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• Carson City’s old animal shelter under OSHA scrutiny

  16-09-2015 23:59
  
  City government is about tackle problems at the Carson City Animal Shelter that stem from federal oversight.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is part of the U.S. Labor Department, wants rodents out of the facility and a plan to deal with asbestos in the old structure that was built in times when asbestos was used in construction, according to City Manager Nick Marano and Kevin Ryan, head of the Nevada Humane Society that runs the shelter on a contract basis for the
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman allegedly involved in residential burglary arrested

  16-09-2015 23:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.TUESDAYAt 7:53 p.m., Chelsea Cribbins, 25, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary, felony fraudulent use of a credit card, conspiracy to use a credit card, conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses, obtaining money under false pretenses and possession of stolen property after deputies discovered Cribbins was involved in selling jewelry and buying items
  
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• Presidential briefings part of newly declassified CIA documents

  16-09-2015 23:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In 1961, the CIA debuted a new type of confidential intelligence report for President John F. Kennedy, a daily morning briefing surveying the threats facing the country so top secret that it was kept even from his second-in-command.
  
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• Phoenix cop shot, seriously injured during traffic stop

  16-09-2015 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Phoenix police officer was shot and seriously injured early Wednesday while making a traffic stop, and the shooter or shooters are on the loose, city police said.
  
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• Delays expected on I-580 as paving starts; NDOT approves more Washoe Valley work

  16-09-2015 23:35
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation board has approved a project to repave the I-580/U.S. 395 freeway through Washoe Valley.A spokesman for the department said the heavily used stretch of roadway was last repaved in 2004 and was in need of resurfacing. An estimated 32,000 cars use the road every day.The project was awarded to Q&D Construction of Reno for more than $14.8 million.Repaving will stretch from just south of the Bowers Mansion interchange approximately seven miles to the North
  
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• System changes mean jobless benefits recipients should file early

  16-09-2015 23:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevadans receiving jobless benefits are being urged to file claims early next week to avoid a delay in payment as officials upgrade the unemployment insurance computer system
  
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• Metro rescuing injured hiker at Ice Box Canyon

  16-09-2015 23:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hiker who fell Wednesday afternoon in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is being rescued by Metro's search and rescue team.
  
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• Metro rescues injured hiker at Ice Box Canyon

  16-09-2015 23:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A female hiker who fell Wednesday afternoon in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area was recovered by Metro's search and rescue team.
  
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• Protecting Homes Elsewhere, California Firefighters Find Their Own Burned Down

  16-09-2015 23:08
  Many of the people touched by the wildfires raging across California are firefighters, and many had been battling other wildfires when the flames arrived at their own towns.
  
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• Las Vegas OKs strict rules for Fremont street performers

  16-09-2015 22:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas' leaders have finally managed to paint Fremont Street Experience's famed buskers into a circle.
  
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• Christmas in September at Lucky Dragon?

  16-09-2015 22:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Capturing a special “topping off” ceremony celebrating a milestone on the upcoming hotel-casino's outer structure.
  
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• We Decide Coalition wants tax lawsuit moved to federal court

  16-09-2015 21:39
  
  The conservative activists seeking to have voters block the tax hikes approved by the 2015 Legislature want the legal case challenging their petition moved to federal court.Chuck Muth filed the motion in U.S. District Court saying the lawsuit and the state laws dealing with initiatives and referendums are unconstitutional.That effectively puts Carson City District Court proceedings in the case on hold until the federal court rules.Muth charged that, in recent years, the Legislature “has pa
  
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• Newsfeed discussion to focus on transit, infrastructure issues

  16-09-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Are light rail and a monorail expansion in the cards for the Las Vegas Valley? How will the future Interstate 11 affect valley traffic? These questions and more about Las Vegas' ongoing mobility issues, notably on the Strip, will be addressed Tuesday at Newsfeed, a partnership between the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• 2 accused in Tammy Meyers slaying reject plea deal

  16-09-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men accused in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old mother Tammy Meyers have rejected an offer from prosecutors to plead guilty.
  
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• 2 accused in Tammy Meyers shooting death reject plea deal

  16-09-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men accused in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old mother Tammy Meyers have rejected an offer from prosecutors to plead guilty.
  
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• Court grants stay of execution 3-hours before murderer's scheduled injection

  16-09-2015 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Oklahoma appeals court on Wednesday halted the planned execution of a convicted murderer, delaying his lethal injection for two weeks so it can consider evidence the inmate's lawyers say points to his innocence.
  
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• Labor board rules vote aimed at ousting school union will proceed

  16-09-2015 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Despite attempts to block it in the Nevada Supreme Court, a decade-long fight to unseat the labor union representing all support staff for the Clark County School District will move forward in the coming months.
  
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• Seattle officer fired for arresting 70-year-old black man with golf club

  16-09-2015 19:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Seattle police officer was fired on Tuesday over her arrest of an elderly black man last year who refused to drop a golf club he was using as a cane to help him walk, the police department announced.
  
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• 2 more bodies found in Zion; 18 now dead in Southern Utah floods

  16-09-2015 18:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least 17 have been confirmed dead in Southern Utah floods, as volunteers and professional search crews continue to comb a canyon and a wash in hopes of recovering bodies of three caught in flash floods.
  
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• 'Valley Fire' becoming Northern Calif.'s largest fire insurance loss since 1991

  16-09-2015 18:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Property losses from a deadly Northern California wildfire, the most destructive this year in the western United States, climbed on Tuesday to at least 585 homes and hundreds of other structures that have gone up in flames.
  
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• Crime and safety news from around the valley, Sept. 17-23, 2015

  16-09-2015 17:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas welcome sign set to turn blue for a week
  
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• Cool weather continues in Las Vegas Valley

  16-09-2015 17:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It doesn't officially start for one more week, but it's already starting to feel a lot like fall in the valley.
  
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• Inmate convicted in 1995 Washoe County murder dies

  16-09-2015 16:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A prisoner serving time in a Northern Nevada prison died on Monday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
  
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• Wally’s World is a vacation of serious art

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  Wally’s world works. Wally Cuchine has built a world of art and whimsy.The art part works for him, for art lovers across Nevada, and lately for Carson City residents checking out a Wally’s World exhibit under way at the OXS Gallery of the Nevada Arts Council, 716 N. Carson St., Ste. A. The exhibition, on the second floor there, is showing 35 pieces of Nevada art from Cuchine’s collection of more than 2,000 through Friday. The exhibit began here in late July.Cuchine said the tou
  
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• Sierra Nevada snowpack lowest in 500 years, report finds

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. — Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada in 2015 is at its lowest level in the past 500 years, according to a new report led by University of Arizona researchers.The team’s research is the first to show how the 2015 snowpack compares with levels for the previous five centuries.“Our study really points to the extreme character of the 2014-15 winter. This is not just unprecedented over 80 years — it’s unprecedented over 500 years,” said Va
  
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• Senators have revenge on their mind against Cougars

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  When Carson High visits Spanish Springs Friday night in a nonleague football game, the Senators are going to have a little extra incentive.The Cougars are the last road team to beat Carson on its own field, a 28-27 regular-season loss last season.“I think the kids are going to be excited to play,” Carson coach Blair Roman said. “Spanish Springs came in here and beat us. We didn’t play very well last year, and they (Spanish Springs) did a good job against us.”After t
  
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• Senate Republicans endorse Gansert to replace Brower

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  Nevada’s senate Republicans have voted to endorse Heidi Gansert to replace Greg Brower in Reno’s District 15.Brower announced last month he’s not seeking re-election to the post.“Heidi’s legislative experience and her deep Nevada roots provide her with a thorough understanding of the issues facing our state,” said Majority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas. “Heidi is a proven leader with a distinguished track record of fighting hard for Nevada familie
  
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• Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske says 2016 election critical

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske told Carson Rotary members on Tuesday the 2016 elections are critical and her office’s challenge is to make sure they run smoothly and fairly.To that end, she said she and her staff have already visited all 17 county election officials in their offices to get a handle on what their issues and needs are and talked with two former secretaries of state as well as two former governors. She said they all told her to focus on training.“Twenty-16 will be
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: April 12, 1955: Polio vaccine effective and safe, says report

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  April 12, 1955: Polio vaccine effective and safe, says reportAnn Arbor, Mich., April 12 — The Salk anti-polio vaccine is 80-90 percent effective, Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. reported today in his long-awaited evaluation of last spring’s mass test on 1,800,000 children. Francis said the vaccine was safe, effective and potent. He specified with among patients with bulbar polio, which is the killing and crippling type, it has produced “an extremely successful effect.” Francis&rsq
  
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• Manufacturers protest proposed new ozone limits

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  The National Association of Manufacturers is running a major television ad campaign that charges proposed EPA rules reducing allowable ozone in the air are punishing businesses including those in Nevada for pollution coming from China.NAM President Jay Timmons said a coalition of businesses and community leaders have worked for three decades to develop real clean air progress. But, he said, the new rules — that could take effect as early as Oct. 1 — could put Nevada and the rest of t
  
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• BLM: Pine Nut round-up needed

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  The Bureau of Land Management has issued a draft evaluation of the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area that says the health of both the upland and wetland habitat areas are degrading.And the report blames the horses living in the Pine Nuts.The answer, according to the draft report: “Actions to restore the ecological balance include gathering and removing excess wild horses to the low AML (Appropriate Management Levels) of the HMA (Herd Management Area) and applying population control t
  
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• AZZ Galvanizing to build plant at TRIC

  16-09-2015 09:59
  
  AZZ Galvanizing Services will soon begin construction of a new plant in this region, Carson City and Reno development authorities announced Tuesday.The Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA) and the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) said the global provider of galvanizing services will build the new plant in the Tahoe-Reno-Industrial Center (TRIC) of northern Storey County. They said up to 60 jobs will result in the first few years. The plant will be the latest in a
  
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• Prep roundup: CHS tennis teams beat Reed

  16-09-2015 09:51
  
  Shaylin Segura won two matches in singles and Emily McCaskill and Amanda Schulz swept in doubles to lead the Carson High girls tennis team to a 12-6 win over Reed Tuesday at CHS. Segura won 7-5, 6-0 while Anya Woodbury won 6-2, Emma Breedling won 6-2 and Emma Rosen won 6-1 in singles for Carson. In doubles, Mikaela Asby and Nancy Henricksen won 6-1, 6-1, Emily McCaskill and Amanda Schulz swept 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 and Elise Brady and Heather Lamotte won 6-2, 6-2.BOYS TENNISCarson winsSPARKS — Car
  
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• Community spotlight: Eagle Valley starts 2016 membership drive

  16-09-2015 09:51
  
  Eagle Valley Golf Course is kicking off its 2016 membership drive on Oct. 1, and if you purchase a new membership prior to Dec. 31 then you can play free golf the rest of this season.The early bird rate for an individual gold membership is $1,600 ($1,760 after Dec. 31, 2015) and $2,300 for a couple ($2,530 after Dec. 31). A family gold membership is $2,400 at early bird prices and $2,640 thereafter. The prices stated include unlimited play on both courses with a cart, 20 percent discount on non-
  
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• Carson takes ‘Pilgrim-age’ to win

  16-09-2015 09:51
  
  SPARKS — Carson High had to work a lot harder than expected for its third straight volleyball win.With Jaycie Roberts out sick and Makenzie Tucker out for personal reasons, the Senators struggled mightily at times before posting a 25-14, 33-31, 21-25 and 25-23 win over Spanish Springs Thursday night in a crosover match.Carson, 3-0, travels to Hug Thursday at 6 p.m., and CHS coach Robert Maw said he expects to have both players back in uniform then.“We were minus Jaycie, who is one of
  
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• Hiker killed by suspected lightning strike in Grand Canyon

  16-09-2015 07:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 21-year-old Australian man was killed by what was believed to be a lightning strike while hiking a popular trial at Grand Canyon National Park, a park official said on Monday.
  
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• Guard group honors Las Vegas lawyer

  16-09-2015 07:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Guard Association of the United States presented Las Vegas lawyer Joe Brown with the Patrick Henry Award at its national conference Monday in Nashville, Tenn.
  
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• Nevadans question report on Yucca health risks

  16-09-2015 07:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The federal Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project that's been presumed dead for five years still has a pulse.
  
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• David Torres sentenced to maximum 4 years in prison for assault

  16-09-2015 06:23
  
  David Torres was sentenced to 19-48 months in prison for assault on a peace officer in Carson City District Court Tuesday morning.Torres was arrested May 24 after deputies responded to reports of a man threatening to throw his infant into a swimming pool near the 400 block of Saliman Road. Upon the arrival of deputies, Torres threw a bicycle at two officers before leading deputies on a foot pursuit across 5th Street where he was cornered in the Juvenile Detention grounds and threatened officers
  
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• National Championship Air Races start Wednesday

  16-09-2015 04:47
  
  The 52nd annual National Championship Air Races kickoff Wednesday morning and run through Sunday at The Reno-Stead Airport, 14501 Mt Anderson St., in Reno. The day begins with Biplane and Formula One Class races with the remaining four classes and aerobatic performances and demonstrations following later in the day. Unlimited Class races occur in the afternoon with the last event of the day ending at approximately 4:30 p.m. On Monday, pilot Tom Aberle set a new speed record in the Biplane class
  
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• Pedestrian outside crosswalk struck by car

  16-09-2015 04:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 69-year-old man was critically injured after he was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in the east valley, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Man killed in jump from Spaghetti Bowl flyover

  16-09-2015 03:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man jumped to his death from the U.S. Highway 95 portion of the Spaghetti Bowl Tuesday afternoon, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• UNLV seeks to pursue commercial development near stadium site

  16-09-2015 03:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  UNLV officials are looking at commercial developments including a 30,000-square-foot entertainment building, restaurants and retail stores as possible money-makers to help buy a 42-acre football stadium site at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane, near the MGM Grand parking garage.
  
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• UNLV seeks to pursue commercial development at stadium site

  16-09-2015 03:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  UNLV officials are looking at commercial developments including a 30,000-square-foot entertainment building, restaurants and retail stores as possible money-makers to help buy a 42-acre stadium site at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane.
  
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• Reward raised to $5,000 for information about threats to Carson City Judge John Tatro

  16-09-2015 03:11
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information on a suspect involved in death threats against a Carson City judge.The Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Nevada Department of Public Safety Investigation Division, has been investigating multiple incidents of attempted violence against Carson City Judge John Tatro. Tatro received a written threat last December, when a Christmas card was addressed to the Tatro home with the words “You Will Die&r
  
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• Nevada coach Brian Polian fined $10K for 2 unsportsmanlike penalties

  16-09-2015 03:11
  
  RENO — The Mountain West Conference has fined Nevada football coach Brian Polian (POH’-lee-uhn) $10,000 after he twice was called unsportsmanlike penalties during Saturday’s 44-20 loss to Arizona. Nevada athletic director Doug Knuth said in a statement Tuesday any future offense will bring an automatic suspension and bigger fines. League officials reprimanded Polian last year for criticizing the officiating after Nevada beat UNLV, and warned a second offense could mean stiffer
  
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• Debate about Nevada nuclear dump resuming in Las Vegas

  16-09-2015 03:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — The federal agency being asked to license a long-stalled national nuclear waste repository is collecting comment this week in Las Vegas and in a farm community close to the Yucca Mountain site about the possibility that radioactive contamination could get into the environment. The meetings in Nevada, hosted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, signal the resurrection of public discussion about a project that was mothballed in 2010 after Barack Obama was elected president, Harr
  
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• Debate about Nevada nuclear dump resuming

  16-09-2015 03:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — The federal agency being asked to license a long-stalled national nuclear waste repository is collecting comment this week in Las Vegas and in a farm community close to the Yucca Mountain site about the possibility that radioactive contamination could get into the environment. The meetings in Nevada, hosted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, signal the resurrection of public discussion about a project that was mothballed in 2010 after Barack Obama was elected president, Harr
  
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• Uber, Lyft launch without Clark County’s blessing

  16-09-2015 02:39
  
  It’s been a long road, but ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they’re now up and running in Nevada — even without Clark County’s blessing. Uber and Lyft officials announced they had launched service Tuesday afternoon, shortly after Clark County commissioners rejected the companies’ requests for a temporary business license and moved forward with crafting a local ordinance — an effort that could take weeks. Uber noted it had received state permission to o
  
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• Uber, Lyft launch in Nevada without Clark County’s blessing

  16-09-2015 02:39
  
  It’s been a long road, but ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they’re now up and running in Nevada — even without Clark County’s blessing. Uber and Lyft officials announced they had launched service Tuesday afternoon, shortly after Clark County commissioners rejected the companies’ requests for a temporary business license and moved forward with crafting a local ordinance — an effort that could take weeks. Uber noted it had received state permission to o
  
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