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Pedestrian and cyclist crashes continue to be a serious issue across Southern Nevada, so those working in local trauma centers held an event Friday to promote safety on our streets. "We don't want to see people get hurt," Todd Hightower, a cyclist and registered nurse at Sunrise Hospital said. Hightower is one of many doing what he can to raise awareness and keep others safe. "I am a cyclist," he said. "But I'm also a father, a husband, a grandfather." He told 8 News Now he has been hurt while riding his bicycle in the past, but he also deals with the tr...

Nursing home owners, hospitals battle myths about COVID-19 vaccine: CORRECTION January 5, 20216:53 pm Social media today is infected with false and outlandish information about COVID-19 vaccines. Vectors of (sometimes malicious) misinformation have put out such notions that the mRNA vaccines — which both Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are — will alter human DNA. That they cause infertility, contain aborted fetal tissue and folks who choose not to be vaccinated will lose their food stamps. Even nuttier: That photos of people getting injections aren’t real; those syringes have “disappe...