North Las Vegas resident Oussama “Sam” Hajal, a physician for more than 20 years in Syria, is now studying at Touro University Nevada to become a physician assistant.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Education reporter
Email: jgreener@reviewjournal.com
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Julie joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in July 2019 as a reporter for The View, covering the southwest/Henderson area. She grew up in southern California, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. She worked as an education and health reporter at the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho for eight years. Before that, she was an education and county government reporter for two years at the Elko Daily Free Press in Elko, Nev.
The theme is “Living the Dream – The Time is Right to Do What’s Right.”
The man threw the woman to the floor and punched her “numerous times” in the face before taking her purse.
The fire at a commercial building was knocked down at 1:28 p.m. No injuries have been reported.
Police received a call at 9:34 a.m. Saturday about a shooting in the 1700 block of West Bonanza Road, Lt. Ken Nogle said Saturday.
The crash involved a Republic Services truck and motorcycle at 3:13 a.m. Saturday on East Cheyenne Avenue at the intersection with North Pecos Road.
Depending on where you’re going this holiday weekend, the temperature could even be “a little bit above normal,” according to the National Weather Service.
Clark County Museum Guild raised $250,000 to restore the building, which was donated in 2002 to the county. Its known as the Grand Canyon Airlines Ticketing Office/Bradley House.
A pedestrian was crossing the street “outside of a marked or implied crosswalk,” police said. He died at University Medical Center as a result of his injuries.
The deputy sustained minor injuries and was transported to Desert View Hospital in Pahrump for treatment.
“For the most part, we’re looking at temperatures slightly below normal pretty much through Monday,” said John Salmen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Kristin Swan, 52, of Pahrump, was arrested Wednesday and faces three counts of obtaining money under false pretense, embezzlement, and theft between $640 and $3,500.
The Nevada Highway Patrol identified the trooper who fired his rifle as Jared Ramm, who has been employed by the agency for nearly three years.
UNLV’s School of Medicine announced Wednesday that it has hired a new dean from Tulane University.
Sabastian Seung, an executive vice president with Samsung, told the crowd: “Balli patrols your home to keep you safe.”
