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• Wisconsin protests continue after death of unarmed black teen

  08-03-2015 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Activists plan more protests in Madison, Wisconsin, this week after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman, the latest in a string of killings that highlighted concerns of racial bias in U.S. law enforcement.
  
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• Wisconsin marked by 3rd day of protests after police shooting

  08-03-2015 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Activists protested for a third day in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman, the latest in a string of killings that have intensified concerns of racial bias in U.S. law enforcement.
  
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• Coroner identifies man police say killed 3

  08-03-2015 23:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro officers responded to calls reporting gunshots about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Broadstone Talavera apartments, 2251 S. Fort Apache Road, near the intersection of Sahara Avenue.
  
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• Emma Watson urges united fight for gender equality

  08-03-2015 22:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The goodwill ambassador for U.N. Women used International Women’s Day to add impetus to the HeForShe campaign that was launched in September last year and encourages men and boys to join the fight for equal rights.
  
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• Boulder City bypass will be both faster and shorter

  08-03-2015 22:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Boulder City bypass will dodge congestion in and around the small city, and be a faster and shorter route for motorists.
  
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• Thousands reenact Selma March in rememberance of ‘Bloody Sunday’

  08-03-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some of those gathered in Selma also planned to set out Monday on a march to Montgomery along the route that Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers walked in the wake of Bloody Sunday, a march that helped spur the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
  
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• 6th suspect in murder of Boris Nemtsov blows himself up

  08-03-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The news came as Russian authorities reported making five other arrests in connection with Boris Nemtsov’s killing.
  
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• Police say alcohol may have been factor in moped crash

  08-03-2015 19:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who was in critical condition Saturday night after his moped crashed into a city bus in the central valley was identified by Las Vegas police.
  
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• Search continues year after Malaysia plane went missing

  08-03-2015 18:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An international team of investigators led by Malaysia released an interim report on Sunday on their inquiry into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370 one year after it went missing.
  
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• Hiker who fell to death in Red Rock identified

  08-03-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro’s search and rescue unit recovered the body Saturday evening, Metro Lt. Ken Romane said.
  
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• Coroner identifies hiker who fell to death in Red Rock

  08-03-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro’s search and rescue unit recovered the body Saturday evening, Metro Lt. Ken Romane said.
  
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• Closely watched Arias trial to cost taxpayers $32 million

  08-03-2015 16:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  This week a second jury failed to reach a verdict in a sentencing phase retrial for the 34-year-old former waitress from Salinas, California, who was convicted in 2013 of killing her ex-boyfriend at his Phoenix-area home five years earlier.
  
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• Local sports roundup: Carson City’s WNC softball drops two

  08-03-2015 08:35
  
  Eliminate two big offensive innings for Salt Lake Community College and Western Nevada College played the 18th-ranked Bruins pretty even on Saturday.The Bruins scored seven runs in the seventh inning to break open a tight game on their way to an 11-2 softball victory in the opener and followed that by erupting for eight runs in the second frame in a 10-1 win in game two at Edmonds
  
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• SILVER DOLLARS AND WOODEN NICKELS: Honoring those who serve us

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  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: What a week to honor those who serve us, with the United States Navy Reserve beginning the celebration of its 100th anniversary on Monday and the United States Air Force Band performing in Carson City and R
  
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• Senator Square: Carson High School students advance to state history competition

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  Honors World History students recently competed in the National History Day contest at Carson High School and the competition was phenomenal. Students conducted extensive historical research and investigated the leadership and legacy of a historical figure. This year’s winners were selected the assistance of CHS faculty, former competitors, community members, and the Carson City Library staff. The win
  
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• Plan to open bypass at SR-342 on June 6 confirmed

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  VIRGINIA CITY — A plan that would lead to the opening of a bypass at State Route 342 on June 6 and for Comstock Mining to pay $3 million for the entire project has been agreed upon.On Tuesday, the Storey County Board of Commissioners reviewed a comprehensive update pertaining to the temporary closure of State Route 342 that has been closed since Sunday, Feb. 8. During the meeting, senior representatives of the N
  
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• Darrell Moody: With UNR silent, Carson City’s Carter Nike Camp bound

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  Carson High’s Asa Carter is arguably the best returning football player in Northern Nevada, and for some inexplicable reason, he hasn’t attracted any scholarship attention from the hometown Nevada Wolf Pack, or any other D-1 school for that matter.Carter was the Sierra League Player of the Year, and he also was a first-team regional and state selection. A ball-hawking safety, he finished with eight
  
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• Carson City’s WNC baseball fails to sweep Salt Lake

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  Finding a way to win games that require a concerted comeback effort is one of many reasons why Western Nevada College coach D.J. Whittemore is on the cusp of his 400th victory with the Carson City baseball program.The Wildcats nearly did just that on Saturday afternoon against Salt Lake Community College in the finale of a four-game series at John L. Harvey Field. After trailing 8-4 in the fifth inning, the Wildca
  
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• Carson City School District band students celebrate Band-O-Rama

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  The Carson City School District recently held its Band-O-Rama in the Carson High School’ Morse Burley Gymnasium. Close to 500 band students were involved in the evening including: 5th grade bands: Bordewich/Bray Elementary, Alan Catron, directorEmpire Elementary, Kelly Ehrenfeuchter, directorFremont Elementary, Will Blankenship, directorFritsch El
  
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• Carson City Road Report: Carson Stree closure today, Roop Street work to hinder access to Community Center

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  The following information applies to March 9-15.Due to an ongoing water main project, there will be lane shifts on Roop Street at the intersection with Washington Street between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays and on the weekend. Access into the Community Center and Aquatic Facility parking lot off of Roop Street will be limited or sometimes not available at all.Dan Street between Peters and N. Fall streets will be c
  
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• Carson City childhood expo draws a crowd (video)

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
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• Athletics meeting for Carson City’s WNC Tuesday

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  Those interested in saving athletics at Western Nevada College are welcome to attend a meeting to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 in room 2149 of the Legislative Building.Helaine Jesse Morres, a former WNC vice president who spearheaded the effort to establish athletics at the school in 2002, has organized the meeting. It was recently announced the WNC baseball and softball programs would be disbanded after t
  
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• A tough day for Senators

  08-03-2015 08:27
  
  Carson High’s baseball team will enter its Northern Division I opener Tuesday at 3:45 against Hug in the throes of a three-game losing streak after losing twice at the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament Saturday at Ron McNutt Field.Carson lost 13-5 to Douglas, as the Tigers scored nine runs in their final two at-bats. Galena snapped a 4-all tie with two outs in the seven
  
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• Two area students semifinalists in Nat Geo state bee

  08-03-2015 08:19
  
  Jade Chapman, a fourth-grader at Grace Christian Academy in Minden, and Elia Keating-McEllistrem, a sixth-grader at Bethlehem Lutheran School in Carson City, are two semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Nevada National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek, on March 27 at Tarkanian Middle School, 5800 W. Pyle Ave. in Las Vegas.This is the second level of the National Geograph
  
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• Downtown Carson City CAV awaits design details before forming

  08-03-2015 08:19
  
  Imagine a downtown Carson City business district along Carson Street with sidewalks that can melt snow and ice or feature Wi-Fi available for visitors and residents alike.Better yet, imagine it with both, which is the vision of John Rutledge at the Rutledge Law Center. He’s the attorney serving as a spokesman in the slowly-evolving efforts to form a downtown commercial area vital
  
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• Carson City FISH seeks assistance with thrift store renovations

  08-03-2015 08:19
  
  Friends in Service Helping is launching a community project to renovate and improve the facade of its thrift store in North Carson. The human services nonprofit invites residents and local organizations with construction experience to participate in the project by volunteering their skills and materials to renovate their store front on Carson Street.The specific skills requested for the renovation inclu
  
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• Nevada legislators are tired of springing forward too

  08-03-2015 07:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Assemblyman Chris Edwards says his constituents are tired of springing forward and falling back every year. He wants Congress to let Nevada spring forward once more and leave it at that, keeping Nevada on daylight saving time in perpetuity.
  
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• Developer to pay $570,000 toward flood control in North Las Vegas

  08-03-2015 07:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The years spent waiting for flood improvements in a North Las Vegas neighborhood felt like waiting for someone to die, according to one resident.
  
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• Carson City Animal Shelter fundraiser

  08-03-2015 06:27
  
  Laura Redmon serves some wine to Debbie Thrower, Sara Zaro and Bernadette Lissaline Saturday night at ‘Woofs, Wine and Whiskers’, a Carson Animial Services Initiative fundraiser for the new animal shelter in Carson City.Officer Darin Riggin and K9 officer Tarzan pose with the Naughty Tea Mistresses of Nevada Saturday night at ‘Woofs, Wine and Whiskers,’ a fundr
  
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• The Jim Rogers wasn’t afraid to share his fortune or his opinions

  08-03-2015 06:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of several saving graces of the late Jim Rogers’ just-pressed autobiography, “Now, Let Me Tell You Something…” is that Nevada’s curmudgeonly education champion didn’t take his great wealth with him; he spread it around.
  
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• Man in critical condition after crashing moped into bus

  08-03-2015 04:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was in critical condition Saturday night after crashing his moped into a bus in central Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• Hiker falls to death in Red Rock Canyon

  08-03-2015 03:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person is dead after an apparent fall during a hike at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Saturday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Boko Haram terror group purportedly pledges allegiance to ISIS

  08-03-2015 02:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based Islamist terror group, has pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to an audio message purported to be from Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau.
  
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• Metro sheriff stresses community-oriented policing

  08-03-2015 01:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Community-oriented policing is the future of law enforcement, according to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. And it’s already working for the Metropolitan Police Department.
  
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• Carson City’s RSVP plans evening of comedy to benefit area seniors

  08-03-2015 01:31
  
  The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, is hosting an evening of comic relief with local comedienne Kat Simmons at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St. Proceeds from the event further RSVP’s mission to help seniors with volunteer-based programs such as escorted transportation, companions for the homebound, respite visits for in-home caregivers and free coupons
  
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• 2 Vegas homeless men hospitalized in downtown stabbing

  08-03-2015 01:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fight between two homeless men downtown led to a stabbing that landed both of them in the hospital Saturday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Off to a fast start, the 2015 Legislature still faces big challenges

  08-03-2015 00:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has set an ambitious agenda for tax and school reform, but it remains to be seen if enough of the Legislature will go along.
  
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