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• Political Eye: Boulder City's police chief stays silent

  13-12-2015 23:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Boulder City Police Chief Bill Conger said he won't be making any more statements regarding a scandal at the city's animal shelter, including to clarify remarks the city attorney contradicted.
  
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• Policeman fatally shoots an axe-wielding student at the Univ. of North Texas

  13-12-2015 20:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A police officer at the University of North Texas shot and killed an axe-wielding student suspected of knocking out car windows early on Sunday morning, the school's president said.
  
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• FBI concludes search of San Bernardino lake

  13-12-2015 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After days of scouring a San Bernardino lake for clues into this month's terror attack, divers have recovered some items, the FBI said.
  
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• FBI concludes search of San Bernadino lake

  13-12-2015 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After days of scouring a San Bernardino lake for clues into this month's terror attack, divers have recovered some items, the FBI said.
  
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• Rand Paul Will Appear on Main Debate Stage

  13-12-2015 20:11
  Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky will retain his place on the main stage when the Republican presidential candidates debate on Tuesday, CNN said on Sunday.
  
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• Nevada’s Bilbray stands alone on Postal Service board

  13-12-2015 19:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Postal Service is now being overseen by a Board of Governors made up of a single presidential appointee — former Rep. James Bilbray of Nevada.
  
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• With Trump at center, CNN reveals stage order for GOP debate at Venetian

  13-12-2015 19:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nine candidates will debate at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Venetian for the final Republican presidential primary debate of 2015, a critical event that will help shape the contest heading into the Iowa caucuses.
  
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• Police seek car in connection with shooting near Sunset, Grand Canyon

  13-12-2015 18:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person was critically wounded and Metro is looking for a red sports car connected to a southwest valley shooting Sunday morning, police say.
  
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• 1 wounded in shooting near Sunset, Grand Canyon

  13-12-2015 18:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro detectives are investigating a shooting that left one wounded in the southwest valley Sunday morning, police say.
  
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• Chilly conditions come back this week for Las Vegas Valley

  13-12-2015 18:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Don't count on the sun being of much help the next couple of days, as clouds and storm systems are moving into the Las Vegas Valley, National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Shafer said.
  
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• Holiday driving tips: See and be seen, learn to play outfield

  13-12-2015 17:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It's beginning to look a lot like collision season. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says 20 percent of all collisions take place in shopping center parking lots during the holiday season.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured after semi rear-ends car Friday night

  13-12-2015 16:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pahrump teenager is dead and two other people suffered critical and serious injuries when the car they were in was rear-ended by a tractor trailer Friday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• USA Parkway project before NDOT Board Monday

  13-12-2015 08:27
  
  One of four companies vying to build the USA Parkway will get the nod from NDOT staff when the board will meet Monday.Director Rudy Malfabon will present to the board, headed by Gov. Brian Sandoval, with the apparent best bidder to construct the parkway connecting U.S. 50 to Interstate 80.Described as a key element in the deal that brought the Tesla/Panasonic gigafactory battery plant to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, the $71 million project was put at the top of the Northern Nevada construc
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors set mega-meeting to wind up 2015

  13-12-2015 08:27
  
  A mega-meeting is in store Thursday for Carson City’s Board of Supervisors. It will include major development issues and a session that likely will reach into early evening.On the agenda going into the board’s final 2015 regular session, which is in the Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room at 851 E. William St., are matters dealing with next year’s planned downtown makeover project, a city cultural master plan, a presentation on industry retention and expansion, an
  
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• Cameron Oliver provides a twist in Wolf Pack’s win

  13-12-2015 08:27
  
  RENO — Cameron Oliver only needed half a game to lead the Nevada Wolf Pack to another victory Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.“I’m beaming with pride how he dominated the game in the second half,” Wolf Pack coach Eric Musselman said after a 79-71 win over the Drake Bulldogs in front of a crowd of 5,541. “That is off-the-charts great for our program moving forward.”Oliver played just four minutes in the first half because of foul trouble and didn’t scor
  
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• Santa comes to town in Carson City

  13-12-2015 08:11
  
  Santa Claus waves to the crowd while he rides the Burning Man art-car ‘USS Nevada’ Saturday morning during the Old Time Santa parade in Carson…
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 2, 1969: Sept. 14 is magic date for draft lottery

  13-12-2015 08:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Men from 19 to 26 years old born on Sept. 14 who have last names starting with the letter “J” will be the first ones drafted next month under the nation’s first Selective Service lottery in a generation. In less than an hour and a half Monday night, all 365 days of the year plus Leap Year’s Feb. 29 were drawn at random from a big glass laboratory jar at Selective Service headquarters here. The order in which they emerged, rolled up in blue plastic
  
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• Carson High School student needs help setting World Record

  13-12-2015 08:11
  
  A project to raise money for education and break a world record by forming a large human Christmas tree is the two-pronged senior project of Taylor Weddell at Carson High School.Working with the Carson City Schools Foundation, Weddell is pushing for folks to gather 3,000 strong at the Carson High School football field, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, to form the world’s largest human Christmas tree there about 11 a.m. The current record, set in Honduras, was set previously by gathering 2
  
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• Carson City road report for Dec. 14-20

  13-12-2015 08:11
  
  The following applies to the period of Dec. 14-20. Beginning Monday, Dec. 14 and continuing through the week, there will be intermittent lane closures on Carson Street due to utility work as part of the Downtown Carson project. In addition, Third Street will be temporarily closed to through traffic between Carson and Curry streets for a brief time period. Detours will be signed.Lane closures with two-way traffic maintained are expected at the following locations due to utility work:The outside
  
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• Senator Square: Carson High School bowling team off to strong start

  13-12-2015 08:03
  
  The Carson High School bowling team won its first match last week against Galena, 33-12. The highest game and series for our boys team was rolled by Dustin Floyd with a 247 game and 693 series. Samantha Hinton had the highest game and series for our girls with a 233 game and 543 series. Excellent start to the CHS bowling season.SPEECH/DEBATE NEWSCarson High debaters competed in the annual American Legion Oratorical Competition last weekend. The competition has two rounds; the first requires stu
  
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• Pioneer student attends national competition

  13-12-2015 08:03
  
  The National Student Leadership Competition for the Jobs for America’s Graduates program was held in Washington, D.C., Dec. 2-6.Kailee Fiorica, senior class president at Pioneer High School and the JAG vice president of the PHS chapter, was selected to attend the competition. Only 23 students from the hundreds of JAG participants in Nevada were chosen to represent in competition and leadership workshops. Fiorica has been advocating Nevada’s attendance at the competition since the be
  
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• Looking for STEM to bloom in Carson City

  13-12-2015 08:03
  
  Allen Gosselin frames the purpose and goals of the STEM Curriculum Summit Wednesday night at Carson High School.…
  
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• Huge turnout to lay wreaths for veterans

  13-12-2015 08:03
  
  FERNLEY — Two women took several steps backward after placing a wreath at the base of a headstone at the Northern Nevada Memorial Veterans Cemetery north of Fernley Saturday.Both women stood motionless, tears welling in their eyes.“I lost him last year,” said Dayton resident Deborah McGifford, whose husband of 36 years died in 2014.McGifford said her husband enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving for 20 years. She and her sister, Brenda Williford, who was visiting from Ala
  
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• Carson City area residents earn degrees from University of Nevada, Reno

  13-12-2015 08:03
  
  The University of Nevada, Reno’s Winter Commencement Dec. 5 recognized 1,604 degrees, some of which were earned by Carson City area residents. Bryan Akerley, Carson City, Bachelor of Arts, Reynolds School of JournalismBrittany Bill, Carson City, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, College of BusinessElizabeth Fakkema, Carson City, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal ArtsTrevor Freitas, Carson City, Bachelor of Science in Education, College of EducationDestiny Garrett, Carson
  
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• Prep roundup: Nationally ranked Moreau handles Tigers

  13-12-2015 07:55
  
  MINDEN — Five players scored in double figures to help nationally ranked Moreau Catholic (Hayward, Calif.) run to an 83-61 victory against Douglas Saturday afternoon at Randy Green Court.Moreau (3-0) surged to a 24-10 first quarter lead and went on to complete its sweep of a two-game series in Northern Nevada. The Mariners were ranked No. 11 by USA Today this week.Michael Johnson and Dalton Davis scored 10 points each, while Dylan Hinks added nine and Jace Hart eight to provide offensive
  
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• CHS endures tough stretch, wins title

  13-12-2015 07:55
  
  SPARKS — It was a grueling task. Six games in four days, including doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday nights.Carson High’s boys basketball team passed with flying colors winning all six contests, including Saturday’s 70-55 win over Placer in the championship game of the annual Rail City Classic at Sparks High School.Carson now sits at 7-2 entering the Jerry Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Carson plays Cathedral Catholic in its opening contest.“I knew
  
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• Valley to see warmer conditions Sunday but more chill coming

  13-12-2015 07:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Although Sunday is expected to warm up slightly at a high of 58 degrees and low of 44 degrees, colder weather will come on Monday, along with overcast skies.
  
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• What constitutes a mass shooting? That depends on whom you ask

  13-12-2015 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four mass shootings took place in the Las Vegas Valley this year, according to the ShootingTracker.com website, but you've probably never heard them described that way.
  
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• Las Vegas trade school gives grads an edge on wedding planning

  13-12-2015 06:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lavish new wedding exhibit greets guests at The International School of Hospitality in southeast Las Vegas, where crystals, roses and silk linens adorn a set of party-ready tables just past the main lobby.
  
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• Washington Digest: Congress completes No Child Left Behind overhaul

  13-12-2015 06:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Senate last week easily gave final legislative approval and President Barack Obama signed into law a long-awaited education bill that overhauls the much-maligned No Child Left Behind Act.
  
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• Project 150's free shopping day brings good cheer to homeless teens, families

  13-12-2015 05:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The sounds of Andy Williams singing "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," streamed through the speakers Saturday morning at Project 150, a Las Vegas nonprofit that provides basic necessities to homeless or needy teens, young adults and their families.
  
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• Suspects sought in burglary of Carson City residence

  13-12-2015 05:07
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify two individuals suspected of robbing a Northgate residence Friday morning. Security cameras from the house caught two people, a male and a female, taking items and leaving in a late model black Kia. The residents said they believe the robbery occurred sometime between 8:10 and 10:45 a.m., and suspect the two came back to the house nearly two hours after the initial entrance into the house.It was estimated the suspects got away with m
  
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• Anvil, hammer, steel: Blacksmiths keep craft alive in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

  13-12-2015 04:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton on Friday in Las Vegas was a trip back to the old West.
  
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• Obama praises Paris climate accord, the 'best chance we have to save' planet

  13-12-2015 03:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming.
  
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• Former commissioner Collins arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI

  13-12-2015 03:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins was involved in a car crash and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Friday night.
  
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• Man shot, killed in northwest valley Thursday identified

  13-12-2015 00:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man shot and killed Thursday in a northwest valley apartment complex was identified by the Clark County coroner's office on Saturday.
  
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• Man shot in northwest valley identified

  13-12-2015 00:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man shot and killed Thursday in a northwest valley apartment complex was identified by the Clark County coroner's office on Saturday.
  
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• Man killed in west valley crash identified

  13-12-2015 00:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed when he was ejected from a vehicle in the west valley Friday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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