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• Guided hike on Deadman’s Creek Trail planned Sunday in Washoe Valley

  14-04-2015 23:55
  
  Washoe Lake State Park is offering a one-mile round-trip hike to the overlook on the Deadman’s Creek Trail from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The guided hike offers a short, steep climb to the overlook, at about 280 feet. Wildflowers are blooming along the trail, providing attendees the opportunity to take pictures and learn about new plants.The event is open to the public and free of charge; however, there is an entrance fee into the park of $7 per vehicle. Nevada residents receive a $2 discount. Pr
  
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• Disruptive tech on display at broadcaster’s convention

  14-04-2015 23:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Thirty market-ready companies were chosen based on their potential to disrupt the media and entertainment industries to be showcased in the National Association of Broadcaster’s SPROCKIT program.
  
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• Durst enters not guilty plea to federal gun charge

  14-04-2015 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Real estate scion Robert Durst, who has been charged with murder in California, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a federal gun charge stemming from his arrest last month in New Orleans.
  
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• Plumas National Forest fire blazing north of Reno

  14-04-2015 23:11
  
  RENO — More than 150 firefighters are battling a wildfire on the edge of Northern California’s Plumas National Forest about 80 miles northwest of Reno. Forest Service spokeswoman Lee Anne Schramel says no one has been injured and no homes currently are threatened by the blaze that has burned about 185 acres near Genesee Valley about 10 miles southeast of Taylorsville, Cal. The fire was reported on private land about 5:30 a.m. Monday. Strong winds pushed it onto the national forest. The caus
  
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• 150 firefighters battle fire in Plumas National Forest

  14-04-2015 22:45
  
  RENO — More than 150 firefighters are battling a wildfire on the edge of Northern California’s Plumas National Forest about 80 miles northwest of Reno. Forest Service spokeswoman Lee Anne Schramel says no one has been injured and no homes currently are threatened by the blaze that has burned about 185 acres near Genesee Valley about 10 miles southeast of Taylorsville, California. The fire was reported on private land about 5:30 a.m. Monday. Strong winds pushed it onto the national forest. T
  
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• Quirky Vegas ‘Blinking Man’ will have Beatles theme

  14-04-2015 22:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Downtown Las Vegas bicycle ride called “Blinking Man” has attached a Beatles theme to Saturday night’s two-wheel event.
  
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• Former Riviera entertainment head Sam Distefano dies

  14-04-2015 22:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Distefano booked Playboy Clubs before moving to Las Vegas to oversee Riviera entertainment in 1980s.
  
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• Wash. school district pulls students from classes over vaccination records

  14-04-2015 22:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Washington state school district pulled 143 students who lacked documentation proving they had received required immunizations from classrooms on Monday, in a first-in-the-state clamp-down triggered by a recent measles epidemic.
  
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• Video shows Baltimore police arresting man now in critical condition

  14-04-2015 21:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was in critical condition in the hospital on Monday after being arrested by several Baltimore police officers in an incident that was at least partly captured on video, police officials said.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Lawmakers criticize bill to end state worker longevity pay

  14-04-2015 21:35
  
  Nevada lawmakers voiced strident opposition Tuesday to a bill that would end a longevity pay program that rewards state employees once they’ve put in eight years of continuous service.Department of Administration chief Jim Wells presented AB436 to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, saying the program’s allure has waned because young workers are much more likely to switch jobs and are less inclined than past generations to serve 30 years in state employment. He added that longevity pay r
  
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• Artist sues Apple for reportedly copying his signature style in ad campaign

  14-04-2015 21:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Miami artist whose work has been used in Coca-Cola, Disney and Mattel advertisements is suing Apple Inc. claiming the California-based technology giant copied his signature bold bright colors and cartoony figures in a recent marketing campaign.
  
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• Some Atlanta teachers face prison time after school cheating scandal

  14-04-2015 21:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  There was nothing routine about a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Atlanta that wrote the final legal chapter of one of the most massive school cheating scandals in the country.
  
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• Shooting at NC college investigated as possible hate crime

  14-04-2015 21:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fatal shooting of an employee at a North Carolina community college is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police in Goldsboro said on Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bills would allocate $9.5M for technology job training

  14-04-2015 21:10
  
  There’s a small issue with large technology companies like Tesla and Switch expanding to Nevada — the state doesn’t have nearly enough qualified and trained workers to meet the expected demand. The shortage has led Nevada lawmakers to consider bills that would allocate nearly $10 million toward high-tech workforce development at state community colleges. Supporters say the measures would provide badly needed grant funding to help meet the need of emerging industries in the state. Sen. Joy
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Bill would end longevity pay for state workers

  14-04-2015 21:10
  
  Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill to end a longevity pay program for state employees that state officials say is largely ineffective in attracting Millennials. The Assembly Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Tuesday to discuss AB436. Longevity payments kick in after a worker puts in eight years of continuous state service and start at $150 a year. The payment grows up to a maximum of $2,350 annually. Department of Administration chief Jim Wells said Millennial workers are much more lik
  
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• Bill would boost training for Nevada high-tech jobs

  14-04-2015 20:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  High-tech industries that demand a highly skilled workforce are the push behind two Nevada bills seeking a combined $9.5 million for workforce development.
  
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• There are little puddles of water on Mars, new study shows

  14-04-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists say new research seems to support the theory that what looks like a bone-dry red planet during the day could be dotted with tiny puddles of salty water at night.
  
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• Videos show airport workers stealing from luggage inside plane

  14-04-2015 19:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Inside a plane at Miami International Airport, baggage handlers are going on a shopping spree with passengers’ bags.
  
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• Footage shows airport workers stealing from luggage inside plane — VIDEO

  14-04-2015 19:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Inside a plane at Miami International Airport, baggage handlers are going on a shopping spree with passengers’ bags.
  
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• Pa. pleads guilty to threatening federal agent during Bundy standoff

  14-04-2015 19:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening a U.S. ranger during the 2014 standoff between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
  
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• Pa. man pleads guilty to threatening federal agent during Bundy standoff

  14-04-2015 19:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening a U.S. ranger during the 2014 standoff between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
  
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• South Carolina cop charged with murder heard laughing on recording

  14-04-2015 19:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two pieces of audio recorded in the immediate aftermath of a deadly police shooting in South Carolina emerged Monday. The voice of Michael Slager can be heard in both. The former North Charleston police officer is charged with murder in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott.
  
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• R&R Partners continues as lead marketer for Vegas convention authority

  14-04-2015 19:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority unanimously approved a multimillion-dollar performance-based advertising and marketing communications agreement with R&R Partners on Tuesday.
  
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• Science and Technology Festival events to kick off April 24 across the valley

  14-04-2015 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  How much would you pay for the secrets behind the Mirage’s volcano eruption or an insider’s look at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat? How much is a tour behind the scenes at the Adventuredome, the Bellagio’s fountain show or the Shark Reef worth? These and many other venues in town are set to invite the curious in free as part of the Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival, set for April 24 through May 2.
  
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• Carson City Freeway bids back for final phase

  14-04-2015 18:54
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation’s Carson City Freeway Project has reached an important milestone with the recent opening of construction contract bids for the project’s final leg.Road and Highway Builders’ approximately $42 million bid was named as the apparent low bid for the project. Final bid approval and contract execution will take place in future weeks, with the contract pending ultimate approval at the state transportation board’s May 11 meeting.Construction, which will pa
  
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• Clark County issues dust advisory

  14-04-2015 18:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Don’t let the sun trick you into thinking Tuesday’s weather will be pleasant — it’s windy out there.
  
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• Okla. deputy charged in fatal shooting turns himself in

  14-04-2015 18:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Tulsa County reserve deputy who fatally shot a man instead of using his Taser turned himself in to authorities Tuesday at the Tulsa County Jail.
  
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• Arizona motorist gets 7 years in DUI death

  14-04-2015 18:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A seven-year prison term was imposed Monday on a northwest Arizona resident who pleaded guilty in an alcohol-involved traffic fatality.
  
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• Man killed in downtown shooting identified

  14-04-2015 17:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man slain in a downtown shooting on Friday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Man critical in North Las Vegas shooting; 1 under arrest

  14-04-2015 16:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was in critical condition and a person was arrested after a Tuesday morning shooting in North Las Vegas, police said.
  
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• Cruise ships disinfected after 200-plus people become ill

  14-04-2015 16:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 200 people on two different cruise ships have fallen ill with gastrointestinal sickness, and both vessels were to be disinfected in San Diego, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
  
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• Family crushed to death by falling concrete slab

  14-04-2015 07:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A family of three was crushed to death on Monday outside Seattle when a concrete slab fell from an overpass onto their car, officials said.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Minimum wage change bills dead

  14-04-2015 07:18
  
  Two proposed constitutional changes to Nevada’s minimum wage will not go forward. SJR 6 and SJR 8 would have changed Nevada’s constitutionally required minimum wage but both resolutions didn’t receive a committee vote by Friday’s deadline. Nevada workers could still see a minimum wage increase through SB193 which also loosens overtime calculations for employers. The Republican-backed proposal increases minimum wage for workers without employer-offered health insurance to $9 an hour. Tha
  
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• Former prostitute fights sex trade with cookies

  14-04-2015 06:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman who says she spent 20 years as a prostitute is working to get other women out of the sex trade, one cookie at a time.
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in east valley crash

  14-04-2015 05:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An east valley crash involving a car and motorcycle shut down a section of Lamb Boulevard Monday night.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Gov. Brian Sandoval signs bill creating private school scholarships

  14-04-2015 05:36
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill Monday creating scholarships so lower-income families can afford private school tuition, declaring that Nevada now has true school choice.The signing ceremony was held inside the historic Fourth Ward School in Virginia City, a stately four-story building that was christened in 1876 and now operates as a museum. Sandoval held up an antique leaflet found in the floorboards of a school that urged voters to approve the bonds that ultimately financed Fourth Ward.“I
  
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• Third woman sentenced in robbery of 99-year-old Carson City woman

  14-04-2015 05:14
  
  The last of three women accused of robbing a 99-year-old Carson City woman was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Monday.Joanna Grajeda, who stole the woman’s purse containing $500 and personal belongings, was sentenced to maximum 120 months in prison for robbery with the added charge of a crime against a person 60 years or older.Grajeda, who had no previous criminal history, was under the influence of methamphetamines and alcohol when she, along with Barbara “Bexy” Mora and Victoria
  
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• Carson City seeks to host one sports tournament a month at MAC

  14-04-2015 05:14
  
  One sports tournament a month is the goal for the Carson City multi-purpose athletic center (MAC) currently under construction, key officials said Monday.Roger Moellendorf, Parks and Recreation Department director, and Joel Dunn, executive director of the city’s Visitors Bureau, made that clear in a report to the bureau’s board. Moellendorf said a meeting has been held and more will be with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada to pave the way for tournaments at the facility.“We’re
  
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• U.S. Highway 95 South near Valley View reopens all lanes

  14-04-2015 04:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Tuesday evening crash on U.S. Highway 95 South near Valley View Boulevard caused traffic delays for over an hour.
  
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• Crash delays traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near Valley View

  14-04-2015 04:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Tuesday evening crash on U.S. Highway 95 South near Valley View Boulevard is causing traffic delays. At 6:19 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report that an Acura traveling in the express lane had veered and crashed into the center median.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of escape of a felony prisoner

  14-04-2015 03:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 4:47 p.m., a Carson City woman was arrested on suspicion of petit larceny after deputies responded to a call at the Market Street Walmart of a woman taking produce from the store without paying. Bail was set at $250. FRIDAYAt 12:17 a.m., a 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, no insurance, and expired reg
  
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• Carson City man arrested on felony charges after scamming police

  14-04-2015 03:51
  
  A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday night on multiple felony charges when he tried to escape with $850 from deputies after agreeing to be a drug informant for the department.Duffy Thomas, of Carson City, had allegedly agreed to be a confidential informant for the Carson City Special Enforcement Team to buy an ounce of methamphetamines from a source, after he had been arrested earlier Friday afternoon. According to the arrest report, Thomas was given a police wire to wear and $850 t
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested for escape of a felony prisoner

  14-04-2015 03:47
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 4:47 p.m., a Carson City woman was arrested on suspicion of petit larceny after deputies responded to a call at the Market Street Walmart of a woman taking produce from the store without paying. Bail was set at $250. FRIDAYAt 12:17 a.m., a 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, no insurance, and expired reg
  
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• Mysterious Carson City donor drops off stuffed animals to Sheriff’s office

  14-04-2015 02:59
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Department was thankful for an anonymous donation of nearly two dozen stuffed animals Friday night. Sgt. Scott McDaniel was surprised with nearly a dozen brown bags that were filled with brand new stuffed ducks, lambs, and puppies that all still had the tags on them. The deputies will carry the stuffed animals in their cars to give to children who have been involved in traumatic situations. McDaniel said that this donor has dropped off stuffed animals for a few years
  
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• Man arrested on felony charges after stealing from police

  14-04-2015 02:59
  
  Carson City man arrested on felony escape charges after scams police…
  
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• Alleged discrimination by bank has Church of Bacon sizzling

  14-04-2015 02:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The founder of the United Church of Bacon, a 5-year-old congregation of atheists and other skeptics, is organizing a Wednesday afternoon protest against a Wells Fargo Bank branch where he contends employees discriminated against him on religious grounds.
  
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• Federal judge rejects UMC’s bid to seal records in lawsuit

  14-04-2015 02:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge has rejected University Medical Center’s bid to seal the public hospital’s records that are part of a class-action federal lawsuit, ruling that there is a “strong presumption of public access to judicial files” and the public has a “right to know why enormous sums have been spent at public expense.”
  
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• Carson City’s Gov. Roswell K. Colcord home listed on Nevada Register of Historic Places

  14-04-2015 02:26
  
  The Gov. Roswell K. Colcord House in Carson City is the latest addition to the Nevada State Register of Historic Places, a list of properties in Nevada that reflect the history and traditions important to Nevadans. The Colcord House served as the Carson City residence of Gov. Roswell K. Colcord from his election to the Governor’s Office in 1890 to his death in 1939. Colcord was one of Nevada’s prominent late-nineteenth century politicians, and its last Republican governor before the Silver P
  
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• White S.C. cop charged with murder of black man won’t face death penalty

  14-04-2015 02:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A white South Carolina patrolman charged with murder for shooting a black man in the back as he fled after a traffic stop will not face the death penalty if convicted, a prosecutor said on Monday.
  
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• Publisher wins right to review sealed records of Missouri executions

  14-04-2015 02:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal appeals court on Tuesday said Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, had a right to weigh in on two lawsuits challenging how Missouri conducts executions.
  
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