IN BRIEF
DETENTION CENTER
Man accused in wife's death dies after 'physical distress'
A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife died Wednesday shortly after he was transferred from the Clark County Detention Center's medical unit to University Medical Center, according to Las Vegas police.
Detention center medical staff found Marvin Bailey in "physical distress" at about 3 p.m. and summoned an ambulance. Bailey, 62 at the time of the August stabbing, was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m.
Yoneko Bailey, 62, was found dead in her North Las Vegas apartment on Aug. 10. The Clark County coroner's office said the woman died from a stab would to the chest. Her husband, who police said tried to commit suicide before his arrest, was booked into the North Las Vegas Detention Center on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon.
FEDERAL AWARD WINNER
Children's advocate appointed to judicial selection panel
A longtime children's advocate has been named to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection.
Donna Coleman is former spokeswoman for the Child Welfare League of America and the Children's Advocacy Alliance. In 2003, she received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Commission award for outstanding services for children. She also is president of Donna Coleman & Associates, an executive recruiting firm.
Her appointment was announced Thursday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
The Commission on Judicial Selection screens and interviews applicants for vacant judgeships in Nevada between elections. It recommends three finalists to the governor, who makes the final appointment.
FORMER REGISTERED NURSE
Reno businesswoman named to medical examiners board
Reno businesswoman Valerie Clark has been named to the state Board of Medical Examiners.
Clark is president of Clark & Associates. The firm manages health insurance plans for companies nationwide. She was a licensed, registered nurse before moving to Nevada in 1993.
Her appointment was announced Thursday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
Clark is a member of the Truckee Meadows Community College Nursing Advisory Board and also serves on the board of Access to Healthcare Network.
She replaces Jean Stoess, who resigned in October at the governor's urging after sharing a confidential memo involving a dispute over regulation of medical assistants giving injections.
