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• Sandoval declares July BEAR Logic Month

  07-07-2015 23:56
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has declared July “BEAR Logic Month.” “BEAR” stands for Bear Education, Aversion and Research, and BEAR Logic Month is an opportunity to help educate the public about living in bear country.To meet the goal of BEAR Logic Month, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has put together a series of public service announcements, videos, infographics and a resource page on the NDOW website.Bear and human-wildlife conflicts often become more common with Northern Nevadans during t
  
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• Boosting Las Vegas tourism goal of governor’s new group

  07-07-2015 23:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says a new committee tasked with looking at ways to boost tourism in Las Vegas will have a year to report back on what needs to be built — including convention space, stadiums and transportation — and how it might be funded. The governor issued an executive order establishing the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee on Monday and announced the 11 members of the group that will first meet no later than July 15. The group led by Sandoval’
  
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• Local governments spent $3.3 million on lobbying Legislature

  07-07-2015 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Local government entities spent just over $3.3 million on lobbying lawmakers in the just-concluded 2015 legislative session, a report released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Taxation shows.
  
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• Funeral services for former Clark County Sheriff Ralph Lamb set for Friday

  07-07-2015 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 10550 W. Alta Dr., near Town Center Drive, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada officials, businesses sweat details of new commerce tax

  07-07-2015 23:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Taxation began the nitty-gritty task Tuesday of figuring out how to implement Nevada’s new commerce tax, part of a $1.1 billion revenue package approved by lawmakers six weeks ago.
  
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• 5 Northern Nevadans indicted after feds find 64 stolen guns

  07-07-2015 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three face an extra charge of being felons in possession of firearms, the release said.
  
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• Army will announce base cuts this week

  07-07-2015 23:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Army this week will announce specific bases around the country that will be part of the next round of reductions in the force, with 40,000 troops to be cut by 2017, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
  
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• 3 men gored during Running of the Bulls in Pamplona

  07-07-2015 22:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three men were gored and 10 others taken to hospital on the first day of Pamplona’s week-long San Fermin festival in the northern Spanish city where bulls chase runners in red scarves through the streets.
  
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• Judge considers forcing Bellagio robbery suspect to take medication

  07-07-2015 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scott Carmitchel, the Kansas felon charged in the July 2014 robberies of the Bellagio casino and a Las Vegas bank, is still incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge said Tuesday.
  
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• Tornadoes tear through Kansas City area

  07-07-2015 22:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Several tornadoes touched down in the Kansas City area Monday evening and vehicles were caught up in floodwaters that the storms produced.
  
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• State OKs $800K to market Nevada college savings programs

  07-07-2015 22:30
  
  State officials have approved $800,000 in public relations contracts to urge Nevada families to save for college. The state Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved a $600,000 contract with Amplify Relations to advertise Nevada’s 529 college savings plans and prepaid tuition program. The Reno-based PR firm’s clients include numerous Republican elected officials and the Nevada Health Link insurance portal. Officials also approved a $200,000 contract with the Abbi Agency for social media and di
  
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• Carly Fiorina expanding presidential campaign into Nevada

  07-07-2015 22:30
  
  Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is expanding her campaign into Nevada. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO announced on Tuesday that former state Senator Sue Lowden will run her Nevada campaign operations, and will host a fundraising event in Las Vegas next week. Lowden, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Lieutenant Governor last year, said in a statement that she’s supporting Fiornia because of her economic and technological experience. Lowden and a handful of current and former
  
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• Greek banks could be short of cash in 2 days

  07-07-2015 22:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Greek banks could start to run out of cash over the next two days if creditors do not agree to a new aid deal, two sources familiar with the country’s financial system said on Tuesday.
  
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• Pay hikes: Collins makes point, commissioners don’t bite

  07-07-2015 22:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins made a short-lived push for more transparency from his commission colleagues Tuesday.
  
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• Aspiring circus performers can hone skills at local gym

  07-07-2015 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Caitlin Beanan soars suspended from pink strips of silk secured to the rafters of L’Oracle, 7020 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 170, a facility focused on circus arts, gymnastics and fitness.
  
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• Fireworks caused 45 outdoor fires the week of July 4 in North Las Vegas

  07-07-2015 21:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fire department also reports that 19 of 21 building fire calls were fireworks-related. The most severe caused $110,000 in damage.
  
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• Fireworks caused 45 outdoor fires the week of July 4 in NLV

  07-07-2015 21:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fire department also reports that 19 of 21 building fire calls were fireworks-related. The most severe caused $110,000 in damage.
  
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• Nevada adds $200K to fight California patient busing lawsuit

  07-07-2015 21:09
  
  Nevada officials including Gov. Brian Sandoval have approved more money to fend off a lawsuit that San Francisco filed over alleged psychiatric patient dumping. The Nevada Board of Examiners voted Tuesday to approve $200,000 more to continue the legal battle. The state has already authorized more than $2.1 million for a law firm contract that’s scheduled to last through the end of the year. The lawsuit came in the wake of an embarrassing patient busing scandal in 2013 that led to the loss of
  
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• FBI looking for online sex predator’s victims in Nevada

  07-07-2015 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lucas Michael Chansler of St. Johns, Fla., was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison for engaging in an extortion scheme to produce child pornography. The FBI has identified 109 victims, including some in Nevada.
  
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• Judge ‘shocked’ Vegas man has been locked up 6 years without conviction

  07-07-2015 20:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge said Tuesday that he has “real concerns” about the fact that Warren McClinton has been behind bars for six years without having been convicted of a crime.
  
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• Flash flood warning issued until 4:45 for Carson City

  07-07-2015 20:23
  
  A flash flood warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. today for Carson City the greater Lake Tahoe area and southern Lyon County.At 1:45 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued for Carson City until 4:45 p.m.The National Weather Service says strong thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon. They could bring heavy rain and flash flooding. Much of the region, excluding Carson City, has recently had flash flooding with the amount of heavy rainfall the region has received.…
  
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• San Francisco’s sanctuary policy stopped confessed killer from deportation

  07-07-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An undocumented immigrant has admitted to a CNN affiliate that he killed a San Francisco woman, and in turn added fuel to an already fiery national debate over whether the case illustrates serious flaws in the country’s immigration system.
  
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• Clinton says San Francisco made a mistake in illegal immigrant case

  07-07-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says San Francisco made a mistake in not following the Homeland Security recommendation to deport the illegal immigrant later accused of murder.
  
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• Check out yesterday’s crazy storm in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

  07-07-2015 19:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A thunderstorm that quickly moved through the Las Vegas Valley Monday night unleashed an onslaught of rain, flooding, lightning, hail and strong winds.
  
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• Carson City gas prices stay near $3 here, nationally

  07-07-2015 19:41
  
  Nevada’s average pump price for gasoline averaged $3.19 per gallon, according to a survey website, a drop over the past week of less than a penny per gallon.The pump price average both statewide and across the nation declined 0.6 of a cent, but there was a wide divergence between the two as usual, according to GasBuddy.com. The website reported Monday that nationally its survey on Sunday showed the average was $2.77 a gallon or 42 cents lower than the Nevada average.The website reported the n
  
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• Flash flood warning issues from noon to 9 p.m. today

  07-07-2015 19:25
  
  A flash flood warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. today for Carson City the greater Lake Tahoe area and southern Lyon County.The National Weather Service says strong thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon. They could bring heavy rain and flash flooding. Much of the region, excluding Carson City, has recently had flash flooding with the amount of heavy rainfall the region has received.…
  
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• Coroner IDs body found in SUV

  07-07-2015 18:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The body found by Nevada Highway Patrol troopers in an SUV Thursday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 59-year-old Kenneth Vandusen.
  
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• Military pilot survives after colliding with small plane

  07-07-2015 18:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. military fighter jet and a small plane collided over South Carolina on Tuesday, authorities said, and the military pilot ejected safely.
  
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• Military jet, small plane crash after colliding in South Carolina

  07-07-2015 18:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A military aircraft and a small plane collided over South Carolina, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday.
  
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• Coroner: Motorist who crashed into home died from injuries

  07-07-2015 18:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 79-year-old man who crashed into a downtown home Sunday night died from his injuries and not from a medical episode, the Clark County coroner’s office determined.
  
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• S.C. church shooting suspect indicted for murder

  07-07-2015 18:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dylann Roof, the suspect in last month’s massacre at an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted on nine counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, prosecutor said on Tuesday .
  
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• Elderly woman dies in Kingman house fire

  07-07-2015 17:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An elderly woman died in a residential fire early Tuesday in Kingman, Arizona. Fire department personnel responded at 1:09 a.m. to the fire at 1902 Main St.
  
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• Elderly woman dies in Kingman, Ariz., house fire

  07-07-2015 17:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An elderly woman died in a residential fire early Tuesday in Kingman, Arizona. Fire department personnel responded at 1:09 a.m. to the fire at 1902 Main St.
  
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• S.C. Senate approves removal of Confederate flag

  07-07-2015 17:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that would remove the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds.
  
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• 1 killed, 5 injured in collapse of ice cave in Washington state

  07-07-2015 16:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities said one person died and five others were injured when part of an ice cave collapsed Monday in the North Cascades . Three of them were taken to a Seattle trauma center.
  
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• More rain moving into Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday

  07-07-2015 16:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood watch from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday for all of Clark County and Nye and Lincoln counties and northwest Arizona.
  
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• Police search Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle: report

  07-07-2015 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police searched the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, nearly two months after the executive director of his foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges, the Indianapolis Star reported.
  
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• Police search home of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle

  07-07-2015 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police searched the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, nearly two months after the executive director of his foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Monday night crash has been identified

  07-07-2015 15:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash happened about 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Russell and Fort Apache roads, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash late Monday night

  07-07-2015 15:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a car late Monday night, police say.
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: June 18, 1965: On way to major leagues: Terry Graham to sign with Minnesota Twins later today

  07-07-2015 08:28
  
  June 18, 1965Terry Graham to sign with Minnesota Twins later todayTerry Graham, an all-around star at Carson City High School, will sign a professional baseball contract with the Minnesota Twins this evening, the Appeal learned today. Graham, who was graduated from high school earlier this month, will sign for a “substantial bonus” although details of the contract have not been announced. The Twins will be represented at the ceremony by Dick Hager, of Mountain View, Calif. In addition to the
  
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• Carson City RACC OKs downtown design at 30% percent

  07-07-2015 08:15
  
  A design nearly a third done outlining downtown traffic and street life changes won endorsement from Carson City’s Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee (RACC) Monday night.The RACC is one of two citizens’ panels serving as a forum for testimony and reaction as the design reached this stage. The other panel is the Regional Transportation Commission, which meets Wednesday.In 2016, the design forged this year will begin to take shape as the $11 million project begins on Carson and West 3
  
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• Carson City can’t quite beat out Reno American in Juniors opener

  07-07-2015 07:02
  
  The last play of the game typified how the last three innings went for the Carson City Juniors Little League All-Star team in its opener of the District I Tournament.Blake Matties appeared he may have beaten out a slow roller to second to keep Carson alive, but was called out on a bang-bang play to end Carson’s hopes in a 6-5 loss to Reno American on Monday at Governors Field. Carson fell into the losers bracket of the double elimination tournament and will play at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.The last
  
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• Have a minor criminal record? Poverty may not be far behind

  07-07-2015 05:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Every year, more than 600,000 Americans are released from prison back into their communities. And when they are, even a minor criminal record can make it hard to get a job and a place to live.
  
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• Obama vows to increase U.S. support for Syrian rebels

  07-07-2015 05:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria’s civil war on Monday and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers.
  
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• Free skating puts the heat on ice — PHOTOS

  07-07-2015 03:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Free lessons and ice skate rentals brought locals out to Fiesta Rancho’s SoBe Ice Arena for “Fun Day Monday.”
  
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• Man dies in weekend crash at Lake Mead

  07-07-2015 03:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 29-year-old man died in a rollover crash on a dirt road at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area over the weekend, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Six Mile Cove Road, west of Lake Mohave near Searchlight, NHP said.
  
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• World’s oldest woman turns 116, plans party in N.Y.

  07-07-2015 03:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The world’s oldest living person celebrated her 116th birthday Monday. Born on July 6, 1899, in Lowndes County, Ala., Susannah Mushatt Jones has lived in parts of three centuries, according to Guinness World Records.
  
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• Fourth of July weekend uneventful for Northern Nevada law enforcement

  07-07-2015 03:28
  
  This year’s Fourth of July went smoothly for local law enforcement.Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said that their holiday weekend was uneventful, except for a fight that broke out Saturday night at Menlo Drive. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said though there were a few altercations at the Stateline casino core, Nevada Beach and Zephyr Cover Beach, the large crowds were relatively well behaved. A total of 37 people were arrested county wide this weekend for charges including trespassing,
  
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• Vegas man acquitted of drug crimes gets back seized cash, still fighting for guns

  07-07-2015 03:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nearly three years after police raided his home, Steven Ficano retrieved his cash, but he recently learned that he might have more trouble securing the return of 26 guns authorities seized.
  
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