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Teacher shortage a top priority as committee mulls district split

The chronic teacher shortage in the Clark County School District will remain a top priority for officials charged with developing a plan to split the nation’s fifth-largest school system into several local precincts.

Valley surgeon dismissed from medical fraud lawsuit

Las Vegas spinal surgeon Jaswinder Grover has been dismissed from a lawsuit that accused him, another local surgeon and four valley hospitals of participation in massive health care fraud scheme.

Cryotherapy death caused by lack of oxygen, coroner says

The 24-year-old Las Vegas woman who was found dead in a cryotherapy center in October died from a lack of oxygen, the Clark County coroner’s office said Tuesday.

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Fiery Henderson crash sends one to hospital

A fiery crash shut down east St. Rose Parkway near Coronado Center Drive Tuesday afternoon, the Henderson Fire department said.

GOP lawmakers call for new approach to wild horse overpopulation

Republicans in Congress want the Bureau of Land Management to answer for an “ineffective” strategy that has failed to halt the explosion of wild horse and burro populations both on the range and in captivity.

Vegas man gets life in prison for 2014 home-invasion murder

Virgil Woods, a Las Vegas man convicted in August of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

Plans to demolish Riviera move ahead with contract approval

In the latest development of the Riviera demolition, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board on Tuesday approved a $475,000 contract with a Las Vegas architectural firm to develop the bid documents for the demolition and site improvements.

Man who died in single-vehicle crash Monday identified

A 31-year-old man killed after the SUV he was riding in crashed into a parked truck Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.