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Spc. Demetrie Barnett of the Nevada National Guard administers a COVID-19 test during a preview of a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in the parking garage of the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel on November 12, 2020 in North Las Vegas
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Mitch Kelly
January 15, 2021 - 5:53 am

Texas Station Covid-19 test site shutting down

The last day of operations at the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Texas Station will be Friday.
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Coronavirus tracking or contact tracing application to reduce coronavirus spreading after quarantine detecting infected people
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Mitch Kelly
January 15, 2021 - 5:16 am

UNLV receives $1.7M grant to continue Covid-19 contact tracing efforts

The UNLV School of Public Health has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the State of Nevada to continue its COVID-19 contract tracing efforts in partnership with the Southern Nevada Health District.
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Epidemic concept COVID-19. Coronavirus Test Station. Medical worker in full protective gear takes sample from patient at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site.
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Mitch Kelly
January 13, 2021 - 6:17 am

Covid test site reopening at Texas Station on Wednesday

Starting Wednesday, the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Texas Station at Rancho and Lake Mead will operate three days a week, Wednesday through Friday, starting at 8 a.m.
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national Guard in place for coronavirus testing at UNLV's Stan Fulton Building on 11-230-20
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Mitch Kelly
January 11, 2021 - 5:57 am

Covid-19 testing site operational changes begin this week

Some changes are coming to the ways Covid-19 testing will be done and processed in southern Nevada.
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mugshot of due suspect Zaon Collins
LVMPD
Mitch Kelly
January 08, 2021 - 5:15 am

UNLV cuts ties with star recruit Collins

Zaon Collins will not be playing basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
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mugshot of due suspect Zaon Collins
LVMPD
Mitch Kelly
January 07, 2021 - 9:15 am

Top UNLV hoops recruit charged with 2 felonies in fatal crash

A star UNLV basketball recruit will face two felony charges in relation to a fatal crash that happened last week.
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Associated Press
January 04, 2021 - 5:17 am

Diverse vaccine outreach planned by advocates in Nevada

Community advocates and health officials are working to engage with Nevada’s diverse communities and reach out in Spanish and other languages as the state lays plans for mass coronavirus vaccinations.
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national Guard in place for coronavirus testing at UNLV's Stan Fulton Building on 11-230-20
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Mitch Kelly
December 31, 2020 - 5:17 am

Community Hits 500,000 COVID-19 Testing Milestone

Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District, University Medical Center, the Nevada National Guard, local cities and ambulance companies have conducted more than 500,000 COVID-19 tests, a new milestone in the community’s response to the pandemic.
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Parking garage set up for COVID-19 testing
Clark County Nevada
Mitch Kelly
December 27, 2020 - 4:17 am

County Announces Holiday Covid Testing Hours

All of the community’s public COVID-19 testing sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, and may have additional scheduling changes over the holidays.
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Mitch Kelly
December 24, 2020 - 4:32 am

UNLV cancels more Runnin’ Rebels’ games

The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels basketball program has canceled more games due to a Covid-19 outbreak involving the team.
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