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• Criminal records backlog won’t be cleared until 2018

  08-12-2014 23:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  All 78 state courts are now reporting dispositions to the state criminal information repository, but it will take until mid-2018 to erase a backlog of nearly 900,000 old records, state lawmakers were told Monday. Only one-third of the state’s 78 courts had been consistently reporting the information to the agency before the issue came to the attention of lawmakers.
  
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• Utah woman accused in 6 newborn deaths might get plea deal

  08-12-2014 23:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A plea agreement could be in the works for a Utah woman accused of killing six of her seven newborn babies and storing all the bodies in her garage, the prosecutor said Monday.
  
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• Incoming AG Laxalt names Gibson to top gaming position

  08-12-2014 23:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Incoming Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Monday named J. Brin Gibson as his chief deputy attorney general for the office’s Gaming Division.
  
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• Three new solar projects north of Las Vegas on fast track

  08-12-2014 23:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three new utility-scale solar power arrays are a step closer to construction just north of the Las Vegas Valley under a new federal initiative aimed at fast-tracking renewable energy development on public land.
  
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• Gun control, pot initiatives headed to Legislature

  08-12-2014 23:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Petitions seeking to expand background check requirements for gun purchases and to allow the recreational use of marijuana are sufficient and will be submitted to the 2015 Legislature, Secretary of State Ross Miller said Monday.
  
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• Family of killed American hostage were unaware of rescue plan

  08-12-2014 22:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The family of American photojournalist Luke Somers, who was held hostage and then killed by al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, did not know of U.S. efforts to rescue him until the terrorist group released a video of him pleading for his life last week, family members.
  
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• Ex-judge Jones formally disbarred

  08-12-2014 21:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court has officially disbarred former Family Court Judge Steven Jones.
  
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• Uber banned from operating in New Delhi after rape accusation

  08-12-2014 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation.
  
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• UVA’s Greek community wants suspension lifted after Rolling Stone backtracks

  08-12-2014 21:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  National fraternity and sorority organizations have asked the University of Virginia to lift its suspension of Greek activities after Rolling Stone magazine backtracked on its story about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity.
  
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• Witness statement conflicts with police report in fatal Laughlin shooting

  08-12-2014 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A witness statement revealed during a Monday public fact-finding review of a police shooting in Laughlin earlier this year contradicts Metro’s version of the moments leading up to a man’s death.
  
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• Witness statement conflicts with police report fatal shooting in Laughlin

  08-12-2014 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A witness statement revealed during a Monday public fact-finding review of a police shooting in Laughlin earlier this year contradicts Metro’s version of the moments leading up to a man’s death.
  
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• Feds seek to seize $13 million in illegal World Cup betting case

  08-12-2014 20:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal prosecutors are seeking to recover $13 million from seven defendants charged in a betting scheme that accepted wagers on the World Cup soccer tournament.
  
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• Clark County schools to offer computer science courses

  08-12-2014 19:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District and the nation’s six other largest school systems have heeded the call of President Barack Obama to bring computer science courses to more students, the White House announced Monday.
  
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• CCSD schools listen to Obama, add more computer classes

  08-12-2014 19:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District and the nation’s six other largest school systems have heeded the call of President Barack Obama to bring computer science courses to more students, the White House announced Monday.
  
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• Coroner IDs man struck and killed in northeast valley

  08-12-2014 19:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian struck and killed by a truck in the northeast valley Thursday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• LA fire consumes apartment building, shuts freeways

  08-12-2014 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A large blaze in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday consumed an apartment building that was under construction and shut down two major freeways, the Los Angeles Fire Department and California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• State budget woes mounting

  08-12-2014 18:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State lawmakers heard some bad budget news Monday that will add to the difficulties facing Gov. Brian Sandoval in submitting a balanced spending plan to the Legislature for the coming two years.
  
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• Sage grouse discussed by Western governors

  08-12-2014 18:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the federal government is trying to find a way to save the sage grouse without having to list the bird as an endangered species. Jewell, at the Western Governors’ Association’s winter meeting in Las Vegas, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been working with environmentalists and officials in 11 Western states to find a solution to protect the species and its habitat without a fo
  
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• Reno agency hires consultant to map tourism plan

  08-12-2014 18:35
  
  RENO, Nev. — The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority has hired a consultant to help analyze current efforts to attract tourists and map out a five-year plan to better promote Reno-Tahoe as a vacation destination. The board approved the initial phase of a contract last week with the Minneapolis-based Convention Sports & Leisure to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both the region and the authority itself. “We want to move the
  
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• Suspect in fatal Saturday shooting in custody

  08-12-2014 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man wanted in connection with a fatal Saturday morning shooting turned himself in on Sunday, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Man killed in Saturday shooting identified

  08-12-2014 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man shot and killed Saturday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Man found dead behind convenience store identified

  08-12-2014 18:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man found dead behind a local convenience store Saturday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Blake Griffin gets new Las Vegas court date on battery charge

  08-12-2014 17:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The lawyer for Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin, facing a misdemeanor battery charge in Las Vegas, said Monday he has concluded an independent investigation of the charges.
  
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• Plane crashes into house in DC suburbs

  08-12-2014 17:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A plane has crashed into a house in Maryland’s Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue could not immediately say whether there was anyone in the Gaithersburg house at the time of the Monday crash or how many people were injured or killed.
  
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• 6 dead after plane crashes into home in DC suburb

  08-12-2014 17:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three residents of a house hit by a small, private jet were among six people killed in the crash in Maryland’s Montgomery County.
  
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• 3 unaccounted for, 3 dead in DC suburb plane crash

  08-12-2014 17:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A small, private jet crashed into a house in Maryland’s Montgomery County, killing three people on board the plane and leaving three residents of the home unaccounted for.
  
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• 3 dead after small plane crashes into house in DC suburbs

  08-12-2014 17:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least 3 people were killed after a private jet crashed into a Maryland home in DC suburbs on Monday morning, according to a fire official.
  
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• Woman in serious condition after being hit by car on Strip

  08-12-2014 16:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle on the Strip early Monday morning.
  
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• New Nevada college advisory boards draw criticism

  08-12-2014 09:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Board of Regents last week created local advisory councils for the community colleges in the state, a move some education watchdogs fear is just window dressing to appease advocates who want community members to have more say in the colleges.
  
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• Why are wind-energy projects rare in Nevada?

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Nevada’s renewable energy sources are made up of a hodgepodge of 20 geothermal sites in the north, seven operating solar set-ups in the south with four more in the works, and a dozen other projects based on other technologies, including, of course, the hydropower behemoth, Hoover Dam. Among those projects is only one wind facility, the two-year old Spring Valley operation owned by Pattern Energy Group Inc. near Ely. The 66-turb
  
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• Transmission key to Nevada renewables growth

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Northern and southern Nevada can now swap and even export the state’s valuable renewable energy thanks to a new transmission line. The One Nevada Transmission Line, or ON Line, a 500 kilovolt, 800 megawatt capacity line, started transporting electricity minutes before New Year’s Day this year. The 231-mile-long line runs between the Robinson Summit Substation, 20 miles west of Ely, to the Harry Allen Substation nor
  
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• SunScience, Innovolux partner on indoor-growing LEDs

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Two companies that are neighbors in a Reno business incubator have decided to grow together. SunScience Corp., which is developing a hydroponic plant-growing system, said last week it contracted with Innovolux Inc. to provide LED lighting systems. Both firms are based at C4CUBE’s incubator in Midtown. Richard Kelsey, chief executive officer of SunScience, said his company is developing a system that combines advanced hydroponic
  
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• Reno CPA firm acquired by Eide Bailly

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  When the shareholders of Kafoury Armstrong & Co. gathered for a strategic planning session this summer, one of the alternatives they decided to study was sale of the Reno CPA firm. The alternative becomes a reality next week with the acquisition of Kafoury Armstrong & Co. by Eide Bailly, a fast-growing regional CPA firm headquartered at Fargo, N.D. It’s the second acquisition in Reno in as many months by Eide Bailly. The compan
  
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• Public safety improves in Reno downtown, but perceptions lag

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  The public perception of public safety in downtown Reno is improving after years in which business and property owners worked to overcome an image problem — and the turnaround is the result of a collaborative effort on the part of many people and organizations. “The perception of downtown is not necessarily reality. Indeed, the perception is gradually changing for the better due to the efforts of many entities, bot
  
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• Northern Nevada PR professionals win Silver Spikes

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Weidinger Public Relations of Stateline received the Judge’s Choice Award in the annual awards program sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The firm was recognized for its campaign for the American Century Championship Tahoe Celebrity Golf. The campaign also earned a Silver Spike Award from PRSA. Others receiving Silver Spike Awards were: University of Nevada, Reno, Communications f
  
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• Nevada unemployment tax rate up slightly

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Employers in Nevada will pay a slightly higher unemployment insurance tax rate next year — an average of 2 percent, up from an average of 1.95 percent in 2014. The new rate was adopted by the state’s Employment Security Division last week. For a worker earning $27,800 or more next year, the unemployment insurance tax paid by the employer would increase by an average $14 next year, said Renee Olson, administrator of the Employ
  
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• Network Services Solutions adds staff, boosts focus on business

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  It only took two decades, but Reno-based Network Services Solutions LCC is an overnight sensation. The company, which has posted 275 percent revenue growth since 2010, was identified a few weeks ago by Inc. magazine as the eighth fastest-growing company in Nevada. NSS ranks 1,543 on the Inc. list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies nationally. “Our growth the past three years has been a hockey stick,” says Scott Madison, the
  
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• Nascent UAV industry awaits FAA rulings

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Everyone in northern Nevada may be all excited about unmanned aerial vehicles. But the Federal Aviation Administration isn’t ready to rush into anything. The FAA is working on rules that would establish conservative regulations on commercial use of UAVs (the industry would prefer that no one call them drones any more), but those working to develop the industry in Nevada say they’re not worried. “It’s just a speed bump,”
  
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• Ghost Systems plans underground data center

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Northern Nevada’s image as a hub for high technology companies took a large leap forward last week with the announcement by Ghost Systems that it was locating its headquarters operations and a state-of-the-art data center in Reno. Ghost Systems already has leased two floors at 200 S. Virginia Street, Chief Executive Officer Don Ritzman says, and the company expects to break ground on a 50,000-square-foot data center at Reno Tec
  
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• Gallery owners find their business pretty as a picture

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Peter Stremmel, who was working in the art business when a $1 million sale of a painting was a very big deal, can only shake his head these days as he reads about $100 million bids at New York auctions. “At its highest levels, the art world is going crazy,” says Stremmel, the executive director of Reno’s Stremmel Gallery. Step down from the highest levels to places such as Stremmel Gallery — an important regional gallery
  
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• ElectraTherm CEO John Fox on renewables, his firm’s strategy

  08-12-2014 08:07
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about ElectraTherm and the duties of your position. John Fox: ElectraTherm focuses on turning waste heat to power. A lot of power production, industrial processes, mining, farming, wastewater treatment plants, they all have waste heat. We can convert that waste heat into electricity. I am the CEO, so I run the company. NNBW: How did you get into this profession? Fox: I worked at
  
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• British trade mission visits Reno-Sparks

  08-12-2014 08:07
  
  Northwest Nevada. Northwest England. Business and political leaders from the two regions huddled in Reno last week in an effort to find connections that might allow closer economic links — and, maybe, collaborations to strengthen startup technology companies. A delegation from the United Kingdom’s Wirral peninsula visited a downtown business incubator, toured labs at the University of Nevada, Reno, and spent many hours with t
  
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• Las Vegas looks at sales-tax district to build soccer parking garage

  08-12-2014 04:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The latest iteration of a controversial plan to build a downtown Las Vegas soccer stadium features a parking garage funded by $20 million in Sales Tax Anticipation Revenue bonds.
  
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• Britain’s royal couple arrive in NYC for official U.S. visit

  08-12-2014 04:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Britain’s Prince William and Princess Kate arrived in New York City on Sunday, the royal couple’s first official visit to the U.S. and their first experience with the Big Apple.
  
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• Heller hits nerve on energy nomination

  08-12-2014 03:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., hit a nerve last week when the Senate voted on a Department of Energy nominee with ties to Yucca Mountain. Make that a couple of nerves.
  
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• Ala. woman’s part in family sex ring goes to trial

  08-12-2014 00:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The aunt of a teenager who disappeared in 2012 and is now presumed dead is set for trial on charges of being part of a family ring that sexually abused children, including the missing young woman.
  
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• 75-year-old hit by car, killed in November identified

  08-12-2014 00:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 75-year-old pedestrian killed when he was hit by a vehicle in the northeast valley in November was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Sunday.
  
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