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• Utah teen accused of school shooting plot faces 4 charges

  30-12-2014 23:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A teenager accused of bringing a loaded gun to his northern Utah high school as part of a plan to open fire on other students has been charged with four misdemeanor weapons violations, a sheriff’s official confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• Washoe County fills vacated Nevada Assembly seat

  30-12-2014 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Amber Joiner, who formerly worked for the state Department of Health and Human Services as a deputy director, was named Tuesday to fill a vacancy in the state Assembly. The Democrat will represent District 24 in Reno.
  
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• Clark County sees dip traffic-related facilities in 2014

  30-12-2014 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The number of traffic-related fatalities in Southern Nevada took a small dip in 2014, and with just a handful of days left in the year, it’s an encouraging sign after increases each of the last two years.
  
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• Clark County sees dip in traffic-related fatalities in 2014

  30-12-2014 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The number of traffic-related fatalities in Southern Nevada took a small dip in 2014, and with just a handful of days left in the year, it’s an encouraging sign after increases each of the last two years.
  
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• Clark County sees dip in traffic-related facilities in 2014

  30-12-2014 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The number of traffic-related fatalities in Southern Nevada took a small dip in 2014, and with just a handful of days left in the year, it’s an encouraging sign after increases each of the last two years.
  
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• 2-year-old shoots, kills woman at Idaho Wal-Mart

  30-12-2014 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities in northern Idaho say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a woman after he reached into her purse at a Wal-Mart store and her concealed gun fired.
  
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• 2-year-old shoots, kills mom at Idaho Wal-Mart

  30-12-2014 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman was shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho on Tuesday and local media reported that the gun went off when her toddler pulled a handgun from her purse and discharged it accidentally.
  
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• NLV mobile home fire displaces 4

  30-12-2014 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A mobile home fire in North Las Vegas caused by an unattended candle displaced four people Tuesday morning, according to the city.
  
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• Woman dies in Minnesota months after Vegas crash, police say

  30-12-2014 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman involved in a single-vehicle crash in July died from her injuries months later in the Minneapolis area, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.
  
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• Investigation shows 18-year-old shot by Mo. officer had gun

  30-12-2014 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An internal police investigation confirmed an 18-year-old pointed a gun at an officer who shot him to death in a convenience store parking lot in suburban St. Louis last week, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• 16 firefighters placed on leave after sex tape investigation

  30-12-2014 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sixteen state firefighters were placed on paid administrative leave Monday for unrelated policy violations that grew out of an investigation into allegations of firefighters having sex on fire trucks, officials said.
  
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• Protected gray wolf, thought to be one spotted at Grand Canyon, shot dead

  30-12-2014 19:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federally protected gray wolf — and possibly the first spotted at the Grand Canyon in 75 years — has been shot dead in Utah, according to an environmental group.
  
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• First Ebola case emerges in Britain

  30-12-2014 19:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A health worker who has become the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in Britain was being treated at a London hospital on Tuesday after contracting the disease in West Africa.
  
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• Other AirAsia plane skids off runway into field

  30-12-2014 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An AirAsia Zest plane carrying 159 people overshot the runway and got stuck in a muddy field Tuesday at an international airport in the central Philippines after landing from Manila in windy weather, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
  
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• 2 Boston cops hospitalized after teen attack

  30-12-2014 18:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Boston police officers were hospitalized after they were attacked by six teenagers related to a person they were arresting, authorities said.
  
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• Greek navy searching for suspected migrant ship after distress call

  30-12-2014 17:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities received a distress call from someone on board the ship, authorities said.
  
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• Cargo ship near Greece issues distress call, brushes off authorities

  30-12-2014 17:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants turned toward Italy on Tuesday, brushing off Greek authorities responding to a distress call from a passenger.
  
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• Police negotiating with suicidal person; I-15 closed at Cheyenne

  30-12-2014 15:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A negotiation between police and a “suicidal subject” has shut down most of Interstate 15 past Cheyenne Avenue, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• I-15 shut down near Cheyenne

  30-12-2014 15:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Interstate 15 is shut down past Cheyenne Avenue due to an “incident,” according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
  
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• I-15 near Cheyenne reopens after woman threatens suicide

  30-12-2014 15:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman threatening to jump from a pedestrian bridge in the north valley shut down Interstate 15 near Cheyenne for about an hour on Tuesday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• I-15 near Cheyenne reopens after teen jumps from pedestrian bridge

  30-12-2014 15:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A teenager threatening to jump off a pedestrian bridge on Interstate 15 near Cheyenne Avenue closed the highway for about an hour Tuesday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Bodies, debris found from missing AirAsia plane

  30-12-2014 15:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board.
  
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• Russian opposition leader Navalny found guilty of fraud

  30-12-2014 08:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Russian court ruled on Tuesday to give Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
  
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• Carson City taxable sales increase by 9.2 percent

  30-12-2014 07:55
  
  Taxable sales jumped 9.2 percent in the capital to $69.6 million in October. City Finance Director Nick Providenti said at 8.2 percent up for the first four months of the fiscal year, Carson City is well ahead of the 3.5 percent growth used to build the city budget. He said it was a good month all around for Carson. Auto sales, the city’s largest tax generator, were up 8.90 percent for just more than $20 million while General Merchandise St
  
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• CARSON CITY SHERIFF’S LOG: Sheriff’s report finding meth pipe after responding to dispute

  30-12-2014 07:55
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court. FRIDAY • At 4:51 a.m., a 44-year-old California man was arrested on suspicion of DUI 1st after a traffic stop for failure to maintain a single lane on Highway 50. He allegedly admitted to taking prescription drugs for a medical condition. Bail was set at $1,050. At 7:36 a.m., a 29-year-old woman was arrested after deputies w
  
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• Carson City schools focused on technology, safety

  30-12-2014 07:55
  
  The final phases of the school district’s plan to create more secure campuses should be complete by the end of this school year, according to Superintendent Richard Stokes. By the end of the regular year, he said, every student in the district should have his or her own mobile device. “We tend to look at the year differently than the regular citizen,” Stokes said. “Our year goes from August to June.” He said th
  
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• Carson City gas price collapse keeps pockets jinglin’

  30-12-2014 07:55
  
  A gasoline pricing collapse this holiday season continued in Carson City, as well as in Nevada and across the nation, according to reports Monday. In Carson City, for example, prices at the pump of about $2.16 per gallon for unleaded regular were posted at least in four places, according to GasBuddy.com. There were 12 outlets offering a gas price of less than $2.25 a gallon in Nevada’s capital city based on reports over the previous 13 hour
  
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• TAKE THIS REPORT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  A Douglas County Sheriff’s officer inspects a suspicious container at the corner of Tillman and Kimmerling in the Gardnerville Ranchos Saturday morning. The contents turned out to be horse feed. …
  
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• SNOWMeN

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  Andrew Lin, 14, and his brother Kevin, 18, from San Francisco enjoy some sledding on Spooner Summit Saturday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Michele Logar of Santa Cruz flies down the sled hill at Spooner Summit Saturday. …
  
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• Nevada employment near top of nation’s growth rate

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  Nevada’s private sector employment is growing faster than all but two other states in the nation. Bill Anderson, chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said the state’s growth rate is 3.7 percent when compared to 2013. He said that’s higher than every other state except North Dakota’s 4.4 percent and Colorado’s 3.8 percent rate. Anderson said the state has gradually regained ground lost
  
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• Hickey: Reps need to stop squabbling

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  Pat Hickey, the deposed leader of the Nevada Assembly Republican caucus, issued a statement Monday urging fellow members of the lower house not to let partisan in-fighting make them miss the opportunities made “uniquely possible with historic Republican majorities in both houses.” In the wake of the November elections that surprised all by handing the GOP control of the Assembly, Hickey said, “there’s downright chaos in the proverbial
  
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• ‘HANG’ GLIDING

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  A standup paddleboarder glides across a smooth Lake Tahoe Saturday at sunset near Kennedy Point. …
  
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• Carson City homeless shelter opening at Fuji pavilion

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  The Fuji Park Pavilion will open this week to help the homeless get through what is expected to be a cold NewYear’s. City Hall, the Parks and Recreation division and FISH will manage the shelter with FISH staffing and operating the center. Sheriff Ken Furlong said deaths because of winter storms and exposure to severe cold are not uncommon in western Nevada. “The most common areas where the deaths occur is in our southern areas of town,�
  
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• Carson City Greenhouse project helps — well, everyone

  30-12-2014 07:47
  
  One of my dreams in my professional life was to introduce young people to the viability of a great career in horticulture. I have been fortunate to realize that goal through my involvement with The Greenhouse Project (TGP). However, awakening the passion for growing and working with plants in youth is only one wonderful aspect of this project. I also get to work with caring dedicated people, help beautify downtown Carson
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson teams fall in tourneys

  30-12-2014 07:39
  
  A player heading to a Division I school and a defensive change proved to much to handle for the Carson High boys basketball team in a 41-27 loss to Godinez of Santa Ana, Calif., in the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic in San Diego on Monday. Carson led 10-7 after one quarter, but Godinez switched to a 1-3-1 zone in the second quarter and outscored the Senators 14-2 to take a 21-12 halftime lead. “They’re very long,” Carson coach Carlos Mend
  
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• Four Senators still alive

  30-12-2014 07:39
  
  The Carson wrestling team more than held its own during the first day of the Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno on Monday. Four wrestlers are still alive heading into today’s final day of competition in the tournament, which features many of the top programs across the West Coast. Brandon Basa (113 pounds), Brady O’Keefe (145) and Brady Rivera (220) all went 3-0 on Monday to advance to tod
  
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• IS publish interview with captured Jordanian pilot

  30-12-2014 06:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  First Lieutenant Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh F-16 went down near the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa on Wednesday.
  
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• What kids would do if they were mayor of Henderson

  30-12-2014 06:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Your average 11-year-old might be stumped if suddenly asked to imagine being the mayor of a city. For Bryce Revnew and Andrew Derecho of Henderson, it was old hat.
  
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• ‘If I were mayor’ contest draws mix of platforms in Henderson

  30-12-2014 06:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Your average 11-year-old might be stumped if suddenly asked to imagine being the mayor of a city. For Bryce Revnew and Andrew Derecho of Henderson, it was old hat.
  
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• Rescue crews discover body on Mount Ranier

  30-12-2014 04:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The body had been turned over to the Pierce County medical examiner’s office for identification, national park spokeswoman Patti Wold said.
  
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• Police: Woman wounded as love triangle takes violent turn

  30-12-2014 03:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who survived being shot in the head Saturday may have been ambushed for not taking the morning-after pill, according to arrest records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday.
  
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• Malaysian official intervenes in illegal betting case

  30-12-2014 02:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A top Malaysian government official has intervened in the high-profile federal case in Las Vegas stemming from the FBI raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace.
  
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• One injured in garage fire

  30-12-2014 02:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person suffered minor burn injuries Monday afternoon following a garage fire in the southwest valley, the Clark County Fire officials said.
  
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• National Guard to drill in Las Vegas for NYE

  30-12-2014 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada National Guard troops will conduct their annual drill in Las Vegas Tuesday through Thursday to coincide with the influx of tourists celebrating New Year’s Eve.
  
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• Snow possible Tuesday in Carson City; extreme cold coming; homeless shelter opening

  30-12-2014 01:39
  
  Weather reports have been iffy recently when it comes to snow reaching the Valley floor, but the weather forecast does state snow is likely for Tuesday. One thing for sure, temperatures are going to be extremely cold, with daytime highs in the 20s and overnight lows dipping from around 15 to near zero levels by midweek. The forecast calls for midweek lows in the 4 to 6 degree range by midweek. Beecause of this, the Fuji Park Pavilion will ope
  
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• Arizona mine closes; hundreds lose jobs

  30-12-2014 01:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scores of workers were laid off Monday at the Mineral Park mine about 12 miles north of Kingman. Sources say the copper, molybdenum and silver mine has closed.
  
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• Justice Court opening attracts 18 lawyers

  30-12-2014 01:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  William Kephart’s election to the Clark County District Court bench created an opening in Las Vegas Justice Court, and 18 lawyers are now vying for the seat.
  
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• 5 dead, 17 hospitalized after Texas high-rise fire

  30-12-2014 00:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than a dozen people remained hospitalized Monday following a fire that killed five residents of a senior-living apartment building near San Antonio, a city official said.
  
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• Autopsy: Unarmed black man killed by LAPD shot 3 times

  30-12-2014 00:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report showed on Monday.
  
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• Documents: Justice Department declined to prosecute former Sen. Ensign out of deference, fear of high-profile loss

  30-12-2014 00:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Newly released records suggest federal prosecutors had enough evidence to charge U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada with lobbying violations, but backed off because of fear of losing in court and “undue deference to public officials,” according to a watchdog group that sued for access to the documents.
  
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