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• Las Vegas group to join protests against Venezuelan government

  13-03-2015 23:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Venezuelans living in the Las Vegas Valley plan to protest the government in their home country, days after the U.S. declared President Nicolas Maduro’s regime a threat to national security here.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Panel passes multi-part bill barring guns for abusers

  13-03-2015 23:38
  
  A Senate committee has passed a Republican bill that would restrict people convicted of domestic violence from having a gun, but also would broaden the definition of justifiable homicide. SB175 passed unanimously on Friday and heads to the Senate floor for a vote. It’s sponsored by Republican senators and Assembly members. The bill would prohibit a person from owning a gun if they’ve been convicted of domestic
  
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• Woman hit by car on Rainbow has died

  13-03-2015 23:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who was in struck by a car Wednesday morning in the southwest valley has died, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• March 28 event in Carson City to honor Vietnam War veterans

  13-03-2015 23:07
  
  Memorabilia from the Vietnam War and a slew of military vehicles will be featured at a Vietnam Veterans Day celebration, sponsored by arson City Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 388, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 28 at the Nevada Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Mills Park.The event will feature three Vietnam era helicopters — a Bell AH-1G, or “Cobra;” a Boeing CH-47, or “Chinook;” and a Bell UH-1 Iroq
  
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• Judge takes cake for DUI program graduate

  13-03-2015 22:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ashley Michelle Agerbeek struggled through DUI court for more than a year, so much so that Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Sciscento nearly kicked her out of the moderate offenders program.
  
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• Police shoot, kill man in Washington, D.C., subway tunnel

  13-03-2015 22:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Transit police in Washington, D.C., fatally shot a man they encountered in a subway tunnel without authorization on Thursday, officials said.
  
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• Event honoring Vietnam War veterans planned

  13-03-2015 22:29
  
  Memorabilia from the Vietnam War and a slew of military vehicles will be featured at a Vietnam Veterans Day celebration, sponsored by arson City Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 388, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 28 at the Nevada Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Mills Park.The event will feature three Vietnam era helicopters — a Bell AH-1G, or “Cobra;” a Boeing CH-47, or “Chinook;” and a Bell UH-1 Iroq
  
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• Spy may have aided missing British teens enter Syria

  13-03-2015 22:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Turkish broadcaster on Friday released what it said was footage of an alleged spy working for a country in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State helping three British school girls enter Syria via Turkey.
  
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• NDOT schedules Route 160 tumbleweed torch

  13-03-2015 22:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation will set controlled fires to burn brush along 12 miles of State Route 160 between Pahrump and Mountain Springs starting Monday.
  
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• Pope Francis prefers short pontificate over ruling for life

  13-03-2015 22:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Francis also said he “did not mind” being pope but would like to be able to go out in Rome unrecognized for a pizza.
  
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• Nevada gun bill makes it illegal for domestic violence convicts to own guns

  13-03-2015 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would expand legal protections for justifiable homicides involving occupied vehicles, as well as making it illegal for anyone convicted of domestic violence, even a misdemeanor offense, to own a gun, won unanimous approval from a Nevada Senate committee on Friday.
  
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• Nevada gun bill first to clear legislative panel

  13-03-2015 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would expand legal protections for justifiable homicides involving occupied vehicles, as well as making it illegal for anyone convicted of domestic violence, even a misdemeanor offense, to own a gun, won unanimous approval from a Nevada Senate committee on Friday.
  
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• Crews work to recover Army helicopter wreckage found in Florida bay

  13-03-2015 21:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A salvage crew including divers worked on Friday to extract the wreckage of a U.S. Army helicopter from the waters off the Florida Panhandle at a depth of about 25 feet three days after a crash during a training exercise killed 11 troops.
  
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• Crashed military helicopter had aborted training mission before accident

  13-03-2015 21:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Black Hawk helicopter that went down in waters off the Florida Panhandle three days ago — killing 11 service members — had aborted a training mission due to bad weather before it crashed, a military official said Friday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Lawmakers vet bills easing winery, distillery restrictions

  13-03-2015 21:39
  
  Nevada lawmakers plan to review two bills easing restrictions on wineries and craft breweries. The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee will hold hearings on the two bills Friday. AB4 would repeal a state law prohibiting wineries in Clark and Washoe counties from importing wine from other states or serving alcoholic beverages on premises. Republican bill sponsor Pat Hickey said the bill would remove unnecessary e
  
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• Judge says Slenderman case can proceed in adult court

  13-03-2015 21:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The case of two girls accused of stabbing their classmate 19 times to please a fictional Internet character known as Slenderman will move forward in adult court, a Wisconsin judge ruled on Friday.
  
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• Live stream: Western Nevada College hosts Colorado Northwestern

  13-03-2015 20:54
  
  Western Nevada College’s baseball team continues a four-game series with Colorado Northwestern Community College. Catch all the action on the live stream below. …
  
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• Lawmakers vet bills easing winery, distillery restrictions

  13-03-2015 20:54
  
  BC-NV-XGR--Wineries-Craft Beer,106Lawmakers vet bills easing winery, distillery restrictionsEds: APNewsNow. Will be expanded.Associated PressCARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers plan to review two bills easing restrictions on wineries and craft breweries. The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee will hold hearings on the two bills Friday. AB4 would repeal a state law prohibiting wineries in Clark and Washoe cou
  
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• Parade, entertainment to mark St. Patrick’s celebration in Henderson

  13-03-2015 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Henderson will be more green than usual at a St. Patrick’s Day celebration this weekend.
  
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• Bill to control feds introduced; sparked by Red Rock shooting

  13-03-2015 20:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A measure aimed at regulating federal law enforcement activities in Nevada and making the sheriff the pre-eminent authority in each county was introduced Friday in the Assembly.
  
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• Man indicted in beating death of neighbor

  13-03-2015 20:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who beat his neighbor to death because the victim’s children were being too noisy has been indicted on a murder charge, prosecutors said Friday.
  
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• White House intruder pleads guilty

  13-03-2015 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Iraq War veteran Omar Gonzalez, charged with running into the White House armed with a knife last September, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Friday to charges of illegal entry with a dangerous weapon and assault on a federal officer.
  
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• 9 teen students arrested for LA sexual assaults

  13-03-2015 20:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Los Angeles police arrested nine teenage students on Friday in connection with sexual assaults and unlawful sex acts against two young people, and investigators are seeking five more suspects, a police official said.
  
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• NASA launches magnetic field observation satellites — VIDEO

  13-03-2015 19:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 20-story-tall rocket, built and launched by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:44 p.m. EDT.
  
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• Attorney: Oklahoma fraternity members received death threats

  13-03-2015 19:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity that was linked to a racist video have received death threats, a lawyer hired by alumni of the group said on Friday.
  
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• Alumni of Oklahoma fraternity may file lawsuit over expulsion

  13-03-2015 19:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Alumni of the University of Oklahoma fraternity shut down after its members were linked to a racist song have hired an attorney and may file a civil lawsuit over the punishment dispensed by the school, officials said on Friday.
  
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• Toxic algae prompts warning at Lake Mead

  13-03-2015 19:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Park Service is warning people to stay out of the water in parts of Lake Mead National Recreation Area now being colonized by a potentially toxic blue-green algae.
  
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• American healthcare worker with Ebola arrives in US

  13-03-2015 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An American healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone is seriously ill, U.S. health officials said on Friday after evaluating the patient.
  
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• Manhunt continues in Ferguson for suspects in shooting of officers

  13-03-2015 18:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The hunt for suspects in the shooting of two police officers at a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri, entered a second day on Friday as community leaders appealed for reconciliation and justice in a town struggling against a legacy of racial rancor.
  
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• Kia recalls nearly 209,000 cars due to accelerator issue

  13-03-2015 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Last October, Kia Motor America inspected two fractured accelerator pedals from the field and sent them to South Korea for evaluation, according to NHTSA documents.
  
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• Dallas teen charged in fatal shooting of Iraqi immigrant

  13-03-2015 18:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dallas police arrested a teenager in last week’s fatal shooting of an Iraqi immigrant who was gunned down while taking pictures of his first snowfall, officials said on Friday.
  
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• Soccer player gets 8 to 15 years in prison for referee’s death

  13-03-2015 18:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A soccer player was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison on Friday for fatally injuring a referee he punched during a recreational league game in a Detroit suburb last summer.
  
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• Alleged Cosby sex assault victim asks Nevada legislators to change law

  13-03-2015 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An alleged sexual assault victim of comedian Bill Cosby asked the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Friday to approve a bill that would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for rape in Nevada.
  
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• Man killed in argument over gambling identified

  13-03-2015 17:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who was fatally shot after a gambling dispute Wednesday at an east valley apartment complex has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Wash. university investigates claims of racial slurs by fraternity

  13-03-2015 16:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  University of Washington officials are investigating claims by black students that members of a fraternity embroiled in a racist video saga in Oklahoma hurled slurs at them during a protest, the Seattle Times reported.
  
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• University of Washington investigates claims of racial slurs by fraternity

  13-03-2015 16:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The University of Washington chapter of a fraternity embroiled in a racist video saga in Oklahoma is under investigation after black students claimed that frat members hurled slurs at them during a protest on the Seattle campus, the school said on Friday.
  
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• Preliminary hearing today in Douglas County infant’s death

  13-03-2015 16:39
  
  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for today in the case of a Gardnerville Ranchos man accused in the death of his infant daughter.Trent Getty, 23, is denying he is responsible for the death of his 10-week-old daughter, Ava.According to court documents, Getty brought an unresponsive Ava to Carson Valley Medical Center at 2 a.m. on Jan. 7. Not long afterward, he told investigators he’d picked the gir
  
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• Judge sets bail at $4M in DUI that killed 2 teens

  13-03-2015 15:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge set bail at $4 million Friday for a man accused of killing two teenagers while he drove drunk for the second time in less than a year.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in Okla. medical helicopter crash

  13-03-2015 15:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A medical helicopter crashed in eastern Oklahoma on Thursday night, killing one person and injuring two other people, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Department said.
  
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• Soutbound U.S. 95 reopens near Valley View after fatal crash

  13-03-2015 14:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 95 near Valley View Boulevard have reopened after a crash killed a man early Friday, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Crash blocks lanes on US 95 near Valley View

  13-03-2015 14:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The three right lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Valley View Boulevard are closed due to a crash early Friday morning, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• 1 man dead in crash on US 95 near Valley View; 4 lanes blocked

  13-03-2015 14:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One man is dead and two others suffered minor injuries in a crash on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Valley View Boulevard early Friday morning, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Whittemore, Carson City’s WNC pick up 400th win

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  Three straight two-out hits in the third inning by Western Nevada College triggered the Wildcats’ largest hitting output of the season in a 9-6 come-from-behind baseball victory over Colorado Northwestern Community College on Thursday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.The Wildcats produced a season-high 19 hits, including four by David Modler, in providing D.J. Wh
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Amendment would reform property taxes

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  Senators James Settelmeyer and Pete Goicoechea on Thursday introduced a proposed constitutional amendment they say would clean up Nevada’s overly complex and disjointed property tax system.SJR13 would implement some of the provisions contained in California’s Proposition 13 including updating the value of a property to its market value when it sells.At present, when a home sells it retains its old taxable valu
  
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• Nevada Health Link holding tax season enrollment period

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  Nevada Health Link is holding a special enrollment period for individuals and families who didn’t have health insurance coverage in 2014 and are subject to the shared responsibility payment when they file their 2014 taxes. For Nevadans who are unaware or didn’t understand the implications of the fee for not enrolling in coverage, Nevada Health Link is providing consumers with an opportunity to purchase coverag
  
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• Lopez-led Senators crush Hawks 27-0

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  RENO — Jesse Lopez has been an extraordinary table-setter in his two stints as Carson High’s lead-off hitter.Lopez, coming off a 3-for-3 effort in the opening game of the Hug series, went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs scored, and Brandon Allen threw a 1-hitter to lead the Senators to a 27-0 triumph over the Hawks Tuesday afternoon.The win gives Carson a 2-0 record in Nort
  
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• Laxalt warns of grandparent scam

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  LAS VEGAS – Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt warns Nevadans about an old scam making new rounds in Nevada. Because the scam frequently targets seniors, the operation is known as the “grandparent scam.” A caller claims to be a relative of the alleged victim. The caller states he or she has been injured or arrested in another state or country. In many cases, the caller asks the victim not to tell any r
  
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• Judge rejects wild horse lawsuit

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  RENO — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit filed by a coalition of rural Nevada counties that wanted to force the government to sell or otherwise dispose of tens of thousands of mustangs in U.S. holding facilities. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno ruled in favor of wild horse advocates who said the effort backed by the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation was organized by ranchers who want
  
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• Jobless rate rises; more return to labor market

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up a tenth to 7.1 percent in January but the raw rate rose a full six tenths to 7.5 percent.Carson City’s rate increased a full percentage point to 8.5 percent with rising unemployment in state and local government posts as well as throughout the private sector.Carson City finished the month with 24,900 in the workforce and 2,100 seeking a job.Reno-Sparks sa
  
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• Bill: Let defendants of meritless prosecution seek costs

  13-03-2015 07:19
  
  Sens. Greg Brower and Aaron Ford on Thursday asked the Judiciary Committee to change Nevada law to allow criminal defendants victimized by bad prosecutors to ask for court costs.SB186 would allow people to be reimbursed for their costs in defending against a criminal case, “if the judge determined it to be vexatious, frivolous or in bad faith,” said Brower, a Republican.Under existing Nevada law, he said prose
  
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