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• Obama says Black Lives Matter movement speaks to 'specific problem'

  22-10-2015 23:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the Black Lives Matter movement is raising a "legitimate issue" about African-Americans being treated unfairly in certain communities.
  
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• UNR introduces new Carson City Extension educator

  22-10-2015 23:48
  
  The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension has introduced a new extension educator for Carson City.Lindsay Chichester was hired as the Carson City Extension educator. She will begin her position Jan. 1.“I’m thrilled,” Carson City Board of Supervisors Member Karen Abowd said about hiring Chichester. “She’s a local with a vast source of knowledge on agriculture and growing. I also appreciate that she has experience in engaging others within the community, and we l
  
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• TEDx Carson City seeks youth speakers

  22-10-2015 23:48
  
  As the curator of TEDx Carson City, which is coming to the Brewery Arts Center on April 8, Gina Hill wants to include diverse, fresh voices. “The great ideas throughout history are brought about by the new generation,” she said. “We wanted to give them a special opportunity to share their ideas.”Her committee will be hosting auditions Friday for youth 25 and under to be included in the TEDx Talks themed “Creating the Community You Want To Live In.” Those inter
  
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• Video shows blasts at nuclear waste dump site that shut down US 95

  22-10-2015 22:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A video of Sunday's explosions that preceded a fire in a state-owned radioactive waste trench at the US Ecology site, 10 miles south of Beatty, shows white smoke emanating from the soil before the ground erupts, shooting debris and more white smoke into the air.
  
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• Family says musician didn't fire gun before being killed by Fla. officer

  22-10-2015 22:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  How was Corey Jones supposed to know that the man who drove up to him on dark Florida highway in an unmarked white van with tinted windows and who ultimately shot him dead was a police officer?
  
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• Arson suspected in 7th church fire in St. Louis

  22-10-2015 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After yet another suspected arson at a St. Louis-area church, authorities are continuing their hunt for those responsible while making a promise: "Whoever this person is, they've picked a fight they can't win."
  
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• Well-Strung: The hunky string quartet bridges the gap from classical music to today's hits

  22-10-2015 21:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  “Really juxtaposing classical and pop back-to-back and singing while we play, I think you can say we’re the only guys who do that.”
  
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• Las Vegas family continues push for gun safety after daughter's death

  22-10-2015 20:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In 2013, 69 children under the age of 14 died from the accidental discharge of a gun, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brooklynn was one of them. But another comprehensive report on child gun deaths puts that number at 100, and American kids are 16 times more likely to be killed in accidental shootings than their peers in other high-income countries.
  
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• New Millennium expanding operations in Churchill County

  22-10-2015 20:36
  
  New Millennium Building Solutions is expanding its Fallon operations, according to a press release from Northern Nevada Development Authority. New Millennium recently began a 2-phase expansion at its current facility and will be hiring up to 17 additional employees during the next six months. New Millennium, a subsidiary of Fort Wayne, Indiana, based Steel Dynamics, Inc., is the second largest provider of steel joists and decking to the United States market and has facilities in 7 states as well
  
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• Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe resort hopes to open next week

  22-10-2015 20:36
  
  RENO — Officials with Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe are hoping to be the first ski resort to open this year, with a goal of opening next week. KRNV-TV reports that Director of Marketing Mike Pierce says temperatures only need to drop slightly lower at night before the resort can start to make snow. Pierce says the plan is to open Mt. Rose on Oct. 29, which is next Thursday, though the opening is ultimately up to the weather. He says the temperature needs to dip below 32 degrees for more than four hou
  
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• OPPOSING VIEWS

  22-10-2015 20:33
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt has joined several of Nevada’s counties in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to manage the sage grouse population in the West.The decision sparked a dispute between Laxalt and the governor’s office after a spokesman for Gov. Brian Sandoval said litigation is premature.“The federal government’s one-size-fits-all sage grouse plan will greatly hinder Nevada’s growth and success and have an adverse impact on Nevada&r
  
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• Nevada attorney general challenges federal sage grouse rules

  22-10-2015 20:33
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt has joined several of Nevada’s counties in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to manage the sage grouse population in the West.The decision sparked a dispute between Laxalt and the governor’s office after a spokesman for Gov. Brian Sandoval said litigation is premature.“The federal government’s one-size-fits-all sage grouse plan will greatly hinder Nevada’s growth and success and have an adverse impact on Nevada&r
  
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• Laxalt goes against Sandoval, joins suit against sage grouse rules

  22-10-2015 20:33
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt has joined several of Nevada’s counties in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to manage the sage grouse population in the West.The decision sparked a dispute between Laxalt and the governor’s office after a spokesman for Gov. Brian Sandoval said litigation is premature.“The federal government’s one-size-fits-all sage grouse plan will greatly hinder Nevada’s growth and success and have an adverse impact on Nevada&r
  
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• More pleasant weather expected in Las Vegas Valley

  22-10-2015 20:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More pleasant weather is in store for the Las Vegas Valley moving into the weekend.
  
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• Woman critical after being hit in crosswalk at Spring Mountain, Lindell

  22-10-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 61-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a pickup in the central valley Thursday morning.
  
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• Spring Mountain and Lindell closed after pedestrian struck by car

  22-10-2015 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The intersection of Spring Mountain and Lindell roads is closed while police investigate a crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital.
  
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• Chaparral High gets $10M grant from Engelstad Foundation

  22-10-2015 20:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas high school with a homeless population of 6 percent, a minority population of 80 percent, a graduation rate of 72 percent and at least 50 student-parents at any given time has been given $10 million from the Engelstad Family Foundation.
  
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• Sandoval, Laxalt clash over sage grouse lawsuit

  22-10-2015 19:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt joined a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging new land use regulations to protect sage grouse. Gov. Brian Sandoval said the state's top attorney was acting in his "personal capacity" and does not represent the state.
  
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• National Geographic cover features Lake Tahoe photographer

  22-10-2015 19:19
  
  INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — If you are a photographer, getting your shot on the cover of National Geographic is like a swimsuit model gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated.It’s big. Really big. Which means Sierra Nevada College graduate and Incline Village resident Nick Cahill was pretty excited, “to, at 27 years old, achieve the best thing I might achieve in my entire career.”“Only a couple of hundred people have been able to do it in the history of the magazine,&rd
  
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• US serviceman dies in operation to rescue hostages in Iraq

  22-10-2015 18:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One member of a U.S. special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, the first American killed in ground combat with the militant group, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
  
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• Boy killed in ATV crash near Logandale identified

  22-10-2015 17:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 10-year-old boy who died after an ATV accident near Logandale on Wednesday has been identified as Scott Hill II.
  
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• Clinton defends actions around Benghazi attacks during House hearing

  22-10-2015 17:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hillary Clinton mounted a passionate defense of her response to the Benghazi attacks at a congressional hearing Thursday, telling Republicans that she had lost more sleep over the deaths of four Americans in Libya than anyone else on the panel.
  
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• Clinton begins testimony before House panel investigating Benghazi attacks

  22-10-2015 17:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is in the witness chair for her long-awaited appearance before a congressional panel investigating the Benghazi attacks.
  
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• Teacher, student killed in sword attack at school in Sweden

  22-10-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A masked man wielding a sword or a knife killed a teacher and a student in an attack at a school in the Swedish town of Trollhattan on Thursday before being fatally shot by police, authorities said.
  
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• 2 die in sword attack at school in Sweden; suspect shot

  22-10-2015 15:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A second person has died after a masked man wielding a sword or knife attacked people at a school in Sweden Thursday, according to a statement from the hospital in Trollhattan, where the school is located.
  
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• Nevada Day Treasure Hunt Clue 14

  22-10-2015 15:03
  
  In a time of needHunde were solicitedShe agreed to the deedFour being elicited…
  
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• The PBR takes the fight against breast cancer from the dirt ring to Vegas’ famously glowing one

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Turning competitions pink.
  
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• The bulls to beat at this year's World Finals

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  As the cowboys are riding for the big prize, the bulls are bucking for it.
  
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• Star bull rider Matt Triplett breaks down the anatomy of a cowboy hat

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The big rule? "Never touch another man’s hat."
  
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• People you may know: Millennial musings on a ten-year high school reunion

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  What happens when the Facebook generation hits its reunion?
  
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• People you may know: Millennial musings on a 10-year high school reunion

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  What happens when the Facebook generation hits its ten-year high school reunion?
  
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• PBR's top five bull riders talk pet bulls, gnarly wrecks and prepping for World Finals

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  "If I was worried about getting hurt, I probably wouldn’t have chosen riding bulls for a living. If it’s your time, it’s your time."
  
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• An ode to our Valley's parks

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  An exploration—and appreciation— of the islands of zen throughout the Las Vegas area.
  
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• Along for the ride: As PBR rose to fame, Vegas proved a strategic partner

  22-10-2015 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  As the PBR has grown into a global phenom, Las Vegas has been a powerful proving ground.
  
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• Las Vegas' first female FBI agent was master of disguise

  22-10-2015 08:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tall and slim, with long, blond hair, Deborah Richard could look like an expensive call girl or a bag lady. She could wear an auburn wig and heavy makeup and look like a hooker. She could be the perfect ditz or the perfect waitress.
  
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• Scenes of fall in Carson City area

  22-10-2015 08:39
  
  The sun filters through the quickly changing leaves of a cottonwood tree in the Lakeview area of Carson City Wednesday.…
  
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• IFC approves funding to continue work on school vouchers program

  22-10-2015 08:39
  
  The Interim Finance Committee on Wednesday approved $128,555 for the Treasurer’s Office to continue preparing for the start of the Educational Savings Account program set for Jan. 1.Chief Deputy Treasurer Tara Hagen said the money will be used to continue paying temporary employees hired to input applications by more than 3,500 families to receive the state money to support tuition in private schools around the state.She said the treasurer also will be seeking Board of Examiners approval N
  
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• Carson City disc golf design process begins

  22-10-2015 08:39
  
  An initial design session Wednesday on Carson City’s proposed disc golf course complex focused on where to locate parking and possible layouts for courses.More than a dozen disc golf advocates and city staff members met first at the Carson City Community Center, then drove to the 100 acre site on the city’s east side selected last June by the Board of Supervisors. The site is bordered on the north by U.S. Highway 50 East and on the south and east by Flint Drive and Rifle Range Road.
  
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• Carson City Cultural master plan draft now available

  22-10-2015 08:39
  
  A draft arts and culture master plan for Carson City is available to the public and is going to be reviewed in a Cultural Commission meeting Monday.The draft can be previewed by the public at this website address: http://www.carson.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=47345. The public meeting on Monday is at 5:30 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. Kendall Hardin of the Idea Factory in Las Vegas, who has been working with the commission, will make
  
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• Rising from ash canyon in Carson City

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  John Petroulis took this photo of a coyote in Ash Canyon.…
  
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• Prep roundup: Senators extended in tie

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  RENO — When Carson High met Galena on Wednesday, injuries stopped coach Michael Alvarez from putting his best lineup on the field.Defender Salvatore Rodriguez is out for the season with a foot injury, leading scorer Rogelio Herrera has a leg injury and Alex Gonzalez is still sidelined with a back injury. Not exactly what you want with two games left and a possible homefield edge riding on the outcome of next week’s games.The Senators gave up an early goal, but got a goal from Brian L
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Feb. 20, 1929: Community leader ‘Jim’ Yerington passes away

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  Feb. 20, 1929: Community leader ‘Jim’ Yerington passes awayJames A. Yerington, well known former resident of Carson City, passed away in Corte Madero, Calif., at eight o’clock in the evening of Sunday, Feb. 17, according to word received by friends in this city yesterday. The deceased was the son of the late H.M. Yerington. After passing through the elementary schools in Carson, he attended college in the East. For many years he was actively engaged in the promotion and managem
  
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• Drone use near Carson City Airport approved

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle to do low level survey work near Carson City’s airport was approved Wednesday by the Airport Authority.In another matter, authority members heard a complaint during public testimony as their meeting began about use of what were called “hobby hangars” for storage of things other than airplanes. The members listened to prodding about a request for eventual action, but gave no indication immediately if they would have an agenda item during a futur
  
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• Chamber Singers in concert in Carson City

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Langham, begins its 31st season with a pair of concerts — one at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, and another at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 — at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 314 N. Division St. A highlight of the concerts will be the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. The program features music of various styles from different times and places, including works by African-American composer William Dawson, Italian composer Niccolo Zingarelli,
  
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• Carson notebook: Johnny be good for CHS

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  It was a different Johnny Barahona who took the field for Carson High this year, and coach Blair Roman was quick to notice.“Number one, his maturity level is night and day (difference) from last year,” Roman said prior to Wednesday’s practice. “Partly because he is a year older. As a sophomore, he was worried about letting the team down, and he put a lot of pressure on himself.“Another big thing is he bought into what coach (Jim) deArrieta was doing. He got put on a
  
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• Carson City Manager Marano joins mayor on NVEB-5 board

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  Nick Marano, Carson City’s city manager, has joined the Nevada State EB-5 Regional Center board of directors, the center announced Wednesday.The center works to bring together business ventures, both new and expanding, and foreign capital investors. Through a stringent application and investment process, the center said in a news release, it helps qualify foreign investors to obtain U.S. Green Cards for legal immigration. Marano joins a board that includes Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell
  
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• Carson City Brewery Arts Center hosting The Mountain Girls Saturday

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  An evening of bluegrass music by The Mountain Girls and Annie Pinkerton is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Brewery Arts Center’s Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater, 449 W. King St.The performance is part of the BAC’s Bluegrass and Strings series. Tickets, available at the BAC’s Artisan Store, are $15 in advance; $10 for BAC members; $12 for seniors and students; and $20 at the door. For more information, call the Brewery Arts Center office at 775-883-1976.…
  
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• Carson City area live music

  22-10-2015 08:31
  
  Craig Fletcher with Mick Valentino at 6:30 p.m. today at Glen Eagles, 3700 N. Carson St. Fletcher with Terri Campillo and Rocky Tatarelli at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and with Gerry Wright and Campillo at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Glen Eagles.DJ Bobby G’s Country Night at 6 p.m. today at Living the Good Life, 1480 N. Carson St. DJ Bobby G will be featured at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the same location.Dennis and Lynn Klenzcar at 6 p.m. Friday at J’s Old Town Bistro, 30 Pike St. in Dayton.Dus
  
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• Juvenile dies in ATV crash near Logandale

  22-10-2015 07:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A juvenile died in an off-road ATV crash near Logandale on Wednesday night, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• City Council revises North Las Vegas' core values

  22-10-2015 07:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas city workers don't know the city's seven core values. So City Council voted Wednesday night to reduce the city's core values down to three:
  
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