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• Ex-lab tech at Children’s Heart Center arrested in ID theft case

  03-04-2015 23:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lab technician at the Children’s Heart Center Nevada who had access to patient files containing personal information was arrested two months ago on suspicion of identity theft, the center’s attorney said Friday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bills enacting Indiana-style religious freedom law dropped

  03-04-2015 23:32
  
  Nevada Republicans are dropping two proposed bills that would have added religious freedom protections to state law that critics have hounded as legalizing discrimination against LGBT people. Assemblyman Erv Nelson and Sen. Joe Hardy said they would no longer pursue passage of AB277 or SB272 on Friday. The two lawmakers were sponsoring the bills which contained similar language enacting a version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act into Nevada state law. Similar proposals in Indian
  
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• Nevada now in compliance with child welfare standards, avoids big penalties

  03-04-2015 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State child welfare agencies had faced large finanical penalties after a 2009 report citing major problems.
  
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• Winds bring back dust to Las Vegas skies on Sunday

  03-04-2015 23:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The valley can expect windy, dusty Easter egg hunts Sunday afternoon, according to the Clark County Department of Air Quality.
  
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• Woman shoots Texas officer accused in 2013 sexual assault

  03-04-2015 23:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suspended San Antonio police officer, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in his marked patrol car in 2013, was shot on Thursday night by a woman during a dispute inside a home, officials said.
  
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• Nevada Senate approves minimum wage increase bill

  03-04-2015 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Republican-backed bill to overhaul Nevada’s overtime law and raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour was approved Friday by the state Senate on a party-line vote.
  
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• GOP bill to boost minimum wage, change overtime law clears Senate

  03-04-2015 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Republican-backed bill to overhaul Nevada’s overtime law and raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour was approved Friday by the state Senate on a party-line vote.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would require breaks for breastfeeding moms

  03-04-2015 23:05
  
  Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would require employers to give nursing mothers a time and place to pump breast milk. Members of the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee were scheduled to discuss AB306 on Friday. The measure would require public and private employers to give workers a clean and private place for pumping. The break time could be paid or unpaid, and businesses with fewer than 25 employees wouldn’t be required to comply if the measure creates an undue hardship
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Assembly OKs bill raising bar for Millennium Scholarship

  03-04-2015 23:05
  
  The Nevada Assembly has passed a bill requiring community college students to take more credits to qualify for the Millennium Scholarship. The Assembly voted 31-10 on Friday to pass AB111. It now heads to the Senate. Current law allows Nevada community college students to receive the scholarship if they take at least six credit hours a semester. The bill raises that to nine. Republican sponsor Randy Kirner says the measure will push students to complete community college more quickly. The schol
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Log: Man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking

  03-04-2015 23:05
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 11:21 a.m., deputies responded to a welfare check for a four-year-old child. At the scene they arrested Christine Rael, 19, of Carson City, on suspicion of child neglect, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies also arrested Joe Kendall, 26, of Carson City on suspicion of felony drug trafficking. Bail for Rael was
  
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• Slain Arizona 8-year-old girl’s stepfather pleads to drug charges

  03-04-2015 22:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The stepfather of the victim in a high-profile child murder case in Bullhead City is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for unrelated convictions.
  
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• Slain Arizona 8-year-old girl’s stepfather pleads guilty to drug charges

  03-04-2015 22:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The stepfather of the victim in a high-profile child murder case in Bullhead City is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for unrelated convictions.
  
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• Sands China given temporary reprieve from monetary sanctions

  03-04-2015 22:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court has given Sands China Ltd. a temporary reprieve from monetary sanctions levied against the company last month, but the court refused to interfere with other penalties imposed in the case.
  
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• Nevada’s ‘religious freedom’ legislation declared dead

  03-04-2015 21:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sponsors of the bill in Carson City say outrage and a boycott call following passage of a similar law in Indiana have dampened their desire for legislation seen by many as enabling discrimination
  
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• Man critical after crash near Vegas welcome sign

  03-04-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 21-year-old man is in critical condition and after an early Friday crash in a construction zone near “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.
  
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• Ala. man on death row for 30 years freed, charges dismissed

  03-04-2015 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Anthony Ray Hinton is thankful to be free after nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row for murders he says he didn’t commit. And incredulous that it took so long.
  
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• Taco Bell robber behind others, police say

  03-04-2015 19:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A robber who hit a Taco Bell on Windmill Lane is likely behind other valley crimes, Las Vegas police say, and investigators need your help finding him.
  
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• Bill to boost Nevada’s boutique distilleries advances

  03-04-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s boutique distilleries would be able to sell more of their bottled spirits directly to consumers and offer twice as many shots per customer at tastings under a bill amended and approved Friday by a Nevada Senate committee.
  
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• Education Notebook, April 9-15, 2015

  03-04-2015 19:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley
  
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• Suspected driver told mom he wasn’t involved in Tammy Meyers shooting

  03-04-2015 18:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Derrick Andrews, the alleged getaway driver for suspected gunman Erich Nowsch, told his mother that he was not involved in the fatal shooting of Tammy Meyers, according to transcripts released Friday.
  
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• Investigators: Co-pilot increased plane speed before Germanwings crash

  03-04-2015 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The co-pilot of a Germanwings jet that crashed in the French Alps increased the airplane’s speed before it crashed killing all 150 people on board, according to French investigators.
  
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• Coroner identifies toddler struck by pickup in North Las Vegas

  03-04-2015 17:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the 23-month-old girl who died Thursday morning after her father, who did not see she was in the driveway, struck her with a pickup in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.
  
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• Man lost at sea for 66 days on sailboat thankful for rescue

  03-04-2015 16:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Louis Jordan took his 35-foot sailboat out in late January and hadn’t been heard from until he was spotted Thursday afternoon on his boat drifting in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Massive fire burns at GE industrial park in Louisville

  03-04-2015 16:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A mammoth fire broke out Friday morning in a Kentucky industrial park, sending plumes of thick smoke over the area as authorities worked to contain the damage.
  
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• With 50-1 Bet, Casino Owner Sits Two Michigan State Wins From $1 Million

  03-04-2015 13:16
  In December, Derek Stevens placed a $20,000 bet on Michigan State winning the N.C.A.A. title at his friend’s casino, and two more Spartan wins would give him a $1 million payoff.
  
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• Rivera headed to Menlo College

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Brady Rivera finally answered the football or wrestling question Thursday afternoon.Rivera, a three-year starter for coach Blair Roman’s football squad and a four-year wrestling starter for Tim McCarthy and Paul Carter, signed to wrestle at Menlo College in Atherton, Ca.The 225-pound Rivera, a two-time regional champion and four-time state-meet participant, will be joining a NAIA program ranked fourth in the region and 13th in the country last season. That, and being in the Bay Area, was enoug
  
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• Passing the (1.3 million) bucks to counties

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  County officials turned out on Thursday to protest legislation that would hit them with at least $1.3 million a year in costs to care for mentally incompetent offenders housed at Lakes Crossing.Lakes is the state’s high security facility for the mentally incompetent facing criminal charges. Director Elizabeth Neighbors told the Senate Finance Committee the costs would only involve long term commitments of those facing serious felonies. At present, she said, that’s just 10 people.But she sai
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Senate approves raising speed limit

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  The Senate on Thursday passed Sen. Don Gustavson’s bill raising the maximum allowable speed limit in Nevada from 75 to 80 mph.Gustavson has tried repeatedly in several previous sessions to get a bill raising the maximum speed limit without success.This year, the Senate approved SB2 by a margin of 15-4 with two members absent.Gustavson said the bill doesn’t actually raise the speed limit on any road of highway but, instead, leaves it to the Nevada Department of Transportation to decide where
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Cloud seeding called vital due to drought

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, told fellow members of Senate Finance on Thursday the bill putting $500,000 into cloud seeding efforts this coming biennium is vital because of the drought.“We already recognize that, at this point, we are in a drought that we have never seen before,” he said. “We all understand that you’ve got to have clouds to seed but, when we do get a weather system, we have to have the money in place.”He said a large share of funding would be used in the northern h
  
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• Fine dining in Carson City for CHS culinary

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Tamara Doss accepts a raffle prize of ‘Cowboy Roast Coffee’ from Carson High culinary arts instructor Penny Reynolds Thursday evening at Silver Oak Golf and Events Center. Ellen Boyd of Carson City is served Thursday evening by Carson High junior culinary arts student Chase Purbaugh at the Silver Oak Golf Course and Events Center. Silver Oak hosted a fundraising dinner to help with the CHS culinary team’s trip to the National Championships to be held April 17-22 in Anaheim, Calif. CHS has
  
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• Cut above on diamond for Dayton

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Former Dust Devil greats Bowman, Kinney, Miller to be part of alumni gameOne of the first things new Dayton High baseball coach Mike Burrows wanted to do was establish a yearly alumni baseball game. That plan comes to fruition Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The greatest baseball coach in Dayton High history, Craig Miller, and arguably two of the best players in the history of the program, Matt Bowman and Jeremy Kinney, will be on the field this weekend and will be honored. Bowman and Kinney are the onl
  
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• Cinderella Ball will help Carson High student groups

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Carson High School’s first Father/Daughter Cinderella Ball on April 17 will serve as a fundraiser for four CHS clubs.The clubs will use the funds raised from the 6:30 p.m. ball to fund student clubs and send students to national competitions. The ball will take place in the Morse Burley Gymnasium at Carson High School. Cinderella’s ball will serve as a fundraiser for FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), Skills USA, Culinary Pro Start and CHS Leadership. The FBLA club is sending 17 stud
  
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• Carson City’s WNC baseball falls to CSI

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho — An 11-strikeout performance by Western Nevada College freshman pitcher Matt Young and a ninth-inning rally weren’t enough to deliver a Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball win over College of Southern Idaho on Thursday.Cody Jenkins hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 10th inning as the Golden Eagles edged the Wildcats, 3-2.The 11 strikeouts were a season high for Young in his dominant nine-inning stint.Young retired 10 in a row after Harrison Ramey’s double
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors widen ambulance service program

  03-04-2015 09:17
  
  Carson City’s Board of Supervisors widened an ambulance service subscription program, took stances on legislation, decided on advisory panels’ roles and heard health reports on Thursday.Donning three hats, the board acted in its usual governing capacity, as well as met for a time as Redevelopment Authority and in an expanded form — with the city health officer, Dr. Susan Pintar, and Sheriff Ken Furlong — as the community’s Board of Health.Acting as city governing board, the mayor and
  
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• Bugatti has honor of being Riv’s ‘last voice’

  03-04-2015 08:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Liberace opened the Riviera hotel-casino on April 20, 1955. Sixty years later, crooner George Bugatti will be last entertainer on April 25.
  
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• Radio host’s Reid scoop gets even better with call from president

  03-04-2015 08:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Getting Sen. Harry Reid on his show was quite a coup, but then “State of Nevada” producer Joe Schoenmann got a telephone call from President Obama.
  
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• Call from president rattles KNPR talk-show producer, guest

  03-04-2015 08:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Getting Sen. Harry Reid on his show was quite a coup, but then “State of Nevada” producer Joe Schoenmann got a telephone call from President Obama.
  
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• Candles shine for grandmother, girl killed in bus stop crash

  03-04-2015 06:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About 100 Las Vegans gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday night, rallying around the grieving family of a grandmother and a little girl who were killed by a suspected drunk driver while waiting at a bus stop earlier this week.
  
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• Four Mostly Hangover-Free Bachelor Party Getaways

  03-04-2015 06:00
  Before those wedding bells ring, take a trip that everyone will remember (and the groom won’t regret).
  
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• Lion sextuplets delivered at Henderson’s Lion Habitat Ranch

  03-04-2015 05:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  While much of the Las Vegas Valley was sleeping, history was made at the Lion Habitat Ranch Wednesday morning in Henderson. In the early hours of the morning, a 6-year-old African lion named Pebbels gave birth to six cubs at the 6.2 acre facility.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s log: Woman arrested on suspicion of parole violation

  03-04-2015 04:36
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityWEDNESDAYAt 3:16 p.m., Kady Werlinger, 24, was arrested on suspicion of a parole violation on a district court hold issued by the Western Regional Drug/DUI court. She was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. THURSDAYAt 12:11 a.m., a Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of warrant charging battery at a residence in the 1400 block of East Long Street.
  
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• Bill to better tax out-of-state retailers advances

  03-04-2015 04:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A measure intended to capture more sales tax in Nevada from out-of-state retailers was approved by a Senate committee Thursday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Committee advances voter ID bills for fiscal review

  03-04-2015 03:55
  
  A Nevada Assembly committee on Thursday decided to advance two bills that would require voters to show identification to cast a ballot, sending the proposals to another committee for financial review without a recommendation to pass them. The Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee voted unanimously to move AB253 and AB266 to another step in the legislative process, although several Democrats said they disagreed with the policy behind the measures. “I’ll be voting to get it
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would expand online sales tax collection

  03-04-2015 03:55
  
  Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill requiring more online sellers to collect and pay sales taxes. Democratic Sens. Aaron Ford and Ruben Kihuen presented SB382 on Thursday to the Senate Revenue and Economic Development Committee. The bill seeks to require Internet sellers outside the state to collect sales taxes if they complete a certain amount of sales inside Nevada or solicit sales through the Internet. Ford said loopholes in current law put brick-and-mortar stores at a disadvantage compare
  
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• Nevada bill would allow motorized wheelchairs in bike lanes

  03-04-2015 03:55
  
  Bicyclists might have to start sharing the road with motorized wheelchair users under a proposed Nevada law. Democratic Sen. Mo Denis is sponsoring SB 354 and presented the bill Thursday to the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill would allow motorized wheelchairs to enter bike lanes if a sidewalk isn’t available or passable by wheelchair. Wheelchair users would be required to yield the right-of-way to bikers. The proposal also adds motorized wheelchairs to current law affecting vehicles
  
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• Suspicious package prompts evacuation of southwest valley apartments

  03-04-2015 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A southwest valley apartment complex was evacuated Thursday while police investigate a suspicious package.
  
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• No suspicious package found after evacuation of southwest valley apartments

  03-04-2015 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No device was found when police responded to a call of a suspicious package at a southwest valley apartment complex Thursday. Police and firefighters responded to the complex, 5121 River Glen Drive, near the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, just before 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Celebrate the great outdoors indoors, with our favorite wild films

  03-04-2015 03:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  From big-budget bro comedy to gritty documentaries showcasing the human spirit, watch this. And then get the hell outside!
  
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• Millions owed top Caesars execs may be lost forever

  03-04-2015 02:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Court filings show 279 current and former Caesars executives and directors are owed more than $78.6 million — with $11.7 to one individual alone — that could be erased in ongoing bankruptcy.
  
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• Dire times for water users

  03-04-2015 02:32
  
  Out of the blue, the limited fortunes for water users in the Lahontan Valley have changed drastically.Last week, after a discussion with the Federal Water Master in Reno and reviewing new forecasts, Truckee-Carson Irrigation District Project Manager Rusty Jardine and the district was left little choice than to alter the water season.The new information gathered left TCID no other recourse than to possibly halt the water season in the Truckee Division as soon as April 14.“People need to get th
  
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