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• Report: Suspect in LA arson seen on surveillance video

  31-03-2015 23:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suspect who sparked a massive arson fire last year that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in Los Angeles was captured on surveillance tape reviewed by authorities, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.
  
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• Family of Clemson student sues fraternity, university

  31-03-2015 23:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The family of Clemson student Tucker Hipps filed a lawsuit of wrongful death in the excess of $25 million against the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Clemson University and several individuals after Hipps fell to his death during a fraternity pledge run.
  
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• 2 gunmen killed by police after taking Istanbul prosecutor hostage

  31-03-2015 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two gunmen who took a prosecutor hostage in Istanbul on Tuesday were killed in a shootout with police after a standoff that lasted for hours.
  
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• Admitted Connecticut prom killer enters insanity plea

  31-03-2015 23:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 17-year-old Connecticut boy who admitted nearly a year ago that he stabbed a female classmate to death hours before their junior prom pleaded not guilty due to insanity on Tuesday.
  
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• White House releases plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2025

  31-03-2015 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Obama administration on Tuesday published plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, part of a strategy to generate momentum for a global agreement later this year on combating climate change.
  
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• 2 dead in shooting at Fresno medical building

  31-03-2015 22:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police converging on a medical office building in Fresno, California, after shots were fired there on Tuesday found the gunman and a woman believed to be his wife or girlfriend shot dead from what was presumed to be a murder-suicide.
  
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• Vegas mental hospital regains accreditation after patient dumping scandal

  31-03-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital has won back accreditation by a national organization lost in 2013 following allegations of patient dumping.
  
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• VA official out as head of troubled Reno office

  31-03-2015 22:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An official with the Department of Veterans Affairs who drew the ire of two Nevada members of Congress is departing as director of the Reno regional benefits office, the department confirmed Tuesday.
  
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• Vermont populist rallies Las Vegas union members to take on ‘billionare class’

  31-03-2015 22:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent populist who may challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, said if he runs it will be to take on “the billionaire class” getting richer while America’s middle class declines.
  
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• Phone video found by Germanwings crash site shows passengers screaming

  31-03-2015 22:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cellphone found at the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash site contains a video revealing the sounds of passengers screaming in the moments before the March 24 crash, the French magazine Paris Match and the German tabloid newspaper Bild reported, citing a source close to the investigation.
  
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• Drone technology put to test by Nevada company ArrowData

  31-03-2015 22:07
  
  While a Nevada company hopes to eventually have a high profile in the drone industry, it is taking one piece of its technology to market already on manned flights. “We believe the technology and sensors are ready for prime time today,” said James Fleitz, vice president of Las Vegas-based ArrowData, an aerial data services business that specializes in remote sensing, data collection, transmission, analytics and distribution services. ArrowData executives recently held a demonstration in Reno
  
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• Judge sentences man, once facing death, to 14 to 40 years in prison

  31-03-2015 21:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man with an “intellectual disability,” who had faced the death penalty for more than six years, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 to 40 years in prison in connection with a 2008 fatal shooting.
  
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• Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy leaving office

  31-03-2015 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy is leaving office, his staff said Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Coroner IDs boy who drowned in backyard pool

  31-03-2015 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 5-year-old boy who drowned Monday evening in a southwest valley backyard pool has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Organ donor cleanup bill heads to Nevada Senate floor

  31-03-2015 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill designed to increase the number of organ donors in Nevada was passed Tuesday by a Nevada Senate committee and was on its way to the Senate floor.
  
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• Sahara at Sloan reopens; Metro seeks driver

  31-03-2015 20:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The intersection of Sahara Avenue and Sloan Lane has reopened after a rollover crash, according to Metro.
  
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• Crash closes Sahara at Sloan; Metro seeks driver

  31-03-2015 20:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Westbound Sahara Avenue is shut down at Sloan Lane while police look the driver of a car that rolled over in the east valley and crashed, according to Metro.
  
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• Harry Reid considers himself ‘a blessed man’ for his wife

  31-03-2015 20:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A little-known driving force for the often gruff and impolitic Harry Reid is his 60-year love affair with his wife.
  
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• New York governor bans non-essential state travel to Indiana

  31-03-2015 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday banned non-essential state travel to Indiana in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.
  
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• Here’s what Indiana’s governor is saying about the anti-LGBT law now

  31-03-2015 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Mike Pence pledged Tuesday to “fix” Indiana’s controversial religious freedom law to clarify that it does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.
  
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• Public lands takeover bill draws Bundy crowd but is doomed

  31-03-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and about 100 supporters of a bill challenging federal control of Nevada public lands descended on the capital Wednesday to support the measure but it will all be for naught.
  
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• Public lands takeover bill draws a crowd but is doomed

  31-03-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lot of sound and fury is expected at the Legislature Tuesday as supporters of a bill challenging federal control of Nevada public lands descend on the capital by the busload, but it will all be for naught — the proposal has been declared unconstitutional.
  
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• Armed man in custody after holding hostages at Pa. firehouse

  31-03-2015 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An armed suspect believed to be a former firefighter was apprehended on Tuesday after taking four firefighters hostage inside a suburban Philadelphia firehouse, officials said.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by cab dies at hospital

  31-03-2015 18:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian who was in critical condition after being struck by a Checker Cab Monday morning died the same day, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Suspected getaway driver in Tammy Meyers death gets lawyer

  31-03-2015 17:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lawyer was appointed Tuesday for the suspected getaway driver for Erich Nowsch, accused of gunning down Tammy Meyers in front of her northwest valley home.
  
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• Driver faces DUI charges after deadly bus stop crash

  31-03-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man police said drove off after crashing into a bus stop on Monday, killing a woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter, was arrested after a witness followed him to a nearby apartment complex, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Windy weather hits Las Vegas for spring break

  31-03-2015 16:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hold on to your hats, Las Vegas. Tuesday is expected to hold steady winds and a gusty afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Motorcyclist critical after crash at Craig and Decatur

  31-03-2015 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person is in critical condition after crashing a motorcycle near Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Craig-Decatur intersection partially closed after motorcycle crash

  31-03-2015 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Westbound Craig Road and southbound Decatur Boulevard are shut down at the intersection while police investigate a motorcycle crash that critically injured one, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Craig-Decatur intersection fully closed after motorcycle crash

  31-03-2015 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard has been shut down while police investigate a motorcycle crash that critically injured one, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Craig at Decatur reopens after motorcycle crash

  31-03-2015 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard has reopened five hours after a motorcycle crash that critically injured one.
  
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• Police capture armed prisoner who escaped Virginia hospital

  31-03-2015 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A prisoner who escaped a Virginia hospital early Tuesday is now in police custody, Fairfax County police said.
  
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• Armed prisoner who fled Virginia captured in Washington

  31-03-2015 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An armed prisoner who fled a suburban Washington hospital with a guard’s gun on Tuesday was recaptured in the U.S. capital after a nine-hour manhunt, police said.
  
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• Armed prisoner on the run after escaping Virginia hospital

  31-03-2015 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An armed prisoner was on the run in a stolen car early on Tuesday after escaping from a Washington-area hospital in northern Virginia where a shot was fired during a struggle with a guard, police said.
  
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• Boy drowns in pool at southwest valley home

  31-03-2015 07:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 6-year-old boy died Monday evening after he drowned in a pool in the backyard of a southwest valley home, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Police, black leaders aim to improve relationship with communities

  31-03-2015 07:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At a town hall meeting, held at the 100 Academy of Excellence charter school in North Las Vegas, law enforcement and black community leaders met to discuss policies that were in place to bridge the gap between police and communities of color.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Wheeler, Knecht roll out budget plan with no tax hikes

  31-03-2015 06:39
  
  Controller Ron Knecht and a group of Assembly Republicans headed by Jim Wheeler of Gardnerville rolled out a budget plan they say would fund the governor’s education enhancements without raising taxes.And much like Gov. Jim Gibbons did seven years ago, much of the plan is balanced on the backs of local government and public employees.He and Knecht said Monday their plan would allow the state to drop Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Business License Fee proposal — designed to generate $438 million �
  
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• Police union board pressures director to resign

  31-03-2015 06:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Police Protective Association Executive Board is attempting to oust Executive Director Chris Collins from his leadership role in the union, multiple sources confirm.
  
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• Las Vegas mayoral candidates fire shots in final debate

  31-03-2015 06:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The front-runners in Las Vegas’ mayoral race got in their parting blows Monday night, squaring off for a fourth and final debate ahead of next week’s municipal primary election.
  
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• Mother of Colorado gunman prays to ‘stop this quest for death’

  31-03-2015 06:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Details of Arlene Holmes’ book were disclosed in an interview that she and her husband, Bob, granted to the Del Mar Times, in which the couple maintained that their son is mentally ill and his life should be spared.
  
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• Virginia City tourism goal: $250,000 events venue

  31-03-2015 04:39
  
  Virginia City will invest more than $250,000 in an arena and fairgrounds to handle nearly 5,000 people at events, the Storey County community’s tourism director said Monday.“With limited expansion options available,” said Deny Dotson, tourism director for the Virginia City Tourism Commission, “Storey County Tourism officials identified several privately owned (property) parcels and are working on a long-term agreement to develop a new facility to accommodate a handful of our current eve
  
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• Michael Hohl Subaru ‘shares the love’ with Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada

  31-03-2015 04:39
  
  Matthew Hohl, general manager of Michael Hohl Subaru and Subaru district sales manager Jason Leopold present a check in the amount of $8,581 to Laurie Gorris, chief professional officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada at the dealership on Monday. As part of Subaru’s “Share The Love” event, new Subaru owners chose the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada to be the recipient of their charitable donations.…
  
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• Carson City public’s strategic planning input in hand

  31-03-2015 04:39
  
  Carson City government strategic planning got a bigger burst of interest from the public than it did last week as open houses for citizen input ended on Monday.Though it was a burst by comparison with last Thursday’s few residents at noon and 5 p.m. sessions in the Fuji Park exhibit hall, Monday’s pair of meetings in the Community Center included 18 participants during the lunch hour and at least a dozen in the first hour after work.City Manager Nick Marano made short presentations at both M
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Public employees protest bill to change PERS

  31-03-2015 03:50
  
  Public employees lined up in the Assembly Government Affairs Committee on Monday to protest legislation the author conceded is designed to save money by reducing the average employee retirement check.Assemblyman Glenn Trowbridge, R-Las Vegas, said AB312 would base a state or local government retiree’s check on the highest five years of service instead of the current three. It also would bar public employees from retiring before they reach, 67, the age where private workers receive full Social
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Log: Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault with a minor

  31-03-2015 03:50
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAY• At 2:24 a.m., a 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of an intoxicated pedestrian and with obstructing after he was stopped because the officer was concerned he was about to batter a woman with him. The arrest occurred at Robinson and Carson streets. He was held in lieu of $355 bail.FRIDAY• At 1:53 p.m., two men were arrested on suspicion of petit larceny following
  
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• Florida man facing child pornography charges arrested in Nye County

  31-03-2015 03:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Florida man wanted on child pornography possession and distribution charges was arrested Monday in Nye County, the county sheriff’s office wrote in a release.
  
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• Bill would allow Nevada cities to form own school districts

  31-03-2015 02:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bill that would allow incorporated cities to form their own school systems by carving out a piece of a larger district using existing local government boundaries had a hearing Monday in the Assembly Education Committee.
  
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• Heck tells lawmakers he’s working on Nevada’s doctor shortage

  31-03-2015 02:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Joe Heck told Nevada lawmakers Monday that graduate medical school education, career and technical education, unmanned aerial systems and increased international travel were the focus of his efforts in Congress to boost Nevada’s economy and strengthen national security.
  
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• Bomb threat forces landing of Turkish Airlines flight

  31-03-2015 01:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Flight TK15 had departed from Istanbul bound for Sao Paulo when a note with the word “bomb” was found in a lavatory, a spokeswoman said.
  
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• Curator’s talk to offer window into Nevada’s art scene

  31-03-2015 01:17
  
  City Arts Initiative will present a talk by curator JoAnne Northrup, whose illustrated talk, Bringing the World to Northern Nevada, will take a look at major projects planned at the Nevada Museum of Art. The presentation is the next in CCAI’s Nevada Neighbors series. The talk will take place at 7 p.m. at the Business Resource Innovation Center, 108 E. Proctor St. An informal reception for Northrup will precede the event; doors open at 6:15 p.m. The presentation and reception are free, and the
  
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