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I-Team: Employee Accused in Patient Abuse Fired

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Days after the I-Team revealed abuse claims at Desert Regional Center, a mental health facility, the employee at the center of the allegations was fired. More>>

Longtime School District Employee Promoted to Superintendent

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For weeks, the Clark County School Board of Trustees has been debating whether to hire a national search firm to scour the country for a new superintendent or keep the search local. More>>

Teen Returns to School Year After Devastating Accident

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While many teens are counting down the days until summer break, one teen who survived a tragic accident is happy to be back in the classroom. More>>

Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck Offers One Night to Sip and Savor

One of the original celebrity chefs, Wolfgang Puck, will be personally greeting diners at his flagship restaurant for one night only. Denise Valdez has more on a night to sip and savor. More>>

US 95 Reopening From Spaghetti Bowl to LV Blvd.

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Nevada Highway Patrol is reopening both directions of traffic on U.S. 95 from Las Vegas Boulevard to the Spaghetti Bowl about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. More>>

Social Media Keeps Families Posted on Tornado Disaster

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Social media is playing a big role in keeping people around the country informed about what's happening in Oklahoma. More>>

Salmonella at Firefly Traced to Chorizo

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The Southern Nevada Health District has traced the source of a salmonella outbreak at a popular Las Vegas restaurant to cooked chorizo, a type of sausage. More>>

PREVIEW: Zip Line Coming to Rio Las Vegas

A zip line that flies customers between towers at the Rio resort is planned to open this summer. Reporter Aaron Drawhorn has the exclusive look today at 4:30 and 11 p.m. More>>

Driving You Crazy: Unclear Markings at Maryland and Reno

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A viewer says a crosswalk at Maryland Parkway and Reno Avenue is dangerous. More>>

I-Team: Students Head North in Hopes of Smaller Class Sizes

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Clark County students experience some the largest classes in the country. Although the overcrowding is expected to decrease by one or two students next year, the vast majority of kids won't see any significant change. More>>

8 on Your Side Helps Woman Fight HOA Charge

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A Las Vegas woman fought her homeowners association over a late charge and won, thanks to 8 on Your Side. More>>

Clark County Student-Teacher Ratios Getting Worse

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The ratio of students to teachers in the Clark County School District from first through fifth grade and the ratio of students to classes in kindergarten gradually improved toward the end of the last decade but worsened after 2009-2010. More>>

NDOT Launches Traffic Death Awareness Campaign

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More than 100 people have died this year on Nevada roads. That's why the Nevada Department of Transportation is taking new steps to remind drivers to be more careful behind the wheel. More>>

Campaign Warns of Dangers of Texting and Driving

"Teen Vogue" and Toyota are working together on a campaign to urge teens not to text and drive. More>>

  • Paula's Health NotesLas Vegas Health News

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:58:55 GMT
    Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy is sparking strong emotions from women over the questions of whether genetic testing for breast cancer is for everyone,.
    Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy is sparking strong emotions from women over the questions of whether genetic testing for breast cancer is for everyone, and whether women should have breast surgery, even if they don't have cancer.

  • Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done,...
    One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring - removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent...

  • Thursday, May 2 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-02 22:25:44 GMT
    We usually think of women when we talk about breast cancer, but men are affected as wellin fact about 2-thousand men in this country country are diagnosed with breast cancer everyone, and about 400 die from the disease.
    Most discussions about breast cancer tend to focus on women, but men are also affected by the disease. Every year, nearly 2,000 men in this country are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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  • Startup Companies

  • Wednesday, April 10 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-04-11 02:55:49 GMT
    LAS VEGAS -- Another part of the former Las Vegas city hall complex downtown is now converted for use by the growing Vegas tech community. What used to be the city's Channel 2 studios on Las Vegas Boulevard
    Another part of the former Las Vegas city hall complex downtown is now converted for use by the growing Vegas tech community.

  • Monday, March 18 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-03-19 00:04:43 GMT
    LAS VEGAS -- With one of the Downtown Project's first startup companies leaving the valley for San Francisco, some are left wondering whether Las Vegas has the infrastructure to sustain startups long-term. Romotive
    With one of the Downtown Project's first startup companies leaving the valley for San Francisco, some are left wondering whether Las Vegas has the infrastructure to sustain startups long-term.

  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:40:43 GMT
    LAS VEGAS -- A tech startup that took advantage of the downtown Las Vegas incubator scene at The Ogden residential complex and rapidly grew into a 20-employee company announced Friday that it is moving
    A tech startup that took advantage of the downtown Las Vegas incubator scene at The Ogden residential complex and rapidly grew into a 20-employee company announced Friday that it is moving to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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