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• Nevada receives $11.2 million Homeland Security grant

  30-07-2015 23:50
  
  The state of Nevada has been awarded $11.2 million from the federal Department of Homeland Security, it’s annual fiscal year funding for emergency management and homeland security projects.Gov. Brian Sandoval said the money provides the resources to protect Nevada communities — especially urban areas that are considered high-threat areas. The Las Vegas Strip is one of the 26 such areas nationwide.The portion of the funding dedicated to the Las Vegas area this year is some $3 million, a 200
  
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• Confederate flags discovered at Atlanta King Center, Baptist church

  30-07-2015 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Confederate battle flags were found Thursday morning on the grounds of Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center in Atlanta, police and church officials said.
  
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• GOP Assemblywoman Seaman announces for state Senate

  30-07-2015 23:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas GOP Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman said Thursday she is a candidate for the state Senate District 6 seat in the 2016 election.
  
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• VA shutdown threat averted; Congress OKs fiscal plan

  30-07-2015 23:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Congress finished work Thursday on a bill that will avert the latest fiscal crisis within the Department of Veterans Affairs and avoid a threatened shutdown of VA hospitals.
  
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• Fla. residents hoping for rescue of 2 14-year-old fishermen

  30-07-2015 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Florida community held out hope for two teens missing at sea since Friday, even as the Coast Guard began talking about when the search could end.
  
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• Las Vegas lawyer Stephen Stubbs to plead guilty in court fraud case

  30-07-2015 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defense lawyer Stephen Stubbs, charged in February in connection with submitting fraudulent guilty plea agreements involving clients in two separate courts, has agreed to plead guilty in the case.
  
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• Crash blocks SB lanes of 215 Beltway at Lake Mead

  30-07-2015 21:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southbound lanes of the 215 Beltway are blocked just before the Lake Mead Boulevard exit following a crash with injuries, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• 215 Beltway at Lake Mead reopened after crash

  30-07-2015 21:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorist suffered serious injuries — but is expected to survive — in a crash on south 215 Beltway just before the Lake Mead Boulevard exit Thursday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Clinton says GOP plan to defund Planned Parenthood 'regrettable'

  30-07-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday called it "regrettable" that Republican lawmakers are attempting to cut federal funding from the health organization Planned Parenthood.
  
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• Youth Theatre Carson City’s ‘Peter Pan’ opens Friday at Community Center

  30-07-2015 21:22
  
  J.M. Barrie’s classic tale is brought to life by Alexa Haight as Peter Pan, Cassia Giustra as Wendy, Sydney Berg as John, Lily Baum as Michael, Serena Dantzler as Tiger Lily, Michael Frenchu as Captain Hook and Quentin Powers as Smee in Youth Theatre Carson City’s take on ‘Peter Pan.’The cast is comprised of youth ages 5-19. The show runs at 7 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 7, 8 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 1, 2, 8, 9 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Ticke
  
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• Nevada accepting applications for education savings accounts

  30-07-2015 21:22
  
  The Nevada Treasurer’s Office is now accepting applications for education savings accounts, even though state funds likely won’t be flowing into them until April. The office posted the application on its website Wednesday, and will be accepting the forms through Nov. 30. The program allows parents a portion of their child’s per-pupil state education funding to use at a private school or for other qualifying educational expenses. The law passed by the Nevada Legislature this spring require
  
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• Nevada Assemblyman Richard Carrillo appealing DUI conviction

  30-07-2015 21:15
  
  Nevada Assemblyman Richard Carrillo is appealing a conviction of driving under the influence and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. Carrillo’s lawyer, Larry Dunn, said he’s filed a notice of appeal with the Carson City District Court. He’s arguing that the judge allowed inadmissible evidence and that the facts of the case don’t support the determination that the Democratic lawmaker was in actual physical control of his vehicle while under the influence. Deputies say Carrillo was fo
  
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• Woman found slain in her central Las Vegas Valley home

  30-07-2015 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman was found dead in her central valley townhouse Wednesday, and Las Vegas police are investigating her death as a homicide.
  
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• Metro investigating death of 'elderly' woman as homicide

  30-07-2015 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police said Thursday they are investigating the death of a woman whose bound was found in a central valley house.
  
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• Coroner identifies woman found slain in central valley home

  30-07-2015 21:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police said Thursday they are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a central valley house.
  
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• Applications accepted for education savings accounts

  30-07-2015 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state treasurer's office will accept applications through Nov. 30 for early enrollment in Nevada's new education savings accounts.
  
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• Brigade of mothers host nightly cookouts, neighborhood patrols to curb violence

  30-07-2015 21:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The watchful eye of a mother can be hard to escape, which is why a group of mothers are banding together each day to walk the streets of a Chicago neighborhood that's rife with violence. They wear bright pink T-shirts that read "Moms on Patrol" because they want to do more than watch; they want to be seen.
  
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• 16-year-old boy critical after east Las Vegas Valley stabbing

  30-07-2015 20:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded in an east valley stabbing early Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Importing Both Salamanders and Their Potential Destruction

  30-07-2015 20:35
  A recently discovered fungus is killing salamanders in Europe and could spread to North America, carried by the pet trade.
  
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• Wild Horse and Burro Expo at Douglas fairgrounds this weekend

  30-07-2015 20:31
  
  Wild horses and burros will show off their new talents in an effort to be adopted at the annual Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo Friday-Sunday. The expo includes horsemanship events all weekend, an ultimate horse challenge, silent auction, vendor booths and inmate trained horse and burro demonstrations. The event will be held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Gardnerville. The purpose of the expo is to educate and inform the public about the work the Bureau of Land Management is doin
  
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• Arn Menconi: We suck at minimum wage

  30-07-2015 20:31
  
  “I mean, we suck,” U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in October at a Bloomberg News breakfast, speaking on minimum wage. “We really do.”Vail Resorts recently notified employees via email that the company is raising its minimum wage to $10 per hour. I was surprised this has received so much coverage when McDonald’s already announced that the average hourly wage for its employees at company-owned restaurants will be more than $10 per hour by the end of 2016. The fast-food giant will
  
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• Slain man was silent during shootout with cops

  30-07-2015 20:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bryan Keith Day never said a word to officers before he shot one of them three times — including once in the face — with a pellet gun.
  
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• Man killed by Las Vegas police was silent as he shot an officer, in aftermath

  30-07-2015 20:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bryan Keith Day never said a word to officers before he shot one of them three times — including once in the face — with a pellet gun.
  
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• Put away $4 everyday to become a millionaire

  30-07-2015 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If you have ever dreamed about becoming a millionaire, that dream is only about $4 away, especially if you are in your 20s.
  
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• Arn Menconi: We stuck at minimum wage

  30-07-2015 19:42
  
  “I mean, we suck,” U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in October at a Bloomberg News breakfast, speaking on minimum wage. “We really do.”Vail Resorts recently notified employees via email that the company is raising its minimum wage to $10 per hour. I was surprised this has received so much coverage when McDonald’s already announced that the average hourly wage for its employees at company-owned restaurants will be more than $10 per hour by the end of 2016. The fast-food giant will
  
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• Unsafe living conditions lead to the closure of Baltimore's only jail

  30-07-2015 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will announce the closing of Baltimore's troubled jail, the target of legal action over squalid conditions, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday.
  
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• Warning signs that a traveler may be victim of human trafficking

  30-07-2015 19:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It's vacation season for much of the world, with travelers flocking to airports to jet off for some hard-earned R&R. Airports are also hubs for human trafficking.
  
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• How to spot a victim of human trafficking

  30-07-2015 19:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It's vacation season for much of the world, with travelers flocking to airports to jet off for some hard-earned R&R. Airports are also hubs for human trafficking.
  
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• Flash flood watch issued for Spring Mountains

  30-07-2015 19:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Adventure seekers beware: those clouds could bring flash floods to Mount Charleston.
  
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• Cyber attack shuts down Planned Parenthood website

  30-07-2015 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Planned Parenthood said electronic traffic to its websites was snarled by computer hackers on Wednesday in the second cyber attack mounted against the healthcare organization this week amid a controversy over alleged sales of aborted fetal tissue.
  
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• Here's the latest about Cecil the lion's death

  30-07-2015 18:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has not been able to contact the American dentist accused of killing a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, agency director Dan Ashe said on Thursday.
  
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• Childhood friends, former teachers testify in Colo. theater shooting trial

  30-07-2015 18:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defense lawyers trying to save the life of Colorado movie rampage gunman James Holmes have called witness after witness to take the stand just feet from where he sits, tethered to the floor, expressionless. All of them, from his former piano teacher to friends of his parents, referred to him as "Jimmy," the child they once knew.
  
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• Blue moon makes rare appearance on Friday

  30-07-2015 17:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If anything unusual happens to you Friday, you'll be right to say it was "once in a blue moon."
  
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• Northern Calif. 'Rocky Fire' spans 3,000 acres; 500 people evacuate

  30-07-2015 17:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rapidly spreading brushfire burning in parched timberland north of San Francisco has forced the evacuation of 500 people and destroyed several buildings less than 12 hours after it broke out, fire officials said on Thursday.
  
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• Malaysia officials 'almost certain' debris is from missing plane

  30-07-2015 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Malaysia is "almost certain" that plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is from a Boeing 777, the deputy transport minister said on Thursday, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from missing Flight MH370.
  
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• Las Vegas police looking for 3 suspects in carjacking

  30-07-2015 16:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is looking for a trio they said were involved in a carjacking robbery in April.
  
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• Ex-Cincinnati officer pleads not guilty to murder; $1M bond set

  30-07-2015 16:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting death of Samuel DuBose.
  
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• Cincinnati officer pleads not guilty to murder; bond set at $1M

  30-07-2015 16:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge on Thursday set a bond of $1 million for a former University of Cincinnati campus police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black man he had stopped for a missing license plate.
  
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• Cincinnati officer charged with murder due in court on Thursday

  30-07-2015 16:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Cincinnati campus police officer arrested in the murder of an unarmed black man he had stopped for a missing license plate was due in court on Thursday to face charges.
  
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• First Lady fights good fight, and many benefit

  30-07-2015 09:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Her husband praises her for her efforts to improve the lives of Nevadans, ticking off issues she works on including prescription drug abuse, homelessness, various programs for school children, and mental health. Yet she is rarely recognized for it. By her own choice.
  
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• High-elevation fires prompting change in Sierra Nevada forest management

  30-07-2015 08:33
  
  California’s drought and general warming trend are creating an environment well suited for fires to encroach upon higher-elevation forest environments, historically seldom burned, a new study reports.The study, published by a UC Davis news service, asserts the changing ecosystem is putting the Sierra Nevada in particular danger, due in large part to climate change, forest-management practices and elements often associated with drought impact. The resulting change may influence the rate at whic
  
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• CHS grad King heading to play for Pacific (Ore.)

  30-07-2015 08:33
  
  Offense is what sets Rafe King apart from his basketball peers. King, a two-year star at Carson High and Columbia College, can flat out shoot the basketball, and that ability has landed him a scholarship to Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.King, who averaged 14.8 and 11.7 points a contest in his seasons at Columbia, chose Pacific over Linfield College.“They (Pacific) started talking to me after the season,” said King. “I was also getting looked at by Linfield College
  
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• Tahoe Ridge Winery grand opening in Carson City

  30-07-2015 08:26
  
  Michele Roach and Renee Plain enjoy some appetizers at the Tahoe Ridge Winery’s grand opening party Wednesday.…
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: July 30, 1942: Naval branch for women is now law

  30-07-2015 08:26
  
  Naval branch for women is now lawThis continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Kids science camp in Carson City

  30-07-2015 08:26
  
  Fremont Elementary fourth grade teacher Pam Shank instructs children in the mixing of household chemicals at Discover the Wonder of Science Camp Wednesday at the children’s museum.…
  
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• High court to review whether judge can be recalled from office

  30-07-2015 08:26
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court has put the unprecedented attempt to recall a North Las Vegas judge from office on hold until an October 5 hearing.Clark County District Judge Eric Johnson ruled the recall election could go forward but attorneys for Judge Catherine Ramsey appealed to the high court arguing voters can’t recall a judge. The Nevada Constitution says a “public officer” can be recalled from office if 25 percent of those who voted in that election sign a recall petition and a majority
  
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• Carson Nugget hosting comedians Myles Webber and Chris Storin

  30-07-2015 08:26
  
  A winner of the Bay Area All-Star Comedy Competition is appearing at Carson Nugget’s Comedy Club at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Myles Webber, who performed with Robin Williams, Rob Schneider and Louie Anderson, was featured on The Ricki Lake Show. His first comedy album, “Lighter than Mayonnaise,” debuted in the top 20 on iTunes. He was runner-up in the Best Of the Bay Area Comedy Competition. Webber said his act blends social gullibility, dorky tendencies, and unusual observations. Carson
  
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• Nevada's congressional delegation must support Ex-Im Bank

  30-07-2015 08:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 2,400 miles away, politicians in Washington, D.C., once again are debating whether to help or hurt the Las Vegas economy. The debate centers on a little-known government agency called the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which helps manufacturers sell goods they make in the U.S. to customers overseas. That means more jobs in the U.S. and here in Nevada.
  
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• Why George Washington University dropped the SAT and ACT

  30-07-2015 07:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If your student doesn't excel at high-stakes testing, like many students, getting into college might be getting easier.
  
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• Nevada fishing report, July 30, 2015

  30-07-2015 07:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  LAKE MEAD — Windy conditions have slowed fishing activity, though fishermen focusing on catfish have had good luck with stink baits and anchovies.
  
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