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• 2015 Carson City Mint Coin Show and Fair set for Aug. 21-22

  07-08-2015 22:34
  
  Dealers, collectors, admirers and amateurs will find something enjoyable at the 2015 Carson City Mint Coin Show and Fair. The two-day event will take place Aug. 21 and Aug. 22 at the Nevada State Museum and the Carson Nugget.The fair includes activities for children, prize drawings, lectures, coin sales and free appraisals with admission. New this year are drawings by Steve Lesnick, who designed the first Nevada State Medallion, and a special display showing a rare 20-cent piece with matching di
  
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• Trio arrested in ramming of police cars

  07-08-2015 22:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people have been arrested in connection with a string of auto thefts and ramming of police vehicles, Las Vegas police announced Friday.
  
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• Six arrested in ramming of police cars

  07-08-2015 22:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Six men suspected in a yearslong series of crimes that included repeated ramming of police cars were arrested Friday. Las Vegas police said three of them were caught in the act of committing more crimes.
  
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• Jury reaches verdict for sentence in Colo. movie theater killings

  07-08-2015 22:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The jury in the Colorado movie massacre trial has reached a verdict in the death penalty phase of the proceedings against convicted gunman James Holmes, a court spokesman said on Friday.
  
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• Colorado theater shooter James Holmes sentenced to life in prison

  07-08-2015 22:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Colorado movie rampage gunman James Holmes was spared the death penalty and will serve life with no parole for killing a dozen people and wounding 70 inside a packed midnight screening of a Batman film three years ago, the jury in his murder trial found on Friday.
  
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• Las Vegas housing experts debate impact of shadow inventory

  07-08-2015 22:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas housing market is singing an old song: "Me and My Shadow Inventory."
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Two people arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 4:33 a.m., Danielle Abella, 34, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary after deputies responded to reports of a woman taking money out of the cash register at the William Street Lucky Strike Casino. Bail was set at $20,000.At 12:20 p.m., a 20-year-old Carson City woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia after d
  
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• Low turnout doesn't reflect subject's importance at fire station event

  07-08-2015 21:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It was just a routine anniversary back on June 19 for Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Station No. 107 in Sun City Summerlin.
  
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• Ga. man's stun gun death under investigation

  07-08-2015 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Investigators are probing the death of a man shocked with a stun gun while fleeing police in suburban Atlanta, authorities said on Friday, hours after a grand jury declined to indict another Georgia officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
  
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• FBI releases video in 25-year-old Boston art theft

  07-08-2015 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It was half past midnight on St. Patrick's Day 1990 when the headlights of a small car pierced the darkness outside the rear entrance of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, according to a grainy video released Thursday by investigators of one of the greatest art heists in history.
  
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• Lyon County man sentenced to death for 5 murders in 2013

  07-08-2015 19:47
  
  A 27-year-old Nevada man convicted of five counts of murder has been sentenced to death for the 2013 killing spree. The jury sentenced Jeremiah Bean Thursday after nearly two hours of deliberation. Bean was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder last week. He also was convicted of arson, burglary, robbery and larceny charges. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Bean, who they say had murdered for money. They argued that in May 2013, Bean had fatally shot two couples in two hom
  
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• Help sought in finding 15-year-old Douglas County runaway

  07-08-2015 19:47
  
  Douglas County authorities are seeking help in locating a 15-year-old Johnson Lane girl, who has run away from home.Savannah Stewart was last seen on July 29, according to her grandfather, who said she requires medication.Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks said that Savannah’s location is unknown.“The investigation has since stalled and we are now asking for the public’s assistance,” Brooks said. A reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to Savannah’s location and
  
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• Police make arrest in fatal stabbing of 84-year-old woman

  07-08-2015 19:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police have arrested a woman in the stabbing death of an 84-year-old woman in late July.
  
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• Motorcycle-car crash closes State Route 160

  07-08-2015 19:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Route 160 was closed in both directions Friday morning near the summit of Mountain Springs after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• 1 person critical after motorcycle-car crash on State Route 160

  07-08-2015 19:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was in critical condition and another in serious condition after their motorcycle crashed into a car on State Route 160 Friday morning.
  
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• 2 Nellis copters help search for missing boy in Arizona

  07-08-2015 19:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Nellis Air Force Base helicopters are assisting in the search for missing 5-year-old boy in Arizona's Kabib National Forest, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• 2 Nellis copters help in search for missing boy in Arizona

  07-08-2015 19:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Nellis Air Force Base helicopters are assisting in the search for missing 5-year-old boy in Arizona's Kabib National Forest, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• North Korea is getting its own time zone

  07-08-2015 19:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match.
  
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• North Korea creates its own time zone

  07-08-2015 19:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match.
  
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• Jurors in Colo. theater massacre trial deliberating fate of gunman

  07-08-2015 18:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A jury continued deliberations Friday on whether to sentence James Holmes to death or to life in prison without parole for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history.
  
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• Police shoot, kill man holding ‘sharp object’

  07-08-2015 18:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police said they shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a southwest valley home Friday morning.
  
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• 1 person injured in officer-involved shooting

  07-08-2015 18:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the southwest valley Friday morning.
  
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• 1 person dies after officer-involved shooting

  07-08-2015 18:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the southwest valley Friday morning.
  
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• 1 person dead after officer-involved shooting

  07-08-2015 18:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the southwest valley Friday morning.
  
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• Flash flood warning given near Searchlight

  07-08-2015 16:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A flash flood warning is in place until 2:30 p.m. for areas southeast of Las Vegas, near Searchlight, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon.
  
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• Cooler in Vegas with slight rain possible on Friday

  07-08-2015 16:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It appears the storm has passed, Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• 1 suffers life-threatening injuries in southwest valley crash

  07-08-2015 16:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a southwest valley crash, police say.
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: July 15, 1959: New maximum security cellblock at prison replaces old dungeon

  07-08-2015 08:32
  
  New maximum security cellblock at prison replaces old dungeonFrom July 15, 1959: New, modern, sanitary solitary cells in the recently constructed maximum security cell block have replaced the dank, dungeon-like holes at the Nevada State Prison. Although the new cells are a big improvement over the holes in punishing unruly prisoners, they are definitely not designed to give “all the comforts of home.”And warden Jack Fogliani will not have any trouble with prisoners clamoring at the gates to
  
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• Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care open house provides a snapshot of animal activity

  07-08-2015 08:32
  
  Bears, foxes and owls, oh my.That’s the sneak peak that visitors got Sunday during the annual Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care open house on Cherry Hills Circle.Hundreds turned out, with waiting lists for tour groups led by volunteers developing within the first hour of the event’s start.Most of the animals were screened from public sight but visible on high-definition screens outside of the wildlife enclosures.According to Tom Millham, secretary-treasurer and co-founder of LTWC, California Departme
  
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• Carson High School football opens practice Saturday

  07-08-2015 08:32
  
  When the Carson Senators report for practice on Saturday, they know they will have a target on their collective backs.Carson went undefeated in the Sierra League season en route to a 9-3 overall record. Carson was stopped by Reed 28-25 in the regional championship game.After spring ball and summer camp at Whittell, CHS coach Blair Roman believes his team is ready to defend its title, and make no mistake about it, the Senators are an overwhelming favorite to repeat as league champs.“The kids wo
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors want more business input in downtown project

  07-08-2015 08:32
  
  The Carson City Board of Supervisors told city public works officials Thursday they need to get more input from Carson Street businesses and property owners as they continue designing the downtown project.Engineering Manager Danny Rotter said they have been trying to contact businesses throughout the downtown zone, sending out 73 invitations to different entities but only a few of them attended meetings on the project. He said they have talked to probably a dozen of the 25-30 property owners.Su
  
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• Barracuda notebook: Petrovic starts strong and finishes strong

  07-08-2015 08:32
  
  RENO — Tim Petrovic liked the way he started and finished his first round at the 17th Barracuda Championships.Petrovic started with an eagle on No. 1, and quickly followed up with birdies on his next two holes to get it to plus-9. He didn’t have much luck on the back nine, registering two birdies, six pars and a bogey en route to an 11-point effort over the hilly Montreux Golf & Country Club course Thursday afternoon.Petrovic sits in a tie for 11th place, seven points behind leader Zach Suc
  
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• Sundown in the Ranchos

  07-08-2015 08:25
  
  Carleton “Bing” Bingham of Gardnerville took this photo of the sun setting over the Gardnerville Ranchos on Saturday.…
  
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• Sucher stitches together solid round

  07-08-2015 08:25
  
  RENO — The Barracuda Championship is famous for crowning first-time winners.In the previous 16 tournaments there have been seven first-time winners — Notah Begay (1999), Chris Riley (2002), Vaughn Taylor (2004), Will MacKenzie (2006), Parker McLachlan (2008), Matt Bettencourt (2009) and Scott Piercy (2011).Zach Sucher would love to add his name to that list, and if he plays like he did in Thursday’s first-round at Montreux Golf & Country Club, he could very well do that.Sucher recorded ni
  
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• Orvis School of Nursing Hand Up resource fair aims to help local families

  07-08-2015 08:25
  
  The Orvis School of Nursing is putting on its first Hand Up resource fair at Mills Park Saturday.The resource fair is to help families in the Carson City community learn about local organizations and resources around town that can help struggling families. “In 2014, we had 8,000 people in Carson City at or below the poverty line and only about 2,000 used local resources available (to help them out),” said Shelia Story, clinical instructor at University of Nevada, Reno. “We wanted to help
  
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• TV TIMEOUT: Yes, we're ready for some football

  07-08-2015 08:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Our long wait is over. Football is back.
  
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• Judges reject motions to dismiss charges against mentally ill inmates

  07-08-2015 07:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County district judges on Thursday denied motions to dismiss charges against two mentally ill inmates who've been held beyond the 14-day deadline for transporting detainees of questionable competence for treatment at a state psychiatric facility.
  
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• Boxing legends to pack Hall of Fame event

  07-08-2015 06:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Whether you cheered for Marvelous Marvin Hagler or Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis, there will be a champion for just about every fight fan at the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame gathering Saturday night at Caesars Palace.
  
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• North Las Vegas promotes three high-level administrators

  07-08-2015 06:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas' city manager promoted three high-level employees Thursday.
  
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• Russia the prime suspect in cyber attack against US

  07-08-2015 05:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyber attack on the unclassified email network of the U.S. military's Joint Staff that prompted the Pentagon last month to restrict access to portions of that network, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
  
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• Crime and safety news from around the valley, Aug. 6-12, 2015

  07-08-2015 05:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fostering Futures to honor advocates of children in foster care
  
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• Hikers who died on Matterhorn 45 years ago identified

  07-08-2015 02:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The remains of two young Japanese climbers missing on the Matterhorn mountain since a 1970 snow storm in the Swiss Alps have been identified through DNA testing of their relatives, police said on Thursday.
  
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• Hikers who died on Matterhorn 45 year ago identified

  07-08-2015 02:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The remains of two young Japanese climbers missing on the Matterhorn mountain since a 1970 snow storm in the Swiss Alps have been identified through DNA testing of their relatives, police said on Thursday.
  
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• Man, woman ID'd in suspected murder-suicide in Kingman

  07-08-2015 02:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The victims of a suspected murder-suicide in north Kingman, Ariz., have been identified as John Arthur Sorensen, 77, and Kelly Rhae Orsolini, 57, by the Mohave County medical examiner's office.
  
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• Metro investigates deaths of 2 people found in trailer

  07-08-2015 01:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating two dead bodies found in a trailer in the east valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said. Metro spokesman Officer Jesse Roybal said the bodies were found about 1:26 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Mojave Road, near Charleston Boulevard.
  
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• Teen girl critically hurt after being thrown from top of car at Durango High

  07-08-2015 00:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 16-year-old Las Vegas girl was hospitalized with critical injuries Thursday morning after police say she was thrown from the top of a moving car.
  
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