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Charges against medical consultant Awand being dismissed

September 19, 2008 - 8:36 am

The federal government agreed today to dismiss criminal charges against self-proclaimed medical consultant Howard Awand.

Awand and personal injury attorney Noel Gage were accused of conspiring with Southern Nevada doctors to cheat injured clients and line their own pockets.

U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush in June dismissed the charges against Gage when the government refused to grant immunity to Dr. Mark Kabins, who is also under investigation. Quackenbush said the same order would apply to the Awand case.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing Quackenbush's order. If it finds the judge's order inappropriate, charges against Gage and Awand will be re-instated.

FILE - Paul Tagliabue, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class, receives his ...

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

By Barry Wilner and Rob Maadi AP Pro Football Writers

November 9, 2025 - 11:13 am

Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure.

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Thanksgiving air traffic could ‘slow to a trickle’ if shutdown goes on, transport secretary says

The Associated Press

November 9, 2025 - 8:59 am

Air traffic in the could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team assisted in a recovery effort after ...

Man falls to his death at Guano Point, Grand Canyon West area

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 10:11 pm

A 65-year-old man slipped and fell to his death in the Guano Point area of the Hualapai Reservation near Grand Canyon West in Arizona on Thursday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

Reginald Thomas. (Courtesy of Nevada Department of Corrections)

Las Vegas woman files lawsuit after her child was shot in Henderson

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 9:47 pm

The woman’s ex-boyfriend shot at her vehicle on Boulder Highway near Galleria Drive on March 8, hitting the boy in the leg, her attorney said.

Assembly member Reuben D'Silva, D-North Las Vegas, introduces guests on the Assembly floor in t ...

Special session could start Thursday, Nevada lawmaker says

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 6:53 pm

Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, a Democrat who represents a district that includes parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, said lawmakers have been told a special session could start Thursday.

People make their way through a terminal at San Diego International Airport Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 ...

Airlines cancel over 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to government shutdown

By John Seewer Associated Press

November 8, 2025 - 1:34 pm

According to FlightAware, an online flight-tracking service, over 20 flights had been canceled, and 130 flights have experienced delays at Harry Reid International Airport

Sen. Jacky Rosen, left, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Jo ...

Nevada senators have split tactics on reopening the government

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 7:00 am

Nevada has found itself in a unique position of being the only state with two Democratic senators who have split votes on a funding bill.

An American flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in W ...

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, Scott Bauer and Mike Catalini The Associated Press

November 7, 2025 - 9:20 pm

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

Allie Mead, left, represented by her attorney Robert Eglet, in a General Motors (GM) faulty sea ...

Las Vegas jury returns verdict for General Motors, against woman injured wearing lap belt

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 5:37 pm

Her attorney asked for $64.8 million, but the jury found that the seat belt she wore was not unreasonably dangerous and defective.

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a decision from the Eighth Judicial District Court, which d ...

TikTok loses battle in Nevada Supreme Court, paving way for trial

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 2:19 pm

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a decision which denied TikTok’s petition to dismiss the case brought against them by the Nevada Attorney General, in an opinion filed on Thursday.