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• Grant helps Carson City Visitors Bureau promote capital

  01-01-2015 23:47
  
  Carson City is better positioned to draw in tourists after receiving $17,200 from the Nevada Commission on Tourism, according to Joel Dunn, executive director of the Carson City Visitors Bureau. “It allows us to build on and expand on the many ways we’re marketing Carson City to potential visitors,” Dunn said. Perhaps the most exciting, he said, is $4,000 to partner with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to help promote the
  
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• 2015 full of events for 2016 presidential campaign

  01-01-2015 22:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Votes won’t be cast until 2016, but the next White House occupant will have an extremely busy 2015.
  
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• Teen arrested on suspicion of girlfriend’s death

  01-01-2015 22:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend to death.
  
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• Teen arrested in shooting death of 15-year-old girlfriend

  01-01-2015 22:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend to death.
  
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• Ex-Alaskan senator to lead Nevada pot company

  01-01-2015 22:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former U.S. Democratic Sen. Mike Gravel, who represented Alaska in the 1970s, said on Wednesday he would head a Nevada company that develops and markets cannabis throat lozenges and other products in states that have taken steps to legalize weed.
  
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• Legislature to debate winery bans, speed limit

  01-01-2015 22:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — The legislative session is a whole month away, but Nevadans can already get a sneak peak at nearly 200 bills and resolutions expected to end up before lawmakers this spring. The measures, which are “pre-filed” so they are ready to go on the first day of the session and can get an early hearing, account for about one-fifth of the bills expected to be drafted during the four-month session. Here’s a look at what lawmakers and
  
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• Former Alaska senator to lead Nevada cannabis company

  01-01-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former U.S. Democratic Senator Mike Gravel, who represented Alaska in the 1970s, said on Wednesday he would head a Nevada company that develops and markets cannabis throat lozenges and other products in states that have taken steps to legalize weed.
  
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• NLV police seek public’s help in identifying robbery suspect

  01-01-2015 21:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a robbery suspect.
  
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• 11 arrested during New Year’s celebration in South Shore

  01-01-2015 21:23
  
  STATELINE — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 11 people during Wednesday night’s New Year’s eve celebration in casino core area of Stateline. Highway 50 was closed to vehicle traffic at about 11:50 p.m. for public safety reasons as the celebrants flowed into the roadway. The Nevada side of Highway 50 was cleared of celebrants at approximately 12:15 a.m. and was reopened to vehicle traffic at approximately 12:22 a.m. after t
  
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• Suicide bomber wounds 8 churchgoers in Nigeria

  01-01-2015 21:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a church in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gombe during a New Year service, wounding eight people, an official for Nigeria’s Red Cross told Reuters on Thursday.
  
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• Ga. police chief’s wife critical after being shot

  01-01-2015 20:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The wife of the police chief in Peachtree City, Georgia, is in critical condition with a gunshot wound, the Peachtree City Police Department said Thursday.
  
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• Death toll rises to 36 in NYE stampede in Shanghai

  01-01-2015 19:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, but police denied reports it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city’s famous waterfront.
  
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• 36 die in New Year’s Eve stampede in Shanghai

  01-01-2015 19:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, but police denied reports it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city’s famous waterfront.
  
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• 2 killed in Ariz. sheriff’s office helicopter crash

  01-01-2015 18:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pilot and a mechanic died in the crash of a helicopter used by Arizona’s Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and a federal investigation was under way on Thursday into what caused the crash, officials said.
  
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• Warmer temperatures coming for Las Vegas

  01-01-2015 18:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Get ready to thaw, Las Vegas. The National Weather Service has issued a hard-freeze warning for just one more day, lasting until 9 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Freeze will linger, but warmer temperatures on the way

  01-01-2015 18:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Get ready to thaw, Las Vegas. The National Weather Service has issued a hard-freeze warning for just one more day, lasting until 9 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Las Vegas firefighters assist family that lost Christmas gifts

  01-01-2015 18:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas firefighter organization Operation Fire H.E.A.T. will replace Christmas presents for three children who were displaced in a house fire Wednesday.
  
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• Weather hinders AirAsia search; first victim buried

  01-01-2015 17:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Heavy seas stopped divers reaching the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week before the black box flight recorders are found.
  
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• 1 dead in early morning shooting in Las Vegas

  01-01-2015 16:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is dead after a shooting early Thursday morning east of downtown Las Vegas.
  
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• When the party’s over, the cleanup workers turn on the lights

  01-01-2015 16:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When the party was over, garbage truck drivers turned on their lights. And the massive work to cleaning up the New Year’s Eve confetti-lined celebration on the Strip began.
  
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• Las Vegas returns to normal after New Year’s celebration

  01-01-2015 16:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As the first dawn of 2015 approached, cleaning crews took to the task of sweeping up the party hat, confetti-lined Strip Thursday morning.
  
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• West Coast swing lessons being offered in Carson City

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  High Sierra Swing Dance Club will offer a series of basic West Coast swing lessons 7:15-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 28 to March 4 in the Grand Ballroom at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St. Tim Renner, a Reno dance instructor, will teach beginning West Coast swing moves for one hour, which will follow with 15 minutes of supervised practice. Partners are not required. The 6-week session costs $65 per person. High Sierra Swing Da
  
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• TOO LATE FOR CHRISTMAS IN CARSON CITY?

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  Actually this young buck and friends have been a frequent visitor to the west side of Carson City during the holiday season as these photos from Quest Lakes, her husband, and Theo McCormick that were taken earlier this week show. The group has been visiting the west side of town every afternoon. …
  
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• Supreme Court lifts ban on firefighter layoffs

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, lifted the injunction preventing Reno from laying off 32 firefighters. The layoffs were ordered in May after the federal government refused to renew the grant that funded those positions. But the International Association of Firefighters went to court arguing the city had to submit the issue to binding arbitration. The union charged an arbitra
  
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• Live entertainment in Carson City area

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  Craig Fletcher will perform with Mick Valentino at 6:30 p.m. today at Glen Eagles, 3700 N. Carson St. Fletcher will perform with Terri Campillo and Rocky Tatarelli at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and with Gerry Wright and Campillo at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Glen Eagles. Melissa Dru will perform at 6 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Carson Valley Inn in Minden. Tom Miller will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at Living the Good Life, 1480 N. Carso
  
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• Carson City Library’s friends enjoy New Year’s gala

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  Carson City Library supporters enjoy gala on New Year’s Eve Carson City Library supporters enjoyed a New Year’s Eve dinner and ball hosted by the library-backing friends and foundation organizations. The Wednesday night “black and white” gala at the Carson Plaza Event Center featured fine food, a 9 p.m. balloon drop and champagne toast to coincide with the famed ball drop in New Y
  
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• Carson City gallery among ‘unmissable’

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  Capital City Arts Initiative’s Courthouse Gallery in Carson City and St. Mary’s Art & Retreat Center in Virginia City were two of 10 unmissable spots for art lovers in Nevada — as listed by The Culture Trip, a website showcasing the art, food and culture of countries around the world. The Courthouse Gallery, at 885 E. Musser St., was noted for its exhibits by local, national and international artists. The venue also hosts literary event
  
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• 150 plates popular, still behind Vegas, Tahoe

  01-01-2015 07:47
  
  There are now nearly 11,000 Nevada Sesquicentennial license plates on the road, making the plate honoring the state’s 150th anniversary of statehood one of the most popular in DMV’s inventory. The dark blue plate with a full-color state seal has proven extremely popular. But according to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, that plate has a long way to go to become the most popular designer plate among Nevada drivers. Far and away the
  
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• Carson girls pull out win in tourney

  01-01-2015 07:39
  
  The Carson High girls basketball team came from behind for a win on the final day of the West Coast Holiday Classic on Wednesday in Southern California. Carson came back to beat Frederick Douglas of Los Angeles 58-57 before having to turn around to face Southern California power Crescenta Valley to finish the tournament, losing 61-27. Senator coach Nate Tolbert said he wanted his team to better represent the school and region after some strug
  
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• Second suspect in LAPD shooting arrested in Las Vegas

  01-01-2015 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A second suspect was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a Los Angeles shooting over the weekend where two men opened fire on a police squad car.
  
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• Baby New Year is going to be a hospital secret this year

  01-01-2015 05:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bye, bye Baby New Year. The crowning of the year’s first baby is being kept secret in many communities as hospitals say safety concerns trump tradition.
  
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• Confetti, not snow, likely to usher in 2015

  01-01-2015 05:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As they countdown to 2015 begins, confetti is expected to fall at casinos and resorts on the Las Vegas Strip in the last hours of the old year. But the much-ballyhooed snow that forecasters had predicted earlier in the week isn’t likely to fall.
  
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• Confetti, 80,000 pyrotechnics usher in Vegas’ 2015 —PHOTOS

  01-01-2015 05:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  With a barrage of fireworks exploding from casinos on the Strip, thousands of revelers shivered and cheered at midnight to welcome 2015 to Las Vegas.
  
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• Confetti, 80,000 pyrotechnics to usher in Vegas’ 2015 —PHOTOS

  01-01-2015 05:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As they countdown to 2015 begins, confetti is expected to fall at casinos and resorts on the Las Vegas Strip in the last hours of the old year. But the much-ballyhooed snow that forecasters had predicted earlier in the week isn’t likely to fall.
  
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• Penn. couple face death penalty in child’s torture death

  01-01-2015 03:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Philadelphia-area couple charged in the torture death of the woman’s 3-year-old son.
  
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• Severity of Southern Nevada flu season unclear

  01-01-2015 02:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern Nevadans are only at the beginning of the influenza season with no indication of how severe the season might become, a public health spokeswoman said Wednesday.
  
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• Flu season off and running

  01-01-2015 02:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern Nevadans are only at the beginning of the influenza season with no indication of how severe the season might become, a public health spokeswoman said Wednesday.
  
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• Las Vegas firefighters battle house fire near Rancho and Oakey

  01-01-2015 01:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas firefighters are battling a house fire near Rancho Drive and Oakey Boulevard.
  
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• House fire near Rancho and Oakey kills dog, displaces 8 people

  01-01-2015 01:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One dog perished and eight adults were displaced Wednesday after a house fire near Rancho Drive and Oakey Boulevard, according to Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• Stampede kills 35, injures 43 during Shanghai NYE celebration

  01-01-2015 01:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A stampede killed at least 35 people and injured 43 during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, on the city’s famed waterfront tourist strip known as the Bund, authorities said.
  
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