Professional sports teams feel deja vu as games are rescheduled amid COVID surge

A record number of NFL players tested positive for COVID-19 last week, leading to postponed games.

Traveling to Las Vegas: Is the Omicron variant keeping tourists away?

All around the Las Vegas valley you can feel the holiday spirit, as restaurants, hotels and businesses prepare for guests who plan to celebrate Christmas and New Year in town.

UNLV COVID-19 testing and vaccine site to be closed for the holidays

UNLV's COVID-19 testing and vaccine site will be closed this week through Sunday, Dec. 26 for the holiday season.

Drive-thru COVID-19 test, vaccination site at UNLV closed Christmas week

The testing and vaccination site will be closed Sunday, Dec. 19 through Thursday, Dec. 23 and will reopen Sunday, Dec. 26 for normal operations Sunday through Thursday evenings.

‘Troubling’ rise seen in guns seized at Vegas-area schools

The number of weapons confiscated from students at Las Vegas-area schools has risen nearly 30% since the 2019-2020 academic year, corroborating what experts and educators have called a spike in troublesome behavior among schoolchildren since the return of in-person learning nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drive-thru COVID-19 test, vaccination site at UNLV closed this week

  The drive-thru testing and vaccination site in the parking lot of UNLV's Paradise Campus will be closed this week through Christmas.  

UNLV drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination, testing site closing

The drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in the parking lot of UNLV’s Paradise Campus is closed.

Lazerus: With heightened COVID-19 protocols in place, is the NHL doing enough to stop the spread? What’s next?

Let’s start with the good news, because it’s all too easy, 21 months into this, to default to despair.

Check my sources — please

Much has been written in the Boulder City Review opinion pieces recently about “scientific research” and factual data regarding in the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to prevent and treat the disease.

Experts say more children are having mental issues after COVID lockdowns

Mental health experts started to notice more children having mental health issues after the covid lockdowns began.

The Omicron variant is here in Nevada. Now what?

It's official: the Omicron variant is here in Southern Nevada.

UNLV winter graduates showcase talent, drive in Southern Nevada

The achievements and character of the following winter 2021 graduates reflect the extraordinary work that goes on day in and day out in Southern Nevada’s institutions of higher learning.

UNLV COVID-19 testing, vaccine site closing for Christmas week

The drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at UNLV will be closed for the week of Christmas, according to Clark County.

Omicron COVID variant found in wastewater in the Las Vegas region last week

Researchers have detected an omicron variant of the coronavirus in wastewater in southern Nevada, but in initial reports it does not appear to be widespread.

First known case of Omicron variant in Nevada found in Clark County woman

The first known case of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Tuesday. This is also the first known case of the variant in the state of Nevada, health officials stated.

Omicron COVID variant found in Las Vegas area wastewater last week

Researchers have detected the omicron variant of coronavirus in wastewater in southern Nevada, but initial reports appear it is not widespread.

Help wanted: Inflation dragon slayer (pandemic edition)

Certainly, anyone who recently filled up a gas tank (up 49.6 percent from a year ago), bought a Thanksgiving turkey (up 24 percent), or did a little holiday shopping this past month (up 5 to 17 percent) is feeling the pinch of rapidly rising prices.

UNLV graduate honored for public health research during pandemic

The Class of 2021’s winter graduates include five “standout students” who will be honored during commencement this week.