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Mental health services grow in Southern Nevada

Services are expanding for those suffering from mental health problems in Southern Nevada. WestCare, a nonprofit, will open a 51-bed triage facility within the next two weeks.

Pedestrian hit by car, seriously injured near downtown

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday night, closing Eastern Avenue near Fremont Street while police investigate the crash, Las Vegas police said.

Treasurer disagrees with analysis on military families, ESAs

The state treasurer’s office has pushed back against the legal argument that it cannot expand early eligibility for Nevada’s new school choice program to active-duty military families and for kindergartners before they attend school for the first time.

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Teen dead after shooting, fight next to Mojave High School

On a corner just west of Mojave High School, a North Las Vegas police officer set down tiny yellow markers Friday night, identifying the spot where a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed about an hour after the school’s last bell rang.

Judge: Centennial Hills Hospital hid evidence in civil case

A judge has imposed severe sanctions on Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center for intentionally concealing evidence in a civil case filed by a patient who was sexually assaulted at the Las Vegas hospital in 2008.

Cryotherapy spa reopens; new guidelines revealed

A Rejuvenice spa reopened Friday after being closed by state officials last month following the death of an employee in a cryotherapy unit at another of the company’s locations.

School district to pay $30,000 over ban on student’s club

Clark County School District agreed to pay $30,000 to a Chicago-based law firm representing a West Career and Technical Academy student who was forbidden from starting an anti-abortion club.

Man found dead in west valley Sunday identified

The man found dead in the 4500 block of Bonita Vista Street late Sunday was misidentified as residing in Las Vegas. The deceased, Marcell Portier Titus, 20, in fact lived in North Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner.

Man shot and killed near downtown Las Vegas identified

A man shot and killed at a home near downtown Wednesday afternoon has been identified by the Clark County coroner as 61-year-old Cresencio Flores-Salas of Las Vegas.

Man killed at East Sahara apartment complex

A shooting at the Promenade apartments in the 4800 block of East Sahara Avenue resulted in a man’s death Thursday, according to a news release Friday.

2 suspects sought in Henderson robbery, home invasion

Henderson police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man and a woman suspected in a robbery and a shooting at a Henderson home.