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• Crime and safety news from around the valley, Aug. 13-19, 2015

  13-08-2015 23:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Rampart Boulevard sewer installation project's major sewer construction components have been completed.
  
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• Tesla to raise around $500 million in public offering

  13-08-2015 23:47
  
  DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla Motors said Thursday it hopes to raise around $500 million in a stock offering that comes as it prepares to roll out its highly anticipated new SUV. Tesla will offer 2.1 million shares and expects net proceeds of $492.6 million. Tesla could make up to $566.5 million if the underwriters exercise their option to buy additional shares. Tesla CEO Elon Musk intends to purchase $20 million worth of stock. The company’s shares rose 1 percent to $240.94 in late af
  
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• Adam Laxalt hopes Basque Fry becomes can’t-miss GOP campaign stop

  13-08-2015 23:47
  
  Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt says he hopes his Basque-themed gathering of Republican presidential candidates this weekend will become a can’t-miss campaign stop and spawn copycats in the Silver State. Laxalt is hosting the inaugural Basque Fry on Saturday at a ranch in Gardnerville. Republican presidential candidates Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson and George Pataki are scheduled to attend. Laxalt says the $35-per-person barbecue isn’t a fundraiser and aims to give
  
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• Sandoval: Talks with car maker Faraday Future are ongoing

  13-08-2015 23:43
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office says he’s personally met with officials from electric car developer Faraday Future about building a factory in southern Nevada, but there’s no agreement in place and it’s too early to say whether he’ll summon the Legislature to a special session to discuss tax incentives. Sandoval spokeswoman Mari St. Martin said Thursday that the Governor’s Office of Economic Development is in ongoing discussions with the secretive startup, which says on its website tha
  
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• Rep. Amodei, ex Lt. Gov. Krolicki joining Jeb Bush Nevada team

  13-08-2015 23:43
  
  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has added three big-name Nevada officials to his team in the past two days. Bush’s campaign said Thursday that Republican Rep. Mark Amodei and former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be senior advisers. The announcement comes a day after Sen. Dean Heller endorsed Bush. The former Florida governor is not the only Republican candidate with high-ranking Nevada politicians on his roster. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced earlier this week that former Nev
  
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• Education Notebook: School news and events for Aug. 13-19, 2015

  13-08-2015 23:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hash House A Go Go is supporting Communities In Schools of Nevada's annual Fill The Bus school supply drive by offering two locations for guests to donate needed items.
  
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• Southern Hills Hospital names new CEO

  13-08-2015 23:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern Hills Hospital, a 134-bed facility in the southwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, has named a South Carolina hospital executive its new chief executive officer.
  
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• Unknown company set to secure Reno pot license

  13-08-2015 23:35
  
  Annual Light After Dark Walk/Run plannedAdvocates to End Domestic Violence is inviting participants of this year’s Light After Dark Walk/Run, planned Oct. 17, to gather a group of friends, family or coworkers so they can enjoy the evening of food, music, prizes, and, of course, the 5K or 10K races. Hundreds of solar lights will be placed on the track of Riverview Park at the end of Fifth Street to light up the path for runners and walkers. Children and strollers are welcome.Organizers encoura
  
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• 6 unions endorse Democrat Ruben Kihuen in House race that’s crowded

  13-08-2015 23:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — Six labor unions are endorsing Democratic Nevada state Sen. Ruben Kihuen in the crowded race for Rep. Cresent Hardy’s congressional seat. Kihuen’s campaign said Thursday that the six unions supporting him have more than 23,000 members combined. They include the IATSE Local 720, the Ironworkers Local 433, Laborers Local 872, and Teamsters Local 14, 631 and 986. The groups issued a combined statement saying Kihuen had fought tooth and nail this spring against Republican-led effo
  
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• Woman strangled in south valley, police seeking son in case

  13-08-2015 23:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman's body was found in a south valley apartment after police say her son strangled her.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigating body found in south valley

  13-08-2015 23:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A body was found early Thursday afternoon in the south valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Minor flooding advisory issued after heavy rain hits Kyle Canyon

  13-08-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Heavy rain falling in Kyle Canyon and Indian Springs caused the National Weather Service to issue an advisory for minor flooding in the area Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Heavy rain, lightning in Las Vegas cause flooding, power outages — PHOTOS

  13-08-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Heavy rain and lightning battered the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday afternoon, leaving more than 6,000 homes without power and flooding streets.
  
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• Heavy rain, lightning in Las Vegas cause flooding, power outages

  13-08-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Heavy rain and lightning battered the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday afternoon, leaving more than 6,000 homes without power and flooding streets.
  
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• Man killed during attempted purse robbery identified

  13-08-2015 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who police said was shot dead by a civilian as he tried to rob a woman last week was identified Thursday by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Victim in murder-suicide identified

  13-08-2015 22:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of two men killed in an apparent murder-suicide in the west valley was identified Thursday by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Unidentified company poised to secure final Reno pot license

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  RENO — The Reno Council is poised to award its fourth and final medical marijuana dispensary license to an anonymous company. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that a change to the state’s marijuana law this year awarded Reno an additional license. The law also allows the owners of companies competing for licenses to hide their names from the public. On Wednesday, the Council voted to continue using the state’s ranking system to award the final license, rather than selecting a state-certif
  
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• Sandoval: Talks with carmaker Faraday Future are ongoing

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office says he’s personally met with officials from electric car developer Faraday Future about building a factory in southern Nevada, but there’s no agreement in place and it’s too early to say whether he’ll summon the Legislature to a special session to discuss tax incentives. Sandoval spokeswoman Mari St. Martin said Thursday that the Governor’s Office of Economic Development is in ongoing discussions with the secretive startup, which says on its website tha
  
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• Rep. Amodei, ex Lt. Gov. Krolicki join Jeb Bush Nevada team

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has added three big-name Nevada officials to his team in the past two days. Bush’s campaign said Thursday that Republican Rep. Mark Amodei and former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be senior advisers. The announcement comes a day after Sen. Dean Heller endorsed Bush. The former Florida governor is not the only Republican candidate with high-ranking Nevada politicians on his roster. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced earlier this week that former Nev
  
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• Nevada panel rejects solar industry petition as cap nears

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has rejected requests from the rooftop solar industry to keep status quo policies in place even after a state cap is reached. The Las Vegas Sun reports the commission voted 3-0 on Wednesday against the petition in spite of hours of testimony from solar industry workers. Lawmakers passed a compromise bill this spring calling the commission to decide by the end of the year on new rates and rules for net metering, which involves homeowners selling NV Energy a
  
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• Black Mercedes sought in Reno officer-involved shooting

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  RENO — Reno police investigating an officer-involved shooting are looking for a black Mercedes Benz with bullet holes in the driver’s side of the car. An officer was treated and released from a local hospital after he was struck by the car early Thursday. Washoe County sheriff’s spokesman Bob Harmon says the officer was confronted by a white male while responding to a downtown call near Arlington and 2nd Street about 1:30 a.m. He says the suspect jumped into a vehicle and struck the offic
  
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• 6 unions endorse Democrat Ruben Kihuen in crowded House race

  13-08-2015 22:46
  
  LAS VEGAS — Six labor unions are endorsing Democratic Nevada state Sen. Ruben Kihuen in the crowded race for Rep. Cresent Hardy’s congressional seat. Kihuen’s campaign said Thursday that the six unions supporting him have more than 23,000 members combined. They include the IATSE Local 720, the Ironworkers Local 433, Laborers Local 872, and Teamsters Local 14, 631 and 986. The groups issued a combined statement saying Kihuen had fought tooth and nail this spring against Republican-led effo
  
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• Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over suicide related to bullying

  13-08-2015 22:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Henderson middle school student who killed herself in late 2013 after finding that the family could not claim the Clark County School District violated their daughter's constitutional rights.
  
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• Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over bullying death

  13-08-2015 22:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Henderson middle school student who killed herself in late 2013 after finding that the family could not claim the Clark County School District violated their daughter's constitutional rights.
  
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• Crash closes several southbound lanes on US 95 between Valley View, Rancho

  13-08-2015 21:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A wreck that hospitalized three people, one in critical condition, closed multiple southbound lanes on U.S. Highway 95 between Valley View Boulevard and Rancho Road on Thursday, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
  
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• Body found near Warm Springs, 215 confirmed to be missing man, 84

  13-08-2015 21:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A body found near East Warm Springs Road and the 215 Beltway on Tuesday was that of an 84-year-old man who had been reported missing, the Clark County coroner's office confirmed Thursday.
  
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• Transportation agency OKs contract with SEIU workers

  13-08-2015 21:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The second of four contracts for work groups affiliated with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada was approved Thursday by the organization's board of directors.
  
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• Former Boulder City rodeo trainer sent to prison

  13-08-2015 21:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Boulder City rodeo trainer, accused of sexually assaulting five female victims, was sentenced to up to five years in prison Thursday and ordered to register as a sex offender.
  
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• Former Boulder City rodeo trainer gets prison time for sexual assault of 5 females

  13-08-2015 21:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Boulder City rodeo trainer, accused of sexually assaulting five female victims, was sentenced to up to five years in prison Thursday and ordered to register as a sex offender.
  
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• Lawyer who stole $1M from clients gets eight more years in prison

  13-08-2015 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Calling his actions "despicable," a judge sentenced suspended lawyer Barry Levinson on Thursday to at least eight years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from his clients.
  
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• Lawyer who stole $1M from clients gets 8 more years in prison

  13-08-2015 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Calling his actions "despicable," a judge sentenced suspended lawyer Barry Levinson on Thursday to at least eight years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from his clients.
  
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• Lawyer in HOA scheme gets more prison time for theft

  13-08-2015 21:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Suspended attorney Barry Levinson, a convicted player in the scheme to take over and defraud homeowners associations, was handed a second stiff prison sentence Thursday, this time for stealing more than $1.1 million from his clients.
  
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• Governor announces $1.6 million in AmeriCorps grants

  13-08-2015 20:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada has received $1.6 million in AmeriCorps grants, money that will be used to aid and promote volunteer efforts targeting a host of causes, from education and rural healthcare access to environmental restoration and veteran services, the governor's office said Thursday.
  
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• Student sues CCSD for banning formation of anti-abortion club

  13-08-2015 20:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A not-for-profit law firm filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against West Career and Technical Academy and the Clark County School District on behalf of a student who administrators prevented from forming an anti-abortion club.
  
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• Annual Edible Pedal ride Sept. 20 at Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley

  13-08-2015 20:17
  
  Early bird registration for the bicycle ride Edible Pedal 100 ends Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11:59 p.m. This century road bike ride featuring food and three ride distances will be held Sunday, Sept. 20. The Edible Pedal 100 attracts more than a 1,000 riders. All riders depart and finish at beautiful Bowers Mansion Regional Park in Washoe Valley. “This event has grown substantially over the past five years,” Mark Kattelman, ride director, said. “We are expecting to sell out this year and just w
  
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• Coroner IDs one of two killed in east Las Vegas shooting

  13-08-2015 20:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of two men found shot dead Tuesday in an east Las Vegas apartment complex was identified by the Clark County coroner's office on Thursday.
  
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• 7 injured in Kingman school bus-vehicle crash

  13-08-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police cited a man after five middle school students aboard the school bus he was driving were hurt in a Kingman, Ariz., traffic accident Thursday.
  
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• 4 injured in Kingman school bus-vehicle crash

  13-08-2015 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four people were hurt when a passenger vehicle and school bus collided in Kingman, Arizona, on Thursday.
  
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• Appeals court reverses ruling in case of teen raped during school sex sting

  13-08-2015 19:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Administrators at an Alabama middle school showed "deliberate indifference" to allegations that a teacher's aide persuaded a girl to act as bait to catch an accused sexual predator, a federal court of appeals decided Wednesday.
  
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• Conn. high court rules death penalty unconstitutional

  13-08-2015 19:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Connecticut's top court on Thursday ruled that the state could no longer impose the death penalty, saying that under the state's constitution it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
  
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• California uses 'shade balls' to combat drought — VIDEO

  13-08-2015 19:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists in California have released 96,000,000 'shade balls' into reservoirs to help with the state's ongoing drought.
  
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• New witness may reveal what happened in Clemson student's death

  13-08-2015 18:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A new witness has come forward in the death of a 19-year-old fraternity pledge at Clemson University, leading his family to believe they may finally be closer to knowing what happened to Tucker Hipps before he died.
  
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• Search on after rented paddle board found adrift at Tahoe

  13-08-2015 18:48
  
  South Lake Tahoe, Calif. — Authorities are seeking a man whose rented paddle board, along with a Go-Pro camera, a selfie stick and a lifejacket, was found adrift by a Lake Tahoe boater on Wednesday evening.According to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, the board was found a half-mile from Timber Cove Marina. The lake’s depth there is about 17 feet.The board had been rented from the South Tahoe Standup Paddle business on Harrison Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. The boater secured the paddle
  
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• Colorado river spill by the numbers

  13-08-2015 18:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Water tainted with heavy metal gushed from Gold King into the nearby Animas River in southern Colorado, turning it a solid mustard color. It flowed downstream for dozens of miles crossing state lines.
  
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• Dozens killed, 700 injured in industrial explosion in China

  13-08-2015 17:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.
  
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• North Las Vegas police investigate fatal shooting

  13-08-2015 15:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard, the department said Thursday morning.
  
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• Man arrested in North Las Vegas fatal shooting

  13-08-2015 15:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man is dead and the suspected killer was arrested after an early morning shooting near the intersection of Craig Road and Decatur Boulevard, North Las Vegas police said.
  
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• I-15 crash blocking Charleston exit

  13-08-2015 15:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on southbound Interstate15 at the Charleston exit has blocked the off-ramp Thursday morning, according to a tweet from the Regional Transit Commission.
  
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• Charleston exit reopens after I-15 crash

  13-08-2015 15:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on southbound Interstate 15 at the Charleston exit has been cleared Thursday morning and the off-ramp is open, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
  
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• Black Lives Matter Movement Confronts Jeb Bush

  13-08-2015 13:30
  Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, campaigning in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, was interrupted early on by a white young man who yelled out “Black Lives Matter” only minutes into an event.
  
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