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MountainView Hospital, UNR medical school adding 150 residencies

With the goal of keeping graduates in-state, MountainView Hospital and the University of Nevada School of Medicine agreed Thursday to expand the state’s only Graduate Medical Education program, opening about 150 new residency positions within the Las Vegas hospital by July of 2016.

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More police, warning signs part of Fremont Street crackdown on street performers

An increased police presence, combined with a “no touch rule” and signage telling people you don’t have to tip someone to take their picture are the new tools city officials plan to use to help rid downtown Fremont Street of overly aggressive street performers and panhandlers.

Widely respected gaming attorney Bob Faiss dies at 79

Gaming attorney Bob Faiss, whose 40-year career could serve as a documentary on the history of Nevada gaming law and the expansion of the casino industry, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer.

‘Hoodie’ bandit convicted of 27 counts in 14 robberies

After an 11-day trial, the “cinched hoodie robber” Abdul Howard, 48, has been convicted by a federal jury of all 27 counts stemming from 14 armed robberies, mostly convenience stores, in 2013.

Nellis Air Force Base is getting new base commander

Nellis Air Force Base commander Col. Barry Cornish is leaving his post as the so-called “mayor of Nellis” for a new assignment at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, a Nellis spokesman said Thursday.

Water issues draw debate at Vegas lawyers event

A debate about whether one size fits all and the federal role in managing regional water resources took added significance Thursday during an American Bar Association water-law conference at a casino in drought-threatened Las Vegas.

Motorcyclist killed in I-15 accident identified

The man who died Wednesday after his motorcycle hit a wall on Interstate 15 has been identified as 24-year-old Aly D. Huerta-Espinoza of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Man wounded in shooting in east Las Vegas

Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting that left a man wounded in the torso late Wednesday night.

Cowabunga water park to open in Henderson on July 4

Cowabunga Bay Waterpark will finally open July 4, kicking off a three-day weekend the owners hope will launch the park into family’s summertime to-do list.

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