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KNPRIt was March 12, 2020, when Governor Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency in Nevada in response to the growing infections and deaths from COVID-19. -
Bryan R. Smith, AFP via Getty ImagesThe report says that over the last 20 years, employers — many times these are unregistered businesses or even homes where people work as cleaners or caretakers — the estimated theft from minimum wage workers amounts to more than $2 billion.
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Lawmakers in Nevada are considering a measure to end Daylight Saving Time in the state. -
Nevada’s four national monuments cover 1.5 million acres. They are Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Avi Kwa Ame, Gold Butte and Basin and Range. -
In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program. -
Most of Las Vegas and much of the country remembers what happened on Oct. 1, 2017. With 60 victims and some 800 injured, that shooting on the Las Vegas Strip was the worst modern-day shooting in the country’s history. -
The history of atomic weapon testing is a big part of Southern Nevada’s lore. It especially made an impression on one Las Vegan who grew up during the Atomic Age. -
The Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Nevada this year. Leaders reflected on the nonprofit’s milestones in civic engagement, health care access, and food distribution. -
More than 1 million people currently serve in the various branches of the U.S. military, including 12,000 in Nevada. Veterans in the country number 16 million, with 200,000 in Nevada, and none of them are exactly alike.
