Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

NEVADA – Several Nevada school districts reported receiving “swatting” calls on Thursday. As a result of the calls, schools in Nye County reportedly went into lockdown. Additional reports of this nature have been received from White Pine School District, Douglass County School District, and the Fallon Police Department. On Thursday...

NEVADA – A new flight option has opened up for people living in Las Vegas who need to get to the Bay Area. Spirit Airlines, a low-cost airline, on Thursday said San Jose, California, would be its newest market. Spirit Airlines has announced that it would begin operating two daily...

LAS VEGAS – According to the city of Boulder, another false report of a shooting at Boulder City High School was received on Thursday morning. Around 7:50 a.m., a fake call said there was a shooter at the high school. A tweet from the police department says that officers responded...

LAS VEGAS – On Wednesday night, a pedestrian was fatally struck by three vehicles on Interstate 15. At around 7:45 p.m., the Nevada Highway Patrol was called to the scene of an accident that had occurred just north of Apex. According to NHP spokeswoman Ashlee Wellman, a pedestrian was struck...

LAS VEGAS – There were about 50 people at the candlelight vigil held at UNLV on Wednesday night for the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The gathering began at 5 p.m., and it lasted for roughly an hour in front of the College of Hospitality building. Multiple...

LAS VEGAS – COVID-19 This week, the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and across the state increased to 19; however, these numbers are still far below those seen earlier in the pandemic. Clark County’s 14-day moving average of daily new cases is up to 96 from...

NEVADA – The public health budget in Nevada is the lowest in the US, according to the Washoe County District Health Officer Kevin Dick. Through that message, he advocated for additional revenue in this legislative session in the form of a tax on government services. While he was pleased with...