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Officials scramble to resolve emergency room closures spurred by the mentally ill

Hospitals throughout the valley will continue to temporarily close their emergency rooms to ambulances as officials form a plan to handle the growing number of mentally ill patients who occupy beds meant for those with acute medical conditions.

Police investigate death of 6-month-old baby

By TOM RAGAN / RJ

February 27, 2014 - 9:30 pm

The Metropolitan Police Department’s abuse and neglect unit is investigating the death of a 6-month-old baby in Las Vegas on Thursday, which appears to be accidental, police said.

Hostage standoff suspect tied to previous home invasion

By MIKE BLASKY and KIMBER LAUX / RJ

February 27, 2014 - 2:09 pm

A home invasion and hostage situation that became a standoff in the northwest valley Thursday morning has been resolved, according to Las Vegas police.

Officials confident placements will be found for mentally ill detainees

By YESENIA AMARO / RJ

February 27, 2014 - 11:37 am

A state official on Wednesday was confident that the problem of mentally ill detainees kept at the Clark County Detention Center because of a lack of residential placements for them can be resolved.

More rain, wind on the way to Las Vegas Valley

By Kimber Laux / RJ

February 27, 2014 - 10:59 am

The Las Vegas Valley is expected to receive a half of an inch of steady rain beginning mid-morning on Friday and into the evening.

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Man shot by officers while attempting to stab woman in northeast valley, police say

A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.

‘A really great thing’: New bridge links Laughlin, Bullhead City

Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.

Las Vegas sets heat records for 2 straight days in early June

Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.

RFK Jr. shouldn’t sidestep Nevada election law, Latino PAC says

A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.