LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- In recognition of National Police Week, several law enforcement agencies gathered to pay tribute to local officers who have died in the line of duty Thursday.

51 officers were honored at the Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at Las Vegas City Hall.

Officers being honored come from agencies such as the FBI, Henderson Police Department, North Las Vegas Police Department, Union Pacific Railroad, Nye County Sheriff's Office, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

This year, four new names were added to the memorial wall, including Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah David May, who died on July 29, 2021.

The other named added to the wall are:... Read More

• Gerald Bear Smith, Pahrump Justice Court Baliff, who died on January 18, 2021.
• LVMPD Officer Jason Swanger, who died on June 24, 2021.
• LVMPD Lieutenant Erik Lloyd, who died on July 29, 2020.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a formal proclamation Thursday, ending the state's COVID-19 state of emergency effective Friday.

The emergency declaration, in place since March 2020, allowed the state to move resources during the pandemic.

“Today, we are turning the page on the State of Emergency caused by COVID-19 and are laser focused on ensuring our recovery from the public health, fiscal and economy crisis serves the needs of Nevada’s families,” the governor said in a statement. "I am proud of the way we came together as the Battle Born State to respond to this virus and to protect lives and livelihoods. COVID-19 is still with us, and we can all still take steps to protect ourselves from the virus, but now is the time to end this State of Emergency.”... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The latest data shows that COVID-19 cases are on the rise, and even testing sites are noticing more tests are coming back positive.

Health experts are keeping an eye on the recent increase in cases, and have said that it's much worse than expected.

As much as we want it to be over, COVID-19 still exists.

"This week we've seen a big uptick," said Isaac Farrell with IC Labs in Henderson. "We've started to see it last week, and as of this week we're at about a 20% positive rate, to me that's high."

Farrell said the testing site is seeing more positive test results.

"To me, this uptick is like wow, we really need to get the word out," Farrell said.

The latest Southern Nevada Health District Data showed the 7-day moving average is up to 286 cases a day as of May 15, which is up from a few months ago when we were seeing 78... Read More