Work search requirement will continue to be waived

Unemployment insurance filers will continue to be afforded the work search waiver until further notice, Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced today. The move aligns with current guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Local residents take to ‘dancing in the streets’

“You have to be creative during times like this until we can come a little bit closer,” said Pahrump resident Janet Porn, late last month when she organized a neighborhood “street dance” amid the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

One transported to trauma after shooting

An apparent act of road rage led to a shooting just before 5:30 p.m. last week.

Cortez Masto, Rosen back measure to protect voting

Nevada’s U.S. senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, have cosponsored legislation introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, that would ensure upcoming elections are accessible, secure and safe by expanding early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail to all states.

Health care group celebrates a year of success

This Sunday, May 17, marks one full year since a group of Pahrump health care providers gathered under a new umbrella called Spring Mountain Medical Group, with a vision of providing “health care as you’ve always imagined it.” Back then no one could have imagined the way COVID-19 would change the daily practice of medicine, but with nearly a hundred years’ combined experience between them, these doctors “are very creative and know how to adapt to get results in differing environments,” said SMMG Practice Manager Levi Rogers.

UNR finding untraditional ways to honor Class of 2020

As mid-May nears and students complete final exams, there is one group of students whose time at the University of Nevada, Reno is ending without the planned and expected fanfare.

In Season: Chickens are your best garden friend

The idea of strolling through the garden on a glorious spring day followed by a flock of beautiful full-feathered laying hens just sounds so romantic, doesn’t it? I often hear from friends considering the virtues of country life, how they would love to have a garden complete with chickens to take care of the weeds.

IRS issues explanation for varying payment amounts

The Internal Revenue Service on Monday issued a letter explaining why some Economic Impact Payments might not be the amount recipients expected, as payment amounts vary based on income, filing status and family size.

Area Boy Scouts provide food for locals

Officials from the Las Vegas Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, are retooling their Scouting for Food Drive, in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.