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Federal and local prosecutors started out as partners in the massive criminal investigation of Dr. Dipak Desai and his role in the hepatitis C outbreak that disrupted the lives of tens of thousands of his former patients. But somewhere along the line that partnership failed.
Authorities will grapple with two challenges as revamped coroner’s inquests into police killings get under way. New procedures could more than double the time needed to wrap up a case, making it harder to keep pace with the eight to 10 deadly incidents each year requiring inquests.
The commitment to compassionate care for cancer patients is on the Nevada Cancer Institute’s website for all the world to see: Giving “support and hope” to them is “first priority.”
A man and woman were convicted Friday of first-degree murder, robbery and other felonies for a 2008 drug-related robbery plot that ended with the death of a 42-year-old Las Vegas man.