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• Carson City open burning starts Friday

  10-03-2015 23:50
  
  The Carson City Fire Department will allow open burning starts Friday to April 12.The purpose of the open burn period is to provide residents an opportunity to dispose of accumulated weeds and yard debris. In order to make this a safe endeavor for those involved, the Carson City Fire Department will require a burn permit with a valid permit number before burning will be allowed. Permits must be obtained no less th
  
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• Flamingo Road construction to begin by early April

  10-03-2015 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Motorists can expect to see disruptions on Flamingo Road by the end of the month or early April after the Regional Transportation Commission on Tuesday kicked off a $40.3 million improvement project on one of Southern Nevada’s busiest east-west thoroughfares.
  
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• Obama announces changes for student loan repayment

  10-03-2015 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama told students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday he wants to make the process of repaying student loans easier to understand and manage.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Lawmaker proposing constitutional change to create lottery

  10-03-2015 23:18
  
  A Nevada Assemblyman is bringing forward a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to create and run a lottery. Democratic Assemblyman Harvey Munford introduced AJR6 on Tuesday on the Assembly floor. The resolution would allow the state Legislature to create and manage a lottery, and require lottery profits support public education and senior citizens. The Las Vegas Democrat said the resolution would h
  
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• Nevada Legislature: GOP bill would prevent school administrators from unionizing

  10-03-2015 23:18
  
  Nevada lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent school administrators from unionizing. Republican Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson is the primary sponsor of SB241, which was introduced Tuesday. Roberson said collective bargaining is meant to protect the rights of laborers and not management. He argued that there’s not a need for such unions because many administrators’ salaries hover around s
  
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• Report: Hate groups in US decline but violence increases

  10-03-2015 23:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Southern Poverty Law Center annual report says the number of hate groups in the United States remains on the decline for the second year in a row.
  
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• Drag racing could occur anywhere, any time of day

  10-03-2015 22:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Auto racing is a multibillion dollar industry involving a bevy of professionals ensuring a certain level of safety. Street racing is a crime involving little or no regard for safety and can put participants on the wrong side of the law in several ways.
  
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• Islamic State says two men killed in Iraq for homosexuality

  10-03-2015 22:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Islamic State militants said on Tuesday they had killed two men in northern Iraq for homosexuality and another for blasphemy.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office offers safe haven for private sales

  10-03-2015 22:14
  
  Volunteers with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office are creating what they hope is a safe haven for private party transactions between individuals.Volunteer Coordinator Ken Smith said too often, people are fearful of letting strangers come to their homes to buy or sell private party transactions. Many of those sales end up being conducted in parking lots and other places where people don’t feel safe.“To add to
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Log: Woman arrested on suspicion of domestic battery

  10-03-2015 22:14
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAY• At 3:50 p.m., a 68-year-old transient was arrested on suspicion of stealing a woman’s backpack while at the FISH store on East Long Street. He was held in lieu of $250 bail on a petit larceny charge.TUESDAY• At 4:32 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic batter
  
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• Unarmed black man fatally shot by Colorado cop was fugitive

  10-03-2015 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An unarmed black man fatally shot by police near Denver last week was a fugitive parolee who had removed his electronic tracking device and was wanted on suspicion of other crimes, including kidnapping and assault, authorities said on Monday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: GOP bill would make gun background checks free

  10-03-2015 21:45
  
  Republicans are sponsoring a bill that would make background checks for gun sales free and prevent more people with mental illness from having a firearm. SB240 was introduced in the Nevada Senate on Tuesday. It would expand the list of people prohibited from having a gun to include people who have pleaded guilty but mentally ill or have been acquitted of charges by reason of insanity. The measure would allow the c
  
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• Reno court date set for Desai plea on fraud charge

  10-03-2015 21:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Dr. Dipak Desai, now serving a murder sentence stemming from a Hepititis C outbreak at his Las Vegas clinic, next month will plead guilty to a federal charge stemming from overbilling.
  
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• State to close juvenile correctional facility north of Las Vegas

  10-03-2015 21:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Red Rock Academy, a state-sanctioned juvenile correctional facility in Clark County, has reportedly been closed because of compliance issues the state has declined to detail.
  
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• Fiscal note: Nevada PERS reform bill would cost $800 million a year

  10-03-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill seeking to change Nevada’s public employees retirement system for future hires by switching to a mostly defined-contribution plan has a hefty price tag in the neighborhood of $800 million a year, according to a fiscal note submitted for the measure.
  
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• Fiscal note: Nevada PERS reform bill would cost $8 million a year

  10-03-2015 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill seeking to change Nevada’s public employees retirement system for future hires by switching to a mostly defined-contribution plan has a hefty price tag in the neighborhood of $800 million a year, according to a fiscal note submitted for the measure.
  
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• Court to hear Margaret Rudin’s motion for new trial

  10-03-2015 21:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Margaret Rudin, the woman convicted of killing her millionaire husband in one of Las Vegas’ most celebrated trials, should have her motion for a new trial heard, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Cavers find ancient treasure in northern Israel

  10-03-2015 20:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Members of the Israeli Caving Club discovered an ancient treasure in one of the most well-hidden stalactite caves in northern Israel.
  
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• Nevada legislators urged to reject 85-mph speed limit bill

  10-03-2015 19:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Opponents of a bill to possibly raise the speed limit on rural stretches of Nevada highways to 85 mph urged state lawmakers to put the brakes on the proposal for public safety.
  
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• ACLU files lawsuit against NSA surveillance program

  10-03-2015 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit on behalf of organizations against the National Security Agency and the Department of Justice challenging the government’s mass surveillance program.
  
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• Pot shop owned, operated by government opens in Washington state

  10-03-2015 19:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cannabis Corner is the first recreational pot shop in the U.S. to be owned and operated by a government agency. Profits will fund local projects — and upgrading the playground is the first order of business for the tiny city of North Bonneville, Washington.
  
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• DMV working to handle overcrowding, frustrating wait times

  10-03-2015 19:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is facing a perfect storm of new responsibilities and program changes that is generating a huge jump in customers and growing wait times at its offices, a panel of state lawmakers was told Tuesday.
  
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• DMV seeks more positions, computer system to handle new growth

  10-03-2015 19:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is facing a perfect storm of new responsibilities and program changes that is generating a huge jump in customers and growing wait times at its offices, a panel of state lawmakers was told Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada Senators bill would only allow nuke waste dumps if host state gave OK

  10-03-2015 19:09
  
  Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation have introduced legislation that would only allow a nuclear waste dump if the governor of the host state signs off on it. Nevada Senators Dean Heller and Harry Reid unveiled the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act on Tuesday. Reps. Joe Heck and Dina Titus introduced a similar bill in the house. The measures would require the governor, local government and tribal offici
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would boost potential speed limit to 85 mph

  10-03-2015 19:09
  
  Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would allow the state to raise highway speed limits to 85 miles per hour. Republican bill sponsor Sen. Don Gustavson testified on SB2 on Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Transportation. The bill would allow the state transportation department to raise the maximum speed limit on certain roads to 85 mph. The current maximum speed limit in Nevada tops out at 75 mph pri
  
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• Police investigating death of Las Vegas Valley infant

  10-03-2015 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police abuse and neglect detectives are investigating the death of an 8-month-old boy.
  
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• Two plead guilty in crossing guard attack

  10-03-2015 18:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man and woman accused in an attack on a 64-year-old school crossing guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to battery charges.
  
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• State Department to make Clinton emails publicly available

  10-03-2015 18:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The State Department will make Hillary Clinton’s emails publicly available on a website after the department reviews them, a department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
  
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• Hillary Clinton to talk about email controversy on Tuesday

  10-03-2015 18:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Likely Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will hold a news conference on Tuesday to try to defuse a controversy over her use of private email for work while she was U.S. secretary of state.
  
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• Hillary Clinton says she should have used separate email accounts

  10-03-2015 18:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she opted, for convenience, to use a personal email account for government business while she was U.S. secretary of state, but it would have been better if she had used two separate accounts.
  
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• Jurors in Boston bombing trial see suspect’s writings from boat

  10-03-2015 18:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombings trial were shown a key piece of evidence Tuesday: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s writings on the inside of the boat he used as a hideout.
  
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• Snowden documents show CIA tried to hack iPhones, iPads

  10-03-2015 17:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
  
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• New bill revives Nevada veto over nuke waste at Yucca Mountain

  10-03-2015 15:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill introduced Tuesday by four Nevada lawmakers would give the state new veto power over storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
  
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• Power restored for Mount Charleston, Indian Springs residents

  10-03-2015 15:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Power was mostly restored to about 900 customers in Indian Springs and the Mount Charleston area whose homes went dark Tuesday morning, according to NV Energy.
  
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• Power outage affects Mount Charleston, Indian Springs residents

  10-03-2015 15:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A power outage is affecting about 900 customers in Indian Springs and the Mount Charleston area Tuesday morning, according to NV Energy.
  
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• Las Vegas home prices stabilize; median price at $205,000

  10-03-2015 14:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The median price of single-family homes sold through the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service reached $205,000 in February, up 2.5 percent from January and 7.9 percent from February 2014.
  
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• #CarsonCityLive: So why do YOU feel lucky to live in Carson City?

  10-03-2015 06:51
  
  Week of March 1-9 — You may have seen this flyer around Carson City — and we want you to print it out, or grab one from the Nevada Appeal offices. Then snap a photo at a place in Carson City that you feel "lucky" to have in the community this St. Patricks Day! Next, take your fun photo to social media! Let everyone see why you feel lucky to be a part of our vibrant community
  
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• Carson City lodging take up; occupancy is flat

  10-03-2015 06:51
  
  Lodging property occupancy is flat but revenues are significantly higher, the Carson City’s Visitors Bureau board was told Monday.Joel Dunn, bureau executive director, said January occupancy was slightly lower for the top 13 hotels and motels than a year ago, and slightly higher for the top five, but he crowed about jumps in similar comparisons in the average room rate for each of those categories and over the g
  
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• Carson City gas rising, but spike moderating

  10-03-2015 06:51
  
  Carson City had 15 gasoline outlets with unleaded regular pump prices below Nevada’s statewide average of $2.87 per gallon, GasBuddy.com reported Monday.The statewide average, which was based on a survey of 1,130 stations in Nevada, was determined on Sunday and represented an increase of 8.5 cents per gallon from the average in the Silver State survey a week earlier. This reflected a report in which motor fuel c
  
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• Carson City Audit Committee recommends Eide Bailey as CPA firm

  10-03-2015 06:51
  
  Eide Bailey LLP, a certified public accountancy firm, was recommended Monday for a contract to handle the city’s external audit work.The Carson City Audit Committee, which helps oversee internal audit work through Moss Adams LLP, a consulting firm, made the Eide Bailey recommendation to Carson City’s Board of Supervisors during a committee session at which the panel also reviewed progress on various internal a
  
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• Head shaved, middle school teacher is back in her class with a plan

  10-03-2015 06:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Saturday at McMullan’s Irish Pub on Tropicana Avenue during the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser to support childhood cancer treatment, Sheila Whitmore had her head shaved for the seventh consecutive year.
  
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• Foster parent training to be held in Carson City

  10-03-2015 05:31
  
  In the state of Nevada there’s 4,748 children in foster care and 900 of those children are located in Clark and Washoe counties. The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) works in the other 15 counties — other than Clark and Washoe — to find foster homes for the children needing placement. “The program is seeking potential foster parents,” said Lori Nichols, Foster Care Recruitment dire
  
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• Three CPAs seek Carson City treasurer spot

  10-03-2015 04:47
  
  Former Supervisor John McKenna and City Finance Director Nick Providenti applied to be Carson City’s next treasurer, but there is a third competitor.Also applying prior to Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline was Gayle H. Robertson, a certified public accountant (CPA), as are both McKenna and Providenti.Those city residents sought the job that will be filled by the Board of Supervisors, which will conduct interviews and c
  
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• Rep. Mark Amodei says feds stepping up in sage hen battle

  10-03-2015 04:47
  
  Congressman Mark Amodei, R-Nev., told the Nevada Legislature on Monday the federal government is finally stepping up to meet its responsibility in the battle over whether the sage grouse is threatened.The Carson City native told a joint session of the Assembly and Senate the battle over whether the bird commonly known as the sage hen should be listed as threat
  
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• Nevada Division of Child and Family Services holding foster parent training

  10-03-2015 04:47
  
  In the state of Nevada there is a total of 4,748 children in foster care, 900 of those children are located in Clark and Washoe counties. The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) works in Clark and Washoe to find foster homes for the children needing placement, and are currently recruiting persons. “The program is seeking potential foster parents,” said Lori Nichols, Foster Care Recruitment director fo
  
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• Abuse investigation was ongoing when Las Vegas teen took her life

  10-03-2015 03:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A physical abuse investigation was underway in February at the home of a 14-year-old Las Vegas girl whose mother blamed bullying for her suicide, according to a child fatality disclosure report.
  
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• Bill would repeal Nevada minimum wage

  10-03-2015 03:25
  
  A Nevada state senator is attempting to repeal a state constitutional provision setting a basic minimum wage. Republican Sen. Joe Hardy testified on SJR6 on Monday in the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. The resolution would repeal a constitutional amendment approved by Nevada voters in 2006 setting a standard minimum wage. Hardy said he would also propose legislation giving the Legislatur
  
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• Woman linked to prison break, murders wasn’t ‘brave enough’ to stop it

  10-03-2015 03:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who aided in a northwest Arizona prison break that led to the 2010 slaying of a vacationing couple in New Mexico said Monday she was too scared at the time to have stopped the violence.
  
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• Woman linked to 2010 N.M. murders wasn’t ‘brave enough’ to stop the bloodshed

  10-03-2015 03:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who aided in a northwest Arizona prison break that led to the 2010 slaying of a vacationing couple in New Mexico said Monday she was too scared at the time to have stopped the violence.
  
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• Man killed by Denver police was unarmed parolee

  10-03-2015 02:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora said on Monday that an individual who was fatally shot by an officer during an incident on Friday was an unarmed 37-year-old black man, the Denver Post newspaper reported.
  
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