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• Mother, son killed in Friday shooting ID'd

  04-10-2015 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman and her son killed Friday in a south valley shooting in which the shooter turned the gun on himself were identified by the Clark County coroner's office on Sunday.
  
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• Mother, 8-year-old son killed in barricade situation Friday ID'd

  04-10-2015 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman and her son killed Friday in a south valley shooting in which the shooter turned the gun on himself were identified by the Clark County coroner's office on Sunday.
  
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• 4 students arrested in Northern Calif. school shooting plot

  04-10-2015 23:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities took four unidentified students into custody after they uncovered their plan to shoot and kill faculty members and students at Summerville High School, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.
  
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• Transportation regulators investigate 2 incidents involving Uber drivers

  04-10-2015 20:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Transportation regulators are looking into two incidents involving Uber drivers that have prompted the company's critics to say, "I told you so."
  
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• $100M resort planned for South Tahoe’s Edgewood golf course

  04-10-2015 20:31
  
  STATELINE — A multimillion-dollar resort will put roots down on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe’s south shore. The layout for the hotel with no gambling facilities includes a spa, restaurant and conference center. Among the planned amenities is a small public beach bordering the lake-front golf course that has hosted the American Century Celebrity Championship televised each July on NBC-TV since 1990. The $100 million-plus price tag includes addressing environmental issues such as ener
  
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• Las Vegas Valley to see rain Monday; flooding hits Death Valley

  04-10-2015 19:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Have an umbrella and maybe a sweatshirt handy when you leave your house Monday morning, because rain and cooler conditions are forecast for most of the valley throughout the day, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• Flooding hits Death Valley; Route 160 closed near Pahrump

  04-10-2015 19:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The road that connects Pahrump to Las Vegas is shut down because of flooding and the forecast calls for Interstate 15 near Moapa to be hit by rain tonight, according to authorities.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Saturday crash ID'd; search for driver continues

  04-10-2015 18:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is looking for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday night in the east valley.
  
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• Man killed in east valley motorcycle crash Saturday night

  04-10-2015 18:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is looking for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday night in the east valley.
  
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• Coast Guard finds life ring from missing ship caught in Hurricane Joaquin

  04-10-2015 16:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An airplane involved in the search located a life ring from the El Faro about 75 miles northeast of the ship's last known position, the Coast Guard said in a press release. A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter recovered the life ring and confirmed it belonged to the missing ship.
  
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• Outhouse races in Virginia City

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Bobby Hadley, Adam Dodds and Kevin Clark of team ‘Glamping’ out of San Diego (right) lead the team of Wayne Pettingill, Elizabeth Cadigan and Sarah Haeberlin-Cope of team ‘Salad Shooters’ of Reno up C Street Saturday during the 26th Annual Outhouse Races in Virginia City. Racing finals are today starting at noon.…
  
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• Officials react warily to EPA’s new ozone rule

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Nevada leaders reacted cautiously this week to the Environmental Protection Agency’s stricter new limits on smog-causing pollution, with Gov. Brian Sandoval saying the rule could punish the state for circumstances out of its control and environmental and manufacturing groups staking out opposite positions against it. The EPA’s move Thursday limits ozone pollution to 70 parts per billion, down from 75. Proponents say it will reduce exposure to dangerous pollutants linked to asthma and
  
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• Nevada loses Fremont Cannon

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  By Joe SantoroFor the AppealThe Fremont Cannon is on the move once again.The UNLV Rebels came to northern Nevada on Saturday and stunned the Nevada Wolf Pack, 23-17, in front of the ninth largest crowd (29,551) in Mackay Stadium history.“Everybody’s crushed,” Wolf Pack running back Don Jackson said. “It hurts.”The cannon wasn’t the Rebels (2-3) only prize for beating the Pack. The victory is their second in a row and also leaves them 1-0 in Mountain West play.
  
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• Nevada Appeal staff honored with General Excellence award in Nevada Newspaper competition

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Led by photographer Jim Grant’s five awards, the Nevada Appeal brought home 15 awards from the Nevada Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest — including winning General Excellence. General Excellence is the highest honor a newspaper can win. Winners were announced Friday evening at the NPA’s annual banquet in Sparks.The Appeal was second in Advertising General Excellence, the top award for advertising given out. “Our crew strives every day to improve th
  
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• Mark Raymond: 10 minutes of chaos in a beautiful community

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Roseburg, Ore., holds a special place of affection for many of us at The Nevada Appeal and the mass shooting there last week leaves us heartbroken.Along with a handful of other staffers, I moved from Roseburg to Carson City four years ago. Jeff Ackerman, who had been publisher of The Appeal, moved to our sister newspaper in Roseburg about a year later, after a long stint as publisher in Grass Valley, Calif.It’s about a seven-hour drive from Carson City to Umpqua Community College, give or
  
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• Local roundup: CHS goes 1-3 in Arizona

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  PHOENIX, Ariz. — Carson High’s volleyball team concluded its first-ever appearance at the Nike Tournament of Champions by posting a 1-3 record on Saturday.After losing its opening match Saturday to Horizon, Carson was sent to the bronze bracket.Carson knocked off Yerington 25-15 and 25-18, but then lost to Bishop Gorman 12-25 and 14-25. Bishop’s School knocked off Carson 25-22 and 25-15.Carson finished the event 1-6. The Senators will host Galena Tuesday at 6 p.m.Dayton sweeps
  
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• Laptops for everyone at Carson High

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  All 2,300 Carson High School students will each receive a laptop during the week of October 5-9 to be used at school and at home to enhance their learning opportunities. Starting on Monday, October 5 at 7:45 a.m. and going throughout the day, all students will go to the library to receive their laptop. This process will be repeated again Tuesday-Thursday. All third-eighth grade students already have their own laptops, and so by October 9 all third-12th grade students in Carson City School Distri
  
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• Dayton High grad details Oregon campus shooting

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Cheyanne Strong, a 2015 Dayton High School graduate, was in her yoga class at Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning when her athletic director walked in with “a woman who looked startled.”“She told us there had been a shooting on campus and that she was going to lock us in,” recalled Cheyanne, 18. “She told us, ‘Luckily, you’re in the safest building on campus.’ Then she just left. I was in shock.”Cheyanne, who’s attending the co
  
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• Carson boys, girls soccer win

  04-10-2015 10:15
  
  Carson High’s boys soccer team showed its resiliency Saturday afternoon against Galena.Rogelio Herrera scored a hat trick, and Carson scored three second-half goals to grab an easy 4-0 win against the Grizzlies at the Jim Frank Track & Field Complex.Carson, coming off a tough 4-3 loss to Wooster, improved to 8-1. Galena dropped to 6-2-1. The Senators visit Manogue Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.“I think the last game against Wooster proved to them they were a contender,” Carson coac
  
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• Could a Facebook 'Dislike' button backfire among teens?

  04-10-2015 09:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  I admit, it is more than a little strange to "Like" a Facebook post where a friend shares tragic news such as the death of a loved one or the loss of a pet. Clicking "Like" is a way to show your support, but in some way, aren't you are also "liking" the horrible thing that happened?
  
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• WNC News & Notes: Western Nevada College expanding Jump Start College

  04-10-2015 09:43
  
  Western Nevada College’s Jump Start College program has diversified its offerings to include Career and Technical classes, and the results are already benefiting students. By diversifying its Jump Start College program in its second year, the benefits of early higher education opportunities are available to more high school students.This fall, Career and Technical Education students from Carson and Dayton high schools are enrolled in Automated and Industrial Systems classes at WNC. They ar
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: July 31, 1974: Senior Center’s foundation laid on Beverly Drive

  04-10-2015 09:43
  
  Senior Center’s foundation laid on Beverly DriveThis continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Miles Construction in Carson City partnering with Western Nevada College construction program

  04-10-2015 09:43
  
  Carson City based Miles Construction has hired Victor Mejorado as a project engineer to support project management teams on two large regional projects, the AquaMetals lead battery recycling AquaRefinery and the Fulcrum BioEnergy Sierra feedstock processing facility. AquaMetals is located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center near the Tesla Gigafactory, with Fulcrum located just down the street in Lockwood. Both projects are partially funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mejorado will gra
  
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• Carson City’s Leonard Paschini featured at BAC

  04-10-2015 09:43
  
  Carson City’s Leonard Paschini, custom instrument maker and long time lead guitar player, will perform on Oct. 17 at the Brewery Arts Center (BAC). The craftsman and musician intends to share his insights about custom guitar building, as well as the crafting of other string instruments by hand, as he plays and sings the blues, blues-infused rock and straight rock ‘n roll. Paschini has been playing and singing in bands since the 1960s and building custom guitars for himself or others
  
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• Black entertainers had to take road to 'different Nevada'

  04-10-2015 06:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It was nearly midnight, and the cab carrying Sammy Davis Jr. moved easily through Las Vegas streets that grew darker by the mile.
  
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• Shooter's neighbors knew he was planning something

  04-10-2015 06:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who gunned down a woman, kidnapped and killed her son and turned the gun on himself Friday morning had been planning something, according to a neighbor.
  
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• Man arrested for armed robbery in Carson City

  04-10-2015 04:47
  
  Carson City investigators have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery at the Harbor Freight Tools store. Chase Henderson, 25, of Carson City was arrested Saturday afternoon near the 100 block of Riley Court on suspicion of robbery with a deadly weapon. Henderson and a second man were suspected of going into the Harbor Freight Tools store Sept. 19 when the clerks were closing the store. Two men allegedly came in, held the clerks at gunpoint and took an undisclosed amount of money. The
  
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• Feds launch brain health campaign at Las Vegas expo

  04-10-2015 03:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas became one of the first host cities on Saturday to launch the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' campaign, "What is Brain Health?" More than 15,000 people flocked to the Successful Aging Expo at Cashman Center to find out about finances, health and nutrition, and more.
  
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• Route 91 uses more than one route to appeal to the masses; scene ripples with Phish talk

  04-10-2015 02:33 via lasvegassun.com
  The Kats Report Bureau at this writing is once more Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest at Las Vegas Village. Huge operation. As Hilary Rodham Clinton once said, it takes, like, an entire community … a township … a village, if you will, to grow something …
  
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• Closed Nevada prison placed on register of historic places

  04-10-2015 02:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The shuttered Nevada State Prison, which started as a territorial prison before Nevada statehood in 1864, was listed Friday on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
  
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• New state administration chief has lots to keep him busy

  04-10-2015 02:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada's new director of the Department of Administration has plenty of challenges as he starts his fourth week on the job, not the least of which is getting a handle on the myriad agencies under his control.
  
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• ‘Frank: The Man, The Music’ to close Nov. 28 at Palazzo Theater

  04-10-2015 02:02 via lasvegassun.com
  Bob Anderson’s inspired production “Frank: The Man, The Music,” will not quite make Old Blue Eyes’ 100th birthday celebration. The show is closing Nov. 28, a couple of weeks shy of Sinatra’s birthday …
  
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• Mormon church picks three new leaders, all from Utah

  04-10-2015 01:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three men were named to a governing body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, as the church ended its biggest leadership void in over a century by taking the rare step of filling three seats at once, Mormon officials said.
  
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• Nevada GOP chief calls resignation 'grandstanding'

  04-10-2015 01:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican state party Chairman Michael McDonald on Saturday called the resignation of a Clark County Republican official from a state executive committee "politically motivated grandstanding."
  
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• Fire destroys North Las Vegas home, displaces 8 people

  04-10-2015 00:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eight people were displaced by a fire that destroyed a North Las Vegas house Saturday, officials say.
  
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