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• Man flees Henderson police, prompts school lockdown

  02-06-2015 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A search for a man who ran from police after a traffic stop caused an uproar in a Henderson neighborhood Tuesday morning. Henderson police officers stopped a car about 9:50 a.m. near Pecos Road and Windmill Parkway.
  
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• Judge sends pair to prison in downtown Las Vegas biker brawl

  02-06-2015 23:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pair of Hells Angels were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a 2008 melee outside a downtown Las Vegas wedding chapel.
  
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• 2 Hells Angels sent to prison after downtown biker brawl

  02-06-2015 23:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pair of Hells Angels were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a 2008 melee outside a downtown Las Vegas wedding chapel.
  
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• FBI’s anti-terrorism agents were tracking Boston man killed by officers

  02-06-2015 23:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man fatally shot by police in Boston on Tuesday was under 24-hour surveillance by anti-terrorism authorities, FBI Special Agent in Charge Vincent B. Lisi said.
  
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• Kingman police shooting justified, Mohave County attorney says

  02-06-2015 23:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Kingman, Ariz., police officer was justified when he shot and killed a man holding a BB gun that looked real, the Mohave County attorney has determined.
  
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• Phoenix is suing the FAA over ‘extreme discomfort’ airplane noise

  02-06-2015 23:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  How bad is the airplane noise over Phoenix? Bad enough that some residents can’t hear each other talk. Bad enough that many can’t sleep. Bad enough that the city is now suing the Federal Aviation Administration.
  
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• Paul Phua has left the country

  02-06-2015 23:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Malaysian businessman Paul Phua left the country on his private jet Monday, hours after illegal gambling charges against him were dismissed.
  
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• TSA administrator reassigned after screeners fail security tests

  02-06-2015 23:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that the acting administrator for the Transportation Security Administration would be reassigned, following a report that airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover team conducted at dozens of airports.
  
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• Kerry tells allies ISIS is not a state

  02-06-2015 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fresh off a biking accident that left him with a broken femur, Secretary of State John Kerry told allies in the fight against ISIS that the terrorist organization is “no more a state than I am a helicopter.”
  
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• You can believe it — that’s NASA’s flying saucer

  02-06-2015 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Keep an eye on the skies over Hawaii on Wednesday. If all goes to plan, NASA will be testing out a saucer-shaped craft that could hold the key to a future human mission to Mars.
  
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• Nye GOP chair says he was wrongfully arrested for impersonating cop

  02-06-2015 22:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The chairman of the Nye County Republicans who is facing a charge of impersonating a police officer actually was a Las Vegas cop for a little over a year.
  
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• Nye GOP chair arrested on cop impersonation charge says he was wrongfully arrested

  02-06-2015 22:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man was arrested Monday by Nye deputies near the Wal-Mart in Pahrump. The car he was driving was pulled over after the sheriff’s office received a report that it had fake plates.
  
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• Scarf ruling means more job-bias training for U.S. bosses

  02-06-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Supreme Court ruling that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. can be sued for denying employment to a woman wearing a head scarf will compel companies large and small to brush up on the nuances of bias and do more to accommodate employees’ religious beliefs.
  
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• County close to taking over Mount Charleston fire services

  02-06-2015 22:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County is two steps closer to its long-planned takeover of Mount Charleston’s fire services.
  
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• Trainers at Fla. oceanarium will no longer perform rides on killer whale

  02-06-2015 21:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In order to meet federal safety regulations, trainers at the Miami Seaquarium will no longer perform rides with Lolita, the resident killer whale, following a federal safety investigation, the South Florida tourist attraction has announced.
  
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• Lyon County woman found guilty of DUI resulting in death

  02-06-2015 21:46
  
  Lianne Christy was found guilty of driving while under the influence causing death on Monday in Lyon County. Christy has four prior DUIs. Damian Sinnott, Deputy District Attorney, prosecuted the case for the Lyon County District Attorney. Christy pled guilty to the charge making a trial unnecessary.Katrina Paddy, Christy’s co-defendant, was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident causing death. Sentencing was held March 9. Christy was sentenced to 96-240 months in the Nevada Departme
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Men arrested on suspicion of domestic battery

  02-06-2015 21:46
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityMONDAYAt 3:53 p.m., a 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and violation of alternative sentencing at the 800 block of William Street. Bail was set at $3,000.At 6:15 p.m., a 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and contempt of court warrant after deputies initiated a consensual co
  
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• Lake Havasu City police seek info on body found along Highway 95

  02-06-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man had been struck by multiple vehicles when officers found his body just south of Mulberry Avenue about 3:45 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• 2 hospitalized after multibike, car crash in east Las Vegas

  02-06-2015 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people are hospitalized and an east valley intersection is closed after two bicycles and two cars collided.
  
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• 2 hospitalized after multi bike, car crash in east Las Vegas

  02-06-2015 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people are hospitalized and an east valley intersection is closed after two bicycles and two cars collided.
  
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• Bullhead City mom jailed after daughter’s killing released to give birth

  02-06-2015 21:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Bullhead City, Ariz., woman jailed on drug charges after her 8-year-old daughter was killed, has given birth to a boy and will report back to jail this week, according to her lawyer.
  
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• FBI flying secret surveillance planes over US cities

  02-06-2015 20:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI uses a fleet of planes registered under fictitious companies in order to conduct warrantless surveillance during federal, state and local investigations. The surveillance is conducted without a court order, but with oversight from within the Department of Justice, according to a senior law enforcement official.
  
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• Metro cop in child porn case caught via file-sharing

  02-06-2015 20:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas police officer who turned himself in when he was sought on child porn-related charges was caught through a file-sharing network, according to an arrest report.
  
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• Secretary of State Kerry undergoes surgery after breaking leg

  02-06-2015 20:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s surgery to repair his broken leg went well, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada Legislature roundup: Proposal dumping presidential caucus system fails

  02-06-2015 20:16
  
  Nevada lawmakers have killed a measure that would have changed the state’s presidential caucus to a primary election. Assembly members never brought SB421 up for a vote Monday night, meaning the measure failed to meet the final legislative deadline. The bill would have allowed national political party heads to request that Nevada’s current caucus system for selecting a presidential candidate be changed to a primary election. Supporters said the change would have increased voter turnout and
  
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• In Vegas, VA chief pitches end to homelessness among vets

  02-06-2015 19:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald and two other White House cabinet members made a pitch Tuesday in Las Vegas to end homelessness among veterans, a long-sought goal of the Obama administration.
  
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• Nevada, in Blow to Jeb Bush, Opts to Stick With Caucuses

  02-06-2015 18:48
  Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, intervened to help torpedo the change to a primary from a caucus in the state’s voting system by persuading an assemblyman to drop his support.
  
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• Takata says replacement air bags should be replaced

  02-06-2015 18:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Millions of owners of vehicles equipped with Takata air bags may have to get repairs done more than once because of shortages of replacement parts and uncertainty over whether repair parts already installed are defective, auto industry officials and safety regulators said on Tuesday.
  
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• No equipment flaws in deadly Amtrak crash, officials say

  02-06-2015 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The chairman of a congressional panel probing last month’s deadly crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia on Tuesday said he knew of no equipment flaws that could have contributed to the derailment.
  
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• 4 killed in helicopter crash during relief mission in Nepal

  02-06-2015 18:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A small helicopter on an earthquake relief mission crashed in high mountains in northeast Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least four people, the army said.
  
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• Judge orders CCSD bus driver held without bail

  02-06-2015 17:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A veteran Clark County School District special education bus driver accused of sex crimes against “very small children” was ordered held without bail Tuesday.
  
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• CCSD bus driver assaulted kids with other students on the bus, police say

  02-06-2015 17:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 55-year-old man was booked at Clark County Detention Center on 19 felony counts including sexual assault against a child under the age of 14 and lewdness with a child under the age of 14.
  
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• Hot temps, wind will hang around Las Vegas for now

  02-06-2015 17:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s still going to be sunny and a little windy in the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday, but the “gradual cool down” begins now.
  
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• Groundbreaking is Tuesday for $18.5M overpass in Henderson

  02-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A new overpass of U.S. Highway 95 at Stephanie Street parallelling an existing bridge will increase capacity and improve safety for a rapidly growing part of Henderson.
  
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• Teen wounded in early morning shooting near Strip

  02-06-2015 16:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 14-year-old was hospitalized after a shooting near the Strip Tuesday morning, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Hundreds missing after ship sinks on China’s Yangtze river

  02-06-2015 15:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rescue workers scrambled around the hulk of a sunken passenger ship Tuesday, searching for survivors, as China grappled with an unfolding disaster in the waters of the Yangtze River.
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Session closes in frantic manner

  02-06-2015 09:51
  
  The 2015 Legislature ended Monday night with neither a bang nor a whimper.While the Senate finished in anger, the Assembly finished in confusion as the clock struck 12 on day 120.Senate Democrats flashed anger as Majority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, pushed final measures to a vote, complaining they weren’t even allowed to hear what the measures were about.Saying they were forced to vote on bills, Minority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, shouted “Shame on you” to Lt. Gov. Mark Hu
  
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• Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute hosting lavender workshop

  02-06-2015 09:45
  
  Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute is offering a daylong workshop titled “Lavender, Producing Value-added Commercial Products”on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 19 at the Jeanne Dini Center, 120 N. California St., Yerington. The workshop explores what is required for value-added products including time, equipment and financial resources. Participants will learn the best varieties to grow, where to source ingredients, equipment and supplies, labeling requirements and more. The
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: May 27, 1937 — Many details of Golden Gate Bridge are given as completion celebrated

  02-06-2015 09:45
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.May 27, 1937Many details of Golden Gate Bridge are given as completion celebratedThe two towers of the Golden Gate Bridge, the completion of which is being celebrated in San Francisco, are the largest structural steel members ever assembled, and they rank among the ten tallest structures in the world. Each tower is a skyscraper in itself, rising 746 feet above the water. This is nearly as high as
  
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• Nevada Legislature: $1.1 billion ‘Nevada Revenue Plan’ approved; largest one-time tax increase in history of state

  02-06-2015 09:14
  
  Lawmakers shut down the 2015 Legislature Monday night after approving a state budget totaling more than $19 billion for the coming two-years.They did so with more than an hour to go, leaving some time for other measures sought by one or both houses.The battle since January when Gov. Brian Sandoval delivered the State of the State address wasn’t over his proposals to increase education funding, expand services to the poor, provide for special education, statewide full-day kindergarten and educa
  
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• GOP push to end Nevada presidential caucus system dies on deadline

  02-06-2015 09:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One casualty of the 2015 legislative session was a GOP-supported bill that would have allowed political parties to end Nevada’s presidential caucus system and switch to a secret-ballot primary.
  
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• Readers weigh in with most painful DMV stories

  02-06-2015 08:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Following Sunday’s column on a lengthy and frustrating schlep through the DMV, I’ve received some jaw-dropping letters and emails from citizens whose experiences make mine seem like a day at the beach. (Yeah, pal, Omaha Beach.)
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after reporting husband missing

  02-06-2015 08:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A California woman who had reported her husband missing has been arrested on suspicion of murder after his body was found in a shallow grave, and two friends were being held for allegedly helping her dispose of the body, authorities said on Monday.
  
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• CCSD deconsolidation bill passes Assembly, Senate

  02-06-2015 07:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada lawmakers passed a bill that could start the Clark County School District on the path toward deconsolidating by the 2018-19 school year.
  
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• CCSD deconsolidation bill passes Assembly, needs Senate approval

  02-06-2015 07:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Assembly passed a bill that would start Clark County School District on the path toward deconsolidating by the 2018-19 school year.
  
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• Lion kills woman on South African safari

  02-06-2015 07:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. woman on a safari outside Johannesburg was attacked and killed by a lion Monday.
  
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• Valley seniors walk the Grad Walk — PHOTOS

  02-06-2015 06:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Valley High School seniors participated Monday in a “Grad Walk” to celebrate the achievements of the graduating seniors. The event also encourages younger students to graduate.
  
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• TSA screeners failed to detect banned explosives, weapons at multiple airports

  02-06-2015 05:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airports, according to an internal investigation.
  
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• Construction on final phase of Carson City Bypass starts June 15

  02-06-2015 04:38
  
  Road and Highway Builders of Sparks starts construction of the final phase of the Carson City Bypass project June 15.The company was awarded the contract for $42.24 million to pave the final four miles of roadway between Fairview Drive and the Spooner/U.S. 50 Junction. At present, the freeway ends at Fairview, funneling large amounts of truck traffic back onto south Carson Street.That bid was $5 million less than the original engineer’s estimate of $47.65 million.Nevada Department Of Transpor
  
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• Nevada Legislature: Lawmakers rush to finish work on final day

  02-06-2015 04:19
  
  Nevada lawmakers are wrapping up major policy issues in the final hours of the 120-day legislative session. The Legislature is working Monday to meet a midnight deadline. Members of the Assembly and Senate have already cleared their plates of arguably their biggest task when they passed a tax package worth $1.1 billion. They still have not given final approval to bills that would implement the state budget, allow the breakup of the Clark County School District and switch Nevada from a caucus to
  
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