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• Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles director to retire

  29-09-2015 23:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Troy Dillard, director of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, will retire next month after nearly three decades in state service, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday.
  
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• Mother, grandmother killed, baby wounded in Chicago shooting

  29-09-2015 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  On a day when a new FBI report showed little change in Chicago's murder count, many were outraged at news that at least one gunman shot at a family returning home from an outing Monday night, wounding an 11-month-old boy and killing his mother and grandmother
  
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• Nevada average gas price decreases again

  29-09-2015 22:39
  
  The average pump prices for gasoline in Nevada fell nearly six cents in the past week, according to the latest survey of 1,130 retail outlets across the state.The price dropped 5.7 cents a gallon, reaching $2.94 in the survey concluded Sunday, GasBuddy.com said Monday. Nationally, the price-monitoring website said, the price remained stagnant at $2.29 a gallon “Retail gasoline prices should be expected to continue a slow but steady descent consistent with what typically occurs when cheaper
  
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• VIDEO: Carson City law enforcement discusses participation in active shooter training

  29-09-2015 22:27
  
  At 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, dispatch reports: “suspicious subject at National Guard, units respond.” Shortly after, gunfire erupts from within the Office of the Adjunct General building on the National Guard base as two armed assailants take over the building.Alarm lights flashed. “Attention active shooter, stay calm, follow emergency procedure” rang out throughout the building. Two men armed with M4 rifles shot 15-20 people leaving a wave of casualties in their wake. Ten mi
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of destruction of property

  29-09-2015 21:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 9:51 a.m., a 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery-first offense near Lavender Circle. Bail was set at $3,137.At 10:11 a.m., a 43-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of destruction of private property after deputies responded to reports of a home invasion at the Stewart Street Nugget Inn. Bail was set at $500.The Nevada A
  
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• Trial dates for officers charged in Freddie Gray death set

  29-09-2015 21:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Baltimore judge on Tuesday set individual trial dates for six police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury in police custody, with the first trial to start on Nov. 30.
  
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• Jet that caught fire at McCarran apparently not leaving Las Vegas

  29-09-2015 20:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER jet that caught fire during an aborted takeoff from McCarran International Airport earlier this month seems destined to stay in Las Vegas for awhile.
  
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• 2 of Warren Jeffs' children say he sexually abused them — VIDEO

  29-09-2015 20:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the first time, two children of Warren Jeffs have alleged that the imprisoned leader of the polygamous Mormon sect sexually abused them as children.
  
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• Metro seeks man, woman after Wal-Mart beating death

  29-09-2015 20:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are asking the public to help identify a man and a woman they say were involved in a beating death at a Wal-Mart parking lot.
  
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• Coroner rules death of man found in parking lot is homicide

  29-09-2015 19:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The death of a man whose beaten body was found in a vacant parking lot in March has been ruled a homicide, according to the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Coroner rules death of man found in parking lot in a homicide

  29-09-2015 19:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The death of a man whose beaten body was found in a vacant parking lot in March has been ruled a homicide, according to the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Ga. female death row inmate's last-minute clemency request denied

  29-09-2015 18:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Georgia's parole board denied a request for clemency by the lone woman on the state's death row, just hours before her scheduled execution on Tuesday.
  
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• Ga. female death row inmate seeks last-minute reprieve

  29-09-2015 18:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lawyers for the lone woman on Georgia's death row will ask the state's parole board on Tuesday, just hours before her scheduled execution, to reconsider commuting her sentence to life in prison.
  
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• Heat remains in Las Vegas Valley, but cool is on the way

  29-09-2015 17:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  By the end of the week, temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley will start to cool "rather substantially," National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Shafer said Tuesday morning.
  
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• Ore. rape suspect arrested after 25 years on the run

  29-09-2015 17:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hillsboro, Ore. — An Oregon rape suspect who has been on the run for 25 years was arrested in Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force.
  
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• 3 Clark County schools earn national Blue Ribbon designation

  29-09-2015 17:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Only 340 campuses across the nation earned the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon recognition last year, and 3 Clark County schools will join the prestigious list when it's announced today.
  
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• Trump sides with Russia in fighting Islamic State in Syria

  29-09-2015 16:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Leading Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said he supported Russian efforts to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle East, including Syria.
  
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• Section of State Route 342 south of Gold Hill temporarily closed

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  A section of State Route 342 south of Gold Hill will be temporarily closed today through Nov. 12 for finishing construction of a Comstock Mining Inc. project to realign the road.Through traffic will be detoured to nearby State Route 341, also known as the truck route. The detour route runs parallel to State Route 342 and provides direct access between U.S. 50 and Virginia City. The road closure is scheduled as part of the project to complete realignment of State Route 342 around the historic Sil
  
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• Preliminary work continues for Carson City’s William upgrade

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  Possible traffic calming and landscaping features aimed at enhancing Carson City’s East William Street corridor were unveiled Monday.Ideas that include various options were discussed in a charette and at an evening open house, with another public open house set for noon Wednesday. The charette was conducted Monday morning in a conference room where the Community Development Department and city’s Building Division are located, while the 5:30 p.m. open house was in the Carson City Comm
  
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• Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs is opening Wed. in Carson City

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs will open for business Wednesday next to Raley’s at 3697 S. Carson St.The breakfast and lunch hours restaurant, which will open daily from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., will operate in the family tradition of outlets first begun in Oregon that has had Northern Nevada outlets the past 16 years. The owner of the new Peg’s is Fred Lee, Jr., whose parents Fred and JoAnna — known as the years as Pops and Peg — began their business in 1959. Peg’
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Sept. 5, 1974: Genoa Courthouse to sport rebuilt veranda

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  Sept. 5, 1974: Genoa Courthouse to sport rebuilt verandaThis continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Heller calls for repeal of Obamacare ‘Cadillac’ tax

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nv., says the “Cadillac Tax” contained in the Affordable Care Act is not only ugly and extremely unpopular but won’t generate anywhere near the money it’s supposed to.That tax hits the so-called rich employee benefit plans with a 40 percent tax on all premium and other costs over a certain threshold.Unless it’s repealed, he said he foresees public employees in Nevada losing health care, “and they’ll all get sent over to Obamacare.&rdq
  
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• Ground broken for credit union branch in Carson City

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  Demand encouraged United Federal Credit Union to locate in Carson City, Mayor Robert Crowell said at a Monday ground breaking ceremony for a new branch.Crowell added those with the credit union like Carson City as he was joined by Assemblyman P. K. O’Neill, the city’s four supervisors and credit union officials in digging up ceremonial spades of dirt. They did so against a backdrop of construction for the branch already under way at the northeast corner of East William and State stre
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit and run

  29-09-2015 09:06
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.SATURDAYAt 3:37 a.m., a 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of DUI-first offense after deputies responded to reports of a suicidal subject near Roop Street and Northridge Drive. The man allegedly told family he was trying to die from suicide by cop by threatening police with a gun. Bail was set at $3,000.At 4:37 p.m., Candace Andrews, 56, of Carson City was arres
  
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• Both parties get strong words from pope

  29-09-2015 08:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pope Francis spent last week wowing the nation with his understated calls for peace and kindness and love for our fellow man. He even addressed Congress and reminded we the People that, "Each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility." I'm pretty sure he meant you.
  
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• St. Jude's Ranch selects new CEO

  29-09-2015 08:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  St. Jude's Ranch for Children — which earlier this year saw disruptions in leadership following upheaval — on Monday named a new chief executive officer to steer the organization.
  
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• Big Step for Las Vegas and Quebec City in N.H.L. Bids

  29-09-2015 06:00
  Groups from both cities were scheduled to make presentations Tuesday in Manhattan in their bids to land N.H.L. teams.
  
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• Police: Woman's death was suicide

  29-09-2015 05:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The death of a Henderson woman investigated by police on Sunday was determined to be a suicide, a police department spokeswoman said Monday.
  
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• Investigation finds no evidence of mishandling of fetuses by Planned Parenthood

  29-09-2015 05:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An investigation in Missouri found no evidence that Planned Parenthood's St. Louis clinic mishandled fetal tissue or engaged in unlawful activity, Attorney General Chris Koster's office said on Monday.
  
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• Investigation finds no evidence of fetus mishandling by Planned Parenthood

  29-09-2015 05:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An investigation in Missouri found no evidence that Planned Parenthood's St. Louis clinic mishandled fetal tissue or engaged in unlawful activity, Attorney General Chris Koster's office said on Monday.
  
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• Man convicted in slaying of elderly father

  29-09-2015 04:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man prosecutors said killed his elderly father at their Laughlin residence was convicted of murder on Monday.
  
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• Health care campus, senior housing planned for Henderson

  29-09-2015 04:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A developer wants to build a 27-acre campus in Henderson that would include medical offices, senior apartments and an assisted living facility.
  
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• BLM to present Sloan Canyon plans at meeting — VIDEO

  29-09-2015 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A paved road and parking lot, restrooms and hiking trails are part of the plans for Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and the Bureau of Land Management wants to know your thoughts about it.
  
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• Three Square gets a truckload of chicken — PHOTOS

  29-09-2015 03:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tyson Foods, Inc. and the National Association of Convenience Stores partnered to donate a truckload of protein to Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas to help eliminate hunger in Southern Nevada.
  
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• Man arrested in prostitution ring investigation

  29-09-2015 03:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 63-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with the operation of a prostitution ring in Las Vegas, Metro announced Monday.
  
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• As its first meeting nears, high-speed rail panel already behind schedule

  29-09-2015 03:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority prepares for its inaugural meeting Tuesday, the five-member board already is hopelessly behind in meeting a deadline established by the enabling legislation.
  
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• Metro investigates park death as homicide

  29-09-2015 02:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police believe a man whose body was found Saturday morning at a central valley park died in a homicide, Metro announced Monday.
  
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• Nitro Circus star Erik Roner dead after accident near Tahoe

  29-09-2015 02:23
  
  OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Action-sports athlete, ski BASE jumping pioneer and Nitro Circus cast member Erik Roner died in a parachuting accident Monday morning near Squaw Valley ski resort.Roner, a Squaw Valley professional skier known for helping lay the foundation of what ski BASE jumping has become today, was part of a four-man jump team of parachuters for the opening ceremonies of the fourth annual Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Tournament.Roner reportedly struck a tree on his de
  
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• Nitro Circus star Erik Roner dead after parachute accident near Tahoe

  29-09-2015 02:09
  
  OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Action-sports athlete, ski BASE jumping pioneer and Nitro Circus cast member Erik Roner died in a parachuting accident Monday morning near Squaw Valley ski resort.Roner, a Squaw Valley professional skier known for helping lay the foundation of what ski BASE jumping has become today, was part of a four-man jump team of parachuters for the opening ceremonies of the fourth annual Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Tournament.Roner reportedly struck a tree on his de
  
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• Lyon County Sheriff’s Office seeking information on armed robbery

  29-09-2015 01:59
  
  The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information on an armed robbery that occurred Sunday in Fernley.At 11:30 p.m., two armed male juveniles entered the Sierra Discount Liquor store on Highway 95A in Fernley and took an unknown amount of money from the business. The two suspects were described as white males in their mid-teens and were last seen wearing T-shirts, blue jeans and black bandanas.Investigators are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Lyon Co
  
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• Drought Forum plans to have proposals by end of Nov.

  29-09-2015 01:35
  
  In the wake of a three-day summit last week, the governor’s Drought Forum met Monday to set its agenda for the rest of the year.“There’s a lot to do,” said Leo Drozdoff, director of Conservation and Natural Resources and chairman of the forum. “We just have to set our priorities.”He said the goal is to present a set of recommendations to Gov. Brian Sandoval by the end of November.“I think there are going to be things that come out of this now that we can
  
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• Drought Forum aims for proposals by end of Nov.

  29-09-2015 01:35
  
  In the wake of a three-day summit last week, the governor’s Drought Forum met Monday to set its agenda for the rest of the year.“There’s a lot to do,” said Leo Drozdoff, director of Conservation and Natural Resources and chairman of the forum. “We just have to set our priorities.”He said the goal is to present a set of recommendations to Gov. Brian Sandoval by the end of November.“I think there are going to be things that come out of this now that we can
  
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• Okla. man who shot wife in head was killed by neighbor

  29-09-2015 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Oklahoma man who shot his wife in the head on a residential street was then killed by a neighbor as he approached the neighbor's house, police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore said on Monday.
  
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• Metro seeks man who helped wounded officer

  29-09-2015 01:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police want to thank a good Samaritan who helped a wounded officer after a shooting earlier this month.
  
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• Opening statements held in trial for HOA scheme's last defendant

  29-09-2015 00:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal prosecutors laid out their case Monday against a former Strip showgirl charged with lying to the FBI and a grand jury about her role in the massive scheme to take over and defraud homeowners associations.
  
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• After death of 'Baby Doe' Bella, Mass. governor calls for child services reform

  29-09-2015 00:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced major reforms to the state's child protection agency Monday after recent tragedies, including the case of Baby Bella, the toddler whose body washed up on the shore of Boston Harbor.
  
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• Carson City eclipsed; dayton rises

  29-09-2015 00:07
  
  Despite cloudy skies, Hilary Collins of Carson City captured this photo of the moon following Sunday’s eclipse.…
  
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• Carson City eclipsed

  29-09-2015 00:04
  
  Despite cloudy skies, Hilary Collins of Carson City captured this photo of the moon following Sunday’s eclipse.…
  
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