Remember dating? All the excitement and nerves surrounding the first date, and better yet, the first kiss. Getting dressed up to go out on the town was a small luxury we didn't know we had before stay-at-home orders went into effect because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and all social interactions went virtual. But as the country slowly begins to reopen and find a new normal, you might be wondering when it'll be safe to cross the social-distance barrier to kiss on a date again.

When Georgia allowed businesses to reopen at the end of April, many visitors from elsewhere flocked to the Peach State to take advantage of the restaurants, salons, bowling alleys and more. As other states followed with staged reopenings, the trend continued.

On Thursday afternoon, 53-year-old Lynn Rocha walked into a casino on the Las Vegas Strip and sat down at a slot machine.

Nevada is more than one week into the second phase of the reopening of the economy after coronavirus closures. Many are venturing out of the safety of home to casinos, churches, work and more.

The numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Clark County and the state spiked Tuesday to their highest levels in 2½ weeks.

All across the Las Vegas Valley, hotel-casinos were dealing out more than just chips and cards this week. There was also an abundance of complimentary face masks, one of the many changes seen in a post-COVID-19 Las Vegas.

For more than two weeks, Karen Sombra spent every day and night in a Las Vegas pediatric intensive care unit where her 2½-year-old son was being treated for complications from COVID-19.

For decades, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas has been known for single-deck blackjack.