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• Man with air gun shot, killed by San Franciso police

  05-01-2015 22:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two San Francisco police sergeants shot a man to death Sunday evening outside their station after he stood in front of their car and later pulled an air gun from his waistband, officials said Monday.
  
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• Man with air gun shot, killed by San Francisco police

  05-01-2015 22:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two San Francisco police sergeants shot a man to death Sunday evening outside their station after he stood in front of their car and later pulled an air gun from his waistband, officials said Monday.
  
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• Car hits man in Venetian garage and takes off

  05-01-2015 22:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was hospitalized Monday after being struck by a vehicle in the Venetian parking garage, according to Las Vegas police. The driver didn’t stop.
  
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• County Manager Burnette gets $50,000 raise

  05-01-2015 22:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County commissioners gave County Manager Don Burnette a $50,000 raise on Monday as part of his annual evaluation.
  
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• Gov. Sandoval sworn in for second term

  05-01-2015 22:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY - Gov. Brian Sandoval and five new constitutional officers, all Republicans, were sworn into office Monday in a ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol.
  
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• Gov. Sandoval calls for a legacy of “leadership, vision and courage” in starting second term

  05-01-2015 22:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY - Gov. Brian Sandoval and five new constitutional officers, all Republicans, were sworn into office Monday in a ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol.
  
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• Former developer sentenced to 10 months in prison for tax conviction

  05-01-2015 21:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former real estate developer Shawn P. Lampman, who once had political connections in North Las Vegas, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison Monday for a tax conviction.
  
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• Former escort service operator gets prison term for tax evasion

  05-01-2015 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former escort service operator Manny Varagiannis was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison Monday for evading more than $230,000 in taxes.
  
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• Despite hitch, Carson City officials sworn in

  05-01-2015 20:59
  
  Despite a hitch that didn’t rise to a glitch, 11 local Carson City officials were sworn in Monday for new terms office. The hitch was the fact Chief Justice James Hardesty got delayed and wasn’t able to make the 10 a.m. ceremony at the court house until three of the 11 were sworn in by District Judge James T. Russell. Russell said he had been sworn i
  
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• Person pulled from burning house near Oakey, Eastern

  05-01-2015 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person was rescued from a burning house Monday morning, according to Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• House fire sends man to hospital; dog dies

  05-01-2015 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A dog is dead and a man was taken to the hospital after a house fire Monday morning, according to Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• Dog dies, person pulled from burning house near Oakey, Eastern

  05-01-2015 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A dog is dead and a person was transported to the hospital after a house fire Monday morning, according to Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• Judge sets bail, prosecutors add more charges in sex abuse case

  05-01-2015 20:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge set bail at $1 million Monday for one of three people charged with videotaping sexual assualt of several children in Las Vegas, while prosecutors added new charges against another woman.
  
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• Grand jury member in Mo. shooting sues prosecutor

  05-01-2015 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the white Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old sued the prosecutor in the case on Monday.
  
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• Trial for accused Boston Marathon bomber begins with jury selection

  05-01-2015 19:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. judge on Monday began the process of selecting the jury that will hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, telling the first of some 1,200 prospects to read no more news accounts about the deadly blasts.
  
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• Gardnerville man held in vandalism spree

  05-01-2015 19:31
  
  A Gardnerville man is being held on $20,000 after he was arrested in connection with a Dec. 12, 2014, vandalism spree in Minden and Gardnerville. Daniel Crawford, 21, reportedly told investigators he had been up all night and was drunk and angry with family members when he left his home on Douglas Avenue to walk to the Carson Valley Inn. “Crawford walked northbound along Highway 395, breaking windows and damaging property at seve
  
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• Study to assess how full-day kindergarten impacts children’s health

  05-01-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Does full-day kindergarten improve children’s health? That’s the big question UNLV health sciences researchers plan to examine. Researchers are partnering with the Kansas Health Institute to create a health impact assessment that will inform how possible state legislative changes to full-day kindergarten could impact children’s health.
  
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• Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing trial

  05-01-2015 18:59
  
  BOSTON — Potential jurors stared intently at Boston Marathon bombing defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as jury selection began under tight security Monday in one of the nation’s most closely watched terror cases since the Oklahoma City bombing two decades ago. Tsarnaev, flanked by his attorneys, sat at a table at the front of the jury assembly room. Wearing
  
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• Naval official: AirAsia tail section possibly found

  05-01-2015 17:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Indonesian naval patrol vessel has found what could be the tail of a crashed AirAsia passenger jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located, officials said on Monday.
  
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• Gov. Sandoval, top state officials to be sworn in

  05-01-2015 17:31
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval is going to be sworn in for a second term in a ceremony in Carson City. The governor is set to take the oath of office around noon on Monday on the Capitol steps. He’s joining a slate of other Republican constitutional officers who are beginning their first terms, including Lieutenant Governor-elect Mark Hutchison, Secretary of State-elect Barbara Cegavske, Treasurer-elect Dan Schwartz and Attorney General-elect Adam Lax
  
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• Gov. Sandoval, top state officials sworn in

  05-01-2015 17:31
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has been sworn in for a second term in a ceremony in Carson City. The governor took the oath of office Monday on the Capitol steps. He joined a slate of other Republican constitutional officers who are beginning their first terms, including Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, Treasurer Dan Schwartz, Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Controller Ron Knecht. Republicans took all of the stat
  
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• Lombardo to be sworn in as new Clark County sheriff

  05-01-2015 16:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Newly elected sheriff Joe Lombardo will be sworn as the seventh sheriff of Clark County since the 1973 creation of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
  
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• Lombardo sworn in as new Clark County sheriff

  05-01-2015 16:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Newly elected sheriff Joe Lombardo will be sworn as the seventh sheriff of Clark County since the 1973 creation of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
  
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• Missing Calif. baby found dead in dumpster

  05-01-2015 16:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 3-week-old girl who was abducted after her mother, father and uncle were shot has been found dead, authorities in California said.
  
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• Daily Report: Connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show

  05-01-2015 12:26
  Household devices like door locks and light switches that link together through the web are likely to energize this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  
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• Steamboat plan: 400 apartments, commercial space

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  A group of four longtime Reno businessmen have big plans for a 101-acre parcel of land on the southeast corner of Highway 395 and Geiger Grade. Don Wilkerson, Art Hinckley, Dennis Banks and Dan Oster purchased the property for $2.05 million in late December and plan a large mixed-use development that includes some garden-style apartments and commercial flex space. The north side of the land currently is entitled for 40
  
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• Seeking IT help? Hire a veteran

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  In a region that’s growing increasingly hungry for skilled workers, Joseph Tucker and Tammy Richardson bring glad tidings. They’re working to find jobs for dozens of members of the National Guard and Reserve, veterans and members of veterans’ immediate families. And many of those folks have high-demand skills in fields such as information technology, security, logistics and medical administration, says Tucker, a veteran emp
  
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• New owners revamp south Reno center

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Longley West Plaza’s new owners are looking to rebrand the south Reno strip mall. “Dennis wants to make it a kind of Plumgate,” says Shawn Smith, vice president, CBRE Inc., commercial real estate brokers in Reno, who is representing the property. “We are focusing on boutique tenants.” “Dennis” is Dennis Banks, owner, Dennis Banks Construction, who with partner Art Hinckley now own the shopping center loca
  
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• In his own words: Financial planner Laif Meidell

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about American Wealth Management and the duties of your position. Laif Meidell: American Wealth Management is a registered investment advisor with Heidi Foster, Pat Meidell and myself as the financial advisors along with eight support staff. I’ve been the president for nearly five years. I’m fortunate to have a team of employees who, on average, have been with our company fo
  
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• Fallon farrier creates custom-fit horseshoes

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Trey Moncrief carefully crafts therapeutic shoes, often four at a time, for users who are on their feet much of the day and night. For the better part of 25 years, the Fallon-based farrier has been pounding out horseshoes. A surprising number, says Moncrief, are custom-designed to provide therapeutic assistance for horses with hoof problems. Working closely with veterinarians and horse owners, Moncrief retreats to his
  
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• Exodus brings the end of Lionel Sawyer

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Once-empty desks once again are in use at the law offices of Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas. Fennemore Craig in late December added to its staff of eight Reno attorneys by successfully recruiting a group of 10 lawyers from the Reno office of Lionel Sawyer Collins. Fennemore Craig also wooed nine attorneys from the Lionel Sawyer Collins office in Las Vegas, including Samuel Lionel, who co-founded the practice in 47 years ago. The mo
  
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• Eureka County farmers experiment with low-energy sprinklers

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Farmers are experimenting with ways to more efficiently irrigate their crops as Nevada heads into what could be the fourth year of drought. A closely watched experiment is underway in the Diamond Valley in central Nevada’s Eureka County, where alfalfa and Timothy hay is grown and all or nearly all irrigation is delivered via pumped groundwater. The research is overseen by Jay Davison, a specialist in alternative crop
  
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• Electronics reyclers set return

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Electronics recycling experts Bob Houghton and Jill Vaské are re-founding a computer and electronics business in Northern Nevada after a two-year hiatus. Houghton and Vaské founded Remedtech on Spice Island Drive in Sparks and operated the business for 10 years before it was purchased by Arrow Electronics in 2012. Remedtech focused on refurbishing and reselling used electronics or recycling unusable components. Houghton and Vas
  
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• Electronics recyclers set return

  05-01-2015 08:07
  
  Electronics recycling experts Bob Houghton and Jill Vaské are re-founding a computer and electronics business in Northern Nevada after a two-year hiatus. Houghton and Vaské founded Remedtech on Spice Island Drive in Sparks and operated the business for 10 years before it was purchased by Arrow Electronics in 2012. Remedtech focused on refurbishing and reselling used electronics or recycling unusable components. Houghton and Vas
  
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• Newborn baby missing after parents, uncle shot in Long Beach

  05-01-2015 06:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in Long Beach, California, are asking for the public’s help to find a 3-week-old who was abducted after the child’s mother, father and uncle were shot Saturday.
  
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• Missing infant’s body found after parents, uncle shot

  05-01-2015 06:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police have confirmed the infant body found Sunday night in San Diego County belongs to that of missing 3-week-old Eliza Delacruz, according to KTLA.
  
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• Oklahoma mother shoots, kills grown sons, then self

  05-01-2015 05:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A mother in northeastern Oklahoma shot and killed her two grown sons while they slept, then killed herself, law enforcement officials said Sunday.
  
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• With clearer skies, divers resume search for AirAsia wreckage

  05-01-2015 04:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Indonesian navy divers took advantage of calmer waters on Monday to resume efforts to identify suspected wreckage from a missing Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet with no signal detected yet from the black box recorders.
  
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• Sixth-annual Hackathon competition hits Las Vegas

  05-01-2015 03:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  International developers, designers and tech entrepreneurs competed to win their share of $100,000 in cash and prizes by building and coding the most innovative apps.
  
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• Trial to begin in murder of child missing since 1979

  05-01-2015 03:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former deli worker goes on trial on Monday for the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose disappearance more than three decades ago while walking to a school bus stop galvanized the nation’s attention to the issue of missing children.
  
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• Constables put Bonaventura days behind them starting Monday

  05-01-2015 02:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County’s elected constables have frequently been mistaken for controversial Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura over the past four years and are looking forward to putting those days behind them starting Monday.
  
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• Thousands show funeral of second NYPD officer killed last month

  05-01-2015 02:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New York City police turned out in their thousands on Sunday for the funeral of the second of two officers murdered last month, but in a sign of persistent tensions with Mayor Bill de Blasio, some turned their backs on a screen showing him giving a eulogy.
  
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• Thousands attend funeral of second NYPD officer killed last month

  05-01-2015 02:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New York City police turned out in their thousands on Sunday for the funeral of the second of two officers murdered last month, but in a sign of persistent tensions with Mayor Bill de Blasio, some turned their backs on a screen showing him giving a eulogy.
  
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• Girl, 7, ventured through dark woods after plane crash killed family

  05-01-2015 01:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities on Sunday praised a seven-year-old girl who ventured through dark woods for help after surviving a plane crash that killed her parents, a sister and a cousin on Friday in rural western Kentucky.
  
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• Money talks: What Las Vegas-area cities spend on communication

  05-01-2015 00:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  These days, local government doesn’t just deliver your water, maintain your parks and pave your roads. Running a city has come to mean running a media campaign, too.
  
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