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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested on suspicion of second domestic battery

  09-10-2015 23:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.FRIDAYAt 1:10 a.m., a 20-year-old Mound House woman was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery-second offense and criminal contempt near the 600 block of Hot Springs Road. Bail was set at $5,500.At 3:20 a.m., a 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of failure to appear traffic warrant and basic speed 1-10 over after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Rand an
  
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• Nevada's Cave Lake State Park nearly triples in size

  09-10-2015 22:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cave Lake State Park in White Pine County just grew significantly bigger thanks to the transfer of almost 3,000 acres from U.S. Forest Service control.
  
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• Same-sex marriage stance could cost state $600K-plus

  09-10-2015 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada taxpayers will have to shell out more than $600,000 in legal fees to a group that successfully sought to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage if a proposed settlement to be considered by the state Board of Examiners on Tuesday wins approval.
  
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• Group blames chronic disease for high health care costs, calls for candidate action

  09-10-2015 21:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A new statewide coalition has been formed to get the country's presidential candidates to focus on chronic disease as the real driver of increasing health care costs.
  
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• 1 person fatally shot near Texas Southern University

  09-10-2015 20:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was fatally shot near Texas Southern University and a suspect has been detained, Houston police said on Friday.
  
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• Coroner IDs body found in underground vault

  09-10-2015 19:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities have identified a woman whose body was found in a travel bag in an underground water vault in front of an east valley apartment complex late last month.
  
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• Albino teen attacked for body parts gets help in LA

  09-10-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Bibiana Mashamba loves to dance, run and jump -- all the attributes of a thriving teenager.
  
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• Chinese government complies with US request, arrests hackers

  09-10-2015 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Chinese government took unprecedented action by complying with a U.S. request and arresting hackers suspected of stealing secrets
  
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• Carson City Swan Lake performance canceled

  09-10-2015 18:05
  
  Swan Lake at the Bob Boldrick Theatre in Carson City Sunday has been canceled. Credit card sales will be refunded. Anyone who charged their tickets will be automatically refunded. If you paid cash you need to bring your ticket back to the Carson City Visitors Bureau, 716 N. Carson St. for a refund.…
  
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• Woman in wheelchair hit, killed by car in east valley

  09-10-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a crash in the east valley that left a woman in a wheelchair dead early Friday morning.
  
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• 6 injured in explosion at Washington state dam

  09-10-2015 16:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Six workers were injured in an explosion at a Washington state dam on Thursday, officials said, though the structural integrity of the dam was not threatened.
  
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• NAU shooting suspect charged with 1st degree murder

  09-10-2015 15:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Northern Arizona University shooting suspect has been charged with first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault, after one person was killed and three others injured Friday morning, according to the university.
  
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• 1 dead, 3 injured in early morning shooting at Northern Arizona University

  09-10-2015 15:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A shooting at Northern Arizona University killed one person and injured three others, the school said on Friday, adding that the suspect was in custody.
  
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• Nevada Day Treasure Hunt Clue 5

  09-10-2015 15:03
  
  A combinationOf six, seven and nineteenWill be the incarnationOf the treasure hunt scene…
  
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• Retired colonel followed unlikely military path

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  After he retired from the Nevada Army Guard last week as the director of logistics responsible for the oversight of $700 million in military equipment, Enrique De La Paz disclosed a fact that underscored the improbability the Genoa resident would attain the rank of colonel after his childhood spent entirely in Mexico.“I didn’t speak a word of English until I moved to Las Vegas – I was 17,” said De La Paz, now 60. “My siblings didn’t speak a word of English, e
  
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• PREP REPORT: Carson boys tennis eliminated

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  RENO — Perennial powerhouse Reno hammered Carson, 15-3, Thursday afternoon in the Division I boys tennis team semifinals.The loss eliminates Carson. Several members of the CHS team will compete in next week’s individual tournament.Ryan Tomita and Taylor Saarem each won a singles match. Jacob Wolz and Bernardo Lopez won once in doubles.Douglas girls reach finalsMINDEN — Douglas won eight of the first 10 sets on Thursday afternoon and went on to earn a berth in the Northern Divis
  
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• McCarthy withdraws candidacy for House speaker; Amodei reacts

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  WASHINGTON — With no warning, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin and plunging Congress into chaos. Lawmakers said they were thunderstruck and in disbelief following McCarthy’s announcement, which came moments after they had shown up for an election nearly certain to end with McCarthy as their pick. A mere two weeks ago outgoing Speaker John Boehner announced his p
  
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• Manogue sweeps Carson

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  RENO — Anybody associated with high school volleyball in northern Nevada knows the road to the Division 1 state playoffs goes through Bishop Manogue this year.However, Carson gave the Miners one of their best matches of the year before falling 22-25, 22-25 and 14-25 Thursday night.The Miners remained undefeated, while Carson fell to 7-3. The Senators host rival Douglas Tuesday at 6 p.m.“Obviously it was a disappointing night,” Carson coach Robert Maw said. “We could have
  
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• Lyon County plan would create open space/park along Walker River

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  Lyon County is developing a plan to create a 490 acre park including access to three miles of land along both sides of the Walker River.County Manager Jeff Page said the land will be donated to Lyon County by the National Fish and Wildlife Federation. It was part of the Sutter Ranch.Page said they are in negotiations with the Walker Basin Conservancy to fund initial improvements including parking and restrooms and at least short term maintenance.He said after that, the county would take over ope
  
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• An Earnest production in Carson City

  09-10-2015 09:43
  
  Michael Reyes and Emily Janssens portray Ernest and Gwendolyn Thursday night during Carson High Theatre’s production of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the Carson Community Center. Autumn Cuellar performs her part as ‘Lane’ Thursday night at the Carson City Community Center. The play continues today at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Tickets are $10 for general admission or $5 for CHS students with student body card. Seating
  
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• Wolf Pack trying to move on

  09-10-2015 09:35
  
  The Nevada Wolf Pack is tired of talking about the Fremont Cannon and the UNLV Rebels.“We’re past it,” Wolf Pack coach Brian Polian said this week of last Saturday’s 23-17 loss to the Rebels at Mackay Stadium. “I’m past it. I’m done talking about it.”“Everybody has moved on,” cornerback Elijah Mitchell said. “We can’t dwell on the past.”The Wolf Pack (2-3, 0-1) now sets its sights on earning its first Mountain West vic
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: July 28, 1959: Nevada Industrial Commission Building nears completion

  09-10-2015 09:35
  
  Nevada Industrial Commission building nears completionThis continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Get Healthy Carson City: Taking a stand against domestic violence

  09-10-2015 09:35
  
  This column appears in the Nevada Appeal health pages. It addresses topics related to the health of our community.Many times we hear about domestic violence once it’s too late. Our own community experienced a loss recently when Deputy Carl Howell was killed while responding to an incident of domestic violence.Right now, we in Northern Nevada have an important opportunity to open up a conversation about violence and abuse in our own community. The Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence re
  
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• Eck: ‘I can’t throw in the towel’

  09-10-2015 09:35
  
  After every game this season, Dayton’s first-year head coach Tom Eck says, “We’re improving.” It wasn’t necessarily wrong when he said it after last week’s loss at Lowry. Dayton (0-6, 0-5 Division 1A) did show signs of improvement — longer drives and relatively better results on defense. But Dayton still finished without a point — even after driving inside Lowry’s 10-yard line on two separate occasions — and lost 40-0 in Winnemucca. &ld
  
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• Carson City Advocates to End Domestic Violence honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month

  09-10-2015 09:35
  
  Advocates to End Domestic Violence is painting the town purple to raise awareness and show support for victims of domestic violence. The group annually takes part in honoring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It tied purple bows and ribbons to downtown structures to catch the attention of anyone traveling the streets through Carson City. Purple is the color representing domestic violence awareness. Another way the group is raising awareness — purple ribbon window vinyls can be
  
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• Jobless rate huge, Trump guesses

  09-10-2015 07:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican Party presidential front-runner Donald Trump wowed a capacity crowd Thursday at TI's Mystere Theater.
  
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• Rubio smacks political establishment at Las Vegas rally

  09-10-2015 06:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Voters can preserve the American dream, but only if they're willing to bring some new blood to the country's political establishment, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told a throng of receptive retirees at a Las Vegas rally Thursday night.
  
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• U.S. airlines lacking for best in-flight experiences

  09-10-2015 05:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sorry, U.S. airlines, when it comes to in-flight services, you're still not making the grade.
  
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• NASA Mars rover finds clear evidence for ancient lakes

  09-10-2015 04:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Three years after landing in a giant Martian crater, NASA's Curiosity rover has found what scientists call proof that the basin had repeatedly filled with water, bolstering chances for life on Mars, a study published on Thursday showed.
  
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• Another death linked to cucumber salmonella outbreak

  09-10-2015 04:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Another person has died after eating cucumbers linked to a multistate Salmonella Poona outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
  
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• Las Vegas police unions sue Metro in federal court

  09-10-2015 04:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three Las Vegas police unions are challenging the constitutionality of a new state law that prohibits local governments from allowing employees any paid leave to serve as representatives of labor organizations.
  
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• Idea for Bellagio craps scam hatched decades earlier, dealer says

  09-10-2015 04:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  James R. Cooper knew that greed could catch up with him. He had seen the phantom-bet craps scam play out before. And it didn't end well.
  
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• El Faro had holes, other structural issues, former crew members say

  09-10-2015 03:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three former crew members of El Faro, a ship that apparently sank during Hurricane Joaquin, told CNN the ship had structural problems and questioned whether it should have sailed with a major storm in the region.
  
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• Nevada Security Site radiation reported below annual limit

  09-10-2015 03:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The total annual radiation dose from activities at the Nevada National Security Site in 2014 was well below the Department of Energy limit, according to a report summary released Thursday by the department's Nevada Field Office.
  
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• Breathe better to move better: Train to breathe like a pro athlete

  09-10-2015 03:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  From an early age, we're taught that breathing is part of our autonomic nervous system, like digesting food, so unless there's a problem, it's not something we need to think about. But, unlike digestion, we actually have the ability to control our respiration — and for good reason. Arguably, the way we breathe has the power to impact every aspect of our health and wellness, from how we think and feel to how we move.
  
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• State education board chief laments teacher shortage

  09-10-2015 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Never has Elaine Wynn, president of the Nevada State Board of Education, felt so alarmed in her job as she did after hearing details of the Clark County School District's teacher shortage.
  
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• Vegas gets its own Taylor Swift in 'Legends' tribute artist Elizabeth Scarborough

  09-10-2015 03:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Scarborough bears an uncanny resemblance to Swift, and we’re not just talking about long legs and red lipstick.
  
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• Las Vegas man convicted of sex trafficking girl, 15

  09-10-2015 02:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison and 25 years of supervised released in connection with the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• CSN holds moment of silence for Oregon shooting victims

  09-10-2015 02:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fighting back tears, Cindy Shroba lowered her head as she contemplated the terror endured last week at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, where a gunman stormed into a classroom and executed nine inside.
  
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• Elderly California man rescued from wilderness near Tahoe

  09-10-2015 01:34
  
  INCLINE VILLAGE — An elderly California man who had been reported missing is thanking the Nevada deputies and volunteer search teams that rescued him from the wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Washoe County crews with search dogs found Ivan Cooper of San Leandro, California, Monday afternoon after he’d abandoned his vehicle on a dirt fire road near Incline Village. Deputies started investigating after a 911 call regarding the vehicle about 7:30 a.m. They found evidence someone may have wan
  
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• Ex-railroad town, Sparks braces for Tesla, Switch boom

  09-10-2015 01:27
  
  SPARKS — Not since the Southern Pacific railroad rolled into this sleepy high desert town in Nevada more than a century ago has there been such excitement — Tesla Motors and other technology companies are coming, and along with them thousands of jobs. Long dwarfed by Reno, known as the Biggest Little City in the World, Sparks is anticipating an economic boom. “We’ve always been in their shadow, but we are moving to where we have our own identity now,” said Sparks Ma
  
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• Carson City Adele’s seeks sponsors for Celebrity Chef & Harvest Dinner to help Greenhouse Project

  09-10-2015 00:47
  
  It’s that time of year again, when sponsors are sought to support the Celebrity Chef & Harvest Dinner, hosted by Cafe at Adele’s and now in its sixth year.A major donor, (composed of one donor or many) for the amount of $5,000 is still needed. The $5,000 match is collected through donations both large and small, by dinner patrons.“The original donor or donors make the commitment that they will match the $5,000, provided we gather the amount by and through donations from din
  
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• Yerington Navy Petty Officer trains in Black Sea

  09-10-2015 00:31
  
  Courtesy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean SprattBLACK SEA — Fire Controlman 3rd Class Cora Rader, from Yerington conducts a personnel search aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) during an anti-terrorism training evolution on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a routine patrol conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.…
  
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