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• NLV possible site for car factory

  17-07-2015 23:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Next time there‘€™s a Tesla, North Las Vegas will be ready.
  
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• Apex on list of potential electric car factory sites

  17-07-2015 23:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Next time there‘€™s a Tesla, North Las Vegas will be ready. That‘s been Mayor John Lee‘s battle cry in his quest to save his recession-ravaged city. That time might be now.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on burglary

  17-07-2015 23:09
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 8:00 a.m., Carolyn LaPlaunt, 41, of Battle, Mont., was arrested on suspicion of felony uttering a forged instrument warrant. Bail was set at $7,500.At 12:00 p.m., Ian Simmons 37, of Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of felony fugitive from justice. Bail was set at $10,000.At 1:56 p.m., a 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of petit larce
  
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• Power outage in Lyon County due to bad cable

  17-07-2015 22:21
  
  A Lyon County power outage affected approximately 2,400 NV Energy utility customers, a spokesperson for the power company said Friday.The Thursday afternoon and evening outage lasted from 5:37 p.m. until 10:52 p.m. for at least some of those affected, said Faye Andersen, NV Energy communications manager for Northern Nevada.She said the problem was caused by a bad underground cable, which took a while to locate and repair. She said workers had to test three sections of cable in an area before lea
  
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• U.S. Mint resumes sale of American Eagle coin

  17-07-2015 22:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Mint will resume sales of its popular 2015 American Eagle silver bullion coins on Monday on an allocated basis, it said in a statement on Friday, almost two weeks after running out of stock due to significant demand.
  
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• Coroner IDs 86-year-old woman killed in northwest valley crash

  17-07-2015 22:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner‘€™s office has identified an 86-year-old woman who died in a northwest valley crash on July 3.
  
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• Data breach hits CVS Photo,UCLA Health websites

  17-07-2015 22:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  University of California (UCLA) Health, which runs four hospitals in the university‘s campuses, and drug retailer CVS Health Corp‘s CVSphoto.com became the latest victims of cyber attacks.
  
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• Data breach hits CVS Photo, UCLA Health websites

  17-07-2015 22:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  UCLA Health, which runs four hospitals in the university‘s campuses, and drug retailer CVS Health Corp.‘s CVSphoto.com became the latest victims of cyber attacks.
  
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• Bush: Nevada monument creation an Obama overreach

  17-07-2015 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY -€” Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Friday that the designation of the Basin and Range National Monument signed by President Barack Obama was an overreach of executive power that he opposed.
  
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• Body of 24-year-old man found in Lake Mead identified

  17-07-2015 21:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 24-year-old man who went missing July 5 in Lake Mead has been identified.
  
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• Jeb Bush says he will reach all voters in Carson City visit

  17-07-2015 21:20
  
  Jeb Bush made it clear in a visit to Carson City on Friday that he doesn’t think anti-immigrant rhetoric being pushed by Donald Trump will put a Republican in the White House next year.“We had better stop having our angrier voices be the ones people hear,” he told a town hall meeting of about 300 people at Silver State Charter School.Without mentioning Trump by name, he attacked the people he said are “preying on people’s fear and anger.”He said his campaign will be inclusive not div
  
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• Metro investigating east valley shooting

  17-07-2015 21:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was shot in the east valley Friday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Jeb Bush says he will hit all voters in Carson City visit

  17-07-2015 21:07
  
  Jeb Bush made it clear in a visit to Carson City on Friday that he doesn’t think anti-immigrant rhetoric being pushed by Donald Trump will put a Republican in the White House next year.“We had better stop having our angrier voices be the ones people hear,” he told a town hall meeting of about 300 people at Silver State Charter School.Without mentioning Trump by name, he attacked the people he said are “preying on people’s fear and anger.”He said his campaign will be inclusive not di
  
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• Vegas doctor accused of groping girl was let off after 'impulse control' classes

  17-07-2015 20:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas doctor police say videotaped himself having sex with drugged patients in 2014 had been charged years before with fondling a 15-year-old girl who had gone to him for a case of pink eye, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
  
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• Vegas doctor accused of groping girl let off after 'impulse control' classes

  17-07-2015 20:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas doctor police say videotaped himself having sex with drugged patients in 2014 had previously been charged with fondling a 15-year-old girl who had gone to him for a case of pink eye, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
  
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• Survivors of Colo. theater massacre want death penalty for gunman

  17-07-2015 20:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After all 165 guilty verdicts were read and Colorado‘s movie massacre gunman was taken back to a cell to await his fate, many of his victims rejoiced and said James Holmes must be executed for justice to be done.
  
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• New York Congressman receives tax evasion sentence

  17-07-2015 19:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former U.S. Representative Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for felony tax evasion on Friday in Brooklyn federal court.
  
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• Coroner IDs North Las Vegas woman fatally shot by husband

  17-07-2015 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who was fatally shot by her husband Monday in North Las Vegas has been identified.
  
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• Carson City Millennium Bugs playing Reno Artown show Wednesday

  17-07-2015 18:08
  
  The Millennium Bugs, a five-piece combo affiliated with the Mile High Jazz Band, will play traditional jazz in an Artown concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday inside St. James Infirmary in Reno. The venue serves eclectic mixed drinks and beer inside and on the rooftop deck. Admission is free. Band members are Dan Lancaster on saxes, clarinet, and flute; Gil Linsley on trumpet and flugelhorn; David Bugli on keyboard and trombone; George Worth on bass and trombone; and Hal Little on drums. The perfor
  
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• Live updates from American Century Celebrity Golf Championship Tournament at Edgewood

  17-07-2015 17:33
  
  It’s 6:32 a.m. when I pulled through the gates of Edgewood golf course. It’s early, but the course is already bustling with grounds people prepping the course and police officers doing sweeps of all the tents around the course. The course is in pristine condition. There is nothing like a golf course in the early morning, dew glistening on the fairways and greens. It’s 58 degrees with a slight wind.As I got to 18, there is one solo golfer on the putting green. Arizona Cardinal defensive ba
  
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• At Zappos, Pushing Shoes and a Vision

  17-07-2015 17:30
  Tony Hsieh, C.E.O. of Zappos, is on an uphill mission to remake the company’s culture by banning the boss.
  
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• At Zappos, Selling Shoes and a Vision

  17-07-2015 16:29
  Tony Hsieh, C.E.O. of Zappos, is on a mission to remake the company’s culture by banning the boss.
  
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• Ice Bucket Challenge: Where did $115M go?

  17-07-2015 16:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Last summer, more than 17 million people participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to support ALS and other causes and raised $115 million for the ALS Association. So, whatever happened to the money?
  
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• Tenn. shootings investigation checks suspect's MidEast travel

  17-07-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities are investigating travel to the Middle East by the suspect in the fatal shootings of four Marines in Tennessee, including at least one trip to Jordan and possibly one to Yemen, a source close to the probe said on Friday.
  
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• Tenn. shootings investigation checks suspect's Middle East travel

  17-07-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities are investigating travel to the Middle East by the suspect in the fatal shootings of four Marines in Tennessee, including at least one trip to Jordan and possibly one to Yemen, a source close to the probe said on Friday.
  
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• FBI says Tenn. shootings being investigated as terrorism

  17-07-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. authorities believe the suspect in the fatal shootings of four Marines in Tennessee visited Jordan last year and possibly Yemen as well, two U.S. government sources said on Friday.
  
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• Authorities look for motive in deadly Tenn. military shootings

  17-07-2015 15:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Investigators on Friday sought to determine what led a 24-year-old gunman to open fire at two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines in an attack officials said could be an act of domestic terrorism.
  
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• CCSD teachers protest lack of raises

  17-07-2015 08:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 100 teachers in brightly colored superhero capes rallied outside the Greer Education Center on Thursday demanding the Clark County School Board "live up to their promise" and renegotiate their contracts.
  
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• Carson City to host rape exams again this fall

  17-07-2015 08:07
  
  Sexual assault exams for rape victims to help them and law enforcement will be done again in Carson City beginning this autumn.The city Board of Health, which is the Board of Supervisors plus Dr. Susan Pintar and Sheriff Ken Furlong, received written and verbal reports Thursday that a sexual assault response team (SART) has hit upon a solution to the problem that required victims to travel to the Reno area for such examinations there. Dr. Pintar, city health officer, has tracked SART’s progre
  
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• Carson City and Lyon County law enforcement participate in wandering persons training

  17-07-2015 08:07
  
  In order to more efficiently handle wandering persons calls, local law enforcement took part in training to better interact and search for wandering people.Carson City Search and Rescue, dispatchers, deputies and Lyon County officers took part in the training Thursday night at the Carson City Sheriff’s Department. Jacob Harmon, regional director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern Nevada, presented a PowerPoint to deputies explaining various tips and techniques for how to interact wit
  
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• Warriors Pfeifer, Gorman ready for ACC

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  STATELINE — A year ago, Chad Pfeifer earned an invite to the American Century Championship after winning the 2013 George Bush Presidential Centers Warrior Open.He has company this weekend, as Rod Gorman, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, was invited to this year’s event after beating Pfeifer by two shots in the most recent Warrior Open.Pfeifer, whose left leg was amputated below the knee, had a great debut at the ACC last year, leading after the first round before eventually placing fifth.Gorman
  
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• Wanting ‘Moore’ out of life

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  STATELINE — Chuck Moore is no stranger to volunteering.Two days a week, the 69-year-old retired software consultant from Minden, volunteers for the citizen patrol through the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. Throw in some volunteer time at his church, and you have a pretty busy guy.And, now he can add the American Century Championship to his volunteer list. Moore is one of hundreds donating time during this week to help at the 26th annual event at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.“I came las
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: May 17, 1954: Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutional

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutionalWashington, May 18 — IP — The Supreme Court ruled today in an historic decision that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Speaking for a unanimous court, Chief Justice Earl Warren said education must be available to all on an equal basis. And this cannot be done under the old rule of permitting “separate but equal” public school facilities for Negroes and whites. The momentous decision came in a 12-page opinion which w
  
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• Haycock recommended as head of Nevada Public Employees Benefit Program

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  The Public Employees Benefit Program board voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend the appointment of Damon Haycock as the new PEBP Executive Officer.The recommendation goes to Gov. Brian Sandoval who can either appoint Haycock to the post or ask the board to re-open applications.Haycock is currently Chief Operating Officer at the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. He was one of four finalists who applied for the job vacated when Jim Wells was named Director of Administration and state
  
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• Gunslinger Tolliver is ACC favorite

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  STATELINE — Rick Rhoden, Mark Rypien and Billy Joe Tolliver are three of the most recognizable names in the 26-year history of the American Century Championship.The trio has accounted for 14 of the previous 25 titles. Rhoden has won eight times, Tolliver four and Rypien twice.When the star-studded tournament kicks off today at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Tolliver is the early 7-2 favorite with Rypien at 5-1 and Rhoden at 7-1.Tolliver joked about being named the favorite.“Yeah, in my mind any
  
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• Carson City City Manager Nick Marano to pay own way to Europe on NNDA trip

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval and Rob Hooper of the Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA) will be joined by Nick Marano, Carson City’s city manager, and others from the Sierra Region on a European trade mission.The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) also will be sending representatives on the trip to England, Ireland, Germany and Poland. Marano was particularly focused on one country in advance of the trek.“The most important part for Carson City is when we get to Poland,” Mar
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors vote to abandon East Sophia Street

  17-07-2015 08:00
  
  Abandoning a street and flirting with forging a new alliance were among issues Carson City’s Board of Supervisors tackled Thursday.The board voted 4-1, with Supervisor Jim Shirk dissenting, to abandon East Sophia Street between North Carson and Plaza streets a block to the east. It was at the request of three nearby property owners. The city retains utility easements and no buildings could go directly over them, but the abandonment may enable a restaurant, parking and a drive-through lane wit
  
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• Sex education debate quashed until fall

  17-07-2015 07:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A majority of the Clark County School Board marginalized one its longest-serving members late Thursday with a vote to kill any discussion about its sex education policy until fall.
  
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• Water officials seek grass-kicking new conservation message

  17-07-2015 06:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The new campaign by R&R Partners promises to be just as edgy as the last one it produced for the authority, which featured an angry old lady kicking a wasteful water user right in his, um, drip irrigation system.
  
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• Outlaws to play one of final two regular-season home games

  17-07-2015 06:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas Outlaws will finish out their inaugural season in the Arena Football League. But the team will play only one of its remaining two games at the Thomas & Mack Center.
  
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• Police seek man in central valley taxi robbery

  17-07-2015 05:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are asking for the public‘s help in locating a man they say robbed a taxi driver at knife point earlier this month.
  
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• Youngest Medal of Honor winner ponders future in Las Vegas

  17-07-2015 04:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rarely do ballrooms in the MGM Grand‘€™s swank conference center fill to watch a 25-year-old give a speech about leadership.
  
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• Youngest Medal of Honor recipient ponders future in Las Vegas

  17-07-2015 04:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rarely do ballrooms in the MGM Grand‘€™s swank conference center fill to watch a 25-year-old give a speech about leadership.
  
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• Nearly 2,500 without power in Lyon County

  17-07-2015 03:13
  
  Nearly 2,500 people in Dayton are without power at 6 p.m. according to NV Energy. According to Lyon County Manager Jeff Page, Lyon County Dispatch has reported a significant power outage in the Dayton region. Law enforcement and Fire resources are busy with response to alarm calls and traffic control. NV Energy has been notified, Page said. The company’s website says 2,427 people are without power in Lyon County. There is no known cause or eta of when power will be restored…
  
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• Obama action helps Filipino-Americans in the U.S.

  17-07-2015 03:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Improvements to the Obama administration‘s immigration reform program will make it easier for families of World War II Filipino veterans to reunite in the United States.
  
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• Suspect jailed in burglary at Henderson mayor's home

  17-07-2015 02:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A break-in at Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen‘s home in May was part of a series of crimes in the same neighborhood committed by two teenagers, police say.
  
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• Coffin: Water authority board broke the law

  17-07-2015 02:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A routine appointment flared into an ugly fight during Thursday‘€™s Southern Nevada Water Authority meeting when Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin accused fellow board members of violating Nevada‘s open meeting law.
  
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• Carson City deer crosses in crosswalk

  17-07-2015 02:11
  
  Greg Corbin took this photo early Thursday morning at the intersection of west Musser and north Phillips streets in Carson City.Corbin says, “Who says deer don’t follow the laws while crossing streets? I have proof they do.”Have a photo you want to share? Send it to [email protected] or share on Instagram using the #CarsonCityLive.…
  
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• South Carson Street lane closures planned starting Sunday

  17-07-2015 01:13
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation is planning nighttime lane closures beginning Sunday on south Carson Street just north of U.S. 50.There also will be reduced speed limits in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for about one week.The work is part of the latest phase of the Carson Bypass project. The contractor, Road and Highway Builders of Sparks, is building a drainage culvert under Carson Street that’s going to initially be used to move some 600,000 cubic yards of dirt from the bypass con
  
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• Tesla purchases 2,000 more acres for Storey County gigafactory

  17-07-2015 00:54
  
  RENO — Tesla Motors is snapping up more land in northern Nevada as it continues to build its $5 billion gigafactory. KTVN-TV reports that the company has confirmed that it bought almost 2,000 more acres of land near the gigafactory to add to the 1,000 acres purchased last year. Tesla officials say most of the land will not have structures but will instead serve as a buffer between the outside world and the battery factory. They also say the additional land leaves room for growth. The factory
  
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