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Las Vegas book briefs for Feb. 18-24, 2016

The City National Bank and Barnes & Noble holiday book drive results are in.

House where suspicious November fire occurred burns again

The same home in which a family was left to die, bound and bloody, during a blaze last November was on fire again late Wednesday night, Las Vegas fire officials said.

Man shot in apartment complex south of UNLV

A man was shot Wednesday night at an apartment complex just south of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.

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Man who died after suspected DUI crash is ID’d

The man who died after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his car early Tuesday in the southwest valley was identified Wednesday.

Evidence contradicts woman’s story of boyfriend’s shooting death

A 54-year-old woman arrested after her boyfriend was shot to death on their northwest valley driveway Feb. 10 told police she thought he was going to shoot her, her arrest report said. According to the report, evidence at the scene told a different story.

K9 police officer recovering from wounds to head and face

Metro Sgt. Eric Kerns’ partner was attacked with a machete as he tried to bring a suspect into custody Friday. The partner received numerous wounds to the head and face, and was rushed to the hospital for surgery.

Chief judge: Gonzalez stays on Las Vegas Sands case

Clark County Chief District Judge David Barker ruled Wednesday that Las Vegas Sands has provided no new grounds to remove District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from a wrongful termination case against the company.