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• Nevada high school grad rate down slightly to 70 percent

  23-01-2015 23:55
  
  The graduation rate for Nevada’s Class of 2014 went down just slightly to 70 percent but still retained much of the dramatic gain it made from 2012 to 2013, education officials said Friday. The Nevada Department of Education said the latest number is less than 1 percentage point below last year’s rate of 70.7 percent. The number of graduates was up by 897 last year. “Although the overall rate is essentially flat, I am
  
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• Carson, Lyon grad rates above state average

  23-01-2015 23:55
  
  Much like the rest of Nevada, Carson City School District’s high school graduation rate remained relatively flat for 2013-2014. Carson’s graduation rate was 77.87 percent in 2013-2014, the Nevada Department of Education reported on Friday. That basically placed Carson near the bottom of the top half of schools in the state when it came to graduation rates. Of the state’s 16 county school districts, plus charter school
  
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• Carson City, Lyon grad rates above state average

  23-01-2015 23:55
  
  While the rest of the state’s graduation pace stayed relatively flat, Carson City School District’s high school rate increased slightly for 2013-2014. The graduation rate for Carson and Pioneer high schools was 77.87 percent in 2013-2014, the Nevada Department of Education reported on Friday. That basically placed Carson near the bottom of the top half of schools in the state when it came to graduation rates. Of the sta
  
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• Former Las Vegas constable deputies sue county to get their jobs back

  23-01-2015 23:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A dozen deputies and process servers who worked under ousted Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura have filed a federal lawsuit in a bid to get their jobs back.
  
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• Battery over prostitution fee leads to arrest of Metro detective

  23-01-2015 23:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Metro detective was arrested Friday in connection with the the battery of a woman after an argument over a prostitution fee.
  
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• Maximum sentence upheld in death of Las Vegas child

  23-01-2015 22:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman who tried to cover up that her boyfriend shook her 2-month-old son, which led to the boy’s death five years later, has had her conviction and sentence upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.
  
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• Drug-carrying drone crashes near US-Mexico border

  23-01-2015 22:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A smuggler’s drone flying from Mexico crash-landed just south of the U.S. border city of San Ysidro, California, in a failed drug delivery this week, Tijuana Municipal Police said.
  
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• Bulletin of Atomic Scientists say world is closer to Doomsday

  23-01-2015 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The iconic Doomsday clock now stands at three minutes to midnight after it was moved up two minutes on Thursday.
  
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• TSA took over 2,000 guns in 2014

  23-01-2015 21:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A record number of firearms was found at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2014, and more than four out of five guns were loaded, the Transportation Security Administration said on Friday.
  
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• TSA seizes 2,000+ firearms at security checks in 2014

  23-01-2015 21:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A record number of firearms was found at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2014, and more than four out of five guns were loaded, the Transportation Security Administration said on Friday.
  
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• Las Vegas Library burglarized; investigation affects operating hours

  23-01-2015 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The library’s usual 10 a.m. opening was pushed back to noon.
  
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• Benzer pleads guilty in massive Las Vegas Valley HOA scheme

  23-01-2015 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former construction company boss Leon Benzer pleaded guilty Friday in the massive scheme to take over homeowners associations in the Las Vegas area.
  
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• It got a little weird when YouTube stars interviewed Obama

  23-01-2015 20:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In his continuing effort to connect to a younger audience, President Barack Obama sat down Thursday with and took questions from three YouTube stars: GloZell Green, Bethany Mota and half of the vlogbrothers, Hank Green.
  
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• Las Vegas police find man’s body; suicide suspected

  23-01-2015 19:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating the suspected suicide a man whose body was found near Eastern and Stewart avenues Friday.
  
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• Las Vegas police find a man’s body near downtown

  23-01-2015 19:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near Eastern and Stewart avenues Friday.
  
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• Video shows NJ officer shooting man with hands raised

  23-01-2015 19:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A New Jersey police department released a video this week of a man being fatally shot by police as he got out of a car with his hands raised during a traffic stop.
  
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• Education Notebook, Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2015

  23-01-2015 19:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• Officials ID pedestrian killed on I-15 as Alaskan tourist

  23-01-2015 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who was died after being struck by cars Thursday night on Interstate 15 is believed to be a tourist from Alaska, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Top Silver State Health Insurance Exchange official resigns

  23-01-2015 18:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — A top Silver State Health Insurance Exchange executive says she plans to resign next month. The Las Vegas Sun reports that Shawna DeRousse plans to resign from her position as chief operating officer at the beginning of next month to pursue a career in the private sector. DeRousse announced her departure during an open enrollment period where customers can buy subsidized health insurance plans mandated by the
  
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• X Games Superpipe: Truckee’s Danny Davis golden again in Aspen (w/ video)

  23-01-2015 17:39
  
  ASPEN, Colo. — Truckee’s Danny Davis and the rising stars of snowboarding crashed Shaun White’s party Thursday night at the Winter X Games. White, the snowboarding legend who’s won more X Games gold medals than any other athlete, made a much-heralded return to the superpipe at Buttermilk this year before a large and lively crowd. The 28-year-old skateboarder-turned-snowboarder rode
  
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• Philadelphia detective charged in aiding girlfriend accused of murder

  23-01-2015 17:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Philadelphia police homicide detective was arrested on Thursday and accused of hiding and protecting his girlfriend when she was being sought for murder, authorities said.
  
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• Las Vegas woman critical after being struck by car

  23-01-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman is critical after being struck by a car Thursday night on Charleston Boulevard near Maryland Parkway, according to Metro police.
  
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• Yes, Virginia City is beautiful

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  Nick Nicosia took this photo of Virginia City on Wednesday. …
  
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• Two trees in Carson City’s Fuji Park on chopping block

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  Two large cottonwood trees in Fuji Park at the south edge of Carson City are deemed hazardous and are going to be removed, city government said Thursday. Each tree was identified as a hazard due to instances of large falling limbs, according to a prepared statement, “the most recent one severely damaging a vendor’s tent during the Nevada 150 Fair this past summer.” The Parks and Recreation Department, with assistance
  
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• Nevada Arts Council work to be in Legislative building

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  When people from all walks of life fill the halls of the Nevada Legislative Building in the 2015 session, the creations of Nevada contemporary artists are going surround and invite them. The Nevada Arts Council’s Legislative Exhibition Series spotlights the Silver State’s breadth of talent with six exhibits through June featuring different artists working in painting, basketry and mixed media. The 2015 LXS Se
  
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• Governor’s budget proposal not favorable to Carson City’s WNC

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  Despite his claims community colleges, especially Western Nevada College and Great Basin Community College, will train the employees needed by high-tech companies moving to Nevada including Tesla, Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget deletes the added funding to help those schools survive formula changes. Those formula changes left WNC and GBC in dire straits two years ago by shifting money they had received in the past
  
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• Carson City’s Silver State Charter Middle School starts Project Day

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  To begin their third term, Silver State Charter Middle School faculty introduced Project Day to its seventh and eighth grade students Wednesday. Students are immersed in Common Core aligned curriculum driven by their own curiosity, while being guided by their instructors. Each Wednesday afternoon, students will work toward learning about, planning and building a school garden. “We decided to incorporate project-based lear
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s log: Man arrested after disturbance at Smith’s

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court. WEDNESDAY • At 12:08 p.m., a 45-year-old Carson woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI-first offense after deputies responded to a report of a pickup with an Arizona plate driving at high speed on College Parkway. She was arrested at a residence on Debbie Way and held in lieu of $1,000 bail. • At 9:12 p.
  
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• Carson City area ranks high for retirement

  23-01-2015 08:03
  
  Carson City and Gardnerville rank as the top places in Nevada to retire, according to smartasset.com, a website on money and related matters. Carson City ranked second in the state, right behind Gardnerville in Douglas County, as both those communities left Las Vegas behind and in third place. In overall rankings, the finance/lifestyle website put six communities from the northern part of the state and four to the south in
  
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• Veterans build for the future

  23-01-2015 07:55
  
  Veterans from across the state convened in Fallon on Saturday to learn about issues facing current and former servicemen and women and to honor state youth winners in the Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen essay contests. Fallon’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1002 and its Ladies Auxiliary hosted the mid-winter conference at the convention center. John A.
  
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• Cash flow issues force state to find ways to pay bills

  23-01-2015 07:55
  
  Faced with potentially serious cash flow problems, the Nevada Budget Office has spent the last couple of months looking under every rock for money to beef up the state’s Ending Fund Balance. By statute, the state is required to finish each fiscal year with at least 5 percent of General Fund appropriations in the bank. That pad is required to ensure, much like a homeowner, when bills come due, the balance never goes into t
  
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• Carson City’s FISH purchases ‘new’ shuttle

  23-01-2015 07:55
  
  Through the support of local donors and organizations, FISH has purchased a “new” used shuttle to transport residents of their homeless shelters. The 2008 Starcraft vehicle has a lift for wheelchair access and seats 13 passengers. It replaces the FISH shelter van that had more than 240,000 miles, carried only 10 passengers, and had no ability to transport clients using wheelchairs. FISH uses the shuttle to tr
  
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• Sarah Palin serves up dinner at Las Vegas Salvation Army — PHOTOS

  23-01-2015 07:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin served food with volunteers of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to those in need at the Salvation Army on Thursday.
  
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• UNLV event focuses on life-without-parole sentences for juveniles

  23-01-2015 07:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill for the upcoming legislative session from Assemblyman John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, proposes to abolish life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles.
  
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• Lake Tahoe’s tiny creatures dying off at dramatic rate, scientists say

  23-01-2015 06:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The smallest critters who occupy the bottom of the cold, clear waters of Lake Tahoe are dying off at an alarming rate and scientists are trying to find the cause to protect the fragile ecosystem of the lake high in the Sierra Nevada range.
  
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• Lake Tahoe’s tiny creatures dying at dramatic rate, scientists say

  23-01-2015 06:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The smallest critters who occupy the bottom of the cold, clear waters of Lake Tahoe are dying off at an alarming rate and scientists are trying to find the cause to protect the fragile ecosystem of the lake high in the Sierra Nevada range.
  
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• Sex education survey results revealed to Clark County School Board

  23-01-2015 06:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District board members learned the results of a sex education survey conducted over the past few months at a Thursday meeting.
  
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• Under scrutiny after child’s death, Clark County targets news coverage

  23-01-2015 06:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In a rare move, Clark County’s head spokesman is using the county’s website to complain about a recent Review-Journal article about Family Services and to accuse its author, reporter Yesenia Amaro, of working to “paint the department in an unfavorable light.”
  
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• Bruised but Unbowed, Reid Plans for Future

  23-01-2015 06:00
  Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, told reporters that injuries sustained three weeks ago during an exercise mishap would not keep him from seeking re-election in 2016.
  
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• Clinton ahead of all potential GOP candidates in new poll

  23-01-2015 05:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn’t just the prospective Democratic frontrunner — she’s favored over every top potential Republican candidate, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Thursday.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash on NB I-15 near Tropicana; traffic delayed

  23-01-2015 05:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a crash involving an automobile and a pedestrian on Interstate 15 northbound near Tropicana Avenue.
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash on I-15 near Tropicana

  23-01-2015 05:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a crash involving an automobile and a pedestrian on Interstate 15 northbound near Tropicana Avenue.
  
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• NHP investigating fatal pedestrian crash on NB I-15 near Tropicana; traffic delayed

  23-01-2015 05:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a crash involving an automobile and a pedestrian on Interstate 15 northbound near Tropicana Avenue.
  
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• Man admits to 2008 murder after judge throws out death penalty

  23-01-2015 04:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two months after a judge took the possibility of the death penalty off the table for Frederick Desun Schneider because of his “intellectual disability,” he pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder.
  
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• Firefighters fired after homicide sparks ethics investigation

  23-01-2015 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two California firefighters were dismissed and 13 others punished, following an investigation into a former fire chief who was accused of stabbing his fiancée to death and then going on the run for two weeks, officials said on Thursday.
  
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• Greater Nevada Credit awarding $40,000 in scholarships

  23-01-2015 03:23
  
  Greater Nevada Credit Union is accepting applications for its annual academic scholarship program, which has awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships over the past 15 years. This year, Greater Nevada will award 20 scholarships for $2,000 each, totaling $40,000. The Greater Nevada academic scholarship program is sponsored and administered by the credit union and is available to Greater Nevada members and their families. Anyon
  
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• Children’s voices told woman to kill, defense lawyer says

  23-01-2015 03:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Elita “Gaby” Maldonado killed a man who paid her for sex in an attempt to save her two daughters, whose voices echoed in her head, a defense lawyer told Clark County jurors Thursday.
  
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• UNLV’s Paul Oh on robot companions and artificial creativity

  23-01-2015 03:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  "Flying used to be this fantasy. We’ve realized it. Going to the moon. Going underwater in the deep. But people have yet to get the robot of their dreams."
  
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• Las Vegas rescue dog bound for Puppy Bowl

  23-01-2015 02:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Keno, a wire hair Terrier mix recently dropped off at the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will compete MVP — Most Valuable Puppy.
  
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• A Las Vegas rescue dog is bound for Puppy Bowl

  23-01-2015 02:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Keno, a wire hair Terrier mix recently dropped off at the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, will compete MVP — Most Valuable Puppy.
  
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