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• Meth, Ecstasy factors in tree trimmer’s asphyxiation death

  02-02-2015 23:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who died while trimming a palm tree Jan. 11 was intoxicated at the time of his death, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Las Vegas defense attorney pleads guilty in short sale scheme

  02-02-2015 22:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defense lawyer Luis J. Rojas pleaded guilty Monday in what authorities say was a short sale scheme to erase more than $800,000 in mortgage debt from his Henderson home.
  
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• NHP seeks red semi in Spaghetti Bowl crash that killed woman

  02-02-2015 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for a red semi-truck that witnesses said left the scene of a crash that killed a woman Monday afternoon at the Spaghetti Bowl, the department said.
  
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• NHP seeks red semi in Spaghetti Bowl crash that killed 1

  02-02-2015 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for a red semi-truck with a black tarp over its trailer after a person was killed in a crash at the Spaghetti Bowl.One person is dead after a crash at the Spaghetti Bowl Monday afternoon, a Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.
  
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• 1 dead in Spaghetti Bowl crash; southbound traffic backing up

  02-02-2015 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is dead after a crash at the Spaghetti Bowl Monday afternoon, a Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.
  
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• Undercover Metro detective booked for DUI

  02-02-2015 21:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas Police Department detective was arrested on a drunken driving charge over the weekend, the agency announced Monday.
  
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• Metro detective booked for DUI after falling asleep at wheel

  02-02-2015 21:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas Police Department detective was arrested on a drunken driving charge over the weekend, the agency announced Monday.
  
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• Crash investigation blocks Lamb at Washington

  02-02-2015 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Investigation of a hit-and-run crash will likely create traffic hassles near the intersection of Lamb Boulevard and Washington Avenue, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Hambrick elected state Assembly speaker

  02-02-2015 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Assemblyman John Hambrick was named speaker for the 2015 legislative session on Monday, ending the uncertainty stemming from a leadership struggle between conservative and more moderate members of the GOP caucus.
  
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• Bonanza closed at Nellis after bicyclist killed in crash

  02-02-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bicyclist is dead after an east Las Vegas Valley crash involving multiple vehicles.
  
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• Bicyclist killed in crash on Bonanza at Nellis

  02-02-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bicyclist died Monday after an east Las Vegas Valley crash involving multiple vehicles.
  
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• ‘Nut rage’ case: Ex-Korean Air executive treated employees like ‘slaves’

  02-02-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The daughter of the boss of Korean Air Lines, on trial in what has popularly become known as the “nut rage” case, treated flight crew like “feudal slaves,” a chief steward said in court on Monday.
  
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• Clark County’s taxi industry rolls to banner year in ‘14

  02-02-2015 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Despite the on-again, off-again relationship the ride-hailing company Uber has had with Southern Nevada, Clark County’s taxi industry had a banner year in 2014.
  
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• 2014 was good to the taxi industry

  02-02-2015 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Despite the on-again, off-again relationship the ride-hailing company Uber has had with Southern Nevada, Clark County’s taxi industry had a banner year in 2014.
  
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• President Obama unveils $4T budget plan

  02-02-2015 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a $3.99 trillion budget that drew scorn from Republicans and set up battles over tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the quest to prove which party best represents the middle class.
  
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• Here’s how the 2016 fiscal budget impacts Nevada

  02-02-2015 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fiscal 2016 budget contains a number of line items that affect Nevada directly and indirectly.
  
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• 183 people sentenced to death for cop killings in Egypt

  02-02-2015 20:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Egyptian court triggered an international uproar Monday, confirming a death sentence for 183 defendants.
  
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• Legislature convenes with pomp, oaths of office

  02-02-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 2015 Nevada Legislature convened Monday with pomp and song, a festive beginning before buckling down to tackle the tough issues of taxes and other reforms in the months to come.
  
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• Friend says drone operator wants to apologize to president

  02-02-2015 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The owner of a small drone that crashed at the White House says his friend, the embarrassed operator who experienced the snafu, wants to apologize to President Barack Obama and the first family.
  
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• Vehicle strikes man in wheelchair crossing at Jones and Twain

  02-02-2015 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man crossing a busy intersection in a wheelchair suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle Monday morning.
  
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• Ober Elementary evacuated for kitchen fire; no one hurt

  02-02-2015 19:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A west Las Vegas Valley elementary school were evacuated after an oven in the cafeteria caught fire Monday morning.
  
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• Federal land bill calls for expansion of Red Rock Canyon

  02-02-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area just got a little bigger. On Dec. 12, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a package of land bills providing more open space for outdoor enthusiasts’ enjoyment.
  
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• CSN designated Hispanic-serving institution

  02-02-2015 18:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The College of Southern Nevada has been designated as a Hispanic-serving institution by federal education authorities, opening the door to hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant opportunities for the school, president Michael Richards said Monday.
  
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• Man accused of 5 Lyon County murders to get death penalty review

  02-02-2015 18:19
  
  YERINGTON — A judge has ordered another hearing on the mental state of a convicted felon accused of a string of five murders east of Reno in 2013 to determine if prosecutors can pursue the death penalty if he’s convicted. A Lyon County judge earlier found Jeremiah Bean to be mentally competent to stand trial, currently scheduled to begin July 13 in Third District Court in Yerington. But last week, newly appointed Judge
  
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• Latest suit to block Nevada mustang roundups targets drugs

  02-02-2015 18:19
  
  A federal judge has agreed to let wild-horse advocates make their case for a court order blocking another mustang roundup in Nevada in a legal battle underscoring divisions among protection groups over the use of a fertility drug to slow herd growth. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks set a Feb. 9 hearing for the request for a temporary injunction prohibiting the government from gathering 332 horses in the Pine Nut Range south
  
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• School bus crash sends truck through brick wall; no students injured

  02-02-2015 18:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No students were injured when their school bus was involved in a crash that sent a truck into a house Monday morning.
  
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• School bus crash sends truck through brick wall; no students hurt

  02-02-2015 18:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No students were injured when their school bus was involved in a crash that sent a truck into a house Monday morning.
  
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• Sen. Rubio of Florida plans Las Vegas stop on book tour

  02-02-2015 18:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will bring his new book tour to Las Vegas on Feb. 18, visiting as he considers a 2016 run for president.
  
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• Florida Sen. Rubio plans Las Vegas stop on book tour

  02-02-2015 18:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will bring his new book tour to Las Vegas on Feb. 18, visiting as he considers a 2016 run for president.
  
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• Fla. Sen. Rubio plans Las Vegas stop on book tour

  02-02-2015 18:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will bring his new book tour to Las Vegas on Feb. 18, visiting as he considers a 2016 run for president.
  
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• Federal judge recommends tossing out evidence in sports betting case

  02-02-2015 17:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge Monday recommended suppressing the brunt of the evidence against a wealthy Malaysian businessman and his son in what authorities say was an illegal sports betting operation run out of Caesars Palace luxury villas.
  
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• 28 DUI arrests at Super Bowl Sunday checkpoint

  02-02-2015 16:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nearly one-third of the drivers tested at a “Sobriety Checkpoint” put in place for Super Bowl Sunday were arrested for driving under the influence.
  
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• 28 arrested for DUI at Super Bowl Sunday checkpoint

  02-02-2015 16:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nearly one-third of the drivers tested at a “Sobriety Checkpoint” put in place for Super Bowl Sunday were arrested for driving under the influence.
  
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• Man critical after stabbing at Laughlin Super Bowl party

  02-02-2015 09:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person who was stabbed during a Super Bowl party in Laughlin was in critical condition, but expected to survive, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Steve Sinovic named newest editor of Northern Nevada Business Weekly

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Steve Sinovic, a veteran business journalist with experience in Nevada and California, has been named editor of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly. He assumed the helm Feb. 2. Sinovic is returning to Northern Nevada after seven years in California where he worked as a business writer and editor for newspapers in San Diego and Santa Barbara. His move to Reno will mark his second stint as a business
  
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• Renovation continues at Grand Sierra Resort

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Reno’s largest hotel property undertook a $5 million renovation of its Grand Theater last week. Chris Christiansen, entertainment director for Grand Sierra Resort, says an update was long due for the theater/showroom built to accommodate dinner service for hotels guest and visitors in 1978. “For the first 12 years, dinner was served seven nights a week to a couple thousand patrons, but that’s n
  
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• Prepare for 2016 ACA deadlines

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Employers should prepare for the reporting requirements mandated by the Affordable Care Act even though the deadline to file has been pushed to 2016, say employee benefit experts. Businesses need to determine which forms are required by the Internal Revenue Service and whether the employer, plan sponsor or insurer will file them, says Christine Williams, an employee benefits attorney with Seattle-based Perkins
  
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• Outlook improves at Directions

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Thanks to Tesla Motors, Apple Inc. and a brightening economy overall, The Chamber’s annual economic outlook event next week will be more like a wedding celebration than a wake. “For the first time in the last six years or so the story is a good one to tell,” says Jeremy Aguero, principal, Applied Analysis, an economic and policy analyst firm in Las Vegas. Aguero will be speaking at the conference on the n
  
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• New brewery; barbecue, sushi restaurants open in Incline Village

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Whether you like booze, barbecue or ‘bows (as in, rainbow rolls), three new businesses are offering something for varying palates. Alibi Ale Works opened its much anticipated brewery and taproom on Dec. 13 on Enterprise Street in the old Napa Auto Parts building. Alibi offers 10 taps, featuring a “wide selection of house-made beer” that will rotate as the
  
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• Nevada casinos continue recovery since 2007 peak

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. — 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 Jan. 9 by the Gaming Control Board in its annual 2014 Gaming Abstract, which reports revenues and expenses for the 270 non-restricted licensee
  
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• NeuroSense, NNBW team on seminars

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  In a modern world, humans still carry around something ancient. Inside every person’s head sits a 200,000-year-old brain. How one uses that brain makes all the difference. To help members of the community make the best of their old brain in a modern world, NNBW is partnering with NeuroSense Consulting to bring a series of seminars to you. Having the right tools and information to take advantage of that brain
  
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• In his own words: Xogenous’ Ron Husey

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about Xogenous and the duties of your position. Husey: Most firms view IT as a necessary evil. Our goal is to bring world-class IT services to companies that may otherwise not be able to afford it. Xogenous is a full-service IT company providing Managed Services, hosting and virtually everything our customers may need. About the only thing we don’t do is cab
  
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• How to make an independent restaurant work for you

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Starting Up Opening a restaurant, as they say, is the easy part. Keeping the doors open and actually growing the business to be successful over the long term is a bit more difficult. Most restaurateurs start out with a very good idea of what they want to create. They envision the food, the environment, the style of service and typically they are very creative and highly motivated. So why do some su
  
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• Construction defect, wage reform top business items

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  The 2015 Nevada Legislature convenes today and the state’s business community is guardedly optimistic it may get what it wants out of the session. The reason: a Republican governor and Republican majorities in both the Assembly and Senate. “The world’s changed,” says Tray Abney, director of government relations for The Chamber in Reno. “Now things are very doable.” Topping the list is construction d
  
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• Bently preserves history at Minden Flour Mill

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Before the Minden Flour Milling Co. Building can begin life anew as a distillery, Bently Enterprises will preserve the iconic structure’s past. This summer renovations will start on the 109 year-old building and surrounding edifices, including the adjacent creamery building designed by Frederic DeLongchamp, the famed architect and Reno native who designed the Washoe County Cou
  
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• As small business optimism rises, worries decreasing at Tahoe | Column

  02-02-2015 08:07
  
  Owning a small business can be challenging. But, according to the fourth quarter 2014 Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, small business owners are feeling a renewed sense of confidence in 2015. We recently surveyed small business owners across the U.S. and the findings were clear: Business owners are the most optimistic since the start of the Great Recession. The Small Business Index score rose to +58 at
  
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• More than 2,000 flights canceled as Northeast braces for storm

  02-02-2015 05:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A winter storm dumping snow and disrupting travel in the central United States is headed toward the Northeast.
  
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• President Obama urges to parents to vaccinate kids

  02-02-2015 04:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama is urging parents to get their children vaccinated in the face of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in the United States.
  
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• President Obama urges parents to vaccinate kids

  02-02-2015 04:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama is urging parents to get their children vaccinated in the face of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in the United States.
  
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• Clark County, Las Vegas clash over stadium parking garage taxation plan

  02-02-2015 02:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County leaders don’t like Las Vegas’ plan to build a county-subsidized stadium parking garage in Symphony Park, but they’ll need a lot of help to stop it.
  
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