World of Concrete — the convention that is staging the bricklaying competition — is the first large, in-person trade show scheduled in the United States since the coronavirus pandemic began. The stakes are high, even for a city accustomed to high stakes.

Every week, temporary COVID-19 vaccine clinics pop up all around Southern Nevada, in places like parks, community centers, and fire stations.

When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced last week that mask were no longer required, Las Vegas didn’t hesitate to get the word out and start making changes. With June 1st approaching, do medical experts think it’s too soon?

Last week, readers of the Sun got a treat in being introduced to Adugna “Adu” Siweya, one of the Las Vegas Valley’s outstanding college graduates this spring. Inspirational stories Siweya's make college graduation season a special time in Las Vegas, an annual reminder of the remarkable minds in our community, and the commitment of students to academic achievement.

The Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino has joined the growing list of properties to get the green light to reopen their casino floor to 100% occupancy. The Gaming Control Board approved their proposal on Friday night, according to Westgate VP of Public Relations and Community Affairs Gordon Prouty.

It's a database that researchers have used for over two decades: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System -- or VAERS for short. Researchers use it to flag a pattern of potential problems, like the Johnson and Johnson shots' association to rare blood clots.

Government mandates are lifting, but these experts say the pandemic won’t really end nationally until more people, including children, are vaccinated.

Spring brings so much beauty, and, for allergy sufferers, so much misery. Allergies are the most common chronic condition worldwide, with effects that can range from mild (sneezing, watery eyes) to more severe (an anaphylactic reaction).

Diana Bonsack, visiting from New Mexico, had dutifully worn her mask while on her girls’ trip this week to Las Vegas, even though she had been vaccinated against COVID-19, she said. But she whipped off the mask as she waited for a taxi upon hearing the federal guidance saying vaccinated people generally no longer need to wear masks even indoors.

Nevada is aligning with CDC guidance on mask policies by no longer requiring fully vaccinated people to wear masks in most indoor and outdoor scenarios.

Several big named casinos on the Las Vegas Strip have announced they are updating their mask policy to adhere to CDC guidelines. This means fully vaccinated people no longer need to mask up indoors or outdoors.

On Wednesday, an advisory group from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that the Pfizer vaccine be made available to adolescents. The recommendation followed Monday's decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand its emergency use authorization to include this age group.