Latino voter registration group segues to vaccination outreach
Mi Familia Vota’s canvassing effort the push by state and local governments, with support from the feds, to boost vaccination rates in communities where hesitancy is common....
4th ‘Vax Nevada Days’ raffle set for Thursday night
The Las Vegas Review-Journal will have a livestream of the event at 6 p.m. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/4th-vax-nevada-days-raffle-set-for-thursday-night-2409572/
‘Ride-along’ as federal, local officials study Clark County’s air
Federal and Clark County officials hold a “ride-along” in a mobile laboratory as they study Southern Nevada air quality. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/ride-along-as-federal-local-officials-study-clark-countys-air-2409537/
Nevada adds more than 1.3K COVID cases, 27 deaths
The state, which also saw its test positivity rate jump again to 14.3 percent, has now recorded a total of 355,091 coronavirus cases and 5,900 deaths. Original...
Biden pushing federal workers to get vaccinated
President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can’t — or won’t — show they’ve been vaccinated against the...
Nevada seized personal funds from prisoners despite withdrawal cap
The Department of Corrections has been taking up to half of the money families send prisoners for basic supplies even after new legislation intended to cap such...
2 years ago, Las Vegas was infested by grasshoppers
During the summer of 2019, more than 45 million pallid-wings grasshoppers flew, crawled and hopped into the Las Vegas Valley. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/2-years-ago-las-vegas-was-infested-by-grasshoppers-2409009/
Allegiant books big jump in profit as travel rebounds
The deep-discount airline earned $95 million in second-quarter profit, compared with a $93.1 million loss during the same stretch last year. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/allegiant-books-big-jump-in-profit-as-travel-rebounds-2409001/
Sisolak, Newsom call for more federal help to fight forest fires
The governors of California and Nevada say they need more resources to fight forest fires made all the worse by drought and heat. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/sisolak-newsom-call-for-more-federal-help-to-fight-forest-fires-2408937/
Clark County to consider $100 payments to newly vaccinated
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is proposing using federal coronavirus relief funds to give $100 to every person who gets vaccinated, the latest incentive to be offered...
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