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• Presidential hopeful Carson: Focus on common goals

  17-06-2015 23:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told a Las Vegas audience Wednesday that the United States needs to focus on its common goals and not be divided by political correctness.
  
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• Vegas attorney Gregory gets 10 years in prison for role in HOA fraud

  17-06-2015 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas attorney Keith Gregory was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for his key role in the massive scheme to take over and defraud Las Vegas-area homeowners associations.
  
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• Las Vegas attorney Keith Gregory gets 10 years in prison for role HOA fraud

  17-06-2015 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gregory was convicted in March of conspiracy and wire fraud charges in the massive scheme to take over and defraud Las Vegas-area homeowners associations.
  
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• Wealthy presidential candidates promote middle-class roots

  17-06-2015 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Don’t call Chris Christie rich. The Clintons say they still have bills to pay. And Mike Huckabee? Despite his wealth, he was born “blue collar, not blue blood.”
  
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• Vegas delays contested proposal for apartments

  17-06-2015 22:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas leaders will take another month to weigh a controversial apartment complex planned next to one of Centennial Hills’ toniest subdivisions.
  
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• US wants ‘greater commitment’ from Iraq for war against ISIS

  17-06-2015 22:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The United States called for a “greater commitment” from Iraq’s government on Wednesday in the fight against Islamic State as it lamented Baghdad’s failure to deliver enough soldiers for training and underscored the need to empower Sunni tribesmen.
  
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• Scientist wants to name a cute new octopus ‘adorabilis’ — VIDEO

  17-06-2015 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A newly discovered little flapjack octopus species might be named after how cute scientists think it is.
  
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• Tropical Depression Bill threatens Texas with more flooding

  17-06-2015 22:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Flooding is still a threat in Texas, thanks to the rain from Tropical Depression Bill, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Vegas council set to choose top redevelopment projects

  17-06-2015 22:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The plans are drawn and the checks have been cut. The only question is if Las Vegans will see the Cashman Center converted into a drone testing dome, a sprawling campus for green-tech entrepreneurs or a Hispanic cultural center.
  
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• Vegas council picks, awards top redevelopment concepts

  17-06-2015 22:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The plans are drawn and the checks have been cut. The only question is if Las Vegans will see the Cashman Center converted into a drone testing dome, a sprawling campus for green-tech entrepreneurs or a Hispanic cultural center.
  
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• Vegas city council to choose top redevelopment projects

  17-06-2015 22:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The plans are drawn and the checks have been cut. The only question is if Las Vegans will see the Cashman Center converted into a drone testing dome, a sprawling campus for green-tech entrepreneurs or a Hispanic cultural center.
  
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• 5th juror dismissed in Colorado theater shooting trial

  17-06-2015 21:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The judge in the Colorado movie theater massacre trial on Wednesday dismissed a fifth juror, who said she recognized a survivor of the July 2012 mass shooting and prompted the defense to seek her removal.
  
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• Missing British sisters, 9 kids feared Syria-bound

  17-06-2015 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of three British sisters, thought to have headed with their nine children to join Islamic State militants, has made contact with her family in Britain and given an indication the group may be in Syria, British police said on Wednesday.
  
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• Families of Irish students killed in balcony collapse fly to U.S.

  17-06-2015 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The families of five Irish students who were killed when a fourth-floor balcony gave way beneath their feet began arriving in California on Wednesday to collect the remains of their loved ones.
  
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• Armed man shot trying to enter Arkansas Air Force base dies

  17-06-2015 21:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The armed man who was shot trying to gain entry this week into the Little Rock Air Force base has died at an Arkansas hospital, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
  
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• Tiger kills man after flood destroyed Georgia zoo

  17-06-2015 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A tiger, one of dozens of animals that escaped after floods destroyed their zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, killed a man on Wednesday, authorities said.
  
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• Lawsuit alleges sexual assault by Vegas massage therapist

  17-06-2015 20:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In court papers a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Omar Polk at Massage Envy, 4280 Blue Diamond Road, in 2014.
  
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• Senators warn VA to keep hands off Filipino fund

  17-06-2015 20:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Key senators on Wednesday warned the Department of Veterans Affairs against diverting money from a Filipino veterans fund to rescue a hospital project in Colorado or any other purpose.
  
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• 4-year-old Henderson boy found in pool has died

  17-06-2015 20:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters administered CPR, but the boy was pronounced dead at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, de Lima campus.
  
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• Vegas forecast: Three 111s in a row

  17-06-2015 19:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Valley temperatures Friday, Saturday and Sunday are forecast to trump the hottest day of 2015 by 3 degrees — topping off at a smoldering 111 degrees.
  
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• It’s probably going to be 111 degrees all weekend

  17-06-2015 19:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Valley temperatures Friday, Saturday and Sunday are forecast to trump the hottest day of 2015 by 3 degrees — topping off at a smoldering 111 degrees.
  
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• Video shows police using pepper spray when arresting black pool-goers

  17-06-2015 19:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A video released on Tuesday showed police using pepper spray when arresting a group of black women and children at an Ohio pool, in an incident that has further fanned concerns about officers’ use of force against minorities.
  
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• Did NY prison worker’s husband know of escape, murder plans?

  17-06-2015 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities looking for fugitives Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from a New York prison 11 days ago, have searched 16 square miles and have developed more than 1,400 leads, New York State Police Maj. Charles Guess said Wednesday.
  
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• Primm I-15 stop lasts almost 4 hours

  17-06-2015 19:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Drivers going from Nevada to California early Wednesday morning were stuck in Primm for almost four hours while a commercial vehicle inspection station overhead sign was installed.
  
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• I-15 stop near Primm lasts almost 4 hours

  17-06-2015 19:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Drivers going from Nevada to California early Wednesday morning were stuck in Primm for almost four hours while a commercial vehicle inspection station overhead sign was installed.
  
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• Rachel Dolezal’s brother says she’s ‘making up more and more lies’

  17-06-2015 18:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ezra Dolezal would love to see his sister, Rachel, take a DNA test to prove whose version of the truth about her racial identity is the right one. But he doesn’t think she will.
  
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• 2016 Presidential candidate: Ben Carson calls for tax changes in Reno speech

  17-06-2015 17:44
  
  Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is continuing his call for major changes to the country’s tax code and a more prominent American role in world affairs. The retired pediatric neurosurgeon touched on several policy topics and discussed his own background during a speech Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno. Carson outlined several of his proposals to a crowd gathered outside the school’s student union. The ideas include a six-month corporate tax holiday, decreasing the g
  
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• Vehicle strikes person in wheelchair in downtown Las Vegas

  17-06-2015 17:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person in a wheelchair was transported to the hospital Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Las Vegas, police said.
  
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• Person in wheelchair hit by vehicle in downtown

  17-06-2015 17:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person in a wheelchair was transported to the hospital Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in downtown Las Vegas, police said.
  
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• Accident near Spaghetti Bowl on US 95 delays traffic

  17-06-2015 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on U.S. Highway 95 near the Casino Center Drive exit is causing traffic delays Wednesday morning, cameras show.
  
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• Accident near Spaghetti Bowl on US 95 cleared

  17-06-2015 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near the Casino Center Drive exit has cleared, resolving some traffic delays Wednesday morning, traffic cameras show.
  
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• Beers’ candidacy reflects on conservative support in Nevada

  17-06-2015 16:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  First, Sen. Harry Reid decided not to seek re-election. Then, Gov. Brian Sandoval opted not to run for the open seat. Candidate Bob Beers might have then imagined his senatorial stock would rise. But it didn’t. Beers got no respect at all.
  
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• Rollover accident closes lanes at Flamingo, Hualapai

  17-06-2015 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two eastbound lanes of West Flamingo Road near Hualapai Way were closed after a rollover accident Wednesday morning, police say.
  
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• Rollover accident cleared at Flamingo and Hualapai

  17-06-2015 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two eastbound lanes of West Flamingo Road near Hualapai Way were closed after a rollover accident Wednesday morning, police say.
  
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• Henderson police looking for suspect in bank robbery

  17-06-2015 16:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Henderson police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed a branch bank Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 2 juveniles arrested in arson investigation

  17-06-2015 16:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two juveniles were arrested in connection with a blaze that fire investigators say was arson Tuesday night in the east valley.
  
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• Fire damages 2 apartments, displaces 6 residents

  17-06-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four adults and two children were displaced after a fire at an apartment complex early Wednesday morning, the Las Vegas fire department wrote in a release.
  
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• Fire damages 2 apartments, displaces 5 residents

  17-06-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three adults and two children were displaced after an apartment complex fire early Wednesday morning, the Las Vegas fire department tweeted.
  
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• Sticky satellite could solve space junk problem

  17-06-2015 09:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Every day, millions of pieces of space junk fly around, hundreds of miles above our heads, each posing a potential threat to astronauts and satellites. It’s a tricky problem — but is a sticky solution just around the corner?
  
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• Trenowith, volunteers make Carson City’s Taste of Downtown go

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  No one works harder to put on The Taste of Downtown than Traci Trenowith, Advocates to End Domestic Violence sexual assault response advocate and volunteer coordinator. Trenowith’s main duty is to recruit and work with the 40 or so restaurants as well as about 20 retail stores who take part in Taste of Downtown, which benefits her organization. Carson City’s Taste of Downtown takes place from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday. “Most of the time I’m helping them decide what food to serve, if they
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: May 6, 1954: 4-minute mile broken at last at Oxford today

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.May 6, 1954Oxford, Engl., May 6 — (IP) — Great Britain’s Roger Bannister finally smashed the long-sought four minute mile today when he was clocked in the world record time of 3:59:4. The mark, long the Holy Grail of trackmen, was two full seconds under the world record of 4:01:4 set by Gunder Hagg of Sweden in 1945. Bannister raced to the most memorable track and field mark of all time whi
  
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• Curry, Iguodala lead Golden State to title

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  CLEVELAND — Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn’t have enough help. Stephen Curry and finals MVP Andre Iguodala scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double and the Warriors — using a barrage of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — won their firs
  
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• Community Spotlight: Cabela’s offering wilderness first-aid class

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  Cabela’s is holding two classes in wilderness first aid at its Reno location.The first class spans two nights, June 23 and June 25 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. each night with a break in the middle. The second class is June 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a lunch break.The class provides information on how to handle common injuries and illnesses when medical care is an hour or more away. It will teach you what to look for and what to do in emergencies. The class also contains updated information on C
  
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• Carson City’s Life Made Easy delivers

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  Life Made Easy, LLC, of Carson City started this month as a delivery service for people who need items such as pharmaceuticals, groceries or want to send gifts to others.Greg Krasovec, the founder, said he’s a 44 year capital city resident, a Carson High School graduate and worked for 15 years as a pharmacy technician before striking out on his own after conducting a market study regarding need and business feasibility.“Basically, everyone told us, ‘Yeah, this would be a great thing for o
  
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• Carson City sub-committee to tackle cultural master plan

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  Cultural Commission members began the task of updating an arts plan to make it an arts and cultural master plan for Carson City, naming a three-member subcommittee Tuesday.One goal, with a six-month update timeline, is to provide a plan that would help secure grants for public art and culture in the community during the upcoming makeover of the downtown. Public art places will be included in the downtown design but money for it generally will have to come from grants or other private sector sou
  
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• Carson City Renegade and Hooligan teams

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  The Carson City Little League Hooligans open tournament play this week. Members of the team are Brandon Engels, Connor Lampert, Walker Mackenzie, Aiden Lopez, Jacob Green, Zack Forbis, Casey Martensen, Dante DeLuca, Jacob Mathison, Ryan Cooley, Hunter Matthies and Trevor Castillo.The Carson City Little League Renegades open tournament play this week. Members of the team are Tanner Boehmer, Trevin George, Jordan Sieben, Nolan Pedersen, Caleb Morgan, Henry Lawson, Aden McNabb, Lucas Wold, Logan M
  
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• Carson City health inspections for June 12

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  Carson City Health Department’s food-service inspections for June 12. All scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations:Avanti Market at NDOT, 1263 S. Stewart St., scored 100 points. Casey’s, bar, 212 Elks Point Road, Suite 101, 100 points. Capisce, bar, 178 U.S. Highway 50, 99 points. There was no measurable sanitizer residual in a spray bottle, corrected on site. Casey’s, restaurant, 212 Elks Point Road, Suite 101, 99 points. Food prepared
  
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• Carson City animal shelter clinic makes sense to society CEO

  17-06-2015 07:52
  
  A clinic at Carson City’s new animal shelter is best because it attacks the problem rather than merely dealing with symptoms, according to the Nevada Humane Society’s leader.Kevin Ryan, head of the Reno-based society who contracts to oversee city government animal services and shelter operations, was asked Tuesday if having no clinic in the multi-million dollar shelter planned here would alter the society’s outlook regarding long term continuation of the pact with city government.“I dou
  
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• Henderson awards city attorney one-time bonus, balks at major pay raise

  17-06-2015 07:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A proposal that would have made Henderson’s city attorney the highest-paid such official in Southern Nevada died Tuesday night after City Council members balked. Josh Reid, who has been city attorney since 2011, would have gotten a 21 percent raise under a 3½-year contract extension proposed by Mayor Andy Hafen.
  
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• Nepal quake moved Mount Everest

  17-06-2015 07:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, was moved 3 centimeters (about 1.2 inches) southwest by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that devastated Nepal in April, Chinese authorities say.
  
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