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• ‘Three-quarters traffic signal’ surprises northwest Las Vegas motorists

  28-06-2015 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The city of Las Vegas discourages traffic along Azure Drive by filling it with speed bumps and a street feature that I don’t think exists anywhere else in the valley — a “three-quarters traffic signal.”
  
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• More than 200 new Nevada laws take effect July 1

  28-06-2015 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 200 new laws take effect July 1, with a big chunk of them implementing Gov. Brian Sandoval’s sweeping education reforms and a $1.1 billion tax package to pay for it.
  
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• Police break up gay pride parade with pepper spray, rubber bullets

  28-06-2015 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Although the gay pride parade has happened in peace for at least 13 years in Istanbul, on Sunday the parade was interrupted by police who fired pepper spray and rubber pellets at thousands when they arrived to march.
  
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• Nearly 500 people injured by flammable powder in Taiwan water park

  28-06-2015 23:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare put out a call for medical supplies and skin grafts for the hundreds injured after flammable powder exploded in midair at a recreational water park, Taiwanese media reported.
  
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• Washington Fire: Main road through Alpine County open

  28-06-2015 22:14
  
  One of Alpine County’s links to the rest of California reopened on Sunday, a week after it was closed to fight the 17,697-acre Washington Fire.Highway 4 is open to through traffic only from Ebbetts Pass to the junction of 89 and over to Markleeville.Highway 89 over Monitor Pass remains closed, as does Wolf Creek Road.Federal lands next to the highways remain under an emergency closure while firefighters work.According to the U.S. Forest Service, 1,160 firefighters are working the blaze, rough
  
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• Thunderstorms predicted for Carson City this afternon

  28-06-2015 22:02
  
  Thunderstorms forecast for this afternoon are predicted to be wetter and more widespread, according to a statement issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday.The prospect of more moisture has prompted the cancellation of a fire weather watch.“Thunderstorms will still be capable of strong outflow wind gusts up to 60 mph, however storms will be wetter with the potential for one or two strong storms producing flash flooding,” forecasters said.The storms are expected to develop along the
  
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• 6 people hospitalized, 22 displaced by apartment complex fire

  28-06-2015 21:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The department responded to the fire about 1:38 a.m. Sunday at the Sandpebble Village Apartments, 4480 Sirius Avenue, near the intersection of Arville Street and Desert Inn Road.
  
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• Second NY prison escapee stable after being shot in torso

  28-06-2015 21:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Captured New York prisoner David Sweat is in stable condition after being shot, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters Sunday. Sweat was show twice in the torso.
  
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• Second New York prison escapee shot, in custody, police say

  28-06-2015 21:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two days after a member of a tactical unit opened fire on Matt — hitting him three times in the head, according to state police — about 1,200 federal, state and local law enforcement officers were searching vehicles at roadblocks and scouring dense woods in upstate New York for the now lone escaped inmate.
  
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• New York escapee died from 3 shots to the head, seach continues for accomplice

  28-06-2015 21:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two days after a member of a tactical unit opened fire on Matt — hitting him three times in the head, according to state police — about 1,200 federal, state and local law enforcement officers were searching vehicles at roadblocks and scouring dense woods in upstate New York for the now lone escaped inmate.
  
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• 5-vehicle crash near California border causes traffic delays

  28-06-2015 20:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As of 11:50 a.m., cameras show traffic congestion beginning just south of the resort corridor, near the Blue Diamond exit.
  
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• Don’t let the clouds fool you, it’s still going to be hot

  28-06-2015 18:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It may look like fall outside, but be assured, it is just another summer day in Las Vegas.
  
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• Space station supply rocket explodes after liftoff — VIDEO

  28-06-2015 16:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies rocket exploded about two minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday, destroying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, NASA said.
  
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• Space station supply rocket explodes after liftoff

  28-06-2015 16:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an unmanned Dragon capsule exploded after liftoff on Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. “The vehicle experienced an anomaly on ascent,” SpaceX said via Twitter.
  
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• Southbound I-15 re-opened after crash

  28-06-2015 16:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash happened at 6:18 a.m. Sunday, just south of the Silverado Ranch exit, according to Nevada Highway Patrol’s accident monitoring site.
  
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• Crash closes southbound I-15 near Silverado Ranch

  28-06-2015 16:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash happened at 6:18 a.m. Sunday, just south of the Silverado Ranch exit, according to Nevada Highway Patrol’s accident monitoring site.
  
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• Crash blocks left lanes of southbound I-15 near Silverado Ranch

  28-06-2015 16:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash happened at 6:18 a.m. Sunday, just south of the Silverado Ranch exit, according to Nevada Highway Patrol’s accident monitoring site.
  
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• Western Nevada College Jump Start program fast tracks Carson City student’s plans to become a nurse

  28-06-2015 09:48
  
  Discipline, ambition, dedication and hard work made it possible for Morgan Tingle to accomplish something never done before at Western Nevada College.Tingle recently became the first student directly out of high school to earn acceptance into WNC’s nursing program. The college’s Jump Start College program hastened Tingle’s nursing school plans by allowing her to complete the prerequisite classes during her senior year at Carson High School.“As a result of her hard work, the strong suppor
  
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• Nevada DMV opening new license plate plant in Carson City

  28-06-2015 09:48
  
  The fact that the Nevada Department Of Motor Vehicles is opening a new license plate factory might not be of great interest to most people.But the fact that it will let the state bring back “embossed” plates with raised letters and numbers might get a bit more attention.For years since the state went to the cheaper “flat plates,” people have wanted their old style plates back.Now, thanks to a brand new $3.8 million “tag plant” outside the gates of Northern Nevada Correctional Center,
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: June 6, 1944: D-Day arrives: Airborne missions reported little battery fire; landings stated at mid-day to be successful; on time set

  28-06-2015 09:48
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.June 6, 1944D-Day Arrives: Airborne missions reported little battery fire; landings stated at mid-day to be successful; on time setSupreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, London, June 6 — (UP) — Allied armies today stormed northern France with history’s greatest invasion armada — 11,000 planes, 4,000 ships and thousands of smaller craft — and in the first few hours seized beach
  
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• Carson City road report for June 29-July 5

  28-06-2015 09:48
  
  The following information applies to the period of June 29-July 5. Division Street will be closed between Sophia and William streets for sidewalk improvements as well as Sophia Street just west of Division Street. Work will be from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day and detours will be in place. The JAC bus stop on Route 2A on Division Street just south of Sophia Street will be temporarily closed.The Nevada Department of Transportation will be constructing drainage improvements on U.S. Highway 50 Wes
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors to take up goals on Thursday

  28-06-2015 09:48
  
  City Manager Nick Marano’s goals and priorities for next fiscal year will highlight Thursday’s meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors.The action item on the agenda late in the session, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room, 851 E. William St., calls for defining and prioritizing desired outcomes the board sees as necessary for proper city operations and attainment of board policy objectives by establishing goals for the fiscal year that start
  
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• Western Nevada College News & Notes: Student veteran to receive refurbished car

  28-06-2015 09:36
  
  It took just one overjoyed and appreciative car recipient last Christmas for Western Nevada College to extend its association with the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides project.After the resounding success of WNC’s first Recycled Rides vehicle donation during the Christmas holidays, the college’s Auto Body Technology department is repairing its second vehicle for donation this summer. The public is invited to attend the car presentation at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, at WNC’s
  
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• Washoe Tribe Police Department hosts Youth Awareness Day

  28-06-2015 09:36
  
  Chalina Barriga, 11, wears the “drunk goggles” and attempts to navigate an obstacle course in a go-cart Saturday at Youth Awareness Day, an event hosted by the Washoe Tribe Police Department.…
  
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• Photo gallery from Battle Born 1864, Brews Bikes & Bubbly in Carson City

  28-06-2015 09:36
  
  Carson City Motor Officer Joey Trotter rides over the ‘teeter-totter’ portion of the course downtown Saturday during the Extreme Motor Officer’s Training Challenge.…
  
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• Carson City Little League teams fall in tournament

  28-06-2015 09:24
  
  If you’re a Carson City Little League fan, the day was as dark as the sky on Saturday.The Carson 10-year-old all-stars fell from the ranks of the District 1 unbeatens, losing 11-1 to Carson Valley, and the Carson 12-year-olds fell from championship contention with a 9-8 loss to South Tahoe.The Carson 12s are now in the consolation bracket, and can finish no better than third. The 10s, however, are still in the running for a title. The 10s play tonight at 7:30.Carson ran into two solid Carson
  
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• Clark County School District teacher hiring campaign hits overdrive

  28-06-2015 07:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School District’s human resources team is spending June scouring the nation’s colleges and launching other efforts to fill 2,600 teaching positions opening between February and the start of the school year.
  
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• Endangered Amargosa voles return to Mojave Desert

  28-06-2015 07:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A dozen endangered Amargosa voles raised at the University of California, Davis were set free in the waist-high grass at a spring-fed marsh near the tiny town of Tecopa, Calif., about 90 miles west of Las Vegas.
  
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• Obama given authority to ‘fast track’ trade deal

  28-06-2015 06:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After several weeks of fits and starts, Congress last week voted to grant President Barack Obama “fast track” authority to advance an upcoming trade agreement.
  
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• Nevada higher ed officials quashed report critical of their management

  28-06-2015 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Challenged to improve quality at state-run community colleges, officials of the Nevada System of Higher Education hired a consultant to recommend changes — then killed a report saying their system is a problem.
  
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• Miss Summerlin crowned new Miss Nevada

  28-06-2015 05:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The new Miss Nevada, Katherine Kelley, moved to Las Vegas from Kentucky last year with the goal of teaching math to grade school students.
  
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• Storm knocks out powers, starts 6 fires in Douglas

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  A severe thunderstorm left a structure fire, a half-dozen wild fires and thousands of residents without power it passed over Carson Valley on Saturday.In Carson City, the storm left 3,400 NV Energy customers without power into late Saturday. The powerful cell prompted the U.S. Weather Service to issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Douglas and Alpine counties at 5:23 p.m. The storm struck quickly with lightning strikes hitting several places around Carson Valley.Sheriff Ron Pierini said that
  
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• Power outages in Carson City; multiple fires burning in Douglas County

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  A severe thunderstorm left a structure fire, a number of wild fires and thousands of residents without power it passed over Carson Valley on Saturday.In Carson City, the storm left 3,400 NV Energy customers without power into late Saturday. At 11:15 p.m., that number had been reduced to 2,370. The powerful cell prompted the U.S. Weather Service to issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Douglas and Alpine counties at 5:23 p.m. The storm struck quickly with lightning strikes hitting several plac
  
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• Fire crews monitoring multiple fires in Douglas County

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  A severe thunderstorm left a structure fire, a half-dozen wild fires and thousands of residents without power it passed over Carson Valley on Saturday.At one point nearly 7,300 Douglas County NV Energy customers were without power. The outage affected the traffic signals at Highway 395 and 88 and Highway 88 and Waterloo Lane. In Carson City, more than 3,400 customers were without power at one point. The powerful cell prompted the U.S. Weather Service to issued a severe thunderstorm warning for D
  
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• All Douglas County wild fires under control

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  UPDATE: A half-dozen fires set by lightning in the Carson Range are either out or are almost out.East Fork Fire Protection District reports that all six fires that were reported are at less than an acre in size, Douglas County Sheriff’s spokesman Pat Brooks said on Sunday.“The fires have been extinguished or have crews on scene mopping up the fires,” he said. “The crews have orders for full extinguishment.”He said that emergency officials are concerned that Saturday’s multiple lightn
  
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• 3,400 without power in Carson City; multiple fires reported in Douglas County

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  NV Energy is reporting that more 3,400 Carson City customers are without power at 6 p.m. this evening.A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area during the 5 p.m. hour and caused the disturbances.Nearly 2,000 are impacted in the 89701 zip code and 1,200 are impacted in the 89703 zip code. NV Energy says it is investigating the outages. No details on when power was going to be restored were given. In Douglas County, firefighters are responding to a structure fire on Hidden Brook Court
  
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• 3,200 without power in Carson City; multiple fires reported in Douglas County

  28-06-2015 04:07
  
  NV Energy is reporting that more 3,000 Carson City customers are without power at 6 p.m. this evening.A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area during the 5 p.m. hour and caused the disturbances.Nearly 2,000 are impacted in the 89701 zip code and 1,200 are impacted in the 89703 zip code. NV Energy says it is investigating the outages. No details on when power was going to be restored were given. In Douglas County, firefighters are responding to a structure fire on Hidden Brook Court
  
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• Cowabunga Bay fined for lifeguard numbers after near drowning

  28-06-2015 03:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Just days after a 5-year-old boy nearly drowned at Cowabunga Bay in May, the Southern Nevada Health District cited the Henderson waterpark for failing to meet safety requirements, including not having enough lifeguards on duty.
  
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• 3,200 without power in Carson City

  28-06-2015 03:13
  
  NV Energy is reporting that more 3,000 Carson City customers are without power at 6 p.m. this evening. In Douglas County, more than 7,000 customers are without power.A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area during the 5 p.m. hour and caused the disturbances.Nearly 2,000 are impacted in the 89701 zip code and 1,200 are impacted in the 89703 zip code. NV Energy says it is investigating the outages. No details on when power was going to be restored were given.…
  
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• More than 400 injured in water park explosion in Taiwan

  28-06-2015 03:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least 472 people were injured after flammable powder apparently exploded in midair at a recreational water park in Taiwan, the East Asian nation’s official Central News Agency reported.
  
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• Panel urges more cultural training for Las Vegas police

  28-06-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Additional cultural competency training is warranted for Las Vegas police officers. So said one of nearly 25 Las Vegans gathered Saturday to discuss critical issues and concerns surrounding policing.
  
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• Panel gathers to discuss issues, concerns of policing among black community

  28-06-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Additional cultural competency training is warranted for Las Vegas police officers. So said one of nearly 25 Las Vegans gathered Saturday to discuss critical issues and concerns surrounding policing.
  
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• New panel told more police cultural training needed in Las Vegas

  28-06-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Additional cultural competency training is warranted for Las Vegas police officers. So said one of nearly 25 Las Vegans gathered on Saturday morning at a meeting to discuss critical issues and concerns surrounding policing among the African-American community in the Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• Search intensifies for second NY prison escapee

  28-06-2015 01:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of law enforcement officers hunting for a convicted murderer who escaped from a New York state maximum security prison scoured an area of near the Canadian border on Saturday, a day after a fellow escapee was killed.
  
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