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• Unarmed employee prevented more shooting casualties, police say

  13-02-2015 23:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A South Dakota employee confronted an armed suspect, possibly preventing more casualties from the shooting that killed one man and critically wounded a woman, authorities said on Friday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: TRPA seeks budget enhancement to protect against invasive species

  13-02-2015 23:31
  
  The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Friday asked Nevada lawmakers to support Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recommended budget to fund a total of $750,000 a year to protect Lake Tahoe from invasive aquatic species.Specifically, TRPA Director Joanne Marchetta told the panel reviewing the bi-state budget that amount would be split 50-50 between California and Nevada and would fund efforts to prevent the invasion and spre
  
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• NV Energy customers along Sahara between I-15 and Jones affected by outage

  13-02-2015 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About 17,500 NV Energy customers in Las Vegas were out of power briefly Friday afternoon, according to the utility’s website.
  
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• 8,000 NV Energy customers without power in Las Vegas

  13-02-2015 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The outages, along Sahara Avenue between Interstate 15 and South Jones Boulevard, should be up by 6:45 p.m.
  
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• Carson City School District launches foundation to raise money for schools

  13-02-2015 23:23
  
  A foundation to help raise money for the Carson City School District will be launched next week during a reception at Carson High School. “Our only mission is to support the kids in the community,” said Ian Hill, chairman of the foundation’s board. “For the first time, we’re going to be joining together all the people who care deeply about the Carson City School District.”The school district foundation
  
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• Las Vegas defense lawyer charged with forging client’s plea agreements

  13-02-2015 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas defense lawyer has been charged with submitting forged guilty plea agreements in court without his client’s knowledge.
  
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• Las Vegas defense lawyer charged with falsifying client’s plea agreements

  13-02-2015 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas defense lawyer has been charged with submitting fraudulent guilty plea agreements in two local courts.
  
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• Marine buddies share smiles, emotions in Vegas 70 years after fighting in Iwo Jima

  13-02-2015 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  World War II Marine buddies Joe Rodgers of North Las Vegas and Bob West, of Farmington Hills, Mich., were reunited last week, nearly 70 years after they fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and 69 years since they last saw each other after the war ended.
  
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• Carson City area burglary ring: Four arrests made; two more sought in regional operation

  13-02-2015 22:43
  
  Four people are now in custody and two more being sought in what Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said is a multi-agency effort to break up a burglary ring.He said the individuals involved are responsible for more than 30 burglaries in Carson City and three surrounding western Nevada counties.He said his office began tracking the suspects after a str
  
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• Burglary ring: Four arrests made; two more sought in regional operation

  13-02-2015 22:43
  
  Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong released more information about those arrested in connection to an alleged burglary ring in Carson City, Douglas County and Washoe County:Arrested are Travis Lieberwirth, 37, Rachel Strull, 28, Crystal Bullock (Paetz), 31, and Brian Madson, 34. Lieberwirth was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and
  
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• Obama calls 3 Muslim students’ deaths ‘brutal, outrageous’

  13-02-2015 22:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama described the deaths of three young Muslims gunned down in North Carolina as “brutal and outrageous murders” on Friday and said no one in the United States should be targeted for their religion.
  
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• Apple may be getting ready to build an iCar

  13-02-2015 22:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Apple Inc is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing several people familiar with the iPhone maker.
  
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• Study: ‘Megadrought’ in store for US Southwest, Plains

  13-02-2015 22:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Southwest and Central Plains regions are likely to be scorched by a decades-long “megadrought” in the second half of this century if climate change continues unabated, scientists from NASA and Cornell and Columbia universities have warned.
  
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• Would you buy cereal from a food truck? One local hopes so

  13-02-2015 22:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Local cold cereal fanatic Jeffrey Howard hopes to get a cereal food truck on the streets with a Kickstarter campaign.
  
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• Semi crash on I-15 near Speedway blocking lanes

  13-02-2015 21:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on Interstate 15 eastbound near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday has partially blocked the intersection.
  
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• Oregon governor expected to resign amid ethics scandal

  13-02-2015 21:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber is expected to resign shortly amid conflict-of-interest allegations involving his fiancée that have triggered a criminal corruption probe, the Oregonian newspaper reported on Friday.
  
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• Nevada average pay increases but can’t match inflation

  13-02-2015 21:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Friday that the average weekly statewide wage in the third quarter was up from 2013.
  
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• Nevada average pay incrases but can’t match inflation

  13-02-2015 21:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Friday that the average weekly statewide wage in the third quarter was up from 2013.
  
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• Nevada average pay inches up

  13-02-2015 21:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wages in Nevada are increasing, though the gains aren’t matching inflation.
  
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• Campus gun carry bill introduced in Nevada Legislature

  13-02-2015 20:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would allow those with concealed weapons permits to take their weapons onto Nevada’s college campuses was introduced in the Assembly on Friday, and sponsor Michele Fiore said she expects to see the measure pass this session.
  
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• Campus carry bill to be introduced in Nevada Legislature Friday

  13-02-2015 20:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would allow those with concealed weapons permits to take their weapons onto Nevada’s college campuses is scheduled to be introduced in the Assembly on Friday, and sponsor Michele Fiore said she expects to see the measure pass this session.
  
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• New hardware causing slow credit card transactions at post offices

  13-02-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some U.S. Postal Service offices are experiencing a system outage that may prompt customers expecting to pay with their credit cards to pack some cash.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Committee passes bill to curb construction defect suits

  13-02-2015 20:11
  
  A bill aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits over construction defects has passed its first hurdle in the Nevada Legislature. Members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB125 on Friday in a 8-5 vote. Republicans say the bill would fix a law that was originally meant to protect homeowners when flaws surfaced in their houses, but has opened the floodgates for expensive litigation and created a financial incent
  
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• Appeals court: U.S. marshals can’t be sued for shooting black teen

  13-02-2015 20:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that federal law enforcement officers cannot be sued for shooting a black 16-year-old in 2007 as he attempted to drive away from them.
  
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• Metro says man shot by cop will survive, IDs second cop involved

  13-02-2015 19:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man a Las Vegas police officer shot and critically wounded earlier this week is expected to survive, Metro said Friday.
  
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• Paperwork filed to recall Nevada Assembly speaker

  13-02-2015 19:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Recall organizers filed a notice of intent to recall Assembly Speaker John Hambrick with the county elections office Friday.
  
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• Education Notebook, Feb. 19-25, 2015

  13-02-2015 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• Nevada construction defects reform law clears first committee

  13-02-2015 18:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill sought by Republican lawmakers to make changes to Nevada’s construction defect law passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Friday on an 8-5 party-line vote.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Papers filed to launch recall effort against Assembly Speaker John Hambrick

  13-02-2015 17:31
  
  Conservative activists have filed paperwork to launch a recall effort against Republican Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick.Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria said a notice of intent to recall was filed Friday.A.J. Maimbourg said she would spearhead the effort. She ran with the Independent American Party and lost to Hambrick in November.Organizers must gather more than 4,000 signatures from Assembly District 2 w
  
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• Activist plans to launch recall effort against Hambrick

  13-02-2015 17:31
  
  Conservative activists say they’re ready to launch a recall effort against Republican Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick. A.J. Maimbourg said she plans to file papers in Clark County on Friday to start the process. She would then have to gather thousands of signatures to trigger an election. Maimbourg ran with the Independent American Party and lost to Hambrick in November. Recall proponents say Hambrick and
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Mardi Gras parade

  13-02-2015 17:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on Thursday night, according to police.
  
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• Woman critical after being shot in road rage incident

  13-02-2015 15:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 45-year-old woman is in extremely critical condition after being shot during a road rage incident late Thursday night, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Woman critical after being shot in fit of road rage, police say

  13-02-2015 15:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 45-year-old woman is in critical condition after being shot during a road rage late Thursday in what Las Vegas police said was a fit of road rage.
  
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• Six artists to be featured at Legislature Carson City

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Some of Northern Nevada’s traditional, folk and contemporary artists will appear at the 2015 Nevada State Legislature in “The Work of Artists,” a series of interactive talks and demonstrations designed to engage artists with the community in which they work. The presentations will be free and will be in Room 3100 at the Nevada State Legislative Building. Baskets of the World with Sande Rowan, a ba
  
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• Senators look to finish Sierra season with a win

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Carson High, locked in a first-place tie in the Sierra League with Galena, closes out its regular-season schedule tonight against rival Douglas.The tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Morse Burley Gymnasium.Both teams are already assured playoff spots no matter the outcome. Douglas clinched fourth and a first-round date at Spanish Springs next Tuesday after beating Damonte Ranch. Carson can finish n
  
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• Rita’s Italian Ice ‘the In-N-Out of desserts’ coming to Carson City

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Rita’s Italian Ice, called the In-N-Out of desserts, is coming to Carson City along with an influx of the franchise company’s outlets in the region.Claiming it’s the world’s largest Italian ice and frozen custard concept due to more than 600 stores, Rita’s company announced from its headquarters in Pennsylvania an investment group called San Francisco Ice Empire, Inc., is bringing at least 60 additional
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson’s McRae, Giron place in top 16 at divisional ski races

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Connor McRae and Noah Giron placed in the top 16 at Tuesday’s divisional ski races at Alpine Meadows.McRae was 10th and Giron 15th.Adam Daniels was 18th, Matt Gunkel 23rd, Shane Morton 24th and Brennan Peterman 32nd.On the girls side, Bailee Barber was a seventh place quarterfinalist and Emma Breeding was 12th. Alex Urban was 23rd in the round of 16.The state meet is Feb. 24-25.Yerington boysdown ROPY
  
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• Minden to host grouse, piñon summit

  13-02-2015 07:47
  As conservation efforts to preserve the bi-state sage-grouse continue, groups working on the issue, as well as experts from throughout the West and federal agency representatives, are coming together to advance the next steps in addressing one of the major contributing factors to the species’ decline: the expansion of pinyon-juniper vegetation that crowds out the sagebrush-dominated habitat needed for the specie
  
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• Interviews to replace Gibbons will be held in Carson City

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Interviews for applicants seeking to fill former District Judge Michael Gibbons seat on the Ninth Judicial Court are scheduled for Feb. 24-25 at the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City.Thirteen attorneys, mostly from Douglas County and Carson City are applying for the position left vacant by Gibbons, now on Nevada’s first appellate court. Gibbons was honored by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners with a pr
  
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• Heller land legislation passes U.S. House

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) dealing with the management of land in Douglas County took one more step to becoming reality on Thursday with the passage of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.The House passed H.R. 644, a package of bills aimed at extending tax credits for charitable giving. The bills passed included legislation introduced by Heller, the Conservation Easement Ince
  
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• Heavenly Mountain Resort opens new terrain after weekend snow

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Heavenly Mountain Resort received 4 to 8 inches of new snow last Friday night and opened two additional trails the following day — High Five and Double Down. After a weekend filled with rain and snow, the resort is operating 19 lifts, accessing 30 groomed trails and 15 miles of skiable terrain.“I’m really proud of how our staff reacted to the storm, working safely
  
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• Five Carson wrestlers to compete in state meet

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  Sophomore heavyweight Sheldon Miller admits he’ll be a little nervous when he walks onto the mat to face Bishop Gorman’s Jackson Perry today at the Winnemucca Events Center.That’s to be expected. After all, this will be the Carson wrestlers first appearance at the NIAA State Wrestling Championships. If an athlete didn’t have a certain amount of butterflies, he or she wouldn’t be human.“I’v
  
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• Chance to hike Fay-Luther Trail with Snowshoe John Thompson

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  The Carson Valley Trails Association invites the public to a free historical snowshoe (or hike if insufficient snow) 2-4 p.m. Feb. 22.Meet at the Fay-Luther Trailhead on Foothill Road, 4.5 miles south of the intersection with Kingsbury Grade. Participants must provide their own snowshoes or hiking shoes for traveling on the trail over the snow and ground. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring wa
  
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• Carson City to have six Character Counts! after school programs

  13-02-2015 07:47
  
  A person’s character is defined by his or her attitudes, attributes and actions. Because these qualities are learned, they also can be taught. And they should be — because good character doesn’t just “happen.” But, what ethical values do we all share? Which ones are enduring, universal truths? Which ones transcend political, religious, socioeconomic, and cultural differences? In 1992, Characte
  
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• FBI director calls for national conversation on race

  13-02-2015 07:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  FBI Director James Comey on Thursday called for a conversation about race in the United States that extends beyond law enforcement.
  
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• Sinatra hit sour note trying to recruit for Tark

  13-02-2015 06:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Jerry Tarkanian had scored a recruiting coup, he thought, when Frank Sinatra made an offer Tarkanian couldn’t refuse.
  
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• Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Riviera focus of LVCVA purchase, implosion reports

  13-02-2015 06:00 via lasvegassun.com
  In a world where resort sales are not official until the involved parties sign documents, it’s safe to say that one famous Las Vegas hotel might not survive the summer. That hotel is the Riviera.
  
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• New York Times columnist David Carr dies at 58

  13-02-2015 05:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  David Carr, the iconoclastic media columnist for the New York Times, died Thursday while working at the Times’ office, according a report posted late Thursday on the Times’ website. He was 58.
  
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• CCSD board approves attendance policy changes affecting driver’s licenses

  13-02-2015 04:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School Board of Trustees on Thursday formally approved a new attendance policy that requires students under 18 years old to submit a certificate of attendance, signed by a school administrator, to the Department of Motor Vehicles or face having a license suspended or denied to them.
  
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• CCSD board approves attendance policy affecting driver’s licenses

  13-02-2015 04:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School Board on Thursday approved a new attendance policy that requires students under 18 years old to submit a certificate of attendance to the Department of Motor Vehicles or face having a license suspended or denied to them.
  
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