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• Marijuana tax to fund college scholarships in Colorado

  08-11-2015 22:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Starting in 2017, high school graduates in one Colorado county will be able to turn to a college scholarship funded by marijuana tax.
  
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• Dotty's tavern license application has City Council all atwitter

  08-11-2015 22:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas City Council members last week again put off approval of a gaming license sought by Dotty's — which critics have labeled slot parlor operators. It was the second time in four months that they failed to take action on the item.
  
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• Questions linger after report of sex misconduct at NSHE

  08-11-2015 21:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After months of uncomfortable silence, Mallory Levins finally mustered the courage to speak up: Her colleague at the Nevada System of Higher Education, she told her bosses, had made a habit of masturbating at work while she was forced to listen.
  
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• 2 teens in critical condition after early morning crash

  08-11-2015 20:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two teens suffered substantial injuries after the truck they were in traveled off the roadway, up an embankment and onto railroad tracks Sunday morning, police say.
  
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• Troubled housing authority pays HR consultant, acting director too

  08-11-2015 20:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The cash-strapped Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority has hired a $90-an-hour consultant to oversee the day-to-day operations of the agency's human resources department, even though it already pays an acting HR director to do the job.
  
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• Man 'sought revenge' by setting fire to churches in rural Ariz. community

  08-11-2015 19:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A transient man has been arrested for burning two churches in the rural northwest Arizona community of Dolan Springs.
  
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• Derailed train leaks ethanol into Mississippi River

  08-11-2015 18:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  BNSF Railway Co crews have staunched the flow of ethanol from a freight train that derailed in Wisconsin after thousands of gallons of the denatured alcohol leaked into the Mississippi River, the company said on Sunday.
  
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• Experts say grocery market in Las Vegas Valley is healthy despite demise of two chains

  08-11-2015 18:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The closure of two grocery chains in Las Vegas will leave consumers with fewer options, but analysts say that they don't expect other operators will flee and that others will arrive.
  
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• 1,400 on waiting list for Nevada's independent living program

  08-11-2015 17:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marsha Rodriguez waited six months to get into a Nevada Medicaid waiver program providing home services so the disabled woman wouldn't have to move into a nursing home.
  
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• Man jumps from Venetian pedestrian bridge

  08-11-2015 16:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man armed with razor blades jumped from the pedestrian bridge at the Venetian Hotel and Casino on Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday night, police say.
  
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• Man in wheelchair hit by car at bus stop Saturday night

  08-11-2015 16:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorized wheelchair was struck by a car at a central valley bus stop Saturday night, police say.
  
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• CARSON MAKES A ‘STATE’-MENT

  08-11-2015 08:26
  
  RENO — In coach Michael Alvarez’s mind, there was no doubt his Carson Senators were going to make the state tournament.Abel Sanchez scored on a penalty kick in the 25th minute to break a scoreless tie, and the Senators played stellar defense the rest of the way to post a 1-0 win in the Division I regional semifinals Saturday afternoon at North Valleys.Carson, which qualified for next week’s state tournament with the win, will meet Sierra League rival and undefeated Wooster in
  
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• Western Nevada College Foundation: Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company thankful for support

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  “If you reach for the stars, all you get are the stars, but we’ve found a whole new spin.If you reach for the heavens, you get the stars rolled in.” These lyrics from the song “Anything Can Happen if You Let It,” written by George Stiles and Anthony Drew for the Broadway production of “Mary Poppins,” capture the spirit of the Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company, making it the perfect theme song for our 25th anniversary. We’re celebrating with o
  
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• U.S. Ski Team doctor: Avoid ski injuries with proper training

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — With ski season on our doorstep and resorts across the West starting to open, now is the time to make sure you’re ready. And it starts with proper conditioning.“The better shape you’re in, the better chance you have of avoiding injury,” U.S. Ski Team physician and Barton Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. Terry Orr said during a recent presentation at Lake Tahoe Community College.Studies show roughly three in 1,000 ski days include a knee injury. Of t
  
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• Tigers turn back CHS

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  RENO — Carson High fired the first salvo, but Douglas won the war.The Tigers spotted Carson a goal in the first five minutes, but roared back with three unanswered scores to post a 3-1 win in the NIAA Division I regional semifinal Saturday afternoon at North Valleys High School.The win qualified the Tigers for Monday’s championship game at 4 p.m. at Carson High against Bishop Manogue which beat Spanish Springs, 1-1, (7-6 in the shootout). More importantly, the win qualified the Tige
  
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• Senator Square: Rivalry spreads to school staffs

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  The staff of Carson High School and Douglas High School have agreed to a rivalry basketball game to be played on Nov. 19 at Douglas. The staff basketball game is a fundraiser for the Peace Officer’s Memorial Fund. The game will start at 7 p.m. The cost of the game is $5 for adults and $3 for students (with a school i.d.). Multiple members of each of the school’s staff will be on hand to battle it out on the basketball court and continue the rivalry, but for a good cause. Come suppor
  
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• Marchegger PRs en route to title

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  RENO — Elaina Marchegger continued what has turned into a postseason breakout and made it look easy in the process Saturday at the NIAA State Cross County Championships.The Sierra Lutheran High School junior cruised to victory with a personal best time in the Division III/IV girls race, and the Falcons earned the runner-up team trophy on an warm autumn day at Rancho San Rafael Park.In the Division I girls race, Douglas sophomore Megan Ruffo ran to sixth-place and the Tigers finished sixth
  
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• Dia De Los Muertos in Carson City

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  Riley Rains, 13, works on a foam skull Saturday at the Nevada State Museum.…
  
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• Dayton spikers advance to state

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  TRUCKEE — The Dayton volleyball team, seeded No. 3, pulled out a thrilling win against No. 2 seed Lowry, 25-18, 17-25, 25-15, 15-25, 15-7 in the Northern Division IA semifinals Saturday to earn a berth in the state tournament.The Dust Devils went on to lose to Truckee 11-25, 10-25, 14-25 in the finals. Dayton, the No. 2 seed, will open the state tournament in the semifinals Friday against Faith Lutheran.“My hitters finished the ball and my defense was spot on,” said Dayton coa
  
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• Carson City road report for Nov. 9-15

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  The following information applies to the period of Nov. 9-15. Division Street will be closed between Fifth and King streets during daytime hours weekdays due to road construction. Detours will be signed.Utility work will continue during daytime hours Monday through Thursday (with the exception of Veterans Day on Wednesday), with flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:Division Street between Fleischmann Way and Long Street; road will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 10, through Friday, Nov
  
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• Bear-proof garbage cans becoming need in area

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  With the onset of winter, the combination of bears and garbage is proving to be a serious problem in western Nevada.And the key issue is the lack of bear-resistant garbage containers in the Reno-Tahoe-Carson City area, according to wildlife officials.“Waste Management has been one of the biggest obstacles to getting bear proof containers used in the local areas,” said Carl Lackey, whose job is to deal with bear problems for the Department of Wildlife.He said the company’s oppo
  
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• A year out, 2 sides claw for Nevada Legislature majority

  08-11-2015 08:19
  
  CARSON CITY — When Republicans rode a nationwide “red wave” in 2014 to take control of the Nevada Legislature, their unexpected majority didn’t just give them the clout to win votes on individual bills. It also gave them a more subtle power: the leadership roles that determine which bills came up for discussion. A year ahead of the 2016 elections, Democrats who were outnumbered 25-17 this spring, say they’ve learned from the “painful” experience of not
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 2, 1966: Mass shooting in Texas leaves 16 dead

  08-11-2015 08:11
  
  AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) — Charles Joseph Whitman, known as a quiet, thoughtful young man, killed his wife and mother to spare them embarrassment, he wrote, at what he was about to do — shoot everybody he could from the University of Texas Tower. He killed 13 more persons, counting an unborn baby, before police shot him to death. In addition to the 16 dead, 31 persons were wounded in Whitman’s day of carnage Monday. Whitman, 25, an architectural engineering student at the university,
  
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• Manogue beats CHS for regional title

  08-11-2015 08:11
  
  RENO — Volleyball is known as a game of momentum.On Saturday, the Carson Senators couldn’t find it. Bishop Manogue did, and in the process, the Miners rolled to a long-awaited Northern Division I Region Tournament championship victory against Carson.Manogue (34-6 overall) swept three straight sets — winning 25-16, 25-20, 25-23 — before a crowd of 900-plus gathered in Manogue’s M. Sean Sullivan Gymnasium.As soon as 6-foot-1 outside hitter Katelyn Oppio hammered down
  
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• Charles Sehe: Thank you, Nevada, for unforgettable visit

  08-11-2015 08:11
  
  How does one person thank the many individuals and special groups of Carson City who have enthusiastically provided the various means in many ways for me to visit their beloved state of Nevada? I sought my answers from my experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during World War II, moments of solitude and reverie. This venerable ship has had a resounding success in performing her specific wartime tasks, accomplished only by the unity of a joint action by the Nevada’s seven operationa
  
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• Get to know these not-so-friendly parasites (maybe)

  08-11-2015 07:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Recently, doctors in Napa, Calif., found a tapeworm in a man's brain that nearly killed him. And there are other equally disturbing parasites to worry about, some more common than you think.
  
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• 2 critically injured in Budget Suites stabbing

  08-11-2015 07:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people suffered critical wounds in a stabbing at a Budget Suites near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Valley View Boulevard on Saturday night, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Valley students go for a spin in log rolling classes — PHOTOS

  08-11-2015 06:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Pavilion Center pool in Summerlin is the site of a different kind of fitness class: log rolling. Students in the City of Las Vegas program work on balance and agility in a four-week program.
  
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• Mysterious light seen from Las Vegas came from missile test, Navy says

  08-11-2015 04:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mysterious light spotted over Las Vegas and other parts of the West came from a Trident missile test-fired by the Navy off the coast of California, according to reports.
  
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• Disneyland employee gets jail for trying to trade tickets for sex with minor

  08-11-2015 02:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Disneyland employee accused of offering tickets to the Southern California amusement park to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl in exchange for sex acts has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to the charges, authorities said.
  
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• Robot train in desert planned to store green energy

  08-11-2015 00:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A California company wants to build a rail line to nowhere in the desert west of Las Vegas.
  
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• Woman killed in bus crash identified

  08-11-2015 00:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The woman killed in a collision with an RTC bus in the west Las Vegas Valley Thursday has been identified as 45-year-old Trinese Desire Bolden of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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