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• How Josh Duggar went from '19 Kids and Counting' star to rehab patient

  26-08-2015 23:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  To the viewers of TLC's '19 Kids and Counting', Josh Duggar was the quintessential example of an eldest son. However, behind closed-doors and behind a computer keyboard, Josh was anything except the god-fearing man he led fans of the family's TV show to believe.
  
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• Got a patient card? Marijuana dispensary will serve you now -- PHOTOS

  26-08-2015 23:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After two days of being open to invited customers, Clark County's first legal medical marijuana dispensary held its public opening Wednesday.
  
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• Carson High ACT scores not up to par

  26-08-2015 23:02
  
  While there are many factors that have affected ACT scores of Carson high school students, everybody at Tuesday’s board meeting agreed on one fact: those scores need to improve.Only 22 percent of Carson High juniors in 2014-2015 who stated they were taking college prep courses, which the ACT test covers, were able to post benchmark scores in all four areas of the exam. The ACT test is one of the two main college entrance exams that’s used along with the SAT.A benchmark score is basi
  
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• Metro investigating central valley stabbing

  26-08-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One man was in custody and a second was hospitalized after a stabbing late Wednesday morning at a central valley apartment complex.
  
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• Metro investigating central Las Vegas stabbing

  26-08-2015 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a stabbing in the central valley.
  
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• Las Vegas police seek Nissan Altima driver who struck motorcyclist

  26-08-2015 21:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are looking for the driver of a car involved in a Tuesday night crash that left a 50-year-old motorcyclist hospitalized.
  
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• Suspected gunman in Va. TV journalist shooting has died; interviewee stable — VIDEO

  26-08-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect in the on-air shooting of two Virginia television journalists was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported, citing state police. Vicki Gardner, the WDBJ interviewee who was injured in Wednesday's shooting in Virginia, is in stable condition.
  
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• Suspected gunman in Va. TV journalist shooting has died; interviewee stable

  26-08-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect in the on-air shooting of two Virginia television journalists was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported, citing state police. Vicki Gardner, the WDBJ interviewee who was injured in Wednesday's shooting in Virginia, is in stable condition.
  
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• Gunman in Va. TV journalist shooting has died; interviewee in stable condition

  26-08-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect in the on-air shooting of two Virginia television journalists was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported, citing state police. Vicki Gardner, the WDBJ interviewee who was injured in Wednesday's shooting in Virginia, is in stable condition.
  
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• Family of gunman in Va. TV journalist shooting shocked by shooting — VIDEO

  26-08-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect in the on-air shooting of two Virginia television journalists was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported, citing state police. Vicki Gardner, the WDBJ interviewee who was injured in Wednesday's shooting in Virginia, is in stable condition.
  
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• Family of gunman in Va. TV journalist shooting shocked by events — VIDEO

  26-08-2015 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspect in the on-air shooting of two Virginia television journalists was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported, citing state police. Vicki Gardner, the WDBJ interviewee who was injured in Wednesday's shooting in Virginia, is in stable condition.
  
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• Stephen Hawking's fantastic vision of black holes

  26-08-2015 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Want to know what happens after you pass through a black hole? Just look around you. You might land in another universe that is similar to our own, if Stephen Hawking is right. Or in a very different one.
  
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• Woman's decomposing body found in Kingman

  26-08-2015 20:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The decomposing remains of a woman have been found in Kingman, Ariz. in a hilly, desert area south of Radar Hill on Sunday morning.
  
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• LDS church will remain with Boy Scouts despite decision on gay leaders

  26-08-2015 19:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Mormon church will remain affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America despite the organization's decision to allow gay troop leaders, church officials announced Wednesday.
  
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• Judge formally sentences Colo. theater gunman to life in prison plus 3,318 years

  26-08-2015 19:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Colorado judge on Wednesday formally sentenced James Eagan Holmes to 12 life terms without parole plus 3,318 years in prison for the July 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora that killed 12 and wounded 70.
  
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• Colo. theater shooter receives 12 life sentences, no parole plus 3,318 years

  26-08-2015 19:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Colorado judge on Wednesday formally sentenced James Eagan Holmes to 12 life terms without parole plus 3,318 years in prison for the July 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora that killed 12 and wounded 70.
  
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• Colo. theater shooter formally receives 12 life sentences, no parole plus 3,318 years

  26-08-2015 19:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Colorado judge on Wednesday formally sentenced James Eagan Holmes to 12 life terms without parole plus 3,318 years in prison for the July 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora that killed 12 and wounded 70.
  
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• Millions in the red, Nevada Obamacare insurer has failed

  26-08-2015 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A nonprofit insurer created by the Affordable Care Act to offer health coverage in Nevada said Wednesday that it will shut down Jan. 1.
  
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• Clouds, possible rain will keep Las Vegas Valley temps in check

  26-08-2015 19:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A storm southwest of the valley is bound for Las Vegas, bringing with it a chance for light rain.
  
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• 31-year-old man struck by car in east Las Vegas Valley has died

  26-08-2015 19:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 31-year-old man struck by a car while crossing an east valley street died Tuesday, Las Vegas police say.
  
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• Iconic 9/11 survivor known as 'Dust Lady' has died

  26-08-2015 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Many remember the haunting photograph: A woman wearing business attire and pearls is covered head-to-toe in white dust, her hands held out helplessly before her, as she makes her way out of the World Trade Center's damaged North Tower on September 11, 2001.
  
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• Bodies of 50 migrants found during rescue operation off coast of Libya

  26-08-2015 18:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some 50 migrants were found dead in the hold of a boat off the coast of Libya on Wednesday during a rescue operation which saved 430 other people, the Italian coast guard said.
  
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• Costco plans new Henderson store

  26-08-2015 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Costco wants to build a new store in southwest Henderson, not far from the M Resort and Interstate 15, according to plans filed with the city this week.
  
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• Man wore clown mask during gas station armed robberies

  26-08-2015 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If he happens to keep wearing his disguise, the man behind the Las Vegas Valley's most recent armed robbery spree will be easy to spot.
  
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• Man wearing clown mask robs 3 Las Vegas gas stations overnight

  26-08-2015 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An armed, green-haired man wearing a clown mask robbed three southwest valley gas stations early this morning, police say.
  
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• Man wounded in northeast Las Vegas shooting

  26-08-2015 16:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One man was wounded Tuesday night when multiple shots were fired into a northeast valley apartment with six children and five adults inside, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Two assaulted in southwest Las Vegas home invasion

  26-08-2015 16:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman was sexually assaulted and a man was beaten in a southwest valley home invasion Tuesday night, police say.
  
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• Journalists Alison Parker, Adam Ward killed during live broadcast — VIDEO

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ex-employee pursued in shooting deaths of Va. TV journalists has shot himself

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ex-employee pursued in shooting deaths of Va. TV journalists

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2 Va. TV journalists shot, killed during live broadcast — VIDEO

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2 Va. TV journalists shot, killed during live broadcast

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2 TV journalists shot, killed during live broadcast by ex-exployee

  26-08-2015 15:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman were shot dead during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
  
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• Only three bucks needed to spruce up lawn in Carson City

  26-08-2015 09:32
  
  A group of bucks gather in the shade on the lawn of a 4th Street home on Tuesday afternoon.…
  
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• Amodei predicts House will revive Yucca

  26-08-2015 09:27
  
  Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., said on Tuesday he fully expects legislation reviving the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump project to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.“It’ll get 400 votes in the House in the 114th Congress,” he said in an interview on Tuesday. “It’s a bipartisan issue and it’s going to come out.”But Amodei said he thinks the plan will stall in the Senate, at least through the tenure of Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who will be in the Senat
  
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• Sandoval hopeful Obama meeting will help prevent listing of the sage grouse

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval says he’s hopeful Monday’s meeting with President Obama is going to help prevent the need to list the greater sage grouse.“We discussed the critical need for efforts to protect populations of the greater sage grouse through a conservation plan based on cutting edge science, common sense best practices and collaborative decision-making,” he said following the discussion in Las Vegas. “I am hopeful that our meeting today will serve as a stepping st
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: July 1, 1974: First car arrives

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  July 1, 1974: First car arrivesThis continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• GOED gets $300,000 federal grant

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to help support its ongoing initiatives in the People’s Republic of China and Poland.The grant was awarded under the State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) program.The goal of the GOED programs is to increase not only the number of Nevada businesses exporting but the value of those exports as well.GOED International Trade Director Kris Sanchez said the grant will “make a huge difference in fina
  
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• Feds award near $200,000 for Nevada health centers

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $195,805 in funding for four health centers in Nevada.The Affordable Care Act money will expand quality improvement and infrastructure systems to improve primary care service delivery in those centers.“The awards will help health centers continue to provide comprehensive primary care to the nation’s most vulnerable communities,” said Jim Macrae, acting health resources administrator.Nevada Health Centers, Inc. of Cars
  
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• Entrepreneurs pitch ideas in Reno contest

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  RENO — The judges included Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison instead of billionaire investor Mark Cuban, and they took a lighter touch with nervous contestants, but organizers hope a Nevada business pitch competition styled after “Shark Tank” helps give promising entrepreneurs the same kind of boost as the hit reality TV show. Ten entrepreneurs made the hard sell to Hutchison and a panel of business leaders Tuesday during the Governor’s Conference on Business, fielding skeptical qu
  
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• Dayton High previews: Halverson back in charge of v-ball program

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  After a one-year hiatus, Monica Halverson is back in charge of the Dayton High volleyball program.Halverson returns after Dayton went 21-10 under coach Mike Edmiston. She left the program after the 2013 season for personal reasons.The team opens its 2015 season Friday at the two-day Yerington Tournament.“I decided I wanted to come back,” Halverson said. “I missed it. Ben (my husband) is behind me 100 percent, and together we’ll make it work.“It was 50-50 when I deci
  
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• Connor Pradere picking up where his brother left off

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  The name Pradere has been a common one around the Carson High football program since 2009.Brock Pradere played four years of football, two on varsity, for the Senators. He caught 42 passes in his career for 535 yards and six scores, all of those TDs coming in his senior season back in 2011 when Carson compiled a 10-2 record and reached the state semifinals at Mackay Stadium.Now, it’s time for his younger brother, Connor, to take center stage.Connor Pradere grabbed 24 passes for 376 yards a
  
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• Carson road diet could slim accident stats, public works official says

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  A road diet can cut accidents perhaps a third or more by calming traffic, the engineer overseeing Carson City’s downtown makeover project said Tuesday.Speaking to Rotarians at the Carson Nugget, Danny Rotter of the Public Works Department said slimming a main street — in Carson’s case by reducing four lanes to three and widening sidewalks — may cut pedestrian accidents even more on a percentage basis. City government will embark next spring on a project already 30 percent
  
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• Carson City hospital partners with Huntsman Cancer Institute

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  Gaining access to world-class cancer care just got easier for Northern Nevadans. A new alliance is bringing state-of-the-art treatment for rare and complicated cancers, expanded avenues to clinical trials, and expert second opinions to the community’s doorstep.Carson Tahoe Health, the state’s only “gold-level” accredited cancer center, said Tuesday it’s teaming up with Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). Part of the University of Utah Health Care system based in Salt L
  
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• Carson City CASI holds 8th annual Bark, Whine and Dine fundraiser

  26-08-2015 09:19
  
  The Carson City Animal Services Initiative is hosting its 8th annual Bark, Whine and Dine fundraising event Saturday.This event is one of CASI’s biggest fundraising efforts to raise money to build a new animal shelter in Carson City. The event is expected to raise around $12,000 to go toward its $200,000 goal to help build the shelter. The event, happening Saturday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Fuji Exhibit Hall, will feature live music by Ten Dollar Pony, a dinner catered by Carson City BBQ
  
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• Community sports: Cabela’s has events planned through Sept. 7

  26-08-2015 09:11
  
  RENO — Cabela’s has announced plans to celebrate its annual Fall Great Outdoor Days event with sales, guest appearances, seminars, family activities, sponsor exhibits and demonstrations through Monday, Sept. 7.This weekend’s activities (Saturday and Sunday) include archery at Cabela’s inflatable archery range in front of the store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., kayak 101 at 11 a.m., fly tying demonstrations and instruction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days by the Truckee River Fl
  
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• Uber approved in Los Angeles airport

  26-08-2015 08:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to let ride-hailing services such as uberX and Lyft pick up passengers at the city's international airport, which will become the largest U.S. air hub to allow the practice.
  
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• Teen pleads not guilty to killing of guardians

  26-08-2015 08:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 14-year-old Arkansas boy charged with capital murder in the deaths of his guardians pleaded not guilty in state court on Tuesday and was ordered held without bond.
  
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• Man wounded in central valley shooting

  26-08-2015 08:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is investigating a central valley shooting that left a man with a leg wound Tuesday night.
  
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• Award-winning book containing gay themes rejected by Duke freshmen

  26-08-2015 08:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  "Fun Home" may have won several awards for author Alison Bechdel, but some Duke University freshmen were not impressed.
  
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