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• Uvandle police Chief Arredondo resigns from City Council

  03-07-2022 01:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “After much consideration, I regret to inform those who voted for me that I have decided to step down as a member of the City Council for District 3,” Pete Arredondo told the Leader-News.
  
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• Clark County releases recount totals in GOP primary for governor

  02-07-2022 03:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Joey Gilbert requested the recount, at his own cost of nearly $200,000, after alleging widespread fraud in the race.
  
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• Nevada open primary measure appears headed for November ballot

  02-07-2022 01:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Under a proposed constitutional amendment, voters could cast a ballot in any primary election, regardless of their political party. General elections would be changed to ranked-choice voting instead of winner-take-all.
  
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• PARTY LINES: Abortion laws set in Nevada, but politics still a factor

  02-07-2022 01:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Abortion laws may be cemented into statute, but politicians can still argue over the issue, as this week showed.
  
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• Las Vegas family describes cruise ship hitting iceberg — VIDEO

  02-07-2022 00:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. A Las Vegas family who was onboard says the impact sounded like a loud door being slammed.
  
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• New California gas tax hits, bringing even higher pump prices

  01-07-2022 23:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Californians contending with the highest gas prices in the nation will pay another 3 cents per gallon starting Friday due to the state’s annual gas tax increase.
  
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• Cortez Masto says abortion rights about freedom for women

  01-07-2022 23:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s senior senator, up for re-election in November, says her seat could be key to deciding on future abortion rules for the country.
  
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• WNBA star Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court

  01-07-2022 20:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4½ months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
  
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• At 17, he’s studying asteroids and helping NASA scientists

  01-07-2022 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pablo Macias Lopez, a senior at Legacy High School in North Las Vegas, said he’ll be studying asteroid shapes and how they move and spin in space.
  
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• Biles, McCain among 17 to get Presidential Medal of Freedom

  01-07-2022 18:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Joe Biden will present the medals at the White House next week.
  
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• See which Clark County neighborhoods report illegal fireworks the most

  01-07-2022 16:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An interactive map shows that no corner of the Las Vegas Valley was spared but some neighborhoods stood out among the rest.
  
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• Barrett-Jackson Auction revs up for car lovers

  01-07-2022 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Barrett-Jackson Auction has returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center to auction off over 650 vehicles, including classic cars and new models.
  
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• Barrett-Jackson Auction a paradise for car lovers — PHOTOS

  01-07-2022 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Barrett-Jackson Auction has returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center to auction off over 650 vehicles, including classic cars and new models.
  
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• Sisolak appoints new judge to District Court bench

  01-07-2022 02:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Steve Sisolak has appointed a civil attorney to fill a vacant judicial seat in District Court Department 9.
  
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• Culinary files NLV rent-control initiative

  01-07-2022 02:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 filed nearly 4,000 signatures in order to get a rent-control measure on the books in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Another Yellowstone visitor gored by bison

  01-07-2022 01:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park has been gored by a bison.
  
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• Second case of monkeypox reported in Clark County

  30-06-2022 22:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The individual, a man in his 30s who did not require hospitalization, was diagnosed in another state.
  
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• 2nd case of monkeypox reported in Clark County

  30-06-2022 22:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The individual, a man in his 30s who did not require hospitalization, was diagnosed in another state.
  
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• County to accept submissions for 1 October memorial

  30-06-2022 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The memorial will honor the 60 victims and hundreds of survivors who were part of the deadliest mass shooting in recent America history, which unfolded across the street from Mandalay Bay on Oct. 1, 2017.
  
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• ’Alarming’ trend continues as Vegas heat deaths hit decade peak in 2021

  30-06-2022 20:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
  
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• Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate pays for recount

  30-06-2022 20:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, who lost the Republican primary for governor, has demanded a recount of the results in preparing for a lawsuit alleging the election was inaccurate.
  
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• Sonny Barger, Hells Angels founder, dies at 83

  30-06-2022 19:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone,” a statement on his Facebook page read.
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes 1st Black women on Supreme Court

  30-06-2022 18:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

  30-06-2022 18:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
  
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• New Nevada minimum wage starts today, but inflation taking toll

  30-06-2022 17:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A scheduled increase in the state’s minimum wage won’t do much for the lowest-earning workers because record inflation is outpacing some growth.
  
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• New Nevada minimum wage starts Friday, but inflation taking toll

  30-06-2022 17:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A scheduled increase in the state’s minimum wage won’t do much for the lowest-earning workers because record inflation is outpacing some growth.
  
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• Vegas Inc presents 2022 Top Lawyers

  30-06-2022 11:00 via vegasinc.lasvegassun.com
  The 2022 Top Lawyers list represents the best in our community, as recommended by their peers, clients, and colleagues.
  
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• Touring Las Vegas’ many Elvis-related locations

  30-06-2022 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  If you want to walk in his footsteps today, take a right turn off the Strip onto Elvis Presley Boulevard and head for the Westgate.
  
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• There’s a little less Elvis in Las Vegas today, but the pop-culture bond remains strong

  30-06-2022 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The post-Elvis era in Vegas has traditionally been heavily stacked with Elvis, from impersonators strumming guitars to lounge acts playing his songs to celebrity tribute shows flooding stages.
  
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• Las Vegas chapels work toward a new arrangement with Elvis Presley’s brand management

  30-06-2022 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  “Elvis services are a significant portion of our bookings,” says Michael Kelly, general manager of Downtown’s Little Vegas Chapel.
  
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• Five for Fighting: What to watch at UFC 276 to cap International Fight Week

  30-06-2022 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  In the 10 years since the inception of the UFC’s International Fight Week, held annually around the Fourth of July in Las Vegas, the event has hosted some of the biggest bouts in mixed martial arts history.
  
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• Don’t know your Elvis from your elbow? Start here

  30-06-2022 11:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Music, movies, podcasts and more.
  
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• Backpacker mauled by grizzly bear in Wyoming

  30-06-2022 03:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sheriffs officials in Wyoming say a distress signal initially thought to be from a crashed aircraft led searchers to a backpacker who’d been mauled by a grizzly bear.
  
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• Yellowstone visitor gored by bison after getting too close

  30-06-2022 02:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.
  
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• Clark County COVID-19 hospitalizations back up, mostly older and unvaccinated

  30-06-2022 02:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A majority of the patients requiring hospitalization are 70 or older, and the number of people being admitted to the ICU for care or who require mechanical ventilation remain near all-time lows.
  
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• Las Vegas man pleads guilty to elder abuse in group home scheme

  30-06-2022 02:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 58-year-old man pleaded guilty to elder abuse charges in connection with an unlicensed group home.
  
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• $3.8M grant aims to help rural mental health

  30-06-2022 01:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada received a $3.8 million grant to fund a pilot program that will allow law enforcement officers to virtually call behavioral health specialists as they respond to mental health calls in rural parts of the state.
  
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• Man charged in killing had a chance to walk away, police say

  30-06-2022 01:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A knife-wielding man had a chance to walk away after a man who was trying to disarm him lost his balance and fell in central Las Vegas, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
  
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• County assessor seeks to clear up ‘misinformation’ about property taxes

  30-06-2022 00:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In Nevada, the property tax for someone’s primary residence is a maximum of 3 percent, and the property tax for other properties, including land and commercial buildings, is a max of 8 percent.
  
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• Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated

  29-06-2022 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  COVID-19 vaccinations for the youngest Americans started last week.
  
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• R. Kelly sentenced in sex trafficking case

  29-06-2022 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.
  
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• District Court announces new chief judge

  29-06-2022 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  District Judge Jerry Wiese will take over as chief judge of District Court starting in July.
  
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• Sisolak signs order protecting abortion providers, patients

  29-06-2022 05:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Under the governor’s order, no Nevada agency can use resources to assist outside authorities in investigating people for receiving or providing abortions in the state.
  
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• ‘No one should be punished’: Sisolak adds abortion protection for out-of-state patients

  29-06-2022 05:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Under the governor’s order, no Nevada agency can use resources to assist outside authorities in investigating people for receiving or providing abortions in the state.
  
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• ‘No one should be punished’: Nevada adds abortion protection for out-of-state patients

  29-06-2022 05:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s new order, no agency can use resources to assist outside authorities investigating people for receiving or providing abortions in the state.
  
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• Nevada high court upholds open primary, ranked choice initiative

  29-06-2022 05:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A divided Nevada Supreme Court upheld an initiative that could radically change the way elections are conducted in Nevada, but rejected another that would have provided for education accounts that could have been used at private schools.
  
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• Las Vegas ‘show and tell’ killer granted pardon

  29-06-2022 04:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nearly 15 years after she was released from prison, “show and tell” killer Sandy Shaw was pardoned on Tuesday by the state Board of Pardons Commissioners.
  
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• Nevada marijuana lounges may appear across state in 2022

  29-06-2022 03:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marijuana consumption lounges might begin to spring up as early as this year, and state officials on Tuesday took a crucial step into making that timeline possible by approving regulations for such businesses.
  
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• Guinn Center has new interim director

  29-06-2022 00:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The nonpartisan policy center — which became affiliated with the University of Nevada, Reno, in July 2021 — named Dana Bennett to the role, the university announced Tuesday.
  
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• Registrar disputes fraud claims in county primary election

  29-06-2022 00:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria discussed claims of fraud that were brought up last week as the county certified the results of the primary election.
  
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