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• Presidential hopefuls mix with rural Nevada Republicans

  15-08-2015 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  GARDNERVILLE — Republican presidential hopefuls shook hands, endured countless photos and mingled with hundreds of party faithful in this rural Northern Nevada town Saturday.
  
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• Funding for DNA testing key to cracking cold criminal cases

  15-08-2015 23:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada is no different from most of the nation, which is struggling to confront rape kit backlogs and the high costs associated with catching up, she said.
  
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• Motorist dies in rollover north of Moapa

  15-08-2015 23:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man died in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15 Saturday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• More Cops tax hike back before County Commission

  15-08-2015 23:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The More Cops tax didn't die with outgoing Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins.
  
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• UNLV working to remove 'commuter campus' label

  15-08-2015 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Just east of this desert city's gleaming resort corridor, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas anchors a hardscrabble stretch of Clark County with early signs of college life.
  
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• Defense attorney, officers arrested in connection to 2012 killing

  15-08-2015 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A total of nine people were arrested near the city of Modesto, about 92 miles (68 km) east of San Francisco, on a string of charges related to the murder of 26-year-old Korey Kauffman, according to the Stanislaus County sheriff's office.
  
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• Vigil begins for Carson City deputy sheriff shot, killed

  15-08-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a domestic battery report in the east side of the capital. The suspected shooter is also dead.
  
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• Hundreds remember slain Carson City sheriff's deputy

  15-08-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CARSON CITY — A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a domestic battery report on the east side of Carson City. The suspected shooter also died.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff's deputy shot, killed responding to domestic battery

  15-08-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a domestic battery report in the east side of the capital.
  
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• Carson City deputy sheriff shot, killed

  15-08-2015 21:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed early Saturday while responding to a domestic battery report in the east side of the capital. The suspected shooter is also dead.
  
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• Coroner identifies man shot, killed in North Las Vegas home

  15-08-2015 20:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who was shot and killed Thursday at a North Las Vegas home was identified Saturday by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Biggest babies on planes are grown-ups

  15-08-2015 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The past few times I've been on a plane, I've had to endure the grating behavior of babies. It's without question the worst part of air travel today — and that's saying a lot in an era of baggage fees, poor on-time performance and terrorist treatment from the TSA.
  
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• Heat warning issued for Sunday

  15-08-2015 17:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Take shelter, Las Vegas. This weekend's forecast is bringing the heat. "Despite the excessive heat warning starting Sunday, Saturday is going to be pretty uncomfortable," meteorologist Chad Shafer said.
  
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• Heat hits Vegas, warning issued for Sunday

  15-08-2015 17:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Take shelter, Las Vegas. This weekend's forecast is bringing the heat.
  
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• Aftermath of Chinese explosion prompts evacuation of residents

  15-08-2015 16:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  China on Saturday evacuated residents who had taken refuge in a school near the site of two huge explosions, state media said, after a change in wind direction prompted fears that toxic chemical particles could be blown inland.
  
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• Update: Carson City Sheriff’s deputy remembered at vigil

  15-08-2015 16:15
  
  Thousands of citizens, law enforcement agents and public safety officers gathered Saturday night to remember the fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carl Howell at a candlelight vigil held on the Capitol Grounds.Howell was killed in the line of duty Saturday morning after deputies responded to calls that came in at 2:18 a.m. of a physical domestic disturbance at the 4100 block of Montez Drive. Howell responded to the call and as he was talking to a female victim who had visible inj
  
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• Update: Carson City deputy killed after responding to call; suspect also dead; vigil tonight

  15-08-2015 16:15
  
  A Carson City Sheriff’s deputy was killed early this morning after responding to a domestic disturbance call.At 2:18 a.m., Carson City Sheriff’s deputies responded the 4100 block of Montez Drive for a report of battery with injury. Upon arrival, deputies found an injured woman. Within minutes, a man came out of the residence and opened fire on officers. One deputy was shot and taken to the hospital where he later died.The officer’s name has not been released in order to notify
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s deputy remembered at vigil

  15-08-2015 16:15
  
  10:30 p.m. — Thousands of citizens, law enforcement agents and public safety officers gathered Saturday night to remember the fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carl Howell at a candlelight vigil held on the Capitol Grounds.Howell was killed in the line of duty Saturday morning after deputies responded to calls that came in at 2:18 a.m. of a physical domestic disturbance at the 4100 block of Montez Drive in Carson City.Howell responded to the call and as he was talking to a
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s deputy remembered a vigil

  15-08-2015 16:15
  
  10:30 p.m. — Thousands of citizens, law enforcement agents and public safety officers gathered Saturday night to remember the fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carl Howell at a candlelight vigil held on the Capitol Grounds.Howell was killed in the line of duty Saturday morning after deputies responded to calls that came in at 2:18 a.m. of a physical domestic disturbance at the 4100 block of Montez Drive in Carson City.Howell responded to the call and as he was talking to a
  
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• Carson City deputy killed after responding to call; suspect also dead

  15-08-2015 16:15
  
  A Carson City Sheriff’s deputy was killed early this morning after responding to a domestic disturbance call. At 2:18 a.m., Carson City Sheriff’s deputies responded the 4100 block of Montez Drive for a report of battery with injury. On their way to the scene, deputies found an injured woman. Within minutes, a man came out of the residence and opened fire on officers.One deputy was taken to the hospital where he later died. The officer’s name has not been released in order to co
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy killed after responding to call; suspect also dead

  15-08-2015 15:40
  
  A Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed early Saturday after responding to a call at about 3 a.m. on Montez Drive in northeast Carson City The suspect also was shot and killed, Sheriff Ken Furlong said. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office crime lab, the Nevada Highway Patrol and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also are at the scene.More details to follow.…
  
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• Teri’s Notebook: Minnesota Street closed by Brewery Arts Center

  15-08-2015 10:15
  
  After more than a decade of considering whether to close Minnesota Street between the main Brewery Arts Center building and the Performance Hall, officials blocked it off last week, using planters and large rocks. “We have always wanted a way to make the campus safer, especially for children,” said executive director Gina Hill. “We have events and programming going back and forth between both buildings.”Initially, she said, the idea was to create about $1 million in improvements, includi
  
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• Program to protect pedestrians is beginning Monday

  15-08-2015 10:15
  
  The start of the new school year has prompted the Nevada Highway Patrol to urge motorists to be more pedestrian aware.NHP plans to emphasize that effort, working with local law enforcement, through a program called Joining Forces beginning Monday.A spokesman said there have been 29 pedestrian fatalities in Nevada so far this year. There were a total of 69 pedestrian deaths on Nevada roads last year.They will be working to prevent more fatalities, especially in zones that have been determined to
  
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• He’s out

  15-08-2015 10:15
  
  Salt Lake Bees catcher Rafel Lopez tags out Reno’s Brandon Drury at home plate before Drury can put his hand down. Reno hosted Salt Lake Friday night at Aces Ballpark. Salt Lake won the baseball game 5-3 in 11 innings.…
  
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• Friday Night Lights in Carson City

  15-08-2015 10:15
  
  Junior Pee Wee Pop Warner football player Robert Henn, 10, runs an obstacle course Friday evening during the ‘Friday Night Lights’ fundraiser held at Governor’s Field.Carson City Pop Warner cheerleaders Riley Magrath, Katti March and Bailey Pastro, all 6-years-old, wait in line for a barbecue dinner Friday evening at Governor’s Field during the Carson City Pop Warner Football’s Friday Night Lights event.…
  
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• AG Adam Laxalt: changes designed to make AG best law firm in state

  15-08-2015 10:15
  
  When a constitutional office has a change of administration, it often seems like there’s a shake-up in the staff.To those on the outside, that’s what appeared to be happening after Adam Laxalt took office as Nevada’s new Attorney General.And a review of the transfers and terminations in the office appeared to confirm that, showing 74 different staff changes, 26 of them involving the 133 attorneys, in the first six months of Laxalt’s tenure.In raw terms, that would be an overall 21 perce
  
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• On-water search for missing paddle-boarder suspended

  15-08-2015 10:07
  
  After spending 18 hours looking, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday night it has suspended an on-water search for a missing paddle-boarder at Lake Tahoe.The Coast Guard will continue to coordinate closely with local law enforcement as they will work to locate and determine the identity of the missing person.Searchers have been looking for the unidentified renter of a paddle board since it was found around on Wednesday afternoon.The Coast Guard received notification at 4:24 p.m. Wednesdaythe
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: March 28, 1910: Prison Board approves plans for new prison

  15-08-2015 10:07
  
  March 28, 1910: Prison Board approves plans for new prisonThis afternoon the Board of Prison Commissioners held a meeting in the office of the Secretary of State and accepted the plans for the new State Prison. The plans have been in the hands of Architect DeLonchant who has been going over them for the last couple of weeks and today he submitted them to the board for its approval. They were thoroughly gone into by the Board and accepted. The specifications in conjunction with the plans are now
  
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• National Guard unit returns

  15-08-2015 10:07
  
  Soldiers in the Nevada Army National Guard Detachment 45, Operational Support Airlift Unit, stand at attention Friday in the Atlantis Ballroom in Reno during their ‘Yellow Ribbon’ demobilization ceremony. The unit returned to Nevada from Afghanistan after serving one year in the combat zone performing aerial surveillance, combat support and airlift operations. The unit reported no casualties.…
  
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• CHS culinary fundraiser in Carson City

  15-08-2015 10:07
  
  94-year-old Gladys Langsonvitch and her son Don Langson of the Kiwanis Club are served by Carson High School culinary student Natalie Hachenberger Friday evening at the Governor’s Mansion during a dinner and concert benefiting the culinary program at the high school.…
  
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• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare festival brings the love to Sand Harbor

  15-08-2015 09:01
  
  Love is the theme for the 43rd Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, with performances of “The Fantasticks” and “Romeo and Juliet,” at Sand Harbor State Park through Aug. 23.“The Fantasticks” tells the story of a young man and the girl next door whose feuding fathers have built a wall to keep them apart, but nonetheless, the two fall in love and dream of being together.“It’s another telling of Romeo and Juliet,” said audience member John DiBiasi, of Scottsdale, Ariz. “It’s proba
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s patrolling Lake Tahoe for underage drinking

  15-08-2015 09:01
  
  During theis weekend, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office EUDL (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws) Unit will be patrolling Lake Tahoe as well as the surrounding canyon areas within Carson County looking for juveniles who are drinking alcoholic beverages or operating motorized vehicles while intoxicated.…
  
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• Carson City Sears Store unveiling its new design

  15-08-2015 09:01
  
  Carson City Sears Hometown Store, 3917 N. Carson St., is unveiling its new store design and retail strategy, offering a new product assortment, redesigned merchandising, new fixtures and signage, and comprehensive employee training, among other changes. The refresh culminates with a grand reopening celebration Aug. 21-22. “Being selected as one of the initial stores in the nation to rollout the new ‘America’s Appliance Expert’ initiative has been an exciting experience for everyone on o
  
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• Carson City property tax payments due Monday

  15-08-2015 09:01
  
  Monday is the deadline for the first installment on property tax payments, according to Carson City’s offices of assessor and treasurer.The reminder included information on the city’s tax website address and gave the four installment dates: Monday for the initial installment, with the second installment due Oct. 5, the third on Jan. 4, 2016 and the fourth on March 7, 2016. The website for additional information is at www.carson.org/taxes. Assessor Dave Dawley said the office of Treasurer Ga
  
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• Woman hospitalized after North Las Vegas fire

  15-08-2015 08:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is in critical condition after inhaling smoke in a Friday afternoon house blaze in North Las Vegas, the fire department said.
  
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• U.S. tax revenues rise to record levels, but who's paying?

  15-08-2015 07:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. federal government is bringing in more money in taxes than ever before. Over $2.67 trillion has come in so far this fiscal year, according to the latest Treasury Department report. That's a record — in dollar terms — for the first 10 months of the year (the government's fiscal year ends in September). Expect 2015 to finish at an all-time high.
  
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• USTA women's event set for Red Rock; ATP men to play at UNLV

  15-08-2015 07:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  With the Red Rock Pro Open and the inaugural Las Vegas Tennis Open coming to town, local tennis fans will have plenty to watch this fall.
  
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• Payday loan regulations designed to wipe out industry, limit consumer choice

  15-08-2015 06:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal regulators are on the verge of imposing crushing new rules on the much-maligned payday loan industry. These rules would have devastating consequences here in Nevada. Despite the prevailing caricature, payday loans benefit thousands of locals. Regulators must scrap this proposal.
  
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• Don't limit wall idea to Burning Man

  15-08-2015 06:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  From where I sit, admittedly hatless in the noonday sun, there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who worship Burning Man and those who get no pleasure from having sand wedged in places nature never intended.
  
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• Remains found in woods may belong to Oregon sex offender

  15-08-2015 06:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Remains found in the woods of Oregon may belong to 47-year-old Paul Evans Winklebleck, wanted on felony warrants for kidnapping, criminal impersonation, assault, attempted rape and robbery. He is also accused of child sex abuse and failing to register as a child sex offender.
  
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• Documents say 'stolen' baby was actually abandoned

  15-08-2015 05:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Attorney for Eastern Missouri said Friday that hospital records disprove a woman's claim she gave birth at a St. Louis hospital where she said she was wrongly told her baby had died.
  
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• Scandal-tainted U.S. Secret Service to hire 1,100 staff

  15-08-2015 04:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Facing accusations that it cannot adequately protect the White House, the U.S. Secret Service plans to hire 1,100 more officers and agents for an agency besieged by embarrassing scandals and security lapses, two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the plans said.
  
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• Lost man rescued in desert near California border

  15-08-2015 03:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nye County sheriff's deputies found a man who was lost in the desert, severely dehydrated and sunburned, after they tracked his cell phone using GPS technology.
  
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• Two named to Board of Education

  15-08-2015 03:39
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has named two new members of the state Board of Education.David Jensen will replace Lisa Noonan who was originally nominated by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents. Anthony Martinez will be the new student representative on the board.Jensen is currently superintendent of the Humboldt County School District. He has a masters degree in educational psychology from BYU and a doctorate in education from UNR.Martinez is a senior at Desert Oasis High in Las Vegas where
  
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• Grant to help students jump start college careers

  15-08-2015 03:39
  
  Hundreds of Northern Nevada high school students will receive a $300 Jump Start College scholarship for the spring 2016 semester at Western Nevada College campuses across the region, thanks to a donation from the William N. Pennington Foundation. The Pennington Foundation was formed by the late William N. Pennington, a gaming industry pioneer and philanthropist, and has provided grants to Northern Nevada based organizations in the areas of education, community services, health care, and medical
  
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• It's official: Uber, Lyft file applications for Nevada

  15-08-2015 02:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have applied to be licensed as transportation network companies in the state. The two San Francisco-based companies each submitted applications that arrived at Nevada Transportation Authority offices on Friday.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Two arrested on suspicion felony possession of a stolen firearm

  15-08-2015 02:15
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 1:30 p.m., Miguel Aceves, 20, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of two counts of felony grand larceny of a vehicle after deputies received reports of multiple vehicle thefts near the 400 block of Winnie Lane. Bail was set at $25,000.At 7:12 p.m., a 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of no valid driver’s license, no proof of insurance, speedi
  
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• ISIS leader raped US hostage repeatedly before her death, officials say

  15-08-2015 02:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sexually abused American hostage Kayla Mueller while she was in captivity, U.S. government officials said.
  
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• With soccer pitch, pro sports back in play for downtown Las Vegas

  15-08-2015 02:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Jason Ader and his business partners want to bring a Major League Soccer team to Las Vegas. Mayor Carolyn Goodman wants a major-league team — any sport will do — in downtown. So, once again, Goodman said she's willing to listen to a plan for pro sports in Las Vegas.
  
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• North Las Vegas police seek missing 63-year-old woman

  15-08-2015 01:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 63-year-old woman whose family believes her life might be in danger, the department announced Friday evening.
  
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