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Local emergency rooms face patient crush

A spike in the number of patients seeking emergency room care for flu-like symptoms is forcing valley hospitals to close to ambulances, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.

Man gets 18 months to 8 years for fatal shooting at Palms

Jim Johnson was sentenced to prison Tuesday in the shooting death of Evan Plunkett. Johnson called the shooting an “accident” that occurred inside a suite at the Palms.

Sister mourns brother killed in central valley shooting

As homicide detectives work to unravel the events behind the shooting death of Rodney Primm, loved ones are mourning the loss of a man they called outgoing and friendly. “He’s my big brother,” Rachelle Primm, 42, of Las Vegas said. “He was always there for everybody.”

Jury convicts man in ex-wife’s slaying

A Clark County jury took about three hours Tuesday to convict a 37-year-old man of first-degree murder in the brutal beating death of his ex-wife.

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Rowe Elementary evacuated after small fire; no one hurt

Students and staff evacuated Rowe Elementary School in Las Vegas for about 30 minutes Tuesday after a small pump room fire, according to the Clark County School District.

Federal hepatitis C-linked trial for Desai delayed again

A federal judge Tuesday once more put off the health care fraud trial of Dr. Dipak Desai stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak to make room for final plea agreement negotiations.

No foul play suspected in toddler’s death

A 3-year-old boy was found dead in a Las Vegas long-term hotel Tuesday, but police don’t suspect foul play in the death.

R&B singer The Weeknd arrested, released in Las Vegas

R&B singer The Weeknd was arrested over the weekend after a brawl on the Strip in which a cop got punched in the face, according to Las Vegas police.

Coroner: November death of NLV boy, 1, heart-related

The Clark County coroner’s office has released the cause of death of a 1-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a North Las Vegas home in November.