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• Military recruiters get a little armed help from their friends

  22-07-2015 23:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marine veteran Danny Michaels puffed on a cigarette Wednesday while he sat in front of the Armed Forces Career Center on South Maryland Parkway. His .40-caliber pistol was snug in its holster on his hip and his Mossberg shotgun loaded with buckshot was within arm's reach.
  
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• Carson City law enforcement trains for 'active shooter' incident

  22-07-2015 23:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY --€” It was only make believe but seemed all too real for those witnessing an "active shooter" training exercise Wednesday at the Nevada National Guard offices.
  
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• Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil wins control of his Facebook account

  22-07-2015 23:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil has regained control of his Facebook account, his lawyer said.
  
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• Twitter swaps custom wallpapers for 'blinding white' background

  22-07-2015 23:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Everyone's carefully chosen Twitter background just got replaced with "blinding white." Twitter has removed wallpaper from people's home screens, profile pages and notification tabs on the Web.
  
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• Energy firm wins bids for leasing land near Laughlin

  22-07-2015 23:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A large energy company is the winning bidder to lease more than 4,200 acres of publicly-owned land just outside the town of Laughlin.
  
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• Google Maps new 'Timeline' feature stores your travel history

  22-07-2015 23:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Google Maps is rolling out a Timeline feature that will allow users to essentially stalk themselves.
  
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• French teen's HIV remission provides hope for cure

  22-07-2015 23:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A French teenager infected at birth with HIV has shown the ability to control levels of the infection in her body -- without being on antiretroviral treatment.
  
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• Native American leaders push federal hate crime investigation after shooting

  22-07-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Wyoming man who said he was tired of "homeless" people causing problems in the city parks shot two men, one fatally, while they were lying on beds in a drug and alcohol detox center, said police in Riverton, Wyoming. Native American leaders said the victims are members of the Northern Arapaho tribe and called for a federal hate crime investigation.
  
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• Utah teen charged with murder after strangling 12-year-old girl

  22-07-2015 22:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 15-year-old Utah boy has been charged with aggravated murder after allegedly luring a 12-year-old neighbor from her home with a ruse about a lost cat, and then strangling her and dumping her body in a field, prosecutors have said.
  
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• DMV ends Dash Pass remote access

  22-07-2015 22:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has scrapped remote access to its Dash Pass queue system because too many people weren’€™t showing up after securing a place in line.
  
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• Second video surfaces about Planned Parenthood selling fetal tissue

  22-07-2015 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An anti-abortion group says a second undercover video proves that Planned Parenthood is selling the body parts of aborted fetuses, a practice that is illegal and that the group denies doing.
  
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• Caesars may be closer to joining operating unit in bankruptcy

  22-07-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CHICAGO — Caesars Entertainment Corp. may be closer to joining its operating unit in bankruptcy after a federal judge refused to protect the casino company from creditor lawsuits seeking up to $11 billion, sending its stock plummeting.
  
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• Caesars loses bid to halt lawsuits; shares drop sharply

  22-07-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Caesars Entertainment Corp. must defend creditor lawsuits claiming up to $11 billion after a U.S. Bankruptcy judge in Chicago denied a request to put those cases on hold while the casino company's operating unit remains in bankruptcy.
  
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• Caesars loses bid to halt creditor lawsuits; shares fall 41 percent

  22-07-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CHICAGO --€” Caesars Entertainment Corp. must defend creditor lawsuits claiming up to $11 billion after a U.S. Bankruptcy judge in Chicago denied a request to put those cases on hold while the casino company's operating unit remains in bankruptcy.
  
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• Caesars loses bid to halt creditor lawsuits; shares drop sharply

  22-07-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CHICAGO -€” Caesars Entertainment Corp. must defend creditor lawsuits claiming up to $11 billion after a U.S. Bankruptcy judge in Chicago denied a request to put those cases on hold while the casino company's operating unit remains in bankruptcy.
  
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• Caesars edges closer to joining operating unit in bankruptcy

  22-07-2015 21:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Caesars Entertainment Corp. may be closer to joining its operating unit in bankruptcy after a federal judge refused to protect the casino company from creditor lawsuits seeking up to $11 billion, sending its stock plummeting.
  
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• VA hospitals across the country could close without bailout

  22-07-2015 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The secretary of Veterans Affairs told lawmakers on Wednesday that unless Congress takes emergency action to help close a $2.5 billion shortfall the VA at the end of the month will begin shutting down medical centers "€œall across the country."
  
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• SC church shooter facing federal hate crime charges

  22-07-2015 20:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man charged in the deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, will face federal hate crime charges, National Public Radio reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed U.S. law enforcement source.
  
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• Southwest valley residents return after 'suspicious package' evacuation

  22-07-2015 20:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Residents of a southwest valley neighborhood are allowed to return to their homes after police closed the area to investigate reports of a "suspicious device."
  
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• Southwest valley residents return after 'suspcious package' evacuation

  22-07-2015 20:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Residents of a southwest valley neighborhood are allowed to return to their homes after police closed the area to investigate reports of a "suspicious device."
  
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• Southwest valley neighborhood evacuated after 'suspicious device' found

  22-07-2015 20:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A southwest valley residential area has been evacuated and roads have been closed while Las Vegas police investigate reports of a "suspicious device."
  
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• California’s Big Groundwater Problem

  22-07-2015 20:43
  The state isn’t accounting for the fact that pumping groundwater can deplete surface water too.
  
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• Vegas Valley to stay 'a touch' cooler than normal

  22-07-2015 20:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Enjoy the below-normal summer temperatures while they last. High temperatures for the rest of the work week will stay around 100 degrees, with lows in the 80s, before climbing back to 105 degrees this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Three wounded in Lovelock Prison fight

  22-07-2015 20:14
  
  Three inmates suffered minor wounds when two of them refused to stop fighting in the yard at Lovelock Correctional Center.According to prison officials, both ignored verbal commands to stop fighting and even ignored when guards fired a blank round in their direction.So guards fired shotgun rounds in their direction, which they also ignored.Officers separated the two, who were treated for minor pellet wounds. A third inmate not involved in the fight also was hit and treated.No names were release
  
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• David Sayen: Do I need Medicare Part B?

  22-07-2015 19:49
  
  People ask me all kinds of questions about Medicare. One of the most frequent concerns is whether they should sign up for Medicare Part B.Part B is medical insurance. It covers professional fees for doctors and other health care providers, outpatient treatment, durable medical equipment, home health services, and preventive care like flu shots and screenings for cancer and heart disease.Part B requires a monthly premium, which is $104.90 for most Americans in 2015. You’re not required to pay
  
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• Metro investigating death of man found near Sandy Valley in March

  22-07-2015 19:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner's office could not determine what killed a man who was found in Sandy Valley in March, but Las Vegas police are working to find out.
  
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• John Kuhlman: Nevada community college report

  22-07-2015 19:31
  
  The recent news reports appearing in the Las Vegas Review-Journal regarding the Nevada System of Higher Education’s alleged suppression of a draft consultant’s report regarding our community colleges requires a thoughtful and timely response.First and foremost, all concerned should be assured the matter will be investigated thoroughly. The results will be fully disclosed. Nevada taxpayers deserve nothing less. Further, the due process, legal and contractual rights of all concerned will be r
  
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• Texas officials say dashcam video of Sandra Bland not edited

  22-07-2015 19:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The dashboard video camera of a traffic stop in Texas of a black woman later found hanging dead in her jail cell was not edited but efforts are being made to repost it, Texas officials said on Wednesday, citing technical issues.
  
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• Man's body found near Las Vegas cemetery

  22-07-2015 19:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man's body was found by a construction worker near a central valley cemetery early Wednesday morning, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Ferguson selects new interim police chief from Arizona

  22-07-2015 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday named a black police commander from Arizona as its new interim chief to lead a police department that was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of widespread racial bias in its policing.
  
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• Electric Daisy Carnival attendee died from ecstasy overdose, coroner says

  22-07-2015 18:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An ecstasy overdose caused the death of a 24-year-old man at the Electric Daisy Carnival in June, the Clark County coroner's office determined.
  
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• Metro searching for suspect in June 15 armed robbery

  22-07-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in locating a man they say robbed a woman at gunpoint in June.
  
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• Downtown Project CEO sheds light on Bunkhouse closure

  22-07-2015 17:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Aside from a short message posted to the venue'€™s Facebook page, and an equally brief statement issued by Mark Rowland, chief executive officer of the Downtown Project, which owns the property and assets at 124 S. 11th St., there was no reason given for the closure.
  
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• 5 shot, 4 dead in Georgia shooting

  22-07-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Forsyth County, GA -- Five people were shot, leaving four of them dead Wednesday morning.
  
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• 4 dead, 1 critical in Georgia shooting

  22-07-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Forsyth County, GA -- Five people were shot, leaving four of them dead Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2 children among 4 dead in Georgia murder-suicide

  22-07-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four people were shot dead, including two children, and a fifth person critically wounded early Wednesday in what police said was a murder-suicide at an upscale suburban Atlanta home, officials said in a statement.
  
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• 2 children among 4 dead in Ga. murder-suicide

  22-07-2015 17:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Forsyth County, GA -- Five people were shot, leaving four of them dead Wednesday morning.
  
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• Unemployment rate up a bit in June

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Nevada’s unemployment rate for June was 6.9 percent, up a bit from the 6.6 percent recorded in May.The rate increased in not only Las Vegas but Reno-Sparks and Carson City by about three tenths in each jurisdiction.But Bill Anderson, chief economist for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said a year over year comparison is a much better indicator of economic health. And a review of the record shows the state rate down by a full percent since June 2014, by an equal amou
  
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• Transgender discussion held in Carson City

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  More than 125 people attended a panel discussion about being transgender on Thursday at the Brewery Arts Center. The event was sponsored by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, and Transgender Allies Group, or TAG. For more information, go to http://community.pflag.org/cr or http://www.transgenderalliesgroup.org.…
  
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• Storm clouds in Washoe Valley

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Thunderstorm clouds build over Washoe Valley on Tuesday afternoon. After several days of off and on storm activity, the forecast calls for mostly clear skies over the next several days.…
  
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• Secretary of State issues scam warning

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske has issued a warning to Nevada businesses to be aware of a solicitation seeking fees that appears to be from a government agency.The emails are from the “Division of Corporate Services” which asks businessmen to fill out an annual records statement” and include a $150 fee.“This is not an official notice from the Secretary of State’s office,” she said in a release. “Nevada entities are not required to regularly provide to the Secretary of State s
  
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• Men and their machines: Carson City area execs head to native Germany

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Two top executives from Vineburg Machining here, both of whom are natives of Germany, return there late this week building bridges via contacts by working with a Nevada trade mission.Gerd G. Poppinga, president/CEO of the Moundhouse corporation, and Seth Klatt, the general manager, head for Berlin to hook up with the trade mission to Europe led by Gov. Brian Sandoval. The pair, both trained in Germany before coming to Carson City, will be on hand to promote ties and look toward planting seeds fo
  
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• Kieckhefer, O’Neill defend records from 2015 session

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Carson City’s legislators defended their votes including on tax increases Tuesday morning before a mostly friendly crowd of about 50 at the Silver Oak meeting center.Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, walked them through a laundry list of successes including extensive education reforms he said provide parents with reform, choice and investment. He said bills providing parents with Educational Savings Accounts, creating Opportunity Scholarships, funding English Language Learner programs, gifted and
  
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• Gas price up in Nevada; $2 a gallon in the fall?

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Average retail gasoline prices in Nevada increased 1.6 cents per gallon the past week, according to the latest survey available online.Prices averaged $3.26 per gallon at the pump in a statewide survey completed Sunday and reported Monday by GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks pump prices at 1,130 outlets in Nevada. The statewide average compared with a national cost of $2.76 per gallon on average, according to the website that tracks motor fuel prices. Meanwhile, the website reported on Monday
  
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• Comstock reports loss cut, better margins

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Comstock Mining, Inc., of Virginia City reported Tuesday a quarterly net income loss on June 30 of $220,000, down from a loss of $7.2 million in the same quarter of 2014.For the first half of 2015, the gold and silver mining company reported, revenues were $11.4 million, which was a 2 percent drop from the same period the previous year. It pegged the decrease to lower gold prices. It reported producing 9,270 ounces of gold and 116,594 ounces of silver during the period.Comstock, which trades on
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office looking for Edmonds Sports Complex vandals

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying subjects who caused extensive damage to the Edmonds Sports Complex last week.Deputies responded to incidents on June 24 and July 15 and 16 of trees being cut down with branches removed, tables overturned and broken, trash distributed across the park, a set of bleachers damaged and several vents in the public restrooms damaged or destroyed. Extensive damage was done, Sgt. Daniel Gonzales estimates that each tree vandali
  
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• Carson City District Attorney speaks to Rotary Club about future of the office

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  District Attorney Jason Woodbury talked about the reforms within his office designed to improve the court system and community at the Carson City Rotary Club meeting Tuesday. Woodbury spoke to a room of about 40 members about the direction he sees the District Attorney’s office heading in. Woodbury has been in office for six months. In his speech, he addressed three key topics the DA’s office is looking to work on in the coming years, one being big changes with drugs in the city. Woodbury to
  
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• Bulls, broncs, trucks, tractors at Nevada Fair

  22-07-2015 07:51
  
  The Nevada Fair will feature back-to-back shows on Friday and Saturday nights, July 31 and Aug. 1, at Carson City Fairgrounds.On July 31, Manuel Souza will return with his Bulls and Broncs, bringing bulls, broncos and barrel racing to the center stage.“It’s going to be a great show,” Souza said. “We’re going to bring in all of the top riders and great bulls.”The following night, the arena will be thumping with a truck and tractor pull where modified trucks and tractors will duel it
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 20, 1921: Kindergarten to be started in Carson

  22-07-2015 07:45
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.Aug. 20, 1921 — Kindergarten to be started in Carson — Many Carson City parents will be deeply interested in the announcement of Mrs. Francis Murgotten that she will open a kindergarten at the Episcopal rectory about the 1st of September. Sept. 7, 1921 — That Mrs. Murgotten in establishing a kindergarten is filling a want of the city was indicated by the enrollment of sixteen little tots in
  
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• Community spotlight: Successful summer for WildCats’ 18-u softball squad

  22-07-2015 07:45
  
  The Nevada WildCats 18-u softball squad concluded its summer season by finishing second at last weekend’s ASA tournament at Incline Village.The WildCats went 4-1-1, losing 7-0 to Grants Pass in the championship game. For the summer, the WildCats were 15-5-2 with one championship and two-second-place finishes in five tournaments.On Saturday, the WildCats tied the Roseville Thunder, 3-3, beat Victory Fastpich, 7-5 and knocked off the Nevada Comets 14-5. On Sunday, Nevada stopped C-4 10-2, beat t
  
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