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• Nevada Legislature: Resolution calls on feds to pay up for Angora Fire costs

  06-03-2015 23:23
  
  The Nevada state Senate on Friday gave final approval to Assembly Joint Resolution 3, which calls on the federal government to pay what they owe to contractors who did work in the wake of the Angora Fire at South Lake Tahoe.Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, said the U.S. Forest Service awarded $21 million for post-fire and rehabilitation projects. But, he said, an audit in 2011 turned up “irregularities” in the h
  
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• Las Vegas woman seeks ‘Right to Try’ drugs for ailing father

  06-03-2015 22:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman whose 86-year-old father is facing a terminal illness testified in favor Friday of a “Right to Try” bill the Nevada Legislature is considering that would make it easier for him to obtain a medication that could help prolong his life.
  
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• No retrial planned for woman cleared in 1976 Reno slaying

  06-03-2015 22:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who spent more than 30 years in prison was cleared of murder charges Friday when prosecutors in Reno announced they will not pursue a retrial, basing their decision on new DNA evidence that shows she did not commit the crime.
  
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• New DNA evidence clears woman of murder charges 30 years later

  06-03-2015 22:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who spent more than 30 years in prison was cleared of murder charges Friday when prosecutors in Reno announced they will not pursue a retrial, basing their decision on new DNA evidence that shows she did not commit the crime.
  
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• CCSO reports the death of Fallon student

  06-03-2015 22:33
  
  A 13-year-old Fallon girl died at her home late Thursday afternoon of an apparent gunshot wound, reports the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office.According to Sheriff Ben Trotter, deputies discovered a firearm and some notes near the body of the Churchill County Middle School student. Trotter said an autopsy is pending.Although Trotter has not released a name, multiple sources have identified the girl as
  
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• Vegas judge hits Las Vegas Sands subsidiary with major sanctions

  06-03-2015 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ordered hefty sanctions against Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Sands China Ltd. for improperly withholding documents related to an ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.
  
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• Sands China Ltd. hit with sanctions for witholding documents

  06-03-2015 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ordered hefty sanctions against Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Sands China Ltd. for improperly withholding documents related to an ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.
  
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• Lanes to close on Las Vegas Blvd. for the Strip 5K

  06-03-2015 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Runners will be taking it off for charity in a 5-kilometer race Saturday to benefit military veterans, closing some lanes of the Las Vegas Strip.
  
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• Group killing albinos for witch craft in Tanzania arrested

  06-03-2015 20:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in Tanzania said on Friday they had arrested 32 witch doctors this week as part of a campaign against ritual killings of albinos.
  
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• Key figure in illegal World Cup bets sentenced to probation

  06-03-2015 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Darren Phua pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge stemming from a betting scheme set up in a luxury villa at Caesars. Prosecutors say the operation involved millions of dollars in illegal wagers on the 2014 World Cup.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Treasurer’s Office asks lawmakers to relax limits on how state cash can be invested

  06-03-2015 20:11
  
  Deputy Treasurer Al Kramer asked the Assembly Government Affairs Committee on Friday to lift the restrictions on where and how the Treasurer’s Office can invest state money.Specifically, Kramer, former Carson City treasurer, asked permission to invest state money through what the industry terms “reverse repurchase agreements.” In those contracts, the state sells securities to a party with the stipulation t
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would allow more agencies to invest public money

  06-03-2015 20:11
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill allowing local governments and certain state funds to more broadly invest public money. The Assembly Committee on Government Affairs held a hearing Friday on AB 196, which would expand the ability for local governments and a number of state insurance and education funds to make additional low risk investments. Deputy State Treasurer for Investments Al K
  
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• 11 more Clark County schools will become year-round

  06-03-2015 20:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eleven elementary schools will become year-round schools to help with overcrowding, the Clark County School District announced Friday.
  
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• Nye deputies ask again for help in finding robbery suspect

  06-03-2015 19:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nye County sheriff’s deputies asked for the public’s help again Friday in finding a man they say helped rob a Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter almost a week ago.
  
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• Accused getaway car driver in Pahrump robbery arrested

  06-03-2015 19:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man police say helped rob a Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter almost a week ago has been arrested, according to Nye County officials.
  
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• Body found in desert near Sandy Valley identified

  06-03-2015 19:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man whose body police now say was dumped in the desert Thursday near Sandy Valley.
  
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• Education Notebook, March 12-18, 2015

  06-03-2015 19:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• Teen indicted in slaying of Tammy Meyers

  06-03-2015 18:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting Tammy Meyers has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury.
  
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• Anti-drone protesters arrested at Creech Air Force Base

  06-03-2015 18:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro police arrested Father Louis Vitale and eight others early Friday for trespassing at Creech Air Force Base where 140 peace activists had gathered to protest U.S. drone operations that are controlled remotely at the base.
  
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• Telemarketer under indictment in Las Vegas arrested on way to border

  06-03-2015 18:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Alan Rodrigues, 54, who was indicted with six other people in December in a Las Vegas criminal case alleging he participated in a multimillion-dollar telemarketing scheme, is back in trouble with the law.
  
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• Man facing sentencing in Vegas tax scheme is in trouble again

  06-03-2015 18:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Alan Rodrigues, a 54-year-old who was indicted with six other people in December in a Las Vegas criminal case alleging he participated in a multimillion-dollar telemarketing scheme, is back in trouble with the law.
  
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• 3 Ferguson police department employees fired over racist emails

  06-03-2015 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department employees have been fired after being identified as responsible for offensive emails cited in a U.S. Justice Department report that found systemic racial bias in the department, Mayor James Knowles said on Friday.
  
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• 3 Ferguson city employees fired over racist emails

  06-03-2015 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ferguson, Missouri, has fired three city employees and is pursuing a range of other reforms in an effort to negotiate a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department after a federal investigation accused the city of illegal practices targeting African-Americans, the mayor said on Friday.
  
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• 2 Ferguson city employees resign, 1 fired over racist emails

  06-03-2015 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Racist emails — like one that depicted President Obama as a chimpanzee — resulted in three Ferguson, Missouri, city employees resigning or being fired, the city spokesman said Friday.
  
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• Suspect in Bullhead City killing needs new lawyer

  06-03-2015 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Bullhead City, Arizona, man facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case needs a new lawyer.
  
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• Suspect in Bullhead City girl’s killing needs new lawyer

  06-03-2015 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Bullhead City, Ariz., man facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case needs a new lawyer.
  
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• Suspect in Bullhead City girl’s killing gets new lawyer

  06-03-2015 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Phoenix attorney Gerald Gavin is the new lead defense lawyer representing a Bullhead City man who is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case .
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Prevailing wage bill wins final approval, headed to governor

  06-03-2015 08:19
  
  The bill exempting school construction projects from having to pay prevailing wage to tradesmen received final legislative approval from the Assembly on Thursday.SB119 is headed for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s desk.The vote was 23-19 for the measure which still contained language allowing school districts to roll bonds over for another 10 years without going back to a vote of the people.That was strongly opposed by Re
  
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• Congregate care memory unit on horizon in Carson City

  06-03-2015 08:19
  
  A nursing home with a memory care unit planned for Mountain and West Washington streets in Carson City got the green light Thursday, but action on a large housing subdivision was delayed. The city’s Board of Supervisors, without dissent, adopted an ordinance to change zoning of property at Mountain and Washington from public community to multi-family apartment to pave the way for Carson Tahoe Health and Prestige
  
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• CHS opens season with victory against Truckee

  06-03-2015 08:19
  
  For five innings, he Carson Senators seemed to be one hit away from busting the game wide open, leaving nine baserunners stranded.Then came the sixth, and the Senators went wild. Joe Nelson hit a tie-breaking single and Brandon Allen slammed a three-run homer to highlight a five-run inning to spark Carson to an 8-3 win over Truckee on the opening day of the Mike Bearman Invitationa
  
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• Carson City’s WNC baseball game tied, suspended

  06-03-2015 08:19
  
  Hitters don’t often receive the sign to hit away on a 3-0 count with their team trailing.Kody Reynolds was given one in the eighth inning on Thursday at John L. Harvey Field and Western Nevada College’s sophomore shortstop took advantage of it for the second time in a week. Reynolds smashed Trenton Griffin’s pitch over the left-field fence, putting WNC ahead for the first tim
  
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• Carson City’s Eagle Valley Middle School STEM/STEAM night (video)

  06-03-2015 08:19
  
  CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Thomas Herring of the WNC Science Dream Team demonstrates how simple diswashing soap can ignite while Jordan Dargert assists Thursday night at the Eagle Valley Middle School’s STEM/STEAM Night. Dean Poppenga III explains Lego robotics to 12-year-old Nevan McIwee and his 4-year old brother Julian during the STEM/STEAM Night at Eagle Valley Middle School. 12-y
  
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• The early (spring) bird gets the worm in Carson City

  06-03-2015 08:11
  
  Spring has sprung early this year. This robin found a meal on a warm day. Photo taken by John Petroulis. …
  
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• Prep roundup: Barry leads Galena past Tigers in tourney opener

  06-03-2015 08:11
  
  MINDEN — Nate Barry pitched three-hit ball over five innings and Galena bunched together five runs in the fifth and sixth innings Thursday afternoon in a 7-2 season opening victory at Douglas.Clinging to a 2-1 lead, the Grizzlies scored twice in the fifth inning and added three more runs in the sixth to gain some breathing room in the Mike Bearman Memorial Preseason Tournament contest at Tiger Field.Barry, a sen
  
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• 2 arrested in armed robberies, cabbie shooting

  06-03-2015 07:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies, including one against a taxi driver who was shot while escaping, North Las Vegas police said Thursday night.
  
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• Near-space ‘ballooning’ could become next space travel trend

  06-03-2015 07:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Instead of rocket-powered sub-orbital flights like those of Virgin Galactic, could high-altitude ballooning become the most viable way of letting paying tourists experience space — or at least something thrillingly close to it?
  
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• Rangers looking for boater reported missing at Lake Mohave

  06-03-2015 06:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Park Service said rangers are looking for a 31-year-old Las Vegas man who disappeared on Lake Mohave nearly a week ago.
  
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• Police apprehend suspect in Boulder City bank robbery

  06-03-2015 05:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who police said robbed a Boulder City bank Thursday morning was taken into custody near U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard about 30 minutes after the robbery.
  
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• Police apprehend Boulder City bank robbery suspect after chase

  06-03-2015 05:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who police said robbed a Boulder City bank Thursday morning was taken into custody near U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard about 30 minutes after the robbery.
  
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• Assemblyman has March 25 court date on DUI charge

  06-03-2015 05:23
  
  Assemblyman Richard Carrillo, D-Las Vegas, is scheduled for an initial appearance in Carson City Justice Court March 25 on DUI charges.Carrillo was arrested Feb. 27 after a deputy allegedly discovered him asleep in his car in the middle of the night with the vehicle running and his hand on the gearshift.He was also charged with being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated, also a misdemeanor. Carrillo has a
  
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• Firefighters save dog in northwest valley apartment fire

  06-03-2015 05:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 1-year-old cocker spaniel was rescued from a northwest apartment fire on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• RJ lawsuit seeking DA’s witness payment records argued in court

  06-03-2015 05:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Publicly revealing the slightest detail about how prosecutors get informants to open up in a criminal investigation could put lives at risk, a lawyer for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office told a judge Thursday.
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court deems CCDC inmate call records public

  06-03-2015 04:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Records of calls made by Clark County Detention Center inmates are public, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling stems from a public records request made in 2012 by Blackjack Bonding Inc. to the Metropolitan Police Department, which runs the jail.
  
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• North Las Vegas police to target unsafe pedestrian behaviors, dangerous drivers

  06-03-2015 03:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police will be emphasizing pedestrian safety throughout the city’s business corridors Friday.
  
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• Vegas mom blames bullying, school district for daughter’s suicide

  06-03-2015 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Natika Bird says bullying killed her teenage daughter, Carla Jamerson, who killed herself at age 14.
  
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• Compliance issues dog state juvenile facility in Clark County

  06-03-2015 03:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada officials have ramped up monitoring at Red Rock Academy, a state juvenile correctional facility in Clark County troubled by compliance issues they declined to detail.
  
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• Witnesses say HOA conspirators used cash, guns and even growls to sway votes

  06-03-2015 03:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Witnesses in trial testify that construction company boss Leon Benzer used intimidation as well as pay to influence homeowner’s association board members doling out big defect repair contracts worth millions.
  
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• Small courts, big problems: the local government power struggle

  06-03-2015 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas’ city manager tried and failed to oust the Municipal Court’s two judges from an interview panel for new bailiffs last week.
  
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• Small courts, big problems: North Las Vegas power struggle

  06-03-2015 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas’ city manager tried and failed to oust the Municipal Court’s two judges from an interview panel for new bailiffs last week.
  
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• WNC baseball game tied, called due to darkness

  06-03-2015 02:35
  
  The Western Nevada College baseball game against Salt Lake Community College on Thursday at John L. Harvey Field was called with the scored tied 3-3 after 12 innings due to darkness.The game will be completed, beginning with the top of the 13th inning at noon today. The scheduled doubleheader will immediately follow the completion of Thursday’s suspended game.As long as all the technical difficulties are worked
  
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