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• Ex-NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal says she was born white — VIDEO

  02-11-2015 23:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the first time, Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who posed as African American, has officially spoken out about the ordeal and has admitted that she was born white, but identifies as black.
  
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• Las Vegas taxi industry launches its own ride-hailing app

  02-11-2015 23:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Southern Nevada taxi industry has thrown its latest counterpunch at Uber and Lyft.
  
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• Snow in Sierra, rain across Northern Nevada

  02-11-2015 23:31
  
  RENO — The Sierra’s first winter storm of the season slowed travel Monday on snowy mountain highways, dumped rain across most of Northern Nevada, caused temporary power outages around Reno and Lake Tahoe and triggered a strong wind advisory as far south as Las Vegas. Chains or snow tires were required on most mountain highways around Lake Tahoe at midday Monday. The area remained under a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. Three to four inches of snow was reported at the Mount Ros
  
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• Sex still sells inside newly installed Strip newsracks

  02-11-2015 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The newsracks that line the Las Vegas Strip are starting to look a little more presentable.
  
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• Judge Rules Bill Cosby Can Be Deposed in Janice Dickinson Case

  02-11-2015 23:02
  A judge in Los Angeles said that Bill Cosby can be questioned in a defamation suit brought against him by the former supermodel Janice Dickerson.
  
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• Feds deny Vegas man's claim of immunity and share in seized millions

  02-11-2015 22:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas man charged in a major telemarketing scheme says he deserves not just immunity from prosecution but also a cut of millions of dollars from seized assets because he gave the FBI information that led to more than 25 indictments.
  
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• Carson City Library to remain open during construction, parking shifted

  02-11-2015 22:19
  
  Library patrons may have difficulty accessing the parking lot over the next couple of months as the city constructs a new water main on Washington Street between Roop and Phillips streets. “Our driveway and Roop Street access may be blocked in the process,” said Sena Loyd, director of the Carson City Library. “The Carson City Community Center and Smith’s have both graciously offered to share their parking lots with us during those times.”According to a notice sent
  
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• Body of Las Vegas woman found in desert near Needles, Calif.

  02-11-2015 22:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives in California are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Las Vegas woman who was found in the desert in Needles in October, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
  
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• Two men die at Sand Mountain over Nevada Day weekend

  02-11-2015 21:30
  
  Two people were killed during the Nevada Day weekend at the Bureau of Land Management’s Sand Mountain Recreation area.Churchill County Sheriff Ben Trotter said Travis Walker, 37, of Sparks was struck and killed during the early morning hours of Friday by a sandrail driven by Christian Schauman, 36, of Redding, Calif.A 76-year-old Sacramento, Calif., man died Saturday afternoon at about 5:11 p.m. while riding a quad. The family reported to law enforcement officials that Richard Hill had a s
  
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• Neighbors say Colorado gunman was Christian, recovering alcoholic

  02-11-2015 21:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A gunman who killed three people in Colorado Springs before dying during a shootout with police was a former alcoholic who wrote online about religion, his family, and "mind control," the Colorado Springs Gazette reported on Monday.
  
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• U.S. 95 ramp onto northbound I-15 reopens

  02-11-2015 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Highway 95 northbound ramp onto northbound Interstate 15 is open again after a truck blocked the entrance for nearly four hours, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
  
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• Truck rollover closes I-15 ramp onto NB Highway 95

  02-11-2015 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The I-15 northbound ramp onto northbound Highway 95 is blocked by a truck rollover, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
  
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• Brewery Arts Center needs help bringing music series to Carson

  02-11-2015 21:07
  
  Carson City via the Brewery Arts Center is now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to Carson City during the summer of 2016.Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the Brewery Arts Center hopes to qualify as one of the 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP Carson City Grant Awards.The Levitt AMP Carson City Grant Awards is a matching grant opportunity created by Levitt Pavilions to serve small to mid
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of assault on a peace officer, dissuading a witness

  02-11-2015 20:35
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 8:36 p.m., David Gross, 43, of Carson City was arrested suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no insurance, suspended license, suspended registration and speed 11-15 over after deputies initiated a traffic stop near the Bunny Ranch and Highway 50. Bail was set at $4,875.At 8:50 p.m.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office seeking help in Chevron gas station theft

  02-11-2015 20:19
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a theft at the North Carson Street Chevron Gas Station.At 2:55 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, a female entered the store and stole a donations jar located on the counter while the clerk was distracted. The jar contained an undisclosed amount of cash and coins and was being collected for children leukemia and lymphoma research.Anyone with information or identify of the person depicted
  
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• Carson City detectives seeking information in double stabbing

  02-11-2015 20:19
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on someone who may have stabbed two people Sunday night. Deputies responded to reports of a stabbing at the Carson Street Best Value Motel around midnight where they found a 52-year-old man with at least five wounds to his upper body, face and neck. He was then transported to Renown Regional Medical Center for his injuries, including a collapsed lung. A second man was found a short time later by deputies near the Highway 50 SaveMart
  
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• Carson City detectives seek information in double stabbing

  02-11-2015 20:19
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on someone who may have stabbed two people Sunday night. Deputies responded to reports of a stabbing at the Carson Street Best Value Motel around midnight where they found a 52-year-old man with at least five wounds to his upper body, face and neck. He was then transported to Renown Regional Medical Center for his injuries, including a collapsed lung. A second man was found a short time later by deputies near the Highway 50 SaveMart
  
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• Health exchange ready for 3rd go-round

  02-11-2015 20:11
  
  It’s survived an IT meltdown and attempts to kill it in the Legislature. It’s now facing the loss of two insurance carriers and an effort to constitutionally ban it.But leaders of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said they’re optimistic about their effort to get more Nevadans covered during a three-month enrollment period starting Nov. 1, bolstered by a relatively smooth process last year.“It was a vote of confidence,” exchange director Bruce Gilbert said
  
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• Health exchange hopes to move past troubles in 3rd go-round

  02-11-2015 20:11
  
  It’s survived an IT meltdown and attempts to kill it in the Legislature. It’s now facing the loss of two insurance carriers and an effort to constitutionally ban it.But leaders of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said they’re optimistic about their effort to get more Nevadans covered during a three-month enrollment period starting Nov. 1, bolstered by a relatively smooth process last year.“It was a vote of confidence,” exchange director Bruce Gilbert said
  
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• Son's girlfriend charged in Conn. couple's deaths

  02-11-2015 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill his parents is scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday.
  
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• Court papers: Conn. man planned with girlfriend to kill his parents

  02-11-2015 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Connecticut man charged with murdering his parents plotted with his girlfriend to kill them out of anger when he learned they planned to cut him out of their will, according to court papers on Monday.
  
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• Nearly 500 people arrested at Southern Calif. EDM festivals

  02-11-2015 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in Southern California arrested hundreds of people over the weekend at several electronic dance music festivals, authorities said, as scrutiny mounts on the high-profile events known as raves due to drug-related deaths in recent years.
  
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• Trial beginning for white Detroit cop accused in beating black motorist

  02-11-2015 18:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after collision with semi on Las Vegas Strip

  02-11-2015 17:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a semitrailer on Las Vegas Boulevard near Mandalay Bay on Sunday night.
  
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• Coroner IDs 14-year-old boy killed by RTC bus

  02-11-2015 17:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner's office has identified a boy struck and killed by a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus on Sunday evening.
  
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• Boy, 14, struck, killed by RTC bus identified

  02-11-2015 17:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner's office has identified the teen struck and killed by a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus on Sunday evening.
  
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• Boy, 14, hit and killed by RTC bus identified

  02-11-2015 17:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner's office has identified the teen struck and killed by a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus on Sunday evening.
  
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• Windy, cooler weather headed into Las Vegas Valley

  02-11-2015 16:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A wind advisory is in effect for the Las Vegas Valley until 10 p.m. Monday and things are cooling down.
  
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• Conservative think tank praises 20 Nevada legislators

  02-11-2015 09:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A conservative think tank grading Nevada lawmakers on their performance on behalf of taxpayers in the 2015 legislative session found only 20 of 63 who achieved favorable voting records.
  
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• Habitat for Humanity plans 24 new homes in Henderson

  02-11-2015 09:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Habitat for Humanity is planning to build 24 new homes in Henderson between 2016 and 2018, a step the city hopes will help revitalize one of its oldest and poorest neighborhoods.
  
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• Struggling Kmart turns the blue light back on

  02-11-2015 08:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attention Kmart shoppers: the struggling discount chain is bringing back the "Bluelight Special" in the hopes the iconic marketing approach it pioneered decades ago will breathe life into its stores and online sales.
  
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• Schools offer careers that take flight

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Those seeking a career in the skies now have a new option.Charter College has partnered with Reno-Tahoe Helicopters and Carson Aviation Academy to offer Associate of Applied Science in Aviation degrees with programs in rotor or fixed-wing aircraft.Reno-Tahoe Helicopters and Carson Aviation Academy have offered their respective flight schools for years. The partnership with Charter College opens doors for students to receive financial aid, as well as academic support services, and also provides
  
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• ‘Pride’ in selling your business

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of four articles about exit strategies for small business owners. In Part one, I discussed how the old Chinese proverb “He who rides tiger must find way to dismount” relates to any business. In other words, how owners can dismount or exit the tiger of a business they have founded and ridden successfully for many years. This article will explore how selling your business to a family member, employee, or another individual you know w
  
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• New president takes helm at college

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Sierra Nevada College is under new leadership with the appointment of Dr. Alan Walker, who started his tenure as president of Nevada’s only private college in September.Walker brings a diverse academic skill set to SNC Tahoe as well as 30 years of progressive leadership in higher education and postsecondary institutions. Most recently, he held roles as interim provost at Shawnee State University, and as president of Upper Iowa University, a post he held for eight years. During his time at
  
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• Mountainside at Northstar unveils master plan

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Mountainside at Northstar, Lake Tahoe’s ski-in/ski-out residential community located on-mountain between The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe and The Village at Northstar, announces a long-term plan to introduce new amenities, personalized services, unique programming and luxury real estate opportunities for the adventure-driven family. This fall/winter season, the four-season community, developed by Mountainside Partners, embarks on a new journey to connect homeowners with authentic and elevated
  
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• Gilman talks Tesla and SWITCH

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Huge is a word L. Lance Gilman borrows from others to turn his TRIC (Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center) up a notch in his listeners’ minds, then heaps on more.At least that’s the way it seemed as he spoke to 55 people at a recent Carson City breakfast meeting of Nevada Business Connections. Yet the CEO of TRIC also threw around a few facts, figures and hints of future prospects to back his contention TRIC is the biggest thing to hit northern Nevada either in generations or ever.“Th
  
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• Everyone profits from a skilled workforce

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  The problem most — if not all — manufacturers face today is hiring skilled personnel that can benefit their organizations, help them grow and be competitive. Here’s a good example. During the years of 1998 to 2002, Vineburg Machining had the good fortune of having three German interns that finished their apprenticeships working for VMI; all but one went back to Germany after one year’s time. The experience with having these interns employed at our company had a very posi
  
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• Event marks opening of dealership

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  The Dolan Auto Group held a grand opening VIP party Oct. 22 for its new $27 million Lexus dealership in Reno. The event, which attracted 700 people, showcased the nearly 70,000-square-foot dealership, which is about two-and-a-half times the size of the original store and has room for a lot more than making deals and signing paperwork. The Lexus store has an expanded showroom and state-of-the-art repair shop, espresso bar and business center that will give customers things to do while waiting fo
  
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• Eldorado’s revenues rise

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Reno-based Eldorado Resorts’ casinos have been on a roll in the third quarter. The casino and resort operator, with business operations in five states, said its net income for the quarter ending Sept. 30 was $3.3 million, which reversed a net loss of $4 million in the same quarter a year ago, according to an Oct. 26 filing with the SEC. At the same time, overall revenue was $183.5 million, a 4 percent decline from the $191 million recorded in 2014. The drop reflects investments by the pub
  
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• Dialing up business growth

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Nevada government and business leaders extended a warm Nevada welcome to officials from Teleperformance, which recently opened a 45,000-square-foot contact center in Reno.“That’s 500 new jobs here,” said Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, of the number of positions expected at the new center, which moved into one-third of the long-empty Walmart building at Northtowne Lane and North McCarran.“When you talk to someone who hasn’t been working and now they have the opport
  
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• Creative marketing and negotiating key to real estate deals

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  Of all the skills that a real estate agent or broker needs to have, two of the most important ones are marketing and negotiating. You can be a brilliant analyst dissecting the statistics for every sector of the market and a wonderful person that everybody likes to share a cocktail with, but it takes creative marketing talents and solid negotiating skills to help your clients achieve the best results possible.As computers and the Internet have become integrated into everyday life, agents and bro
  
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• Boomers: Buying your next home

  02-11-2015 08:07
  
  For many Americans, retirement signifies a new chapter in their lives, one that comes complete with a new home. Call it downsizing; call it rightsizing. Regardless, buying a new home in retirement, when many older adults take to traveling and other leisure activities, requires some additional research.Retirees must first educate themselves about their options and their new reality.“One of the biggest misconceptions is the assumption that a newer, smaller home will be cheaper than their cu
  
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• 1 dies in motorcycle crash near Mandalay Bay

  02-11-2015 07:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a semitrailer on Las Vegas Boulevard near Mandalay Bay on Sunday night.
  
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• GOP congressional candidate pays himself salary from campaign fund

  02-11-2015 06:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Andrew Matthews quit his paid job as president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute when he decided to run for Congress. As a Republican candidate in the 3rd Congressional District, he is now getting paid from his campaign funds.
  
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• UNLV students unveil new casino games — PHOTOS

  02-11-2015 05:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Student inventors from UNLV revealed five table games they created during an event at Red Rock in Las Vegas on Sunday. The students are from UNLV's Center for Gaming Innovation and were supported through a grant from the state's Knowledge Fund.
  
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• Jeb Bush says GOP rival Rubio has 'given up'

  02-11-2015 04:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush pressed his attack on rival Marco Rubio's record of missed Senate votes, saying it showed Rubio had "given up" on breaking through the political gridlock in Washington.
  
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• Annual automotive trade shows set to rev up this week — PHOTOS

  02-11-2015 04:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas takes on a little Detroit ambience this week when it plays host to Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week and two trade shows that will draw more than 140,000 people to Southern Nevada.
  
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• Man arrested, charged in fatal crash in Bullhead City

  02-11-2015 04:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal traffic accident Friday in Bullhead City, Ariz., police said.
  
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• Kingman mother, boyfriend arrested in death of toddler

  02-11-2015 03:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The death of a toddler has resulted in the arrest of his mother and her boyfriend in northwest Arizona.
  
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• Teenager killed in RTC bus crash on Vegas Drive near MLK

  02-11-2015 03:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A boy was killed when he was hit by a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus Sunday evening in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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