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Orthopedic surgeon to UNLV athletes dies

The orthopedic surgeon and doctor, who served UNLV’s entire athletics department for four decades, died on Sunday. Dr. Gerald Higgins, who would have been 80 years old in September, has been inducted into both the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.

Nevada pursues Route 160 widening project

Nevada highway officials hope the era of car crashes, injury accidents, road rage and misery on the road to Pahrump is nearing an end.

Police detail shooting of knife-wielding man

The man involved in Monday’s northwest valley officer-involved shooting was prepared for a fight: he wore a mask, carried two butcher knives and had placed a cutting board in his clothing as a shield, Las Vegas police said.

Politics, not law, guide AG under Obama, authors say

The Department of Justice under U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has become beholden to politics, not federal law, under the Obama administration, the authors of a new book said Monday in Las Vegas.

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Test shows Henderson manager under legal limit

Henderson Assistant City Manager Fred Horvath was under the legal limit for DUI on Friday, the Review-Journal has learned.

Rain expected in Las Vegas through Wednesday

Soak up as much rain as you can in the next couple of days, Las Vegas. Things are looking dry for the weekend.

Coroner identifies 2 killed in Monday confrontation

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the two people killed in a Monday domestic violence confrontation and subsequent home invasion.

Defendant in stock-fraud scheme extradited to Las Vegas

After fighting extradition from London for nearly five years, a key defendant in a massive stock-fraud case involving a Nevada-based diamond mining company has been brought back to face federal charges.

Area Briefing, Aug. 14-20

PILATES FOR POLICE PLANNED THROUGH AUGUST

Henderson police hold roundtable

The Henderson Police Department is hosting a crime prevention and informational roundtable discussion tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Convention Center, 200 Water St.

Motorcyclist killed in Monday crash identified

The motorcyclist who died in a Monday afternoon crash was identified Tuesday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Arrest warrant targets War Machine in beating

The alleged victim in last week’s domestic abuse involving a hot-headed mixed-martial arts fighter said she was scared for her life. The attack left Christy Mack with 18 broken bones around her eye, her nose broken, teeth missing, a ruptured liver and a broken leg, according to a statement released by Mack on her Twitter account Monday afternoon.

Two accused in Las Vegas school cheating reinstated

State School Superintendent Dale Erquiaga responded Monday to critics who say his investigation of alleged proficiency test cheating at Kelly Elementary School was built on “manipulated and manufactured” evidence to prove a “predetermined outcome.”