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Third Las Vegas police shooting in past week leaves man injured

She was laying in bed Saturday night engrossed in a book when a series of gunshots rang out followed shortly by more gunfire. The commotion outside of her apartment forced Carolyn, who declined to give her last name, to put down Bill O’Reilly’s co-authored book about John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

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Doctor faces health care challenges in downtown Las Vegas

Zubin Damania and his wife, radiologist Margaret Lin, have heeded the call from Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh to drop everything and move to Las Vegas and “help fix health care.”

City shuts down Oasis Motel over prostitution

The Oasis Motel has been shut down indefinitely due to what Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin called “unabated prostitution” and a host of other city ordinance and licensing violations.

Clay bones, poets and sugar installation among First Friday highlights

The monthly First Friday arts festival returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday to the 18b Las Vegas Arts District downtown. For more information, visit firstfridaylasvegas.com. Many area galleries plan First Friday shows, and several are also open for preview nights from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Participating galleries include:

Ex-brother-in-law of judge jailed in fraud scheme

The former brother-in-law of longtime Family Court Judge Steven Jones pleaded not guilty Friday in the alleged $3 million investment fraud scheme involving the judge.