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• Woman in Colorado fetus attack charged with attempted murder

  27-03-2015 23:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Woman in Colorado fetus attack charged with attempted murder By Keith Coffman Reuters A Colorado woman who police say admitted to cutting a fetus from a stranger was charged with attempted murder and unlawful termination of a pregnancy on Friday, after the coroner said there’s no evidence the unborn child survived outside the womb.
  
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• Metro not targeting any state lawmakers in alleged extortion

  27-03-2015 23:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police don’t plan to prosecute any Nevada lawmakers in connection with an alleged extortion plot aimed at Nevada Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards.
  
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• Metro not targeting any lawmakers in alleged extortion

  27-03-2015 23:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police don’t plan to prosecute any Nevada lawmakers in connection with an alleged extortion plot aimed at Nevada Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards.
  
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• Boy injured in accident on dry lakebed near Jean

  27-03-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 12-year-old boy is being taken to the hospital with critical injuries after a crash on a dry lakebed near Jean, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. Three troopers responded to the lakebed near Sloan Road and Interstate 15, where witnesses reported a boy injured after some type of crash, said NHP trooper Loy Hixson.
  
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• 2 reported dead in accident on dry lakebed near Jean

  27-03-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people, one a 12-year-old boy, died after a crash on a dry lakebed near Jean, according to Las Vegas police. Metro officers and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded at 2:50 p.m. to the lakebed near Sloan Road and Interstate 15, where witnesses reported a 12-year-old boy had been injured after some type of crash, said NHP trooper Loy Hixson.
  
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• 2 dead in hang-gliding accident near Jean

  27-03-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hang-gliding instructor and his 12-year-old student died Friday afternoon after a crash on a dry lakebed near Jean, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• State scrambles as Sen. Harry Reid announces retirement

  27-03-2015 23:34
  
  LAS VEGAS — Sen. Harry Reid’s surprise announcement that he will retire at the end of his term throws Nevada into a frenzy about who might replace the man who rose from the small silver-mining town of Searchlight to become one of the nation’s most powerful politicians. The longtime Democratic leader didn’t hesitate in immediately backing former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to run for his seat in 2016. “I think it’s hard for her to lose,” he said during an intervi
  
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• Lawyer: ‘Indifference’ led to inmate death, prison silence

  27-03-2015 23:34
  
  LAS VEGAS — A lawyer for relatives of a Nevada prison inmate shot and killed by a guard blames a four-month wait for information about the case on “deliberate indifference” by state officials, including Gov. Brian Sandoval. Attorney Cal Potter said Friday he’s preparing a federal lawsuit for the family of Carlos Manuel Perez Jr. The slaying occurred Nov. 12 — more than four months ago. An attorney representing another inmate wounded in the shooting at High Desert State Prison says the
  
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• DEA members had sex parties on drug cartels’ dime

  27-03-2015 23:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Drug Enforcement Administration agents in foreign postings attended sex parties with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels, according to a Justice Department inspector general report.
  
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• Deadly Nevada prison shooting prompts legislative concerns

  27-03-2015 23:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Civil libertarians raised new concerns Friday over a bill sought by the Nevada Department of Corrections to make all agency records confidential following this week’s revelations that an inmate was shot and killed by a state prison guard four months ago.
  
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• Lawsuit over arsenic in wine stirs controversy

  27-03-2015 23:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lawsuit that’s causing panic among drinkers of some California wine starts with a history lesson.
  
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• Italy again overturns Amanda Knox murder charge

  27-03-2015 22:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Italy’s top court on Friday overturned the conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and, in a surprise verdict, acquitted her of the charge.
  
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• Rebidding to delay Carson City animal shelter project

  27-03-2015 22:53
  
  City government will push back an anticipated Carson City animal shelter ground breaking because project bids came in over a design team’s forecast, according to City Manager Nick Marano. “We did the bid opening on the animal shelter,” said Marano. “All the bids came in above what our design team had forecast, so we rejected all bids. We will meet back with the design firm to work options so that we can be certain that the next time we put the project out to bid, we’ll receive offers i
  
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• Carson City’s Planning Commission has vacant seat

  27-03-2015 22:53
  
  Applications from residents interested in a vacant seat on Carson City’s Planning Commission are being sought by the Board of Supervisors.City government issued that announcement late this week to start the process of filling the seat for an unexpired term on the commission that is due to the death of Malkiat Dhami a week earlier. Dhami had served on the commission nearly six years and was in his second term. The term will run until June, 2017, and those interested in serving in the voluntary
  
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• Metro arrests man accused of sexual assault while impersonating an officer

  27-03-2015 22:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A North Las Vegas man was arrested after a woman told police that he had impersonated an officer when he sexually assaulted her early Wednesday morning, Metro said.
  
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• Conn. teen mom, baby missing

  27-03-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 17-year-old mother and her 1-month-old baby are missing. Connecticut state police said 17-year-old Taylor Rodriguez and her baby Josiah Rodriguez were last seen on March 15.
  
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• College student faces civil rights charges for noose on Mississippi statue

  27-03-2015 21:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A University of Mississippi student has been indicted on civil rights charges accusing him of draping a noose and a Confederate flag around the neck of a statue of the school’s first black student, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
  
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• Second arrest in northeast Las Vegas home invasion killing

  27-03-2015 20:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Jaime Zuniga, 29, faces charges of murder, robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon, attempted murder with a deadly weapon, battery, first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murdert.
  
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• Henderson school on lockdown after shots fired nearby

  27-03-2015 20:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dooley Elementary School in Henderson has been placed on lockdown after a report of gunshots fired nearby, police said.
  
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• Dooley Elementary School lockdown lifted

  27-03-2015 20:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dooley Elementary School in Henderson was placed on lockdown late Friday morning after a report of gunshots fired nearby but the lockdown was lifted by midafternoon, police said.
  
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• Lights back on in Amsterdam after outage hits a million homes

  27-03-2015 20:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Amsterdam region suffered a power blackout of more than five hours on Friday that hit a million households, forced flights to divert from Schiphol airport and disrupted national public transport networks.
  
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• 2 unaccounted for after NYC building collapse that injured 19

  27-03-2015 20:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people remained unaccounted for on Friday in the wake of an apparent gas explosion that destroyed four New York City apartment buildings and injured 19 people, police said.
  
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• Obama Praises Harry Reid in Call to Radio Station

  27-03-2015 19:48
  President Obama took a few minutes on Friday to call into Nevada’s National Public Radio station during an interview with Mr. Reid.
  
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• Ala. grand jury indicts officer for use of force against Indian man

  27-03-2015 19:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama police officer captured on video throwing an Indian man to the ground on a charge related to the use of unreasonable force, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
  
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• 7 killed, others trapped in Somali hotel bomb attack

  27-03-2015 19:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Islamist militants blasted their way into a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least seven people and trapping government officials inside, police and witnesses said.
  
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• University of Oklahoma: Racist song came from national fraternity

  27-03-2015 18:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A racist song chanted by members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity was learned at a national Sigma Alpha Epsilon leadership cruise four years ago and became a part of the chapter’s culture, school President David Boren said on Friday.
  
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• Okla. university: Racist song came from SAE fraternity leadership event

  27-03-2015 18:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A racist song chanted by members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity was learned at a national Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity leadership cruise four years ago, University President David Boren said on Friday.
  
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• Education Notebook, April 2-8, 2015

  27-03-2015 18:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• Judge tosses lawsuit against Clark County School District

  27-03-2015 18:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged a girl was harassed at Wynn Elementary School because she was black.
  
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• Nevada Army Guard welcomes last of the Lakota copters

  27-03-2015 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s the last of the Lakotas. Nevada Army National Guard leaders on Friday showed off their new, UH-72A Lakota helicopter, the last of 212 ordered by the Army and one of only 345 produced for the U.S. military.
  
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• Harry Reid Endorses Schumer as Next Minority Leader

  27-03-2015 17:15
  After announcing his retirement in 2016, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, endorsed Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York to succeed him.
  
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• Harry Reid Endorses Chuck Schumer as Next Minority Leader

  27-03-2015 17:15
  After announcing his retirement in 2016, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, endorsed Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York to succeed him.
  
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• Coroner identifies man found Wednesday in vacant lot

  27-03-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man whose body was found beaten in a vacant lot Wednesday night.
  
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• Harry Reid to Retire From Senate in 2016

  27-03-2015 17:11
  Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, said he had been contemplating retiring from the Senate for months.
  
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• Motorcyclist injured after crashing with another vehicle

  27-03-2015 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a crashing with a vehicle Friday morning in the southeast valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Motorcyclist critical after accident; eastbound Windmill-Paradise closed

  27-03-2015 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The eastbound lanes of Windmill Lane near Paradise Road are closed after a motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Friday, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Motorcyclist critical after accident; eastbound Windmill closed near Paradise

  27-03-2015 16:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The eastbound lanes of Windmill Lane near Paradise Road are closed after a motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Friday, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Harry Reid won’t seek sixth term

  27-03-2015 16:36
  
  Nevada Sen. Harry Reid announced this morning that he will not seek a sixth term in the U.S. Senate.Reid, 75, who rose to the highest level ever attained by a Nevadan in the federal government as majority leader, said that an injury that occurred New Year’s Day prompted him to think about his future.“This accident has caused Landra and me to have a little down time. I have had time to ponder and to think,” he said. “We’ve got to be more concerned about the country, the Senate, the stat
  
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• Officials: Germanwings co-pilot kept mental health issue a secret

  27-03-2015 15:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Germanwings co-pilot accused of intentionally setting a plane on a fatal descent in the French Alps had an illness that he kept secret from his employer, the Dusseldorf public prosecutor’s office said Friday.
  
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• Harry Reid Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election

  27-03-2015 14:01
  Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, said he had been contemplating retiring from the Senate for months.
  
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• Reid won’t seek re-election to Senate in 2016

  27-03-2015 13:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sen. Harry Reid announced Friday he will not seek re-election in 2016.
  
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• Veterans and military day at legislature

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  150 Las Vegas area JROTC cadets line up on the Capitol Plaza Thursday during Veterans and Military Day at the Legislature.Army Spc. Tyler George of Yerington mans his M1151 Humvee with mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun Thursday in the Capitol Plaza.The U.S. Army served up a barbeque lunch Thursday afternoon.…
  
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• Robotics team advancing to super-regionals

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  Robotics Team 5326, The Enterprisers, composed of high school students from Virginia City and Reno, will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge West Super-Regional Robotics Championship from March 27-29 in Oakland, Calif.The Enterprisers, partnered with teams from Pacifica and Stanford, Calif., took first place at the Northern California Regional Championship in February to qualify for Super-Regionals. Only two Nevada teams have qualified, one from Northern Nevada and one from Southern Nevada.The E
  
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• Residents give opinions on Carson City’s strategic plan

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  A large handful of citizens showed at noon Thursday for the first of four open houses on Carson City’s strategic planning, but the second session after work attracted just a small handful.Those attending, however, weren’t shy about letting their opinions be known. Some challenged goals, priorities and strategies while others wanted to fine tune the city’s mission statement. Riley Kerr, a semi-retired security supervisor for a local business, was at the mid-day Fuji Park exhibit hall open h
  
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• Local sports roundup: Douglas loses a heartbreaker to the Cougars

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  MINDEN — Dion Mortimer pitched four-hit ball over 6.1 innings, however, the Douglas Tigers fell just short with their seventh inning rally Thursday afternoon in a 4-2 Northern Division I loss at home against Spanish Springs.Douglas (0-8 conference, 2-11 overall) scored twice in the bottom of the seventh and had the bases loaded when reliever Ricky Espinoza rang up a strikeout to close out the win for Spanish Springs (6-2, 7-3).Mortimer allowed three runs in the opening two innings, but settle
  
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• Errors are WNC’s downfall vs. CSN

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  Three late-inning errors snapped a tie and sent College of Southern Nevada to a 5-2 series-opening baseball victory over Western Nevada College on Thursday at John L. Harvey Field.The win pulled the Coyotes (8-5) within one game of the first-place Wildcats (9-4) in the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings. CSN ace Phil Bickford, the 10th pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft, is scheduled to pitch the opening game of today’s doubleheader set for noon.WNC head coach D.J. Wh
  
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• CHS baseball shows plenty of fight in loss

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  The never-say-die attitude of the Carson Senators took center stage.The Senators rallied from an 8-0 deficit to take a 10-9 lead before dropping a 15-10 decision to perennial powerhouse Reno Thursday afternoon at Ron McNutt Field.The loss dropped Carson to 4-4 in league play and Reno improved to 6-2. Carson is off until Tuesday when it visits Spanish Springs at 3:45 p.m.This was a difficult one to swallow because the Senators were one out away from the win. Coach Bryan Manoukian said he was far
  
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• Carson High School ROTC helps Open Space

  27-03-2015 08:21
  
  Carson High School ROTC sent 70 students to volunteer on Saturday with the Carson City Open Space Program and River Wranglers. The students wrapped chicken wire around 300 cottonwood trees and protect them from beaver damage at the Ambrose Carson River Natural Area.…
  
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• Mayor Goodman, not former cop Anthony, gets backing from cops’ union

  27-03-2015 07:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s most recent mailer reminded voters that she has received the endorsment of the cops’ union, the first of what probably will be many hard-hiting fliers before the upcoming election.
  
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• Multiple injuries mar body of man found in vacant lot

  27-03-2015 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The beaten body of man was found in a vacant lot in the 3000 block of Las Vegas Boulevard North on Wednesday night, Las Vegas police said.
  
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