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• Paul in Vegas, says he’s not worried about Romney’s presidential hopes

  16-01-2015 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said in Las Vegas on Friday that he isn’t worried about the prospect of Mitt Romney running for president a third time because voters and former supporters are looking for somebody new in 2016.
  
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• NY Post says some of its Twitter accounts hacked

  16-01-2015 23:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The New York Post said some of its Twitter accounts were hacked on Friday, in the wake of a series of inaccurate posts on the social network relating to the Federal Reserve, Bank of America and U.S. military engagement with China.
  
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• Nevada education officials identify 78 failing schools

  16-01-2015 23:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada education officials released a list of 78 under-performing schools Friday, a day after Gov. Brian Sandoval proposed a plan for the state to take over failing schools and operate them as charter schools.
  
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• Here’s the latest on terror threats around the world

  16-01-2015 22:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  French police arrested 12 people on Friday suspected of helping militant Islamist gunmen in last week’s killings in Paris, where visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid wreaths at two main attack sites.
  
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• French police arrest 12 for aiding Islamist guman; Kerry visits Paris attack sites

  16-01-2015 22:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  French police arrested 12 people on Friday suspected of helping militant Islamist gunmen in last week’s killings in Paris, where visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid wreaths at two main attack sites.
  
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• North Las Vegas police ID officer in Sunday’s OIS

  16-01-2015 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police have released the name of the officer involved in Sunday night’s deadly shooting.
  
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• Republican candidates to debate in Nevada

  16-01-2015 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada in December will be the focus of the political world, or at least the Republican side, after the state on Friday was named host for an official debate of GOP candidates running for president.
  
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• Grand jury indicts man in Las Vegas Walgreens slaying

  16-01-2015 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man accused in the fatal shooting of a Las Vegas Walgreens employee during a robbery has been indicted, prosecutors said Friday.
  
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• NHP launches Super Bowl drunk driving crackdown

  16-01-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Get ready to see more police officers on the roads and in ads for the next two weeks as law enforcement prepares to crack down on drunk driving leading up to the Super Bowl.
  
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• Las Vegas police seek help in locating missing man

  16-01-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who has several medical issues and may be under severe emotional distress.
  
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• Officials looking for teens on crime spree in South

  16-01-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Kentucky teens missing for since early January are reportedly on a crime spree in the South.
  
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• GOP activists not enthused about Romney running in 2016

  16-01-2015 20:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mitt Romney’s declaration that he is considering a third shot at the White House was widely greeted with disdain at a national gathering of Republican activists on Thursday.
  
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• Britain’s missing ‘Beagle’ found 11 years later on Mars

  16-01-2015 19:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Britain’s “Beagle 2” spacecraft, once dubbed “a heroic failure,” was re-branded “a great success” on Friday for being found on Mars 11 years after going missing.
  
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• Cosmo casino workers, player booked in probe of mini-baccarat theft

  16-01-2015 19:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three men, including a Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas card dealer and floor supervisor, face felony theft charges after a mini-baccarat player was overpaid $60,000 in chips, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
  
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• 2 wounded in shooting near downtown Las Vegas

  16-01-2015 19:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people were hospitalized following a Friday morning shooting near a downtown apartment complex, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Education Notebook, Jan. 22-28, 2015

  16-01-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• An Artist's 'Meditation Nightclub' on the Las Vegas Strip

  16-01-2015 18:36
  Lia Chavez’s interactive show emulates the sights and sounds of a night out — based on visitors’ brainwaves (and without the dancing).
  
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• Carson City stabbing suspect arrested

  16-01-2015 18:35
  
  Carson City and Lyon County deputies arrested Maxwell Thomas Scott Simon, 32, and charged him with battery with a deadly weapon. The arrest comes after an altercation at the Wiskey Tavern on Highway 50 East in Carson City early Friday morning, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said. At 12:20 a.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office was notified that a man had been stabbed in the parking lot of the bar. When officer
  
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• Gunman in custody after taking hostages in French post office

  16-01-2015 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man with a handgun entered a post office outside of Paris early Friday afternoon before reportedly surrendering and releasing his hostages unharmed a short time later.
  
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• USS Nevada leaves Puget Sound Friday morning

  16-01-2015 18:11
  
  The USS Nevada leaves Puget Sound Friday morning on its way to its homeport, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ahron Arendes. …
  
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• Coroner IDs pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Tropicana at Jones

  16-01-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The pedestrian killed Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Coroner IDs man killed in West Tropicana hit-and-run crash

  16-01-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run crash was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Friday.
  
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• Carson Tahoe SPCA in Carson City receives Purina Cat Chow grant

  16-01-2015 17:47
  
  Carson Tahoe SPCA, Carson City, has received one of 50 grants of $1,000 from Purina Cat Chow as part of its Building Better Lives program. All of the recipients are organizations that support and help cats find permanent homes. The grants are earmarked to help subsidize cat adoption fees. The grantees, all of whom list their pets on Petfinder, can choose to offer either free or fee-reduced adoptions. The Petfinder.com Fou
  
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• Man killed in crash on I-15 at Silverado Ranch

  16-01-2015 15:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 29-year-old man died Friday after a crash on southbound Interstate 15 near Silverado Ranch, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• 1 man killed in crash on I-15 at Silverado Ranch

  16-01-2015 15:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 29-year-old man is dead after crashing into a traffic pole on southbound Interstate 15 near Silverado Ranch early Friday morning, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• State of the State: Gov. Brian Sandoval stresses education, meeting future challenges

  16-01-2015 08:51
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval in his third State of the State address laid out a sweeping reform plan including elements designed to please progressive Democrats along with changes conservative Republicans have long sought. Much of the speech centered on the need to reform how Nevada pays for K-12 education. His proposed budget seeks to increase s
  
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• State of the State: Gov. Brian Sandoval calls for $1.1 billion in additional revenue

  16-01-2015 08:51
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday laid out a $7.3 billion General Fund budget that includes more than $1 billion in new revenues and extensions to the existing temporary increases balancing the current budget. Chief of Staff Mike Willden told reporters before the State of the State speech the plan includes a $352 million increase in the Distributive School Account during the biennium. When all the other K-12 funds
  
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• Eagles & Ag weekend takes flight Feb. 19

  16-01-2015 08:19
  
  To spotlight the many contributions the agricultural community makes to Carson Valley, an Eagles & Agriculture event was created 13 years ago that draws hundreds of visitors every year. Reservations are being accepted for the Feb. 19- 22 event, hosted by the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, UNR Cooperative Extension, The Nature Conservancy, Lahonton Audobon Society and Valley ranchers. “Eagles & Ag allows u
  
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• Darrell Moody: Change the Northern hoops playoffs...please

  16-01-2015 08:19
  
  Anybody who knows me knows I’m not a big fan of having crossover games count during basketball season. However, if that’s not going to change, then let’s tweak the seeding system. If there are eight playoff teams at the end of the year, let’s seed them totally based on win-loss record regardless of league. That means the top fours seeds, in theory, could all be Sierra League teams and the last four could
  
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• Carson City’s WNC baseball has young team heading into season

  16-01-2015 08:19
  
  It will be a youthful Western Nevada College baseball team who takes the field this spring at John L. Harvey Field. With a roster that will be 70 percent freshmen, the Wildcats will enter the 2015 season without the experience that has fostered regular success in the past. The two-time defending Region 18 champions open their season on Jan. 30 against last season’s ne
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office seeks registration for 2015 Citizen’s Academy

  16-01-2015 08:19
  
  Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has scheduled the next Citizen’s Academy to begin Feb. 25. The academy explains to interested citizens what the sheriff’s office does and why it’s done that way as well as the role the community plays in policing. Interested citizens must be at least 18 years old with a preference to Carson City residents. A spokesman said local merchants and senior citizens may be especially interested
  
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• Tahoe Ridge is bringing production to Carson City

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  Tahoe Ridge Winery production, along with the restaurant and marketplace already expected to open next month, will come to Carson City. The Board of Supervisors, acting with Sheriff Ken Furlong as the Liquor and Entertainment Board, was told that by Howard Jacheus Thursday when he appeared for a routine liquor license. He said the restaurant and marketplace opening at 1105 S. Carson St. is slated for early opening next mont
  
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• Sen. Ben Kieckhefer reacts to Gov. Sandoval’s State of the State

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  Assistant Senate Majority Leader Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, who represents Carson City, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Brian Sandoval’s State of the State address: “Tonight, Governor Sandoval took a stand on the side of school children and Nevada’s future. We all know that the time for half-measures and repackaged versions of the status quo is over, and our Governor has outlined a pathway to aca
  
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• Lake Tahoe Brewery hopping with activity, nears opening in Carson City

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  The new Lake Tahoe Brewing Co. in downtown Carson City held a pre-opening event for friends and family Wednesday evening, with another set for Friday. Michael Candelario of the new brewery and restaurant said he plans a “soft” opening soon, perhaps as early as the following weekend, with an official grand opening likely near the end of this month. He said preparation matters a
  
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• Ex-Washoe school boss Martinez to serve in new state post

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval says he has recruited former Washoe County school superintendent Pedro Martinez to help state education officials develop plans to bolster Nevada’s under-achieving schools. Sandoval said in his State of the State address to lawmakers Thursday night he has asked Martinez to serve as a superintendent in residence at the Nevada Department of Education. Martinez was fired from his job in Washoe
  
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• Eight-plex receives go-ahead in Carson City

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  An eight-plex in the downtown historic district got the green light Thursday night when a denial by Carson City’s Historic Resources Commission (HRC) was overturned. The city’s Board of Supervisors voted without dissent for the appeal of Herman Bauer, the developer, based on a recommendation of planning staff backed by a legal opinion from District Attorney Jason Woodbury. Both said the HRC motion to deny the project ba
  
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• BATTER UP

  16-01-2015 08:11
  
  Special Olympian Tyrone Schultz gobbles down pancakes in a contest at Greater Nevada Mortgage Thursday. The event raises funds and awareness for the Special Olympics Nevada Polar Plunge at Lake Tahoe, scheduled for March 21. Rick Hassman, VP of Finance at Greater Nevada Mortgage, holds his hands in the air after winning the pancake eating contest on Thursday. ‘Captain Butterworth’ aka
  
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• Ex-U.S. attorney’s fall unmistakable message

  16-01-2015 07:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If ever there was an opportunity for a little creative sentencing, the case of Lawrence Semenza surely provided it.
  
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• North Las Vegas names new assistant police chief

  16-01-2015 07:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas’ police chief is getting a right hand man. Capt. Alexander Perez, a 24-year veteran of the force, was promoted to assistant police chief Thursday by North Las Vegas Police Chief Joe Chronister and City Manager Qiong Liu, according to a press release.
  
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• NLV names new assistant police chief

  16-01-2015 07:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas’ police chief is getting a right hand man. Capt. Alexander Perez, a 24-year veteran of the force, was promoted to assistant police chief Thursday by North Las Vegas Police Chief Joe Chronister and City Manager Qiong Liu, according to a press release.
  
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• Las Vegas police called to southeast valley shooting

  16-01-2015 06:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a Thursday night shooting in the southeast valley.
  
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• New Arizona law mandates students pass civic test

  16-01-2015 06:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Arizona’s high school students will be required to pass the same civics test that immigrants must pass to gain citizenship, under a first-in-the-nation bill signed into law on Thursday.
  
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• Arizona law mandates students pass civic test, first in nation

  16-01-2015 06:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Arizona’s high school students will be required to pass the same civics test that immigrants must pass to gain citizenship, under a first-in-the-nation bill signed into law on Thursday.
  
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• Police find 2 bodies in southwest home

  16-01-2015 05:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two bodies were found Thursday evening in a southwest valley home, according to Las Vegas police. Metro responded at 4:59 p.m. to a home in the 8900 block of Veneroso Street, near South Fort Apache and West Pebble roads.
  
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• Firefighters soar on Slotzilla to raise money for charity — PHOTOS

  16-01-2015 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters braved the Fremont Street Experience Slotzilla zoom line on Thursday to raise money for the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.
  
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• Firefighters soar on Slotzilla to raise money for charity

  16-01-2015 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters braved the Fremont Street Experience Slotzilla zoom line on Thursday to raise money for the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.
  
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• 2 UVA frats not signing safety policy after gang rape claim

  16-01-2015 03:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two fraternities at the University of Virginia say they won’t sign an agreement dictating new safety procedures after a student’s claim of being gang raped.
  
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• Gov. Brian Sandoval calls for end to state worker furloughs

  16-01-2015 03:47
  
  State employees will finally see the elimination of the unpaid furloughs they have complained about since imposed several years ago because of the recession. The governor’s proposed budget also includes continuation of the merit salary increases for classified employees reinstated this current fiscal year. Many particularly new state workers were hard hit by elimination of the steps, which held them for some five years
  
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• Las Vegas police seek teens, young adults for Explorer Program

  16-01-2015 03:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is accepting applications to the department’s Explorer Program, in which older teens and young adults will learn what it takes to be a police officer, how to process crime scenes, and how to take emergency phone calls.
  
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• State of the State: Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget pushes education advancements

  16-01-2015 03:15
  
  The 2016-2017 biennium budget being proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval this evening at the Assembly Chambers totals $7.4 billion. That is more than $750 million more than the General Fund projected by Economic Forum in December. A majority of the budget will be spent it two area: Education and Health and Human Services. His budget proposes spending 53 percent or $3.48 billion to education funding. Another $2 billion
  
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