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• Carson City seeks public input on strategic plan

  16-03-2015 23:56
  
  Public input on a community strategic plan is wanted by Carson City’s Board of Supervisors.Residents can go online or attend open house events at two locations on March 26 or March 30 if they want to provide views on the plan, according to a news release quoting Mayor Robert Crowell.“The strategic plan guides the Board of Supervisors in making important decisions regarding our community,” said Crowell. “It
  
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• Nevada slips 1 spot to No. 28 in Collegiate Baseball poll

  16-03-2015 23:15
  
  Nevada’s baseball team remains ranked among the nation’s 30 best despite a pair of losses last week. The 15-4 Wolf Pack dropped just one spot from 28th to 29th in the new poll Collegiate Baseball released on Monday. Nevada suffered its first consecutive losses last week to UC-Davis and New Mexico before rebounding to beat the Lobos Saturday and Sunday to improve to 7-2 in first place in the Mountain West Con
  
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• LAPD officer allegedly tried to smuggle man across U.S.-Mexico border

  16-03-2015 23:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Los Angeles police officer and another person were charged Monday by federal prosecutors after they say the couple attempted to smuggle a Mexican citizen across the Otay Mesa border crossing into the United States.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would allow no-kill programs to rein in cat colonies

  16-03-2015 23:07
  
  Cat lovers and bird lovers are taking opposite sides on a Nevada bill that would allow local governments to adopt no-kill programs to reduce the feral cat population. The Assembly Government Affairs Committee held a hearing Monday for AB261, a bill that would allow counties to create programs to catch feral cats, neuter and vaccinate them and release them back into the wild. It’s sponsored by Democratic Assembly
  
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• Ancient tomb discovered near Luxor, Egypt — VIDEO

  16-03-2015 22:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Archeologists uncovered an ancient tomb during a dig near Luxor, Egypt.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill seeks constitutional amendment banning health exchange

  16-03-2015 22:05
  
  A state senator hopes to change the Nevada Constitution to abolish the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. Republican Sen. Don Gustavson is sponsoring SJR14, which was introduced on Monday. The measure would prevent any Nevada agency or local government from creating or maintaining an exchange where people can buy health insurance. Gustavson pointed to the problems that plagued the rollout of Nevada’s exchan
  
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• Netanyahu promises no Palestinian state while he is in office

  16-03-2015 21:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The prospect of a Palestinian state is nil so long as he stays in office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Monday interview.
  
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• Stolen car probe kept Cactus closed at Decatur nearly 2 hours

  16-03-2015 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police closed part of a south valley intersection Monday after police stopped a man they said would not get out of a vehicle that had been reported as stolen.
  
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• Driver barricaded in stolen car closes southwest intersection

  16-03-2015 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have closed the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Cactus Avenue on the south side of the valley after they stopped someone driving a stolen vehicle.
  
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• Decatur at Cactus reopens after driver surrenders to police

  16-03-2015 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Traffic is flowing smoothly again at a south valley intersection after a man Las Vegas police said was driving a stolen vehicle surrendered.
  
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• Cactus reopens near Decatur after driver surrenders to police

  16-03-2015 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Traffic is flowing smoothly again at a south valley intersection after a man Las Vegas police said was driving a stolen vehicle surrendered.
  
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• Deadline looming for Rhodes’ Arizona land swap

  16-03-2015 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Bureau of Land Management is prepared to cancel a massive land exchange that home builder-turned-farmer Jim Rhodes proposed in northwest Arizona.
  
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• Woman dies after crash on 215 Beltway

  16-03-2015 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An 82-year-old woman died Monday morning after the SUV she was driving crashed on the southern 215 Beltway, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Las Vegas woman dies after crash on 215 Beltway

  16-03-2015 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An 82-year-old woman died Monday morning after the SUV she was driving crashed on the southern 215 Beltway, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Bill would ease restrictions on craft distilleries

  16-03-2015 20:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boutique distilleries that tout “grain to glass” spirits want to be able to sell more bottles directly to consumers, a move opposed by distributors who say allowing too many direct sales would upset Nevada’s wholesale and taxing protections.
  
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• Grand jury report tells story about night of Tammy Meyers’ death

  16-03-2015 19:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Transcripts from a Clark County grand jury hearing released this weekend reveal details of the shooting death of 44-year-old Tammy Meyers.
  
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• Education Notebook, March 19-25, 2015

  16-03-2015 19:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• School district: Nothing hazardous at Rancho High

  16-03-2015 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hazardous material investigation at Rancho High School turned up nothing harmful, according to the Clark County School District.
  
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• Report of hazardous material investigated at Rancho High

  16-03-2015 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters are investigating a report of hazardous materials at Rancho High School.
  
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• Putin reappears in public, laughs off gossip of his health

  16-03-2015 19:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin reappeared on Monday after 10 unexplained days out of public view, laughing off the “gossip” over his health that had erupted during his absence.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill aims to curb payday loan abuses

  16-03-2015 18:28
  
  Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that aims to curb predatory short-term lending. Republican Sen. Michael Roberson is sponsoring SB242, which would enact the Payday Lender Best Practices Act. The bill would require lenders to disclose fees and interest on a loan in both dollars and annual percentage rate before a borrower signs it. The measure also requires payday loan advertisements in print or on TV to tell
  
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• Real estate heir Durst charged with murder

  16-03-2015 17:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  He admitted to shooting and dismembering his neighbor but was acquitted of murder. He was suspected in his first wife’s disappearance, but no one could pin him to it. And just before his friend was going to speak to investigators, she was killed.
  
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• Extradition of real estate heir Durst delayed as new charges considered

  16-03-2015 17:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The extradition of New York real estate scion Robert Durst from New Orleans to Los Angeles has been delayed as New Orleans authorities weigh other charges against him, a lawyer for Durst told reporters on Monday.
  
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• Police claim 2 LAPD officers were targeted in shooting

  16-03-2015 16:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Los Angeles police officers were wounded in gunfire late Sunday, and police told local media they believe the officers were targeted.
  
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• 3 questioned in shooting of 2 LA police officers

  16-03-2015 16:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people have been detained in connection with a gun fight that left two Los Angeles police officers with minor injuries, law enforcement officials said on Monday, as detectives sought to determine whether the officers were targeted.
  
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• Senator Square: Spring fling week upon us

  16-03-2015 16:42
  
  Friday night saw the beginning of Spring Fling Week at Carson High School with the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported FBLA’s efforts to raise money for the March of Dimes. The next week is filled with events for student to celebrate springtime. Carson High, are you ready for the Battle of the Senators? Throughout the events, it will be lady senators versus ge
  
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• Sunshine Week: Cost, confusion hurdles to getting public records in Nevada

  16-03-2015 16:05
  
  LAS VEGAS — Cost and confusion can be obstacles to obtaining public records in Nevada, where reporters are sometimes quoted high fees for research, redaction and copying. Sure, the Silver State has open record and open meeting laws. But it might be unique in the U.S. for not defining what a public record actually is, officials said. “There is no single definition that can be found within Nevada Revised Statute
  
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• Douglas County student wins state spelling bee

  16-03-2015 16:05
  
  LAS VEGAS — A Douglas County eighth-grader is heading to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., after winning the annual state competition. The Las Vegas Sun reports Daniel Taylor of Grace Christian Academy of Minden correctly spelled the word “boson” to come out on top of 34 other competitors Saturday at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Boson is a scientific word describing a particle that fo
  
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• Police recount gunfight with suspects in Boston bombing trial

  16-03-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The accused Boston Marathon bombers tossed bombs and fired a pistol at police in their final hours on the run before a dazed and wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in a drydocked boat and arrested, witnesses testified on Monday.
  
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• Jury in Boston bombing trial see boat where suspect was captured

  16-03-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The jury hearing the Boston Marathon bombing trial began their day Monday by visiting the boat where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had hidden from authorities at the end of a massive manhunt four days after the deadly attack.
  
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• White keynotes luncheon

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  When he first heard of an open position for executive director of marketing communications at the University of Nevada, Reno, Thomas White knew it was a job he wanted to pursue.White saw a potentially prosperous university with a growing enrollment and exceptional academic programs that had the potential to get better. Not to mention he found the northern Nevada community very appealing. �
  
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• Town, airport to help close center shortfall

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  Public and private entities are pooling their resources to ensure the Truckee aquatic center gets built.The town of Truckee, Truckee Tahoe Airport District and Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District, along with a private donation, have contributed to close a roughly $1 million project shortfall.In January, the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District received four bids, with
  
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• Sage opens IT repurposing facility

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  What’s old is new again in the computer repurposing business. Sage Sustainable Electronics, a service for businesses to safely discard IT equipment, opened last week in a 30,000-square-foot facility on Spice Island Drive in Sparks. The business is a second go-round for partners Robert Houghton, CEO, and Jill Vaské, president, who sold their former and similar Sparks-based business, Redemtech, to Ar
  
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• Lennar introduces new rental community

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  A veteran homebuilder is rolling out a new concept in the northern Nevada housing market.Lennar Corporation’s Northern Nevada Division, which already has a strong presence in the region, has introduced Frontera at Pioneer Meadows, a new, single-family home community in Sparks. The one big difference at this community is every one of the 80 individual homes will be leased instead of being
  
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• Lamar acquires Younger Agency airport branch

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  The Younger Agency, a Reno advertising firm sold its aiport advertising division to Lamar Advertising Co.Lamar is an outdoor advertising and logo sign company that operates more than 150 companies in 44 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Younger Agency has been in the public relations and advertising business in northern Nevada for over 30 years. It has handled off its airport business in markets suc
  
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• Julie Ardito in her own words

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about your company?Julie Ardito: Julie Ardito Public Relations is a multi-faceted public relations and marketing communications firm that provides companies with strategic and results-based services that increase awareness, enhance reputations and deliver a return on investment. Services include: strategic planning, brand marketing communications, me
  
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• January gaming down by 9.2 percent

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  A strong increase in the Baccarat win fueled a 7.75 percent overall increase in the statewide gaming win for January.Baccarat was up 69.2 percent or $56.3 million to a total of $137.8 million for the month.Total gaming win was $952.7 million in January.In Churchill County, total win was $1.54 million, a 9.2 percent decrease. Although slot win was down just shy of 7.7 percent to $1.49 million, table game
  
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• Innovation zone comes into focus

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  A talk on the rise of urban innovation districts — as well as discussion of Reno’s own innovation assets and potential — were the focus of a March 5 program sponsored by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and UNR. Typically connected to universities, medical centers or large research-oriented companies, the districts — or zones — tend to draw people and businesses to a comp
  
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• Hiring veterans may become easier in Nevada

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  The 2015 legislative session is well underway. With all of the buzz around AB 2 (concerning guns on campus), SB 117 (immunizations for school children), and Initiative Petition 2 (background checks for gun purchases), one bill that may get overlooked in the public discourse is AB 89, a bill submitted on behalf of Governor Sandoval. This bill would revise NRS Chapter 613, a statute prohibiting employme
  
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• Drone startup wins Sontag competition

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  A drone start-up run by University of Nevada, Reno students won this year’s Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition. The winner, Nevada Dynamics, is a maker of a battery recharging system for unmanned autonomous systems designed to extend the range of small commercial drones, an increasingly important area as more and more small commercial drones take flight. The fledgling business was one of
  
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• December taxable sales up 17 percent

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  Driven by a 37 percent increase in accommodations, statewide taxable sales rose 10.2 percent in December 2014.Total sales in the state topped $4.86 billion with 12 of the state’s 17 counties reporting increases over December 2013.In Churchill, auto sales increased 21.5 percent. The repair and maintenance category saw a 264 percent increase to $2.55 million and administrative and support services incre
  
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• Credit union continues expansion

  16-03-2015 07:39
  
  Tesla isn’t the only out-of-state company spending money and creating jobs in northern Nevada. Also banking on the region in terms of future growth, Michigan-based United Federal Credit Union last week broke ground for a new branch at The Summit mall and opened its first in-store branch at the Walmart Supercenter at Firecreek Crossing Shopping Center. “This is our largest expansion in n
  
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• NRC comes up with $2 million for Yucca groundwater study

  16-03-2015 05:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning two public hearings in Nevada this fall as it freshens up an environmental study of groundwater at Yucca Mountain.
  
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• Car belonging to LAPD officer named ‘person of interest’ in homicide found

  16-03-2015 03:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pomona police said late Saturday they are seeking a rookie Los Angeles police officer in connection with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man the day before, calling the officer a “person of interest” in the homicide case.
  
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• Local Venezuelans demonstrate against Maduro

  16-03-2015 03:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About a dozen people from the Las Vegas Valley and its local Venezuelan community lined the corner of Las Vegas and Oakey boulevards on Sunday as part of a worldwide demonstration against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• 12-year-old in critical condition after being hit by truck

  16-03-2015 02:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 12-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in the northeast valley Sunday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Injured hiker rescued after falling 20 feet at Red Rock

  16-03-2015 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hiker who fell 20 feet into a crevice while hiking at Red Rock Canyon and Conservation Area Sunday morning was rescued by a Metro helicopter, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• 2 motorcyclists injured in crash on 15 near Moapa

  16-03-2015 00:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two motorcycle riders were injured during a crash that included two other vehicles on Interstate 15 near Moapa Sunday afternoon, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• B-52 bomber a marathon aircraft both in time and distance

  16-03-2015 00:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  They’re big. They’re ugly. And they fly. No, they’re not mosquitoes from Alaska. They’re B-52 Stratofortress bombers from North Dakota. And they’re old too. Older than the pilots who fly them.
  
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