For the first time in nearly six decades, Las Vegas casinos will go dark — shutting down for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Gambling will grind to a halt by Wednesday in casino-mecca Las Vegas, a city known for glitzy and sometimes reckless fun, as the governor of Nevada issued a sweeping statewide order aimed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

Gambling will grind to a halt by Wednesday in casino-mecca Las Vegas, a city known for glitzy and sometimes reckless fun, as the governor of Nevada issued a sweeping statewide order aimed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

Gambling will grind to a halt by Wednesday in casino-mecca Las Vegas, a city known for glitzy and sometimes reckless fun, as the governor of Nevada issued a sweeping statewide order aimed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

MGM Resorts International will suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties beginning Monday to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus, the company announced today.

Nevada reported its first death from the new coronavirus Monday as businesses and schools shut down around the state, including many of the Las Vegas Strip casinos that power the local economy, and the NFL canceled public events that had been scheduled with its player draft next month in Las Vegas.

Nevada reported its first death from the new coronavirus Monday as businesses and schools shut down around the state, including many of the Las Vegas Strip casinos that power the local economy, and the NFL canceled public events that had been scheduled with its player draft next month in Las Vegas.

On an early-March morning, a hundred or so women and a few men formed a congenial cluster on the plaza next to the Historic Fifth Street School. At a table, Girl Scouts from Troop 312 offered complimentary Trefoils arranged in neat rows. Few people availed themselves of the cookies, but lots wore hats — not to keep the sun off their necks, though that was a bonus.

International Women’s Day honors the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women every year on March 8.

From the new Allegiant Stadium near the Strip to the 35-story property called Circa in the center, the valley horizon has begun to change as several construction projects are completed.

UNLV History Professor Joanne Goodwin makes a few remarks during the unveiling of a historic marker to honor significant events that contributed to women getting granted the right to vote in the U.S.

Nevada is getting a head start in celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment 100 years ago this August, installing a new marker in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday.