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Stroke delays hepatitis hearing

A recent stroke suffered by Dr. Dipak Desai, 58, has forced the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners to postpone a September disciplinary hearing for the physician, whose clinics are linked to a hepatitis outbreak in Las Vegas.

Abuse investigations spread over 20 years

On April 27, 1990, Colleen Rimer sat down with Las Vegas police and explained how her baby girl wound up at the hospital with a broken limb.

Poll shows Titus leading over Porter

He might be the incumbent, but Republican Rep. Jon Porter may face an uphill battle against his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Dina Titus, according to a new poll conducted for her campaign.

Negative ad is latest in McCain camp push

A 30-second ad airing in Nevada and 10 other battleground states is the latest in a string of negative ads by Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

Man gets life in prison in rap slayings

A jury Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old man convicted of killing a Kansas City, Mo., rapper and his friend to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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Judge in incident rates low

RENO — The Reno judge who was shot in the chest by a businessman while standing in his chambers in June 2006 has received the lowest rating among Washoe County District Court judges, a survey found.

One Nellis pilot killed, one injured in fighter jet crash

One pilot from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base was killed Wednesday and another was in stable condition after their F-15D fighter jet crashed on the sprawling Nellis range, sending a cloud of black smoke high over the desert, base officials and an eyewitness said.

Benefactor of Sandy Murphy, businessman William Fuller dies

The mystery man who took the Las Vegas spotlight when he offered to foot the legal fees of slaying suspect Sandy Murphy died Monday after a series of ailments triggered by a head injury, friends said.

Porter, GOP push drilling

WASHINGTON — Carrying out Republican strategy, Rep. Jon Porter of Nevada filed a petition in Congress on Wednesday seeking to force the House to vote on offshore oil drilling.

Group links doers, what needs doing

Bryan Lindsey knows that the average person isn’t going to go through a bunch of headaches to volunteer for a cause.

Addiction treatment cut back

In yet another sign of tough economic times, the local Salvation Army beginning Friday will no longer provide free inpatient addiction rehabilitation services to people referred there by the Clark County District Court system as a condition of their parole or probation.

Piero’s owner denies assault

Longtime Las Vegas restaurateur Fred Glusman faces assault charges filed by an ex-waitress at his Newport Beach, Calif., eatery.

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