As monkeypox cases increase across the nation and in Nevada, health officials and LGBTQ advocacy groups are racing to combat both the virus and stigmas surrounding it. 

The Reno-Tahoe International Airport hasn’t changed much in the past decade. But the increasingly busy airport is about to embark on a major facelift, cobbling together funding from a variety of sources. 

Hope Means Nevada Teen Committee advocates for teen mental health resources and spreading awareness, as well as connecting teens across the state and building a peer-to-peer network of support. 

Activists want to see ballots available in Chinese to accommodate the thousands of Chinese-American voters in Clark County with limited English speaking and writing skills.

Getting a glimpse of career fields through a virtual reality lens is just one of the unique components of the Employ NV Youth Hub and Teen Zone located inside the West Charleston Library in Las Vegas. Clark County commissioners and various Nevada elected officials attended the hub’s grand opening ceremony earlier this month to discuss employment opportunities for young adults ages 16 to 24.

A new medical center in Las Vegas is hoping to eliminate language barriers and other obstacles that members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community face in accessing health care. 

A $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will help bring the harmful air quality in East Las Vegas to a healthier standard. Within the next two years, stationary and mobile outdoor sensors, as well as indoor sensors, will monitor the air quality while providing real-time data for community residents and the City of Las Vegas.

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to add an extra fee of $2 for online and onsite reservations or $3 for phone reservations for the Red Rock Scenic Drive, campground and Calico Basin Core Area. Public comments for the proposed fees are accepted until July 22.

Kimberly Smith told lawmakers that the overall vacancy rate among all staff — including officers and other personnel — is 27 percent because people are quitting in droves.

Each year, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada takes on critical home repair projects for low-income homeowners, people with disabilities and seniors, working on about 300 to 500 homes.

Michael Tomas Mitchell, director of early child care at CSN, said he hopes the Nevada Childcare Fund propels Nevada toward universal pre-K.

The Tiny Homes Association has proposed to transform the Silver State into the “gold standard” for highly efficient tiny homes under the recent law of SB150.

Through a partnership with police, Nevada’s health department will offer crisis intervention services to rural residents through Virtual Crisis Care, starting as soon as police training is completed.

Quentin Savwoir, a member of the Nevada Housing Justice Alliance, said Nevada’s unique seven-day eviction law is merely a matter of failed policy.

Erik Eisenberg, a 38-year-old executive for the Las Vegas Aviators, said he and his wife felt particularly impatient over the last four months as the vaccine approval for children under 5 was delayed multiple times this year.

More local governments announced in advance this year that they are closing their offices in observance, and groups that have long celebrated the holiday say the new federal recognition helps amplify their message.

Holliday said her experience delivering her firstborn was great and credited the outcome to her being at home in a comfortable environment, with trustworthy people and without medication.

Though McMahill emerged as the establishment-backed candidate, he maintained that he would not be following anyone else’s playbook as sheriff, noting that he spent the majority of his law enforcement career on the “uniform side of the police department."

In Clark County, free summer meals will be available to children and teens who are 18 or younger regardless of whether they are enrolled in the district. In some districts, service will be more limited, but there may be food banks or other programs filling in the gaps.

The head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Nevada could turn into another Los Angeles or San Francisco if state leaders don't take quick action to address skyrocketing rental and home prices.