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• Prevailing wage exemption bill clears first Senate committee

  06-02-2015 22:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would exempt school and university construction projects from Nevada’s prevailing wage law was passed by a Senate committee Friday, just two days after a contentious hearing.
  
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• Sen. Debbie Smith to undergo brain surgery in Texas

  06-02-2015 22:35
  
  Nevada state Sen. Debbie Smith was scheduled to undergo a four- to five-hour surgery at a Texas hospital on Friday to remove a brain tumor and determine whether it’s cancerous. The Sparks Democrat, 59, was diagnosed with a tumor last Thursday and is receiving care at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Her children, husband and other relatives planned to be at the hospital during the operation. “We’re all a little n
  
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• State Sen. Smith resting after brain surgery

  06-02-2015 22:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Sen. Debbie Smith was resting Friday at a Houston hospital after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor.
  
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• Three arrested in death of missing Lyon County woman

  06-02-2015 22:27
  
  Three people have been arrested on open-murder charges in the death of a missing 32-year-old woman in Lyon County. The sheriff’s office says the three were booked into the county jail early Friday morning in the death of Alea Clark of Silver Springs. The suspects were identified as 36-year-old Ryan Coddington and 40-year-old Patricia Baker, both of Silver Springs, and 31-year-old Toni Hardin of Dayton. Clark was reported
  
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• Douglas floods don’t qualify for emergency status

  06-02-2015 22:27
  
  The flash floods that ravaged Carson Valley in July and August didn’t rise to the levels required for a state emergency, Douglas County Emergency Management announced today.The estimated replacement cost or repair of public infrastructure damaged by the four floods was $927,205, well below the federal minimum of $3,753,710 for the 2014 fiscal year.While Douglas County Emergency Management had requested that d
  
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• 3 arrested in death of missing woman in Lyon County

  06-02-2015 22:27
  
  Three people have been arrested on open-murder charges in the death of a missing 32-year-old woman in Lyon County. The sheriff’s office says the three were booked into the county jail early Friday morning in the death of Alea Clark of Silver Springs. The suspects were identified as 36-year-old Ryan Coddington and 40-year-old Patricia Baker, both of Silver Springs, and 31-year-old Toni Hardin of Dayton. Clark was reported
  
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• Bill introduced to do away with Clark County handgun registration

  06-02-2015 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two gun-related bills, including a measure that would do away with a handgun registration requirement in Clark County, were introduced Friday in the Assembly.
  
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• Coroner can’t determine what killed infant found in filthy home

  06-02-2015 21:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office said Friday it wasn’t able to determine what killed a 3-month-old boy removed in December from a filthy home in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Obama’s new foreign policy: ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’

  06-02-2015 21:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama released an updated national security strategy on Friday committing the United States to a leading world role while also highlighting a cautious foreign policy doctrine that has been shorthanded as “don’t do stupid stuff.”
  
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• High winds down power lines in Carson City; 95A east of Yerington closed

  06-02-2015 21:07
  
  2:15 p.m.: From Lyon County Manager Jeff Page: Lyon County is experiencing a major wind event. The CLCFPD, MVFPD and NLCFPD have staffed their stations with all available volunteers. MVFPD is working multiple car crashes on Highway 95A east of Yerington and they have requested NDOT to close 95A east until further notice.There are reports of multiple power outages, downed lines and downed signs throughout the Coun
  
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• High winds down power lines in Carson City; 3,000 without power

  06-02-2015 21:07
  
  Downed power lines are keeping first responders busy and tying up traffic in Carson City.As of noon: A downed power line has closed Stewart Street at Carson Street. Traffic is being rerouted at Fairview Drive onto Curry. Scanner traffic is also reporting a downed line at Arrowhead Drive and Goni Road. The downed lines have left more than 3,000 NV Energy customers without power. A Sierra storm packing winds gustin
  
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• High winds down power lines in Carson City; 200 without power

  06-02-2015 21:07
  
  Downed power lines are keeping first responders busy and tying up traffic in Carson City.As of 1 p.m., only 200 people are without power. In Douglas County, more than 8,000 people are without power. In Lyon County, NV Energy reports only 60 people are without power. A Sierra storm packing winds gusting in excess of 130 mph over the mountain tops snapped huge trees, closed ski resorts around Lake Tahoe and caused
  
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• High winds down power lines in Carson City

  06-02-2015 21:07
  
  Downed power lines are keeping first responders busy and tying up traffic in Carson City.As of noon: A downed power line has closed Stewart Street at Carson Street. Traffic is being rerouted at Fairview Drive onto Curry. Scanner traffic is also reporting a downed line at Arrowhead Drive and Goni Road.•••From the National Weather Service in Reno about the storm:Strong winds capable of producing damage are ex
  
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• High winds bring 134 mph winds to Sierra

  06-02-2015 21:07
  
  A powerful Sierra storm packing hurricane-force winds ahead of a stream of rain and snow sent huge trees crashing into power lines, leaving tens of thousands of people without power much of Friday along the range’s eastern front stretching about 100 miles from southern Douglas County to north of Reno.No deaths were reported, but at least a dozen people we
  
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• Judge: Vegas soccer stadium financing petition has enough signatures for ballot

  06-02-2015 21:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas voters should get a chance to weigh in on using public funds to help pay for a controversial downtown soccer stadium, a judge decided Friday.
  
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• Crash blocks southbound Rainbow at Tropicana

  06-02-2015 20:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southbound lanes of Rainbow Boulevard at Tropicana Avenue are closed after a traffic crash, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• TransAsia plane lost power in 1 engine before crash that killed 35

  06-02-2015 20:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crew of a twin-propeller TransAsia plane which crashed into a river in Taipei killing 35 people had lost power in one engine but shut down and restarted the other, investigators said on Friday.
  
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• High speed chase through Washoe ends in Carson City; two arrested

  06-02-2015 19:47
  
  Two persons have been arrested following a high speed chase that ended in the Lakeridge area of north Carson City about 10:30 a.m. today.Sheriff Ken Furlong said the pursuit was initiated because the vehicle is believed to have been stolen.He said the arrests were made without incident and there were no injuries.No further information was available at this point. …
  
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• Professor among 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at University of South Carolina

  06-02-2015 18:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A University of South Carolina professor died of multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body after being shot in Thursday’s apparent murder-suicide in a campus building in downtown Columbia, a coroner said on Friday.
  
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• Education Notebook, Feb. 12-18, 2015

  06-02-2015 18:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• ISIS claims American hostage killed in Jordanian airstrike

  06-02-2015 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  ISIS claimed in an online posting that a female American hostage had been killed in a Jordanian airstrike on Raqaa, Syria, on Friday.
  
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• Dan Bilzerian to make PSA for BLM as part of plea deal

  06-02-2015 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Instagram-famous actor and poker player Dan Bilzerian cut a deal with prosecutors Friday on an explosives charge, and will make a public service announcement video for the Bureau of Land Management.
  
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• Dan Bilzerian to make BLM PSA video as part of plea deal

  06-02-2015 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Instagram-famous actor and poker player Dan Bilzerian cut a deal with prosecutors Friday on an explosives charge, and will make a public service announcement video for the Bureau of Land Management.
  
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• Nevada lawmakers examining entertainment tax

  06-02-2015 17:07
  
  Nevada lawmakers are taking the first step toward reworking a live entertainment tax that many complain is confusing and filled with too many exemptions. An educational presentation on the tax is scheduled for Friday afternoon in the Senate Revenue Committee. Majority Leader and committee chair Sen. Michael Roberson says the discussions are likely to lead to a bill at some point in the session. The live entertain
  
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• Tahoe resident Tatiana Leibel guilty in husband’s murder

  06-02-2015 16:59
  
  Minden, Nev. — A Lake Tahoe woman was convicted Thursday night of second degree murder in the Feb. 23, 2014, shooting death of her husband.Tatiana Leibel, 50, was found guilty by a Minden jury, who deliberated for more than seven hours in the case. The jury reported reaching a verdict just after 9 p.m. Thursday. The trial began Jan. 27.Leibel faces an April 20 sentencing date in the murder of her 64-year-old
  
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• Man shot at abandoned Las Vegas hotel, shooter on the loose

  06-02-2015 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One man was shot in the arm and the shooter remains at large after an early Friday morning shooting at an abandoned hotel in downtown Las Vegas, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Las Vegas police seeking suspect in early morning downtown shooting

  06-02-2015 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One man was shot in the arm and the shooter remains at large after an early Friday morning shooting at an abandoned hotel in downtown Las Vegas, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Teen critical after hit by car in southwest was in marked crosswalk

  06-02-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 15-year-old boy was critically injured after he was struck by a car while crossing the street Thursday evening in the southwest valley, according to a Las Vegas police news release.
  
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• Senators eager to battle for regional title, state berths

  06-02-2015 07:47
  
  Carson High, fresh off a second-place finish at the Placer Duals, sends its 18-man squad to Reno High today for the NIAA Regional Championship.Action gets under way today at 3:15 p.m. On Saturday, action begins at 10 a.m. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the state meet Feb. 13-14.The Senators, second to Damonte Ranch in the regular season, wi
  
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• PERS hearing draws no fire over premium increase

  06-02-2015 07:47
  
  The Public Employees Retirement System presented its budget before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday.However, not a single question was raised about the 2.25 percent premium increase approved by the PERS Board.The increase raises the total premium to 28 percent of pay for regular public workers.Rate setting decisions are up to the independent PERS board, not the governor or Legislature.The cost is going to be split 50-5
  
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• NEW SECURITY FENCE AT CARSON HIGH

  06-02-2015 07:47
  
  Carson High students Chauntel Bennett, Amanda Yau and Marjourie Peralta walk in between the new security fence and a temporary construction fence Thursday afternoon at CHS.A new, unfinished security gate is shown on the Carson High campus Thursday. …
  
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• Carson City’s International Film Weekend in full force

  06-02-2015 07:47
  
  The second annual International Film Weekend kicked off Thursday. After last year’s successful first edition, organizers will offer a lineup that will “celebrate cultural diversity through films,” in the words of Linda Bellegray, member of the organization. “Obaba,” directed by Navarrese filmmaker Montxo Armendariz, will be shown on Saturday.It’s a modest festival with the high goal of help
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors drop property tax rate two cents

  06-02-2015 07:47
  
  Carson City’s property tax rate will drop two cents and another two cents worth of expected revenues from it will handle maintenance, the Board of Supervisors signalled Thursday.The decision to cut property tax from $3.54 to $3.52 per $100 of assessed value, tentative but probable barring gyrations in expected tax receipts overall, was taken by the board during discussions of assumptions Finance Director Nick Providenti a
  
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• Prep roundup: CHS boys, girls host big games

  06-02-2015 07:39
  
  Carson High’s girls and boys basketball teams are home tonight for critical Sierra League games against the Galena Grizzlies starting at 5:15 and 7 p.m., respectively.Carson’s boys, 11-2 and riding a 9-game winning streak, are looking to sweep the season series against the Grizzlies. Carson rolled to a 63-51 road win back on Jan. 20. Carson leads the Grizzlies, 10-3, by a full game and Bishop Manogue, 9-3, by
  
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• 2 infants test positive for measles at Illinois day care

  06-02-2015 05:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Parents at a Chicago-area day care center are keeping a close watch over their children for any signs of fever or rashes. They learned Wednesday that two infants who attend a KinderCare Learning Center in Palatine, Illinois, have tested positive for measles.
  
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• Utah lawmaker: is it still rape if the unconscious person is your wife?

  06-02-2015 05:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A proposed law in conservative Utah aimed at clarifying its definition of consent in sexual assault cases has drawn widespread attention after a state representative questioned how it might work between married couples.
  
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• Two booked on murder in case of missing Lyon County woman

  06-02-2015 05:23
  
  The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Nevada Division of Investigation, arrested Ryan Coddington and Toni Hardin on suspicion of open murder in connection with the disappearance of Alea Clark, who was reported missing by family members on Jan. 9. On Feb. 3, human remains were recovered from the Lake Lahontan State Park, which are believed to be that of Alea. The murder investigation continues into more
  
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• Two arrested in connection to case of missing Lyon woman

  06-02-2015 05:23
  
  The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Nevada Division of Investigation, arrested Ryan Coddington and Toni Hardin on suspicion of open murder in connection with the disappearance of Alea Clark, who was reported missing by family members on Jan. 9. On Feb. 3, human remains were recovered from the Lake Lahontan State Park. They are believed to be that of Alea. The murder investigation continues into more
  
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• North Las Vegas crash injures 2 people

  06-02-2015 05:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police shut down the Civic Center Drive and East Tonopah Avenue intersection following a rollover crash that sent two people to the hospital Thursday.
  
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• Boy hit, critically injured by vehicle in southwest valley

  06-02-2015 04:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A child was transported to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in the southwest valley Thursday night.
  
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• All three Henderson council members up for re-election draw challengers

  06-02-2015 03:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  All three Henderson City Council members who are up for re-election this year now have challengers, but Municipal Court Judge Douglas Hedger is running unopposed.
  
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• New Clark County Fire Department chief named

  06-02-2015 03:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The largest fire department in Nevada named a 25-year agency veteran as chief Thursday. Gregory D. Cassell, new chief of the Clark County Fire Department, was “the most qualified and capable person to lead,” County Manager Don Burnette said in a release.
  
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• ‘Million Dollar Burglar’ alleges false imprisonment in lawsuit

  06-02-2015 02:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man dubbed “The Million Dollar Burglar” is suing the Nevada Department of Corrections and Las Vegas police over claims of false imprisonment.
  
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• Three children rescued from padlocked, squalid home

  06-02-2015 02:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three children, including an infant, have been rescued from a crumbling home north of Seattle where they were left without food and surrounded by animal feces, with their parents arrested on suspicion of mistreating them, authorities said on Wednesday.
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors set stage is set for downtown design

  06-02-2015 02:03
  
  For more coverage of Thursday’s Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting check nevadaappeal.com on Friday. A downtown design contract covering Carson, Curry and West 3rd streets cleared Carson City’s Board of Supervisors Thursday by a 4-1 vote.The pact with Lumos & Associates of Carson City as the lead company calls for $1.1 million to do the detailed design work in an integrated fashion for the two stree
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors set stage for downtown design

  06-02-2015 02:03
  
  For more coverage of Thursday’s Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting check nevadaappeal.com on Friday. A downtown design contract covering Carson, Curry and West 3rd streets cleared Carson City’s Board of Supervisors Thursday by a 4-1 vote.The pact with Lumos & Associates of Carson City as the lead company calls for $1.1 million to do the detailed design work in an integrated fashion for the two streets and what w
  
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• Titus demands VA add staff to attack appeals backlog

  06-02-2015 02:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada on Thursday demanded the Department of Veterans Affairs add staff “immediately” to attack a backlog of benefit appeals.
  
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• Law enforcement from 17 Nevada counties gather for summit

  06-02-2015 01:55
  
  Fifty-five sheriffs and district attorneys were invited, but more than 100 law enforcement officials representing Nevada’s 17 counties showed up in Carson City for an idea-sharing summit hosted by state Attorney General Adam Laxalt. The Thursday event is aimed at identifying emerging crime trends in Nevada and determining how different agencies can better work together. It’s also a networking opportunity for district at
  
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• Calif. lawmakers want to get rid of ‘personal beliefs’ exemption for vaccines

  06-02-2015 01:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two state senators in California are proposing legislation that would eliminate the “personal beliefs” exemption for parents who don’t want their children to be vaccinated.
  
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• South Lake Tahoe fire captain resigns following city investigation

  06-02-2015 01:23
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE —Former South Lake Tahoe Department Capt. Mark McLeod Wygant resigned Wednesday following a city investigation into alleged misconduct involving possession of child pornography. Wygant had been placed administrative leave following his arrest last Thursday on a federal charge of allegedly receiving child pornography. Following his arrest, the city of South Lake Tahoe had opened an investigation to deter
  
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