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Las Vegas urologist faces second malpractice lawsuit in a year

For the second time this year, a widow has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Las Vegas urologist Michael Kaplan, who remains free while appealing a four-year prison term he received in an unrelated criminal case.

Metro IDs officers involved in Friday shooting

Metro on Monday identified the two officers who shot a man they said sprung at them holding a “sharp object” Friday morning.

Plan well for Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike

One of the epic adventures of the Southwest is hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim. This is a tough hike physically, and you’ll also need to get camping permits and arrange transportation, but the reward is one of the peak experiences of a lifetime.

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Las Vegas Book Briefs for Aug. 6-12, 2015

Jackie Boor is set to read from and sign “Logan: The Honorable Life and Scandalous Death of a Western Lawman,” a book about the life and controversial death of her great-grandfather, three-term Nye County Sheriff Tom Logan.

Willow Fire prompts air advisory for Las Vegas

Smoke from an Arizona wildfire has prompted an air advisory for the Las Vegas Valley, according to the Clark County Department of Air Quality.

Coroner identifies man in murder-suicide

A man whose body was found with a 37-year-old man in an east valley mobile home Thursday after a murder-suicide has been identified.

Fire in vacant house causes $100,000 in damages

A fire in a vacant two-story home early Monday morning near McCarran International Airport caused $100,000 in damages, fire officials said.

Las Vegas-area home sales surged in July

Sales of existing single-family homes surged in July, as prices recorded a healthy annual increase.

1 dead after head-on crash on I-15 in Mesquite

A person is dead after a head-on crash on Interstate 15 in Mesquite on Sunday afternoon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Man killed in motorcycle-pedestrian crash ID’d

A 50-year-old man killed in a motorcycle-pedestrian crash in the central valley earlier in the month was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Jose Pena-Gomez.