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1 injured in southwest valley crash

One person was hospitalized Monday night after a two-vehicle crash in the southwest valley, Las Vegas police said.

Man wounded in Henderson apartment shooting

A man was hospitalized Monday evening after a shooting at a Henderson apartment complex, police said.

Intersection closed after man crashes into wall

The Decatur Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue intersection is closed in all directions Monday night after a woman crashed into a wall, Las Vegas police said.

Head of UMC quits for job at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, San Martin

University Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Barnard is leaving his post less than a year after taking the position to become the president of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, San Martin campus.

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Inmate serving murder sentence dies

The Nevada Department of Corrections announced Monday that an inmate who was serving a life sentence for murder has died.

Bicyclist injured in central Las Vegas hit-and-run

A bicyclist was hospitalized Monday night after being a hit by a truck near 15th Street and Mesquite Avenue, Las Vegas police said.

UNR professor authenticates Shakespeare folio discovered in France

Eric Rasmussen, an English professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has spent nearly two decades researching and cataloging all known copies of Shakespeare’s first folio of collected works. So when a small-town library in France needed an expert opinion on a very old document found in the library’s collection, it was Rasmussen who got the call.

Judge hit by vehicle not expected back on bench until later this month

Nearly a month after being struck by a vehicle outside the Clark County Regional Justice Center, Judge Linda Bell has yet to return to the bench, despite initial suggestions that she would return to work within days.

Lt. Gov-elect Hutchison officially resigns Senate seat

Lt. Gov.-elect Mark Hutchison submitted his letter of resignation from his Senate District 6 seat to Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday, effective as of 5 p.m.

 
Police take man into custody after standoff closed shopping centers

A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over, and after police blocked off businesses because the man had a gun.