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• Head of UMC stepping down

  01-12-2014 23:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  University Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Barnard, appointed as interim CEO in January, is leaving his post.
  
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• Head of UMC quits for job at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, San Martin

  01-12-2014 23:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Interim University Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Barnard is leaving his post less than a year after taking the position to become the president of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, San Martin campus.
  
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• Prosecutors dismiss sexual assault charges against former North Las Vegas business owner

  01-12-2014 23:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors have dropped sexual assault charges against a former owner of a North Las Vegas behavioral health services company, after a jury acquitted his business partner of similar charges.
  
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• Lt. Gov-elect Hutchison officially resigns Senate seat

  01-12-2014 23:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lt. Gov.-elect Mark Hutchison submitted his letter of resignation from his Senate District 6 seat to Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday, effective as of 5 p.m.
  
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• Carson City Fire Department offers safety tips for holidays

  01-12-2014 23:31
  
  Home fires occur more in winter than in any other season; add holiday decorations and your risk for a home fire increases. As you deck the halls this season, the Carson City Fire Department reminds residents to be fire smart. Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that burns. Make sure your tree is at least 3 feet from heat sources like fireplaces, radiators, space heaters, candles or heat vents. Add water to the tree s
  
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• Group asking Nevada to throw out gun ballot item

  01-12-2014 22:19
  
  LAS VEGAS — A gun rights group wants Nevada’s elections chief to throw out a proposed ballot measure to tighten background checks for anyone buying firearms from private sellers or gun show exhibitors. In a letter obtained Monday by The Associated Press, Nevadans for State Gun Rights tells Secretary of State Ross Miller that initiative proponents missed a deadline to deliver signatures to one county clerk. The group also says some signatu
  
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• Obama asks Congress for $263 million federal response in Ferguson

  01-12-2014 21:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress on Monday for $263 million for the federal response to the civil rights upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, and is setting up a task force to study how to improve modern-day policing. The funds would pay for body cameras for police officers to use and expand training for law enforcement in an attempt to build trust in communities such as Ferguson
  
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• Suspect in W. Va. shootings found dead

  01-12-2014 20:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police say a West Virginia man suspected in four killings in separate shootings has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  
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• 4 dead in 3 shootings in W. Va., police say

  01-12-2014 20:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State police say four people are dead in three shootings in north-central West Virginia.
  
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• U.S. military warned of possible Islamic State attacks at home, report says

  01-12-2014 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. officials have warned military personnel that Islamic State forces may be planning attacks against them in the United States.
  
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• Tyrrell named chief judge of North Las Vegas Justice Court

  01-12-2014 19:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The first woman to be a judge in North Las Vegas has been elected chief judge of the city’s justice court. Justice of the Peace Natalie Tyrrell, who held the position previously from 2009 to 2012, will hold the office for two years.
  
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• Officer in hug photo says he approched boy as human, not officer

  01-12-2014 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s the picture we needed to see after the past week’s turmoil. A 12-year-old black boy, tears streaming down his face, and a white police officer embrace in the middle of a Ferguson-related demonstration in Portland, Oregon. The story behind the image is just as touching.
  
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• Triplex fire displaces 6 in central Las Vegas

  01-12-2014 19:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Six people were displaced Monday morning after a fire at a three-unit building in central Las Vegas.
  
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• Animal shelter design pact goes to Carson City Board of Supervisors

  01-12-2014 18:11
  
  Action on the planned animal shelter is expected at Carson City’s Board of Supervisors on Thursday. During the early December meeting starting in the Community Center’s Sierra Room at 8:30 a.m., the city’s governing board will review and decide on a contract for nearly $312,000 to obtain assistance on design development and construction bidding, which will pave the way for the new shelter. In the agenda documents, it is called the Carso
  
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• Animal shelter design pact goes to board

  01-12-2014 18:11
  
  Action on the planned animal shelter is expected at Carson City’s Board of Supervisors on Thursday. During the early December meeting starting in the Community Center’s Sierra Room at 8:30 a.m., the city’s governing board will review and decide on a contract for nearly $312,000 to obtain assistance on design development and construction bidding, which will pave the way for the new shelter. In the agenda documents, it is called the Carso
  
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• Dayton woman jailed after husband fatally shot

  01-12-2014 17:31
  
  Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman accused of fatally shooting her husband in Dayton. Authorities say they responded to reports of a shooting on Gordon Lane in Dayton at about 11 p.m. Sunday. They say they found a man in a bathroom with a gunshot wound in his torso. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The woman was arrested and is being held at the Lyon County Jail. The names of the two people involved have
  
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• Tahoe shelter helps 7 more puppies left for dead

  01-12-2014 17:23
  
  RENO, Nev. — A Lake Tahoe animal shelter has provided a new lease on life to another litter of puppies left for dead in a trash bin. Volunteers at the Pet Network Humane Society in Incline Village have nursed back to health seven pups abandoned in Susanville, California, only a couple days after they were born. The animals believed to be a Labrador mix were discovered Oct. 29 in a trash bin behind a Radio Shack with their umbilical cords st
  
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• Police take man into custody after standoff closed shopping centers

  01-12-2014 16:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over, and after police blocked off businesses because the man had a gun.
  
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• Police negotiating with suicidal man near Decatur and Charleston

  01-12-2014 16:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Traffic and businesses in the area of Decatur and Charleston boulevards are closed while police negotiate with a man threatening to shoot himself, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Man into custody after standoff that closed shopping centers

  01-12-2014 16:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over.
  
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• Man in custody after standoff that closed shopping centers

  01-12-2014 16:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over.
  
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• Clark County moves to recruit more foster families

  01-12-2014 08:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple efforts are now underway to multiply the number of families that can offer stable temporary homes to abused and neglected children.
  
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• To build social engagement, focus on the conversation

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Social media provides a powerful tool to gather information about the desires of customers, assuming that companies are willing to move beyond definitions of “engagement” that are little more than counting the number of customer “likes” on cute pictures. “People say they want involvement, but what does that really mean?” asks Vanessa Vancour, coordinator of the Nevada Media Alliance sponsored by the Center
  
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• The secret to effective content marketing: Make it relevant

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Given the choice, most folks would rather read something that provides value to them. As self-evident as it may be, that observation is driving the growth of content marketing as a cornerstone of the digital strategies of many businesses. But while content marketing can be a highly effective marketing tool, it’s difficult to do well — and badly done content marketing may worse than nothing at all. Abbi Whitaker, ow
  
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• Sparks construction firm Clark & Sullivan launches new brand

  01-12-2014 08:07
  Clark & Sullivan Construction has a new look. The Sparks-based construction firm is in the process of rebranding itself, including a new logo and design for its equipment, signs, letterhead and Web site as well as eventually a sleeker company name to go with it. The firm has been steadily moving from a go-it-alone, hard-bid contractor to a collaborative bidding method known in the industry as construction management at
  
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• Q&D Construction finishes Tahoe-area road project ahead of schedule

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  A marathon push on a road project at Kingsbury Grade paid off with completion a construction season earlier than planned. Q&D Construction in April began rehabilitation work on nearly four miles of roadway from Tramway Drive at the summit of Kingsbury Grade to Highway 50 at South Lake Tahoe. The work included replacement of roadway and installation of storm drainage, sidewalks, curbing and gutters
  
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• Northern Nevada homebuilders honored by association

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Greg Peek of ERGS Inc. was recognized as Builder of the Year by the Builders Association of Northern Nevada. Lane Fitzmorris of Erickson Framing was named Subcontractor of the Year in the annual BANN awards ceremony, and Androo Allen of Artisan Communities was honored as Spike of the Year. Dallas Floor Design was named Outstanding Trade Contractor, Sparks Tile & Stone was named Outstanding Supplier and Square One Solutions was na
  
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• Northern Nevada firms boost holiday-party plans

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Are local businesses playing Santa Claus or the Grinch this holiday season? According to some local casinos, which are the go-to party place for many companies, bookings are picking up. “The corporate community is out and about and doing more, having more parties and spending a little more,” says Rick Murdock, vice president, casino marketing and sales at the Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno. �
  
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• In her own words: Social-strategy manager Allegra Demerjian

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about your company and what you do. Allegra Demerjian: Abbi Agency is a public relations and digital media firm. We work on getting placements for our clients on the PR side, and on my side we work on their Web sites, blogs, social media and connecting online. As digital manager, I oversee all of our social media and social media strategies. We also get into SEO/SEM, working wit
  
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• Do you really need an SEO or SEM consultant?

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  The mere mention of search-engine optimization leaves many managers whimpering, fearful that their organization’s Web site is going to end up on the 14th page of a Google search and equally fearful that some charlatan is going to soak them big-time for SEO consulting. So do you really need professional help ensuring that your Web site is positioned well for search? Maybe. Maybe not. Laura Partridge, president of Crea
  
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• Dermody breaks ground on Reno industrial projects

  01-12-2014 08:07
  
  Last March, on a very cold and windswept day, Michael Dermody stood atop a bare patch of dirt at Lemmon Valley Drive and U.S. 395 to announce that Dermody Properties was breaking ground on the first speculative industrial building in Reno-Sparks market in seven years. Dermody struck a similar pose roughly eight months later to announce development of two additional buildings at Logisticenter 395 after successfully luri
  
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• Obama adds Shadow Creek to his golfing hit list

  01-12-2014 07:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama spoke about immigration for 33 minutes at Del Sol High School a week ago Friday, then followed it up over the weekend playing golf at two of the most impressive courses in Southern Nevada.
  
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• Medical marijuana a growing choice of PTSD victims

  01-12-2014 06:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A growing number of Nevada veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are choosing medical marijuana to help them heal.
  
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• Vegas man wins $14M on Megabucks at Rampart Casino

  01-12-2014 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas Valley man probably did not expect to walk out of the Rampart Casino over $14 million richer, but he did after he hit the Megabucks jackpot, according to the resort.
  
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• Las Vegas Valley man wins $14M on Megabucks at Rampart Casino

  01-12-2014 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas Valley man probably did not expect to walk out of the Rampart Casino over $14 million richer, but he did after he hit the Megabucks jackpot, according to the resort.
  
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• Supreme Court to consider limits of online free speech

  01-12-2014 06:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent.
  
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• Supreme Court to consider limits of free speech online

  01-12-2014 06:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent.
  
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• 4 men arrested in Reno-area burglary ring

  01-12-2014 05:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four men have been arrested in connection with more than 100 residential and vehicle burglaries in the Reno area over the last month.
  
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• Downtown Summerlin’s cool spot: Rock Rink

  01-12-2014 05:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As soon as the sun set, the lights took over. The ice skating rink in Downtown Summerlin was ready to make your shopping experience a little more brighter.
  
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• Missing Ohio State player found dead of apparent suicide

  01-12-2014 00:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Kosta Karageorge, the missing Ohio State football player who disappeared Wednesday, was found dead on Sunday.
  
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