LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — IVF patients are seeking answers after receiving an unexpected letter from the Nevada Fertility Institute informing them their specimens would be shipped to California for storage, giving them just three days to decide or make other arrangements.
Some patients chose local doctor Cindy Duke for IVF treatment because she offered on-site specimen storage at her office near Sunset and Durango. However, patients became concerned when they arrived to find locked doors with a landlord’s notice stating $159,000 was due in rent.
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Patients then couldn’t reach the office by phone before receiving the surprising letter about specimen relocation.
I attempted to speak with Duke about the situation last week without success. When I returned today seeking answers for patients, staff told me she wasn’t available. After waiting 10 minutes and ringing the office bell again, I was told Duke remained unavailable for an interview.
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“Is she available to do an interview or not? I’m trying to reach her,” I said to staff.
“Do you have my contact information I left last time? We really want to talk to her,” I continued.
“I let her know that you feel it’s important to reach out, so it’s just, it’s out of my hands,” the staff said.
At least one Nevada Fertility Institute patient I spoke with chose not to have their specimen sent to California. However, they had to pay $400 to have it moved locally.
The patient told me they waited in Duke’s office on Friday for two and a half hours just to get paperwork signed to relocate their specimen.
According to the letter, today was the deadline for patients to decide where they want their specimens relocated.
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A waterfront mansion on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe just sold for $46 million, less than three weeks after hitting the market.
The speedy deal marks a departure from the typical U.S. market.
Nationwide, homes took a median 78 days to land a buyer in January, five more than the same time last year and the 22nd straight month of homes taking longer to sell on a year-over-year basis, according to data from Realtor.com.
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The lavish log cabin-like residence, in Incline Village, listed on Jan. 24 for $47.5 million. It sold 20 days later, on Feb. 13, listing records show.
The more than 7,000-square-foot residence was built in 2014, and has double-height living spaces, walls of windows, beamed ceilings, fireplaces, and plenty of rustic exposed stone and wood, listing images show.
There’s also a gym, a wet bar, a spa, a wine room, an office, two separate game rooms, seven bedrooms and dramatic Lake Tahoe views. Outside, there’s a private sandy beach, multiple decks, a heated driveway and two exterior fireplaces, according to listing information.
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The seller and the buyer are both limited liability companies, according to property records. Both parties were represented by Jeff Brown of Tahoe Mountain Realty, who declined to comment on the deal.
The median home price in Incline Village was $1.595 million as of December, a fall of 3.3% from a year earlier, according to data from Realtor.com. Listings, meanwhile, spent an average of 130 days on the market.
Updated February 26, 2026 – 8:28 pm
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Green Valley’s softball team claimed an 8-6 win at Liberty on Thursday on the first day of high school spring sports competition in Nevada.
Green Valley next hosts Silverado at 3 p.m. Friday. Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman at 3 p.m. Friday.
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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A deadly crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a tow truck has closed US-95 in both directions at mile marker 73 in Nye County, the Nevada Highway Patrol said Thursday.
NHP responded to the crash at approximately 2:16 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2026.
Details about the crash were not immediately available, but both drivers were confirmed dead at the scene.
Both northbound and southbound travel lanes on US-95 at mile marker 73 remain closed as of the initial report. The closure is located approximately 13 miles north of Beatty, Nevada.
Drivers headed northbound are advised to take US-93 through Alamo, Nevada, then Highway 318 to Highway 375, then Highway 6 westbound into Tonopah, Nevada.
Drivers headed southbound out of Tonopah are advised to take US-6 eastbound to Highway 375, then Highway 318, then US-93 into Alamo, Nevada.
NHP said additional information will be released following the preliminary investigation.
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