Former Nevada gaming executive and congressional candidate Tom Gallagher died Thursday in a California hospital of complications from cancer. He was 76.

Tom Gallagher, a prominent Las Vegas area Democrat and businessman has passed away.

Tom Gallagher was a lifelong advocate of education, something witnessed in the respected lawyer and business leader’s work with various causes in Southern Nevada.

Thomas Gallagher wore many hats throughout his life and could spin a heck of a yarn from any one of them.

Thomas Gallagher wore many hats throughout his life and could spin a heck of a yarn from any one of them.

Things could soon change once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants full approval to vaccines, according to public health experts.

Las Vegas is joining Los Angeles in reinstalling the mask mandate for being indoors.

As COVID vaccination rates stall, and the Delta variant spreads across the U.S., the Biden administration announced in early July that it will implement several strategies to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

Elected officials in Las Vegas decided Tuesday not to impose a full mask mandate for everyone strolling the Strip and gathering in crowded spaces and indoors as coronavirus cases climb.