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Baby’s Las Vegas death ruled homicide; parents behind bars

Lilah Kellermeier died Nov. 22 from abusive head trauma, the Clark County coroner ruled Friday. She died at University Medical Center, where she was admitted Nov. 19 after tests done at another hospital revealed a brain bleed and a possible skull fracture.

Nevada’s minimum wage to remain unchanged at $7.25 per hour

The minimum wage for Nevada employees who are offered qualified health benefits from their employers will remain at $7.25 per hour and the minimum wage for employees who are not offered qualified health benefits will remain $8.25 per hour, Nevada’s Office of Labor Commissioner announced Friday.

 
How NDOT mistakes forced taxpayers to pay twice for tortoise fence

The flawed installation of fences intended to protect the Mojave Desert Tortoise from highway traffic cost taxpayers more than $700,000 to correct, and faulty culvert drainage killed one of the protected animals, a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation found.