they’re in.

The Comet NEOWISE is expected to remain visible to the naked eye through Saturday. Following that, it will be visible with binoculars or a telescope until the end of July.

Derek Stonebarger, owner of ReBar, a bar that doubles as an antique store in the Las Vegas Arts District, was just starting to get back on his feet when Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered bars to once again close.

Clark County is moving to set up protections for people whose housing security has been shaken by the coronavirus pandemic, starting with threatening landlords and others with a misdemeanor if they discriminate against certain renters.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to pummel the United States, Las Vegas seems to be operating business as usual. Casinos have been open since June 4—undeterred by the 123 visitors who have tested positive for the highly contagious virus and the 51-year-old Caesars employee who died in late June.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to pummel the United States, Las Vegas seems to be operating business as usual. Casinos have been open since June 4—undeterred by the 123 visitors who have tested positive for the highly contagious virus and the 51-year-old Caesars employee who died in late June.