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• Brian Williams backs out of scheduled appearance on Letterman show

  08-02-2015 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The NBC News anchor, at the center of a growing scandal over his recounting of an Iraq War mission in 2003, said on Saturday that he would take a hiatus from the evening news “for the next several days.”
  
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• 17-year-old charged in Pittsburgh-area mall shooting

  08-02-2015 22:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect faces adult charges of attempted homicide and three counts of aggravated assault, the Allegheny County Police Department said in a statement.
  
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• Coroner identifies woman killed in nine-vehicle crash

  08-02-2015 22:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four people were taken to hospitals in the area with minor injuries. Five children, ranging 2 to 16 years old, were involved but uninjured in the crash.
  
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• Police say paparazzi not factor in Jenner car crash

  08-02-2015 20:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hours after Olympic champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal car accident, authorities said there is no evidence he was being chased by photographers.
  
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• Bruce Jenner involved in fatal car crash

  08-02-2015 20:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hours after Olympic champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal car accident, authorities said there is no evidence he was being chased by photographers.
  
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• Some library patrons will have to pay for IRS tax forms this year

  08-02-2015 18:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Internal Revenue Service has limited the amount of free federal tax forms it will provide to places that participate in the Tax Forms Outlet Program, including libraries in the Las Vegas Valley and Boulder City.
  
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• Gunman kills himself after killing 4 others

  08-02-2015 17:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A gunman killed at least four people, including a 7-year-old, and wounded two others Saturday afternoon at a home in suburban Atlanta, authorities said.
  
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• Trio of Senator champs for CHS

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  RENO — Carson High struck gold three times at Saturday’s NIAA Regional Wrestling Championships.Brady O’Keefe (145), Nolan Shine (160) and Brady Rivera (220) all walked away with individual titles en route to qualifying for next week’s state meet in Winnemucca. For Shine and Rivera, it was their second consecutive regional title.Two other CHS wrestlers, Brandon Basa (113) a
  
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• Sweet 16 for Carson City’s WNC baseball recruiting

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  The word is out. An outstanding reputation has transformed the Western Nevada College baseball program into a magnet for developing players.With the great academic and on-field success players have enjoyed while on the Wildcats roster and after leaving the program, recruiting has become a pleasure for 10th-year coach D.J. Whittemore. Sixteen high school players signed letters of intent with the program in mid-January as par
  
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• Senator Square: Carson High invites alumni back for Friday celebration

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  For the last six years, Carson High School has held an alumni night at the Carson-Douglas basketball game in which alumni are recognized and celebrated. It’s a chance for alumni to come back and visit the old stomping grounds, support the Senators and a chance for us to celebrate contributions and the lives of CHS alumni. The Alumni games will be held Friday against Douglas. The girls game will be he
  
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• SAFE AND SOBER 5K IN CARSON CITY

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  Runners cross the timing mat Saturday at the start of the Safe and Sober 5k at Carson High.Volunteers Christian Aguiano, Evette Gallegos and Alba Young display a souvenir t-shirt at the Safe and Sober 5k at CHS Saturday morning. …
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Local governments see chance for more home rule

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  Session after session, local governments have brought their case to the Legislature asking for at least some control over purely local issues and problems.Their pleas have largely fallen on deaf ears in a state where every power not specifically granted to local government is controlled by the state.Nevada, like the majority of states, is what is referred to as a “Dillon’s Rule” state. That 100-y
  
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• Nevada holds off San Jose State 60-57

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A.J. West had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Tyron Criswell rebounded his own missed free throw with two seconds left and Nevada held on to defeat San Jose State 60-57 on Saturday. The Wolf Pack (7-15, 3-7 Mountain West) ended a seven-game losing streak while the Spartans (2-21, 0-11) lost their 13th straight. Both teams had numerous chances in the final two minutes after Darryl Gaynor II made a layup
  
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• Mahe family takes over Nevada Day Treasure Hunt

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  A few months after deciding to stop coordinating the Nevada Day Treasure Hunt, Carson City’s Olson family has turned over the hunt to the Mahe family.Hunting for or hiding a commemorative medallion has been part of the Olson family history for 30 years, Laurie Olson said. From the mid-1980s until 1997, the Olsons deciphered clues and hunted as part of the Portland Rose Festival Treasure Hunt in Oregon. They never found th
  
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• Local sports roundup: Carson City’s WNC baseball sweeps nation’s No. 3 team

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  HENDERSON — In a preseason survey of National Junior College Association baseball programs, the Cochise Apaches were the choice to win their third straight Western District title.However, the third-ranked Apaches have learned over the past two days ta third straight title won’t come easily. Western Nevada College fought back with its third straight comeback win over the Apaches, sweeping a doubleheader on Saturdayat Mor
  
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• Carson City’s WNC softball adds two for 2016 season

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  The Western Nevada College softball team has added to an already talented freshman class by signing two high school players to letters of intent.Pitcher Mckell Marble of Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah, and outfielder Maddison Neely of Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Ore., have been signed by Wildcats Coach Leah Wentworth for the team’s 2016 recruiting class.Both student-athletes have a connection to the pr
  
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• Carsn City’s WNC softball adds two for 2016 season

  08-02-2015 09:23
  
  The Western Nevada College softball team has added to an already talented freshman class by signing two high school players to letters of intent.Pitcher Mckell Marble of Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah, and outfielder Maddison Neely of Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Ore., have been signed by Wildcats Coach Leah Wentworth for the team’s 2016 recruiting class.Both student-athletes have a connection to the pr
  
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• SILVER DOLLARS AND WOODEN NICKELS: Hip, hip hooray for CHS cheerleaders

  08-02-2015 09:15
  
  The Nevada Appeal’s Silver Dollars & Wooden Nickels feature recognizes achievements from the capital region and, when warranted, points out other acts that missed the mark.SILVER DOLLAR: Hip, hip hooray (do cheerleaders actually still say that?) for the Carson High cheerleaders. Carson’s varsity cheerleaders took on some of Northern California’s best and won United Spirit Association USA Open 201
  
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• Gov. budget balanced on $1.8 billion in added money

  08-02-2015 09:15
  
  All eyes and most of the talk has been focused on the $1.1 billion worth of extended sunsets and new taxes in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recommended 2016-17 budget.That includes $544.5 million over the biennium by extending the “temporary” tax hikes that currently feed the General Fund plus $569.4 million in new revenues.That money increases the total available General Fund revenue for the coming biennium from $6.2 billion
  
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• Downtown Carson City to see ‘innovation district’ by 2018

  08-02-2015 09:15
  
  An “innovation district” called the Capitol Mall will rise by 2017 or 2018 in downtown Carson City, according to backers.That’s the gist of the message touting the proposed technology-oriented multiplex as it was outlined by two developers and associates. It’s a project covering several square blocks that will include a 150 key hotel, a companion tech conference center, two office structures, t
  
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• Darrell Moody: Carson City’s White is promoted to PCL

  08-02-2015 09:15
  
  One step closer to his dream.The Pacific Coast League will have a little local flavor this season with the promotion of Carson High grad Nate White from Double A.White, who started umpiring when he was still in high school, has progressed rapidly through the minor league system. He’s obviously excited about his recent promotion. He will leave on March 18, and will be stationed at the Chicago Cubs fac
  
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• Carson City board honors Pete Livermore honored posthumously for protection of watershed

  08-02-2015 09:15
  
  The Carson Water Subconservancy District posthumously awarded Pete Livermore the 2015 Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award for Exemplary Service in Conservation and Protection of the Carson River Watershed. The award, created in 2007, recognizes individuals or organizations that demonstrate a 10-plus year commitment and accomplish plans and projects to improve and sustain the Carson River Watershed. Livermore was honored
  
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• Bamboo bike biz is changing youth employment in Ghana

  08-02-2015 07:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s bespoke, beautifully formed, and changing the face of transport in Ghana. The bamboo bicycle is gaining traction in the country and one organization is riding this popularity wave to increase youth employment in the process.
  
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• Three suspects arrested in Carson City after armed robbery attempt

  08-02-2015 06:27
  
  Three men were arrested afte the Carson City Sheriff’s Office received 911 calls of a robbery in progress in the 1000 block of Woodside Drive.Tashawn Sharp, 34, of Sacramento was arrested and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property and conspiracy to commit robbery; Joseph Moore, 33, of Sacramento was arrested and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property, fel
  
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• Speak to the press and you might be fired, Henderson tells city employees

  08-02-2015 05:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Henderson city employees could be fired for talking to a news reporter under a new and highly unusual policy.
  
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• Nearby sand dunes invite exploration, recreation

  08-02-2015 04:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Mojave Desert contains extensive areas of mountainous sand dunes. Early travelers tried to avoid the sand, but today the sands attract many modern travelers, some for their sheer beauty, others for their recreational opportunities.
  
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• Shots fired, several struck at Pa. mall

  08-02-2015 02:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Shots were fired at Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania and several people were struck by bullets, local TV station KDKA reports.
  
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• At least 3 shot, hospitalized after Pa. mall shooting

  08-02-2015 02:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least three people were shot Saturday evening at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-area mall and the shooter remains on the loose, according to a spokesman for the hospital treating the three victims.
  
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• 3 shot, hospitalized at Pa. mall, suspect on the loose

  08-02-2015 02:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are searching for the gunman who shot three people at a Pittsburgh-area mall Saturday.
  
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• Las Vegas warms up a bit, breaks high-temperature record

  08-02-2015 02:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas is in the middle of winter, but you wouldn’t know it from watching people walking around in their shorts and T-shirts Saturday.
  
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• Gunman kills 4 and himself at suburban Atlanta home

  08-02-2015 01:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A gunman killed at least four people, including a 7-year-old, Saturday afternoon at a home in suburban Atlanta, authorities said.
  
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• Tape of beating leads to charges against Philadelphia officers

  08-02-2015 00:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in a patrol car chase down a man on a scooter. The car stops, and two officers get out and beat the man with their fists and batons. His orbital bone fractures and he suffers lacerations on his head, yet he is the one who is charged with aggravated assault.
  
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