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• Poetry in motion: Bald eagles admired, counted on lakes Mead, Mohave

  10-01-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  National Park Service volunteers who were among three dozen observers and biologists assigned to record raptors and wildlife sightings on lakes Mead and Mohave for the annual Jan. 6 nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey.
  
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• American Bald Eagles spotted on Lake Mead, Mohave

  10-01-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  National Park Service volunteers who were among three dozen observers and biologists assigned to record raptors and wildlife sightings on lakes Mead and Mohave for the annual Jan. 6 nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey.
  
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• Henderson police operation ends with 9 arrests and 60 tickets

  10-01-2015 22:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Henderson police arrested nine drivers for DUI and issued over 60 speeding tickets during a three-week operation aimed to curb road fatalities, the city said Saturday.
  
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• Police looking for a man and teenager connected to robbery

  10-01-2015 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The two followed and robbed a Las Vegas boulevard casino guest in a secluded area on Dec. 19, police said. Call logs and a press release put out by Metro did not make it clear which casino it was.
  
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• 4 men shot dead in San Francisco

  10-01-2015 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gunfire erupted at about 10 p.m. local time in the Hayes Valley neighborhood, said the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, citing police.
  
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• Real ID: Extra driver’s license security good for air travelers

  10-01-2015 20:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If you travel on commercial airliners and use your Nevada driver’s license as an identification card when you pass through the security line at the airport, you’re going to have to spice up your ID card the next time you renew it.
  
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• Douglas County infant dies; father arrested in Sacramento

  10-01-2015 20:27
  
  At 12:48 a.m. Saturday morning the two-month old infant was taken off life support and died, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The boy’s father, Trent Getty was arrested at a Sacramento Greyhound Bus Depot by the Sacramento Police Department. He is currently in a Sacramento County Jail and is awaiting extradition back to Douglas County. A warrant was issued for Getty, 23, after Douglas Count
  
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• Political prisonors released to improve US and Cuba relationship

  10-01-2015 19:21 via reviewjournal.com
  Cuba’s commitment to free 53 prisoners was a key part of the historic deal announced on Dec. 17 under which the Cuban and U.S. governments agreed to renew diplomatic relations after more than 50 years of hostilities.
  
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• Police investigating apparent stabbing near Cashman Center

  10-01-2015 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Neighbors of the man called first responders to the 800 block of Sagman Street, where they found a man’s body lying outside of a residence, Metro Lt. Terry Bernard said.
  
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• Police investigate stabbing death near Cashman Center

  10-01-2015 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was stabbed to death near Cashman Center on Saturday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Man apparently stabbed to death near Cashman Center, police say

  10-01-2015 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Neighbors of the man called first responders to the 800 block of Sagman Street, where they found a man’s body lying outside of a residence, Metro Lt. Terry Bernard said.
  
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• 14 to Watch in 2014: Where are they now?

  10-01-2015 18:45 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  A year later, checking in with the movers and shakers who made our 14 to Watch list.
  
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• Police looking for man suspected of robbing southeast valley store

  10-01-2015 17:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The armed robber entered Dollar General Market, on the 1800 block of East Flamingo Road, near Spencer Street on Dec. 14, police said.
  
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• Teri Vance: Doggone it, our capital, Carson City, is the best place to be

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  Carson City is celebrating its new status as the country’s best destination capital, as named this week in a USA Today poll. And rightly so. There’s much to draw the visitor to our city. There are the obvious attractions like the Capitol and the Nevada State Museum. History enthusiasts will find relics from the past all over Carson City, particularly so along the Blue Line Tour. There are also the things we t
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson girls overcome slow start for win

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  RENO — Carson shook off a scoreless first quarter en route to a 29-23 win over McQueen Friday night at John Flynn Gymnasium. Carson evened it league record to 3-3 heading into next Tuesday’s game against Damonte Ranch. The Senators, who were 9-for-60 from the field, scored the game’s last 12 points to erase a 23-17 deficit. Maddie Preston, who led all scorers with 15 points,
  
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• Nevada casinos continue recovery

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  Nevada’s major casinos continued their recovery in Fiscal Year 2014. But total revenue of $23.9 billion — while up more than $820 million over the year before — still was less than 2007’s peak of $25.3 billion. The statistics were released Friday by the Gaming Control Board in its annual 2014 Gaming Abstract, which reports revenues and expenses for the 270 non-restricted licensees grossing more than $1 million. Boar
  
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• Krolicki does not rule out a return to public service

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  Brian Krolicki left the Capitol this week after 24 years of service in the building. But Krolicki, termed out after eight years as treasurer and eight years as chief deputy in that office plus another eight as lieutenant governor, isn’t ruling out a return to public service. “I think people either have that public service gene or they don’t and I certainly have it,” Krolicki said. “I still think public service is
  
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• Hitting the slopes — and greens in Carson City area

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  Only in the Reno-Tahoe-Carson area can one ski and play a round of golf in the same day. At least during the past week. The warm weather has allowed those the chance to hit the slopes and then the greens if they choose. While the warm, dry weather won’t continue to the level it’s been in the past week, conditions are expected to continue to be relatively warm and dry, with a s
  
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• Fajardo wins Pack’s Golden Helmet Award

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  RENO – Cody Fajardo capped his Nevada career with the Golden Helmet Award as the team’s most valuable player during the 2014 season. The honor was part of the team awards announced by head coach Brian Polian Friday. Fajardo, who finished his career as the school’s all-time completions leader, led the team in rushing yards (1,054) and passing yards (2,498) and accounted for 31 touchdowns as he guided the Pack to a 7-6
  
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• CHS carves up McQueen defense

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  RENO — McQueen High’s strategy of changing defenses proved no mystery to Carson High Friday night. Simply put, the Senators carved up the Lancers’ defense like a sacrificial lamb, shooting 64 percent from the field en route to an easy 57-33 win at John Flynn Gymnasium in a Division I crossover game. Asa Carter led the way with a season-best 20 points, while Ian Schulz added 13 and Kyle Steele and
  
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• Carson City’s Rupert gives invocation at Gov. Brian Sandoval’s inauguration

  10-01-2015 08:43
  
  Shown at Gov. Brian Sandoval’s inaugural on Monday are John D. Rupert, an eighth-grade student at Eagle Valley Middle School and Ayleen Perry, mistress of ceremonies at the ceremony. She is a senior at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas. Rupert did the invocation/prayer during the inauguration. …
  
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• Nevada’s kids need their own state song

  10-01-2015 08:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  We have “Home Means Nevada,” but with much of the state’s population in urban Southern Nevada, where the only “silvery rills” are in the fountains of Bellagio and Caesars Palace, maybe an official song for children is what Nevada’s youngsters need to prepare them for the challenges of surviving in the Silver State.
  
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• Woman wounded in Fremont Street shooting

  10-01-2015 07:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman suffered injuries Las Vegas police say are not life-threatening after being shot in the leg Friday night. The woman, between the ages of 20 and 30, was transported to University Medical Center after being shot at 2540 Fremont St., south of Charleston Boulevard, about 8:20 p.m., according to Metro Police Lieutenant Yaz Yatomi.
  
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• ‘Sea of Blue’ buoys Nevada law enforcement — PHOTOS

  10-01-2015 07:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas supporters of law enforcement rallied Friday night to combat the tension that’s grown between U.S. police departments and their critics in the aftermath of controversial shootings involving officers and civilians.
  
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• ‘Sea of Blue’ buoys Nevada law enforcement

  10-01-2015 07:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas supporters of law enforcement rallied Friday night to combat the tension that’s grown between U.S. police departments and their critics in the aftermath of controversial shootings involving officers and civilians.
  
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• Rock band ‘The Slants’ argue for right to trademark name

  10-01-2015 07:02 via reviewjournal.com
  The case could have implications for a higher-profile fight over whether the Washington Redskins team in the National Football League should lose its trademarks.
  
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• Backyard visitor wows bird experts even in death

  10-01-2015 05:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bird almost never seen west of the Great Plains stopped in at a Las Vegas Valley home last month, but the unprecedented visit did not have a happy holiday ending.
  
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• 3 people wounded in shooting near Clark High School

  10-01-2015 05:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people were hospitalized after a Friday evening apartment complex shooting near Clark High School, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Douglas County man sought for allegedly abusing infant

  10-01-2015 04:35
  
  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man after his two-month old infant was hospitalized with traumatic injuries early Wednesday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said at 2:48 a.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to Carson Valley Medical Center for a report of an unresponsive infant who was brought in by the father, Trent Getty, 23. During an investigation information was obtained the inf
  
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• Arsenio Hall — not the comedian — accused of robbing Albertsons where he worked

  10-01-2015 04:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who shares the name of a famous comedian now faces robbery charges of a grocery store from which he was fired.
  
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• Where fashion meets gumption: Flockflockflock's improbable magic

  10-01-2015 03:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Flockflockflock looks have been wrought from business cards, origami cranes, Post-its, lights strands, picnic-table covers and confetti. If it’s pliable, designer Jennifer Henry can probably mold it to a frame of heavy-duty packing tape.
  
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• Nevada toughens temporary license placards

  10-01-2015 02:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada officials are making temporary license placards that will be harder to counterfeit.
  
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• US prosecutors reportedly recommending criminal charges against Petraeus

  10-01-2015 01:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported on Friday.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia

  10-01-2015 00:19
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court. THURSDAY • At 7:49 p.m., a 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of DUI-first offense after a traffic stop at South Carson and Sonoma streets. Bail was set at $1,000. • At 10:04 p.m., an 18-year-old was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a stop on his bicycle in the 1800 block of
  
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• Las Vegas forum draws more ideas for state Legislature

  10-01-2015 00:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern Nevada business and government leaders took a last chance to bend the ears of state lawmakers Friday, joining incoming and outgoing legislators for a final issues forum before the start of the 2015 legislative session
  
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