Harney Middle School Student On Bike Hit By School District Vehicle

According to this article, a child was struck by a district vehicle Friday morning while trying to cross the street near Harney Middle School. The child was transported to University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

From the article:

“The accident was reported at 7:40 a.m. Friday at the intersection of American Beauty Avenue and South Hollywood Boulevard.

The victim, a Harney Middle School student, was transported to UMC with lower extremity injuries, Officer Bill Cassell said. The child was not wearing a bicycle helmet.”

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Las Vegas Nursing Home Cited And Fined For Violations

According to this article, the Las Vegas nursing home Best Care Facility has been fined and ordered by the state of Nevada to stop accepting new residents.

From the article:

“‘It has been determined that residents are not safe at this facility due to chronic, repeated non-compliance and that the facility is engaging in practices detrimental to the health and safety of the residents,’ the bureau said.

The bureau said an ‘immediate jeopardy situation’ was declared due to missing resident medications. It found violations of state regulations involving failure to have criminal background checks, an ongoing cockroach infestation, a lack of a functioning auditory alarm system, poor care on a resident with a colostomy, tuberculosis testing and medication administration.”

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Two Fatal Auto Accidents In Two Days In Las Vegas

According to this article, the highway patrol is investigating two separate, fatal car accidents that happened in Las Vegas over the span of two days.

The first accident was a rollover that happened as the result of a tire blow out on the Las Vegas Beltway near Flamingo Road.

From the article:

“Shortly after noon, the tire tread separated on a Ford Explorer driven by a 28 year-old woman. The driver of the car overcorrected, sending the vehicle into a rock embankment, where it overturned, Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Fackrell said.”

The second accident was a car accident involving two cars on Summerlin Parkway near Buffalo Drive.

From the article:

“The highway patrol said a red Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 29-year-old man failed to stay in its eastbound lane at about 4:30 a.m. The Isuzu crossed the median and hit a blue Ford Taurus driven by a 60-year-old man.”

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Las Vegas Dentist Faces Charges After Recording Women In Bathroom

According to this article, a Las Vegas dentist is facing charges after being caught recording video of women undressing in the bathroom of his practice, Advanced Center for Dentistry located at 770 Warm Springs Road.

From the article:

“According to the arrest report, police obtained a search warrant and found video evidence of Patel setting up the recorder and placing it at an angle that showed the toilet area. They also obtained footage of the reporting employee and a second, unidentified woman in states of undress in the restroom.”

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Pahrump Man Accused Of Sexual Assault Of Foster Child

According to this article, a 62-year-old Pahrump, Nevada man has been accused of sexually assaulting one of the foster children in his care.

From the article:

“John Bivens, 62, was arrested Feb. 17 on charges of sexual assault with a child under 14 and lewdness with a child under 14, sheriff’s office spokesman David Boruchowitz said.

The state Division of Child and Family Services removed the children in Bivens’ care and placed them elsewhere, authorities said.”

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