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• Chicago community in shock as 9-year-old killed by gang is buried

  10-11-2015 23:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  People in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood have become used to the shootings that have plagued much of Chicago's South Side for decades. But even here, the killing of a 9-year-old boy came as a terrible shock.
  
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• Howell family receives $15,000 from Bikes to Badges, Tour De Force

  10-11-2015 22:43
  
  Local law enforcement presented the Howell family with a donation of nearly $15,000 Tuesday morning in honor of fallen Carson City Deputy Carl Howell.Howell was killed in the line of duty August 18, while responding to a domestic disturbance call.Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Reno Police Department officers joined Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies and staff in the Ormsby Room at the Sheriff’s Office with Howell’s parents and wife. Employees from 104.1 KRQZ, a Re
  
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• Plans to demolish Riviera move ahead with contract approval

  10-11-2015 22:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the latest development of the Riviera demolition, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board on Tuesday approved a $475,000 contract with a Las Vegas architectural firm to develop the bid documents for the demolition and site improvements.
  
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• Cryotherapy death caused by suffocation, coroner says

  10-11-2015 21:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 24-year-old Las Vegas woman who was found dead in a cryotherapy center in October died from a lack of oxygen, the Clark County coroner's office said.
  
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• Cryotherapy death caused by lack of oxygen, coroner says

  10-11-2015 21:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 24-year-old Las Vegas woman who was found dead in a cryotherapy center in October died from a lack of oxygen, the Clark County coroner's office said Tuesday.
  
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• State OKs funds to fight education savings account legal challenges

  10-11-2015 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved a request for $285,000 to allow the attorney general to continue to use the legal services of a private firm to defend Nevada's education savings account program from two separate court challenges.
  
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• Fast-food workers across US strike for $15-an-hour minimum wage — PHOTOS

  10-11-2015 20:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. fast-food workers went on strike and protested on Tuesday in support of a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights in a campaign they hope will catch the attention of candidates in the 2016 elections.
  
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• Doral Academy on Saddle Avenue evacuated after odor of smoke

  10-11-2015 19:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A southwest valley elementary school has been evacuated while fire crews investigate an odor of smoke, officials say.
  
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• Justice Dept. won't charge ex-Milwaukee cop in civil rights case

  10-11-2015 19:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Justice Department said on Tuesday there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a former Milwaukee police officer in the death of an unarmed black man.
  
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• Motorist flees Nevada, kills self in Arizona, police say

  10-11-2015 19:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Investigators said a Lake Havasu City, Ariz., woman took her own life after a police pursuit on U.S. Highway 93.
  
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• SC college police officer fatally shoots suspected car thief on campus

  10-11-2015 19:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A South Carolina college police officer shot and killed a suspected car thief on campus late Monday, triggering a lockdown at the school, police said.
  
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• Teacher shortage a top priority as committee mulls district split

  10-11-2015 19:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The chronic teacher shortage in the Clark County School District will remain a top priority for officials charged with developing a plan to split the nation's fifth-largest school system into several local precincts.
  
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• Moapa residents want their own independent school precinct

  10-11-2015 19:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Moapa Valley residents, frustrated with a perceived lack of representation on the Clark County School Board, hope to persuade state lawmakers to create an independent school precinct within the rural community as debate continues over how best to reorganize the nation's fifth-largest school system.
  
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• Rancho-Smoke Ranch intersection reopens after multivehicle crash

  10-11-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles, including a tow truck, in the central valley Tuesday morning has been cleared, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• 2 hospitalized after central valley crash involving up to 7 vehicles

  10-11-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles, including a tow truck, in the central valley Tuesday morning sent two people to the hospital, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• 2 hospitalized after central Las Vegas crash involving multiple vehicles

  10-11-2015 19:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple vehicles, including a tow truck, were involved in a central valley crash that sent two people to the hospital on Tuesday, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• 'Facebook killer' to plead self-defense in wife's death

  10-11-2015 18:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Florida man accused of shooting his wife and posting an image of her lifeless body on Facebook was acting in self-defense, his lawyer plans to argue at the start of his Miami murder trial on Tuesday.
  
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• Desert Inn Road reopened near Maryland Parkway after car crashes into house

  10-11-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert Inn Road has reopened in both directions near Maryland Parkway after a car crashed into a house in the area Tuesday morning, police said.
  
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• Desert Inn closed near Maryland after car crashes into house

  10-11-2015 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert Inn Road is closed in both directions near Maryland Parkway after a car crashed into a house in the area, police say.
  
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• Man who died in single-vehicle crash Monday identified

  10-11-2015 17:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 31-year-old man who died when the SUV he was a passenger of crashed into a parked truck Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Storm causes slick conditions in Carson City

  10-11-2015 16:50
  
  Gardnerville, Nev. — Carson City’s first snowstorm of the season produced icy roads, causing spin-outs across Western Nevada.NV Energy reports there are 212 Carson City customers without electricity this morning in three separate weather-related outages.Chains or snow tires were required on most state highways, including Highway 395 south of Indian Hills all the way to the California state line, Highway 50 from Spooner Junction in Carson City to Stateline and Kingsbury Grade.Snow st
  
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• East Las Vegas GameStop robbed at gunpoint Monday night

  10-11-2015 16:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are looking for a man who robbed an east valley GameStop Monday night at gunpoint.
  
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• Turns out, people are passionate about tipping

  10-11-2015 08:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Here's a little tip: If you raise the subject of tipping in Las Vegas, you're asking for a reaction.
  
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• Ski resorts hope snow gives boost to bookings

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  While western resort towns recorded record summer lodging numbers for the third consecutive summer, the winter projections appear to be less promising — at least for the moment.A report from DestiMetrics — a Denver, Colorado-based organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings at 19 western mountain destinations — suggested that advanced winter booking trends were down 2.3 percent in September compared to the same time last year. Occupancy for the month, however, was up ne
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Gratitude for red trees

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  The long warm fall gave us a particular treat this year. The lovely weather let the red color in leaves completely develop, providing us with an amazing vibrant display. Too often cold weather hits in a flash, killing off leaves before their autumn pigments are revealed. I want to thank everyone who has planted a red tree for giving us such a lovely fall spectacle. I love the drive into Carson City from Washoe Valley where I can look out over town and see the trees painting the valley with vivi
  
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• Foul, penalty kick beat Tigers

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  With snow swirling on the field and a wall of Douglas defenders facing her Monday night, sophomore Bekah Gonzalez found a way to convert a last-minute direct free kick to lift Bishop Manogue past Douglas, 1-0, in the Northern Division I Region Tournament girls soccer championship game.The Sierra League rivals scrapped through a scoreless duel for nearly 80 minutes on a frigid and snowy night at Carson High School before Manogue (19-3-2) secured its first Northern Nevada large schools region tou
  
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• Carson schools looking to possibly increase recess

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  Carson City parents aren’t playing around when it comes to their kids’ school recess.Recently, at a Carson City School Board meeting, parents expressed their disapproval of the elementary schools only having two recesses, one 15 minute recess during the morning or afternoon and one at lunch. All of the Carson City elementary schools, prior to 2000 had three recesses, one in the morning, at lunch and in the afternoon, but in 2002, all the elementary schools except for Fritsch switche
  
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• Carson football notebook: Schilling competing for Senators

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  One of the keys to Carson High’s success has been its ability to run the football.The Senators, who average 57 snaps a game, are running the ball 42 times a contest compared to just 15 passes.It’s not the type of ratio Carson coach Blair Roman really likes, but when your team does something well, you stick with it. Carson is averaging 344 yards per game rushing, and playing a key role in that is junior tackle Bryceton Schilling.The 6-foot 230-pound Schilling has been huge the last f
  
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• Carson City woman sentenced for statutory sexual seduction

  10-11-2015 06:51
  
  A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to one year in Carson City Jail for statutory sexual seduction in Carson City District Court Monday. Jacqueline Benzler, 32, had sexual relations with a 13-year-old male neighbor in 2012. She turned herself into police in March 2015 on the warrant for her arrest.In court Monday, Benzler’s attorney asked the judge to just grant her probation as she was remorseful of her crimes, had no prior criminal history and her psychosexual evaluation revealed that she
  
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• Third time is the charm for Carson boys soccer team

  10-11-2015 06:35
  
  The third time was the charm for Carson High’s boys soccer team.After suffering two heartbreaking one-goal losses in the regular season to Wooster, the Senators, thanks to second-half goals by Rogelio Herrera and Guillermo Hernandez, turned the tables on the favored and unbeaten Colts with a 2-1 victory to capture the Division I regional championship on a snowy Monday night at the Jim Frank Track & Field Complex.The win sends Carson (15-3-1), which won the regional title in 2012, into
  
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• Veteran and his son get a new home — PHOTOS

  10-11-2015 04:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Purple heart recipient Justin Gulde and his son, Darien, were at the center of attention on Monday, when they got a look at a mortgage-free home provided for them by the Building Homes For Heroes organization.
  
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• Court: Housing Authority rule on child residency is unconstitutional

  10-11-2015 04:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge has found the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act for its "discriminatory" temporary guardianship policy, according to the recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge James C. Mahan.
  
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• National parks, others honor veterans this week

  10-11-2015 03:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  From free admission at national parks to a car show and barbecue at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas, the country and the community are showing their appreciation this week for those who served in the U.S. military.
  
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• Ousted human resources workers file complaint against North Las Vegas

  10-11-2015 03:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In May, North Las Vegas outsourced its human resources department, dumping two employees critical of city leadership. Now those employees are fighting back.
  
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• Federal jury awards $28,800 to Nevada prisoner

  10-11-2015 03:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Nevada prisoner was awarded $28,800 Friday in a civil rights case in Las Vegas.
  
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• Judge denies Review-Journal's request for details on DA's payment system

  10-11-2015 02:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County District Attorney's Office is not required to reveal case numbers on records about payments and other benefits made to witnesses in criminal cases, a judge ruled Monday.
  
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• Alleged fake doctor says he's too sick to survive in jail

  10-11-2015 02:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rick Van Thiel, an alleged phony doctor prosecutors say could have killed three people who sought treatment from him, complained Monday that he wasn't getting attention behind bars for an ailment he was able to treat himself while out of custody.
  
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• Trailer overturns, kills 22 sheep on 95 ramp in Boulder City

  10-11-2015 01:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Twenty-two sheep died Monday after the trailer hauling them overturned in Boulder City.
  
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• Sheep trailer overturns, blocking 95 ramp in Boulder City

  10-11-2015 01:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The southbound ramp onto U.S. Highway 95 at the split with U.S. Highway 93 in Boulder City is closed after a truck hauling sheep overturned.
  
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• Carson City School Resource Officer advisory board named

  10-11-2015 01:15
  
  Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong brought out his old Carson High letterman’s sweater Monday in honor of the new School Resource Officer grant coming into fruition.Furlong, along with members of the community met Monday to discuss more specific details about what the new resource officers would entail and how to get the community involved in the program. Furlong also introduced an advisory board for the resource officer program who will oversee and measure the success of the program. &ldquo
  
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• Metro investigating shooting in southwest valley

  10-11-2015 00:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting in the southwest valley.
  
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• $560 million awarded to Vegas highway widening project

  10-11-2015 00:51
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation board on Monday approved the largest contract in state history.The $559.4 million contract with Kiewit Infrastructure West will pay for Project NEON, a 3.7-mile widening of Interstate 15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl in downtown Las Vegas.Gov. Brian Sandoval said thanks to NDOT staff and Kiewit, that is nearly $500 million less than the road project was originally expected to cost. In addition, it will be done by 2019.“They’ve t
  
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• After outcry, Nevada plans to pay more for autism therapists

  10-11-2015 00:43
  
  Nevada is planning to pay a bit more than it originally proposed for therapists who work with children with autism, after parents complained the hourly rate was too low. State health officials announced Monday that they plan to reimburse providers $31.31 an hour for services provided by registered behavior technicians to children under Medicaid. That’s up from the original proposed rate of $29.50, but well below the $40 rate that many parents requested. State officials say there are 113 re
  
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• Heavenly set to open Saturday

  10-11-2015 00:35
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California will kick off the ski season six days earlier than initially planned, with both Lake Tahoe ski resorts opening Saturday, Nov. 14, according to a Monday announcement from Vail Resorts.Several inches of snow fell at lake level between Sunday and Monday, and another storm is expected Monday night.Saturday’s openings will be the earliest for the resorts since 2012, according to the announcement.Kirkwood Mountain Resort
  
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