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• Faster, more agile vehicles in development for US military — VIDEO

  12-01-2015 23:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense is developing the next generation of armored vehicles that will be faster, more agile and highly automated.
  
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• Faster, more agile vehicles in development for US military

  12-01-2015 23:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense is developing the next generation of armored vehicles that will be faster, more agile and highly automated.
  
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• Pahrump woman dies days after head-on collision

  12-01-2015 23:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pahrump woman died over the weekend after driving the wrong way on State Route 160, Nevada Highway Patrol said Monday.
  
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• Man fatally stabbed near Cashman Field identified

  12-01-2015 23:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who was stabbed to death Saturday morning near Cashman Center.
  
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• Small explosion forced evacuation at Sparks High School

  12-01-2015 23:39
  
  SPARKS — Sparks police are investigating a small explosion that forced the partial evacuation of Sparks High School. KTVN-TV reports a preliminary investigation indicates an e-cigarette exploded Monday morning in the school’s small gym. Authorities say no one was injured. School officials placed the school on a modified code yellow lockdown, but lifted that about 11:30 a.m. and all students returned to class. …
  
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• Potential presidential candidate Rand Paul to visit Nevada

  12-01-2015 23:39
  
  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is scheduled to visit Nevada this week as he gears up for a possible presidential bid in 2016. The Republican lawmaker is planning to visit Las Vegas on Friday evening and Saturday morning, although campaign staffers haven’t provided his itinerary for that stop. He’ll then head up to northern Nevada, where’s he’s hosting a gathering at Campo restaurant in Reno on Saturday afternoon. Tickets f
  
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• Contract worker killed at northeast Nevada gold mine

  12-01-2015 23:39
  
  ELKO — State and federal officials are investigating the death of a contract worker in an accident at an underground gold mine in northeast Nevada. Newmont Mining Corp. spokeswoman Mary Korpi confirmed Monday that one employee was killed in the accident in a vent shaft at the Leeville mine north of Carlin Sunday afternoon. Korpi told the Elko Daily Free Press that the worker was employed by Cementation Inc. She says the c
  
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• NLV police identify woman arrested in officer-involved shooting

  12-01-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The woman who was arrested for drug charges during an officer-involved shooting in North Las Vegas on Sunday night has been identified.
  
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• NLV police identify man killed, woman arrested in officer-involved shooting

  12-01-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man a North Las Vegas police officer shot and a woman arrested on drug charges linked to that shooting were identified Monday.
  
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• Man shot by NLV police identified by coroner

  12-01-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who was fatally shot by a North Las Vegas police officer in a convenience store parking lot Sunday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Southern Nevada economy seen picking up pace

  12-01-2015 23:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Third-quarter numbers from Brookings Mountain West’s Mountain Monitor report show the Las Vegas Valley’s economy outperformed the national economy in nearly every indicator it measures.
  
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• NHP trooper hurt in Sunday crash sent home from hospital

  12-01-2015 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Highway Patrol trooper whose patrol car was hit by two cars in 30 minutes over the weekend is resting comfortably at home, the agency said Monday.
  
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• Girl Scout cookies: There’s an app, with a catch, for that

  12-01-2015 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Girl Scout cookie fans can finally order their Samoas online, but it looks like the scouts could still learn a thing or two from Amazon.
  
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• George Zimmerman faces domestic violence charges

  12-01-2015 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  George Zimmerman — acquitted by a Florida jury over the death of Trayvon Martin — was arrested in Florida on suspicion of aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon, local authorities said.
  
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• Supreme Court bypasses hearing La. gay marriage case

  12-01-2015 20:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court, which is in the midst of deciding whether to take up the issue of gay marriage, on Monday declined to take an early look at a challenge to Louisiana’s state ban.
  
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• Pedestrian hit by car at 15th and Charleston

  12-01-2015 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of 15th Street and East Charleston Boulevard on Monday morning.
  
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• White House admits it should have sent a higher profile leader to Paris march

  12-01-2015 20:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama’s administration admitted Monday that it erred by failing to send a higher-profile representative of the United States to the Paris unity march on Sunday.
  
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• Roberson: State Senate will tackle tax reform

  12-01-2015 20:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson on Monday promised to tackle tax reform early in the upcoming legislative session, saying he hopes to approve a plan in March that would raise new revenue for education.
  
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• Divers retrieve cockpit voice recorder from crashed AirAsia jet

  12-01-2015 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, an Indonesian investigator told Reuters, a key step towards determining the cause of the crash that killed 162 people.
  
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• Confusion surrounds final moments of AirAsia flight

  12-01-2015 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Indonesian navy divers retrieved the black box flight data recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Monday, but there was confusion about what happened in the final moments of the flight.
  
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• Vatican denies it has been warned about possible attack

  12-01-2015 19:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Vatican denied press reports on Monday that it had received specific warnings from Israeli and U.S. intelligence services that it was a probable the next target of an Islamist attack.
  
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• US Central Command Twitter account hacked, suspended

  12-01-2015 19:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was suspended Monday after it was hacked by ISIS sympathizers, a defense official told CNN.
  
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• NM officers to be charged with murder in shooting death

  12-01-2015 19:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors in New Mexico are seeking murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers in connection with the 2014 shooting death of a homeless man, police said on Monday.
  
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• Appeals court refuses to rehear same-sex marriage case

  12-01-2015 18:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 9th Circuit Court has denied a request to rehear a ruling that overturned Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage.
  
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• Stabbing results in Gardnerville’s man arrest

  12-01-2015 18:43
  
  A Gardnerville man is in custody after deputies responded to a report of a Sunday night stabbing on High School Street. Brett Preston Later, 44, was arrested after his daughter told deputies he’d stabbed her three times in the arm with a fire pit fork during an argument. The incident was reported 7:55 p.m., according to Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks. Later was tracked down by deput
  
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• Coroner IDs tree trimmer stuck in palm tree

  12-01-2015 18:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The tree trimmer who died after being trapped in a palm tree Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• US officials say Cuba has freed promised 53 prisoners

  12-01-2015 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cuba has released all 53 prisoners it had promised to free, senior U.S. officials said, a major step toward détente with Washington.
  
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• Mile High Jazz Band presents ‘Cool Jazz in January’ Tuesday in Carson City

  12-01-2015 17:39
  
  Warm up by getting moving when the Mile High Jazz Band presents “Cool Jazz in January,” from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday. The big-band event will feature vocalist Cindee LeVal, at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St. General admission is $5 at the door and free for age 18 and younger. The 19-member Mile High Jazz Band performs music in the spirit of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, and more contemporary jaz
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office urges reflective clothing to prevent crashes

  12-01-2015 17:39
  
  We have talked about the importance of driver’s looking out for pedestrians in crosswalks and along the roadways. So far this year, the weather has been mild but the nights have still been cold and most pedestrians continue to wear dark colored clothing at night. It is most important that you as the individual walking the city at night be seen. Visibility is limited during darkened hours a
  
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• Meetings set on BLM management plan for Carson City District

  12-01-2015 17:15
  
  RENO — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management would provide an “intermediate” level of resource protection under its preferred alternative in the proposed long-range management plan for 4.8 million acres of public land in the Carson City District. A series of six public meetings on the draft resource management plan will begin Tuesday. The bureau is accepting written comments on the plan through March 27. The district cov
  
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• Critics: Gold mine plans could harm Nevada deer herd

  12-01-2015 17:15
  
  RENO — A group of sportsmen and conservationists is trying to rally opposition to Barrick Gold Corp.’s plans to expand a major gold mine in northeast Nevada, a move the critics say could harm the state’s largest herd of mule deer. The Coalition for Nevada’s Wildlife said the major expansion proposed at the Bald Mountain Mine would disrupt a key migration route the deer use in the winter about 80 miles west of the Ut
  
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• Mobile apps appeal to next gen customers

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  Great Basin Federal Credit Union is launching a new remote deposit application next month. Take a photo of a check, including routing number and other pertinent information, and deposit it in your account using your phone. That’s it. No need to set foot inside one of the credit union’s three branch locations. The mobile application will likely appeal to many of Great Basin’s 16,000 members, but it is desi
  
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• In his own words: Greater Nevada’s Wally Murray

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about Greater Nevada Credit Union and the duties of your position. Wally Murray: Greater Nevada has served northern Nevadans for 65 years and provides a wide range of financial services to consumers and small businesses. The credit union was founded in 1949 by six State of Nevada employees in Carson City who simply wanted a place where they and their coworkers
  
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• Helicopter firm studies flights to ski resorts

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  The ski slopes may be just a helicopter ride away next year if Whisperjet Helicopters gets a new service off the ground. The helicopter company is working to launch a passenger service from Reno to California resorts in Squaw Valley and Mammoth Lakes in time for a new air route between Reno and London starting up in December. Thomas Cook Airlines announced last fall that it would offer twice-weekly n
  
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• Garlock Printing expands in Sparks

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  Garlock Printing and Converting, a printer of film-based flexible packaging that opened a printing facility in west Reno in March, leased an additional 65,088-square feet of warehouse space at 1450 E. Greg St. in Sparks. Kevin King, chief financial officer for Garlock Printing and Converting, says the new facility will be used to house raw materials and finished goods and likely is the first of sever
  
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• Dunce paves college path

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  Dunce wears a different hat than your average college planning consulting firm. “I wanted to work with quirky students, ones that are maybe not good in the classroom but gifted otherwise,” says Alexandra Ellison, founder and chief dunce at the year-old Reno startup. “My job is to sit down with these kids and talk about all their options. Sometimes I’m the first person who shows them there are multiple p
  
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• Credit union challenge: ramping up staff for new branches

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  When Greater Nevada Credit Union opened a new branch on Mae Anne Avenue in northwest Reno in spring, it faced the task of hiring a full staff to service new and existing members. And with new branches coming online in North Valleys and Elko later this year, Greater Nevada again must scour a rapidly shrinking pool of talent to staff new locations. As credit union membership grows and unemployment continues to fa
  
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• Copper mine moves forward

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  The New Year is shaping up to be an eventful one for Nevada Copper. After working since early 2011 to get 10,400 acres of federal land transferred to the City of Yerington, Nevada Copper in mid December finally saw that goal realized. The transfer of land allows Nevada Copper to proceed with plans to develop a large open-pit copper mine on 3,800 acres of former federal land that surrounds
  
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• Construction rebound brings more business to area architects

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  When construction work rebounded in northern Nevada last year, so did jobs for area architects. “In the last three months, work has really picked up. It’s interesting because we’re getting some new projects from the ground up and you wouldn’t expect to see that with a lot of empty space still in town,” says Jeff Frame, president, Frame Architecture Inc. in Reno. “A lot of people are thinking it’s
  
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• Clear Capital relocates to spur growth

  12-01-2015 08:07
  
  Kevin Marshall founded Clear Capital in Truckee in 2001. Since then, the real estate valuation and analytics firm has grown to 340 employees working in Truckee, Reno, Sacramento and remote locations across the country. Moving the company’s headquarters to downtown Reno to better position it for additional growth is the next step for Clear Capital, which last week announced its relocation to the 14th floor of
  
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• CSN not planning to change campus name, despite city remarks

  12-01-2015 07:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee’s chief of staff recently said a big victory for the mayor would be announced soon: Attaching his city’s name to one of the College of Southern Nevada campuses. But the people who are in charge of that decision say there isn’t a plan to change the college’s name.
  
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• Alliance pushes to minimize trauma for child sex crime victims

  12-01-2015 06:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A local child advocacy organization is lobbying to improve how authorities interview child victims of sexual assault.
  
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• North Las Vegas police officers involved in shooting

  12-01-2015 06:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police said officers were involved in a shooting Sunday night.
  
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• Armed suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in North Las Vegas

  12-01-2015 06:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An armed suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting Sunday night.
  
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• 1 suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in North Las Vegas

  12-01-2015 06:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police said officers were involved in a shooting Sunday night.
  
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• U.S.-funded Afghan police payroll ‘at risk of waste and abuse’

  12-01-2015 06:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The United States is spending more than $300 million a year on Afghan police officer salaries despite a significant risk that the funds are being wasted and abused, a U.S. government watchdog said on Monday.
  
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• Crashed AirAsia flight’s data recorder found under wreckage

  12-01-2015 05:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The flight data recorder of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 was found under the wreckage of one of the plane’s wings, said Bambang Soelistyo, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency.
  
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• Trailer stolen from Red Rock Search and Rescue

  12-01-2015 05:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cmdr. David Cummings said the trailer was going to be used to transport mountain bikes and was donated to the search and rescue squad by a resident who lived in the area.
  
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• Angry elephant helped Las Vegas auto shop make its mark

  12-01-2015 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For more than 30 years now, a North Las Vegas auto body shop has housed the full-scale model of a giant, angry-looking elephant at the corner of its yard on the west side of Interstate 15 north of Carey Avenue. Both the business and its unofficial mascot are still going strong.
  
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• Nevada representatives become newest odd couple in Congress

  12-01-2015 04:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Reps. Mark Amodei and Cresent Hardy, both R-Nev., commenced sharing an apartment in a new complex about a half-mile from their Capitol Hill offices.
  
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