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• Tips on dealing with smoke from Washington Fire

  24-06-2015 23:58
  
  Carson City Health and Human Services has been receiving several calls about the impact of the smoke from the Washington Fire in Alpine County, Calif. As of this writing, the air quality in Carson City was at the “moderate” level.For those who are affected by the smoke, here are the following tips:1. Stay indoors with windows and doors closed; run air-conditioner on “recirculate” setting. Keep the fresh-air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent outdoor smoke from getting inside.
  
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• Interior chief: Bundy will be held accountable

  24-06-2015 23:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Wednesday she is confident that Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, who with armed supporters faced down federal officials over grazing cattle on public land, will be held accountable.
  
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• Two men indicted in death of 74-year-old woman

  24-06-2015 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men accused in the death of a woman after an unapproved medical procedure in August have been indicted on murder charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• Jury to hear murder charges in killing of ‘innocent bystander’

  24-06-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A jury should decide on murder charges against Michael De Angelo Scott, accused in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old woman police called an “innocent bystander,” a Las Vegas judge ruled Wednesday.
  
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• Youth council helps kids come out of shells, learn about the real world

  24-06-2015 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After visiting with the mayor of Caldwell, Idaho, Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem and Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Ross saw the difference that a youth council made in the city. In an area where problems included violence and graffiti, Ross learned how involving young people in the decision-making process could change problems overnight.
  
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• Authorities investigating if US spied on French leaders

  24-06-2015 21:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. and European security authorities are investigating whether a previously unknown leaker provided sensitive intelligence documents to WikiLeaks about alleged U.S. spying on French politicians, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• U.S. motorists drive to new record in April

  24-06-2015 21:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. motorists drove a record number of miles in April as a resurgence in road travel that has lasted over a year showed no signs of easing.
  
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• White supremacists condemn church killings, predict more violence

  24-06-2015 21:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  White supremacists say they don’t condone last week’s shootings of nine black worshipers at a South Carolina church, many say they understand the motivation behind the attack and predict more attacks.
  
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• Couple indicted on murder charges in North Las Vegas toddler death

  24-06-2015 21:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man and woman who abandoned a teenage girl with her 3-year-old sister, who later died, have been indicted on murder charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• Man who died at Electric Daisy Carnival identified

  24-06-2015 21:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 24-year-old man who died at the Electric Daisy Carnival early Sunday morning was identified Wednesday as Nicholas Austin Tom, of San Francisco.
  
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• Man who died at EDC identified

  24-06-2015 21:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 24-year-old man who died at the Electric Daisy Carnival early Sunday morning was identified Wednesday as Nicholas Austin Tom, of San Francisco.
  
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• Utah inmate talks of 1985 prison escape, 22 years on the lam

  24-06-2015 21:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lyndal Dale Ritterbush has experience with escapees. He was one for more than 22 years after escaping from the Utah State Prison in 1985.
  
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• Utah inmate escaped in 1985, was free for 22 years

  24-06-2015 21:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lyndal Dale Ritterbush has experience with escapees. He was one for more than 22 years after escaping from the Utah State Prison in 1985.
  
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• Two-year northwest Las Vegas flood control project declared done

  24-06-2015 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Kyle Canyon Detention Basin, overwhelmed by flash floods in 2013 following the Carpenter 1 fire on Mount Charleston, is now connected to an expanded network of underground channels at an estimated cost of $17 million.
  
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• 2-year northwest Las Vegas flood control project is done

  24-06-2015 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Kyle Canyon Detention Basin, overwhelmed by flash floods in 2013 following the Carpenter 1 fire on Mount Charleston, is now connected to an expanded network of underground channels at an estimated cost of $17 million.
  
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• Vegas temperatures could hit 114 degrees this week

  24-06-2015 20:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Friday may be the hottest day of the year so far, the National Weather Service forecasts.
  
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• Lawsuit aims to declare Nevada minimum wage unconstitutional

  24-06-2015 20:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Landry’s Inc. and Dotty’s Gaming and Spirits, among others, filed a federal lawsuit Friday in Las Vegas against Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and the state’s labor commissioner, Shannon Chambers.
  
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• Federal lawsuit aims to declare Nevada minimum wage unconstitutional

  24-06-2015 20:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Landry’s Inc. and Dotty’s Gaming and Spirits, among others, filed a federal lawsuit Friday in Las Vegas against Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and the state’s labor commissioner, Shannon Chambers.
  
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• Judge orders return of $167,000 seized by Nevada troopers

  24-06-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol troopers stopped Straughn Gorman on Interstate 80 twice within 40 minutes in 2013. He was never charged with any crime.
  
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• Judge orders return of $167,000 seized by authorities on the highway

  24-06-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State and local authorities stopped Straughn Gorman on Interstate 80 twice within 50 minutes in 2013. He was never charged with any crime.
  
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• Judge cites ‘lack of candor’ in ordering return of $167,000 seized by Nevada troopers

  24-06-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol troopers stopped Straughn Gorman on Interstate 80 twice within 40 minutes in 2013. He was never charged with any crime.
  
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• Judge cites government ‘lack of candor’ in returning $167,000 seized in Nevada

  24-06-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State and local authorities stopped Straughn Gorman on Interstate 80 twice within 50 minutes in 2013. He was never charged with any crime.
  
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• 5 hospitalized after rollover crash on I-15

  24-06-2015 19:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Five people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle rolled over on northbound Interstate 15, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Las Vegas doctor taped himself having sex with sedated girl, woman police say

  24-06-2015 19:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas doctor facing nearly a dozen child pornography charges videotaped himself having sex with a sedated, underage girl in his office, according to Metro.
  
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• Las Vegas doctor taped himself having sex with sedated girl, police say

  24-06-2015 19:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas doctor facing nearly a dozen child pornography charges videotaped himself having sex with a sedated, underage girl in his office, according to Metro.
  
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• Las Vegas doctor faces child pornography charges

  24-06-2015 19:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas doctor is facing nearly a dozen child pornography charges after a patient accused him of sedating and abusing her in his office after she sought treatment for an acne problem.
  
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• La. Gov. Jindal announces candidacy in GOP presidential race

  24-06-2015 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, once a Republican rising star who passed on an opportunity to seek the White House in 2012, announced his candidacy on Wednesday under much more trying circumstances.
  
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• Man critical after stabbing Wednesday morning

  24-06-2015 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man is in critical condition after a stabbing near downtown Las Vegas Wednesday morning, police say.
  
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• Victim’s mother says Boston bomber made ‘despicable’ choices

  24-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mother of one of the three people killed in the Boston Marathon bombing said the convicted bomber made “despicable” choices.
  
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• Judge formally sentences Boston bomber to death

  24-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge formally sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death on Wednesday.
  
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• Boston bomber to speak during sentencing hearing

  24-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will speak during his sentencing hearing, his lawyer said Wednesday.
  
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• Boston bomber apologizes for attack; judge sentences him to death

  24-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday apologized for the deadly 2013 attack at a hearing, and a U.S. judge formally sentenced him to death for the bombing and its aftermath.
  
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• Boston bomber apologizes for attack during sentencing hearing

  24-06-2015 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized at a Wednesday hearing to formally sentence him to death for the deadly 2013 attack.
  
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• Ala. governor orders Confederate flag removed from state Capitol

  24-06-2015 16:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The governor of Alabama has banished the Confederate flag from the grounds of the Southern state’s Capitol building, local media reported on Wednesday.
  
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• Ala. governor orders 4 Confederate flags removed from state Capitol

  24-06-2015 16:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has directed that four Confederate flags be taken down from a Confederate memorial at the state Capitol.
  
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• Man charged after stabbing girlfriend during argument

  24-06-2015 16:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 50-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after stabbing his girlfriend in a southeast apartment Tuesday night, Las Vegas police say.
  
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• Extremely rare basking shark caught off Australian coast

  24-06-2015 10:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rare 6.3-meter-long basking shark was accidentally caught by a trawler in seas near Portland, in southwestern Australia.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s 12th Annual Extreme Motor Challenge kicks off Friday

  24-06-2015 10:15
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Department Motor Unit is hosting its 12th annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge this weekend in downtown Carson City.Sheriff’s Departments from all over Nevada and California will be in Carson City with their best motorcycle officers to compete in a series of training challenges to improve their skills and take home some trophies for their department.“I am looking forward to seeing the riders and watching everyone ride,” Sgt. Scott McDaniel said. “I
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s 12th Annual Extreme Motor Challege kicks off Friday

  24-06-2015 09:26
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Department Motor Unit is hosting its 12th annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge this weekend in downtown Carson City.Sheriff’s Departments from all over Nevada and California will be in Carson City with their best motorcycle officers to compete in a series of training challenges to improve their skills and take home some trophies for their department.“I am looking forward to seeing the riders and watching everyone ride,” Sgt. Scott McDaniel said. “I
  
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• Court slaps Wynn with $422,389 in fees & costs

  24-06-2015 09:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Casino baron Steve Wynn is no stranger to self-inflicted wounds. He just suffered another one in his ill-advised slander lawsuit against stock market short-seller James Chanos.
  
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• Wounded Warriors High Five Tour

  24-06-2015 09:14
  
  Capital Ford General Manager Tim Milligan signs one of two Ford vehicles traveling in the sixth annual Wounded Warriors High Five Tour on Tuesday. The event visits American cities to thank military families for their sacrifices. The tour’s goal is to raise $1 million so wounded military personnel can buy new vehicles. The High Five Tour is traveling more than 26,000 miles in four months. For more information, go to http://www.highfivetour.com.…
  
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• Unemployment rate falls under 7 percent in Carson City

  24-06-2015 09:14
  
  Nevada’s unemployment rate is now officially below the 7 percent mark in all the state’s major reporting areas, putting the state’s overall rate at just 6.6 percent for May.Of the three metropolitan reporting areas, Carson City remains highest at 6.9 percent. But that’s a full nine-tenths less than it was in April and 1.4 percent under the 8.3 percent reported a year earlier.“This is the first time since 2008 that all three metro areas have seen an unemployment rate less than 7 percen
  
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• Brown headed to College of Idaho

  24-06-2015 09:14
  
  After two successful varsity seasons, running back Colby Brown is ready to take his game to the next level.Brown recently agreed to attend College of Idaho, an NAIA school in Caldwell, to play football for the Coyotes. Brown, who also talked to Willamette University in Oregon and Reedley (Calif.) Junior College, will be playing for head coach Mike Moroski, who previously coached at UC Davis after an eight-year NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers.“It cam
  
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• Attorney General advertises positions for reorganization

  24-06-2015 09:14
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt is advertising for five top positions key to his reorganization of the office including a newly created General Counsel.Lawmakers agreed to add four Bureau Chiefs and the General Counsel to make that reorganization happen after Laxalt and top staffers said they had made other reductions which would reduce the total budget by about $500,000. Many of the recommendations were developed in a study done several years ago but not implemented during the recession.He said o
  
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• NVE has ‘cool’ tips to save energy, money

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  With hot weather on the horizon, NV Energy Tuesday offered residents of Carson City and environs several tips on staying cool yet conserving energy.The power utility suggested one easy way is to set thermostats at 85 degrees when no one is home and 78 when someone is at the residence. But that was just one of various tips passed on as Northern Nevada headed into summer days with the National Weather Service predicting triple digit temperatures late this week, over the weekend and perhaps into e
  
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• Karson Kruzers’s show this weekend in Carson City

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  The Karson Kruzers will be celebrating their 31st Run What Cha Brung car show this weekend in Carson City.The decades old car club will put on their car show from 6-10 p.m. on Friday and all day Saturday in Fuji Park. It’s a family friendly event, open to the public with activities for kids and adults to enjoy as they peruse the cars. This event started more than three decades ago by a group of men who wanted to get together, and eventually their wives got involved and it turned into a big ev
  
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• First Brews, Bikes and Bubbly event in Carson City

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  To raise money for the annual Nevada Day Parade, the Nevada Day Inc. organization is putting on its first Battle Born 1864 Bikes, Brews and Bubbly event this weekend.The event will shut down Carson Street between Robinson and Musser Friday and Saturday for vendors, bands and the Carson City Sheriff’s Department Motor Officer Extreme Training Challenge. “It is our ‘fun’draiser to put on the Nevada Day parade,” said Nevada Day Inc. marketing director Dana Lee Fruend.Carson City had an e
  
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• Fire restrictions in Carson City area take effect Friday

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  Dry vegetation, drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures, and several human-caused fires are the reasons the Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District Office; USDA Forest Service, Bridgeport and Carson ranger districts; the Nevada Division of Forestry; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are putting in place fire restrictions in western Nevada effective Friday and lasting until further notice.The restrictions prohibit building, maintaining, attend
  
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• Douglas County Sheriff’s Office issues warnings for 4th of July

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department has issued several warnings for residents partaking in Fourth of July festivities.Sheriff Ron Pierini said the possession and discharge of fireworks in Douglas County is prohibited and could carry criminal penalties including fines up to $1,000 and/or jail time up to six months.“Please, do not risk life or property by the personal use or display of fireworks,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a press release. “There are many community firework d
  
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• Carson City Planning Commission to consider marijuana grow site

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  Another bid for a medical marijuana growing facility’s site authorization in Carson City could receive approval late today from the Planning Commission.The commission, which meets at 5 p.m. in the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room, has on the agenda a request for a special use permit from Tahoe Hydroponics Co. The firm wants to house a medical marijuana cultivation facility on property owned by Arrowhead Partners, LLC, at 3535 Arrowhead Dr. The land is zoned general industrial and
  
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