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• Jump Start College building on student success

  08-01-2016 23:55
  
  After a superb debut in Western Nevada College’s Jump Start College program, the Lyon County School District isn’t resting on its laurels.Lyon County is offering more juniors access to college credit classes, providing them with the opportunity to receive a two-year Associate Degree by the time they graduate from high school.No school district participating in WNC’s Jump Start College program was more successful in its first year than Lyon County. Students were nearly perfect
  
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• Nevada prison inmate with stroke history dead in Carson City

  08-01-2016 23:47
  
  Nevada prison officials say a 67-year-old inmate from Las Vegas died in prison in Carson City while serving a life sentence for child sexual assault and lewdness with a minor. The Nevada Department of Corrections said Sherwood Gale Jordan was found dead about 5 a.m. Friday at the Northern Nevada Correction Center. A cause and manner of death weren’t immediately known, but court records show that Jordan had multiple strokes in 1998. The Carson City sheriff’s office coroner was schedul
  
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• Las Vegas Paiute Tribe awarded $559K diabetes grant

  08-01-2016 23:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A $558,575 federal grant has been awarded to help the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe fight diabetes.
  
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• Forensic artist lends talents to local nonprofit to help ID missing persons

  08-01-2016 22:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It isn't easy to make a living as a fine artist, but Jane Billingham has had enough success in the field that she donates about two or three months of her time and talent each year to bring the dead back to life.
  
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• 11-year-old student asks Bundy what he's trying to accomplish in Oregon standoff

  08-01-2016 21:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eleven-year-old Monte Kingen made his way with his parents to the standoff where protesters are staying put at the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. Monte's goal: interview Ryan Bundy about why he's there for a school newspaper report.
  
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• NYPD sergeant facing internal charges in Eric Garner death

  08-01-2016 20:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A New York City police sergeant is facing internal disciplinary charges for her role in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man whose fatal police encounter in 2014 spurred nationwide protests.
  
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• Inmate dies in Northern Nevada Correction Center

  08-01-2016 19:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An male inmate has died at the Northern Nevada Correction Center in Carson City, the Nevada Corrections Department said in a release.
  
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• Mexican officials recapture drug lord 'El Chapo' in bloody raid

  08-01-2016 19:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mexican authorities snared drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a bloody raid Friday aimed at capturing one of the world's most notorious and slippery criminals.
  
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• Mexican officials recapture drug lord 'El Chapo'

  08-01-2016 19:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mexico has recaptured the world's most notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, President Enrique Pena Nieto said via Twitter on Friday, six months after he brazenly broke out of a high security prison through a tunnel.
  
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• Attorneys: Police threatened witnesses in Chicago teen's shooting death

  08-01-2016 19:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least three witnesses to the Laquan McDonald police killing were questioned for hours, threatened by officers and ordered to change their accounts to match the official Chicago police version of the shooting, the attorneys for the teen's estate say.
  
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• Maine governor apologizes for 'white girl' remark, says it wasn't racist

  08-01-2016 18:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Outspoken Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Friday responded to criticism that his comments about drug dealers flooding the state and impregnating "white girls" had a racist tone, blaming the media for taking his words out of context.
  
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• Powerball jackpot rises to $800M ahead of Saturday drawing

  08-01-2016 17:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The jackpot in the Powerball lottery, already the largest ever payout in North American history, continued to climb, hitting an estimated $800 million on Friday, the operator of the multistate game said.
  
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• Cool, dry Saturday; chance of showers returns Sunday

  08-01-2016 17:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Though Las Vegas will see a cool, dry break on Saturday, the week's patchy precipitation will make a comeback Sunday, when a slight chance of showers returns and will linger into next week.
  
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• Disruptive passenger causes Chicago-bound flight to be diverted

  08-01-2016 17:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A passenger became disruptive on a United Airlines flight traveling from New York to Chicago on Thursday, causing it to be diverted to Detroit, the airline said.
  
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• Mother of 'affluenza' teen arraigned in Texas court

  08-01-2016 17:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mother of a Texas teenager, ridiculed for his "affluenza" defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, did not enter a plea at her arraignment in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helping her son flee to Mexico.
  
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• Campbell Soup will list GMO ingredients on labels

  08-01-2016 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Campbell Soup Co. said it will label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about ingredients.
  
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• Police: Suspect says he shot Philadelphia officer 'in name of Islam'

  08-01-2016 15:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Philadelphia police officer was shot and seriously wounded in an ambush-style attack while sitting in his patrol car and the shooter admitted to committing the assault "in the name of Islam," the city's police commissioner said on Friday.
  
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• Philadelphia officer ambushed, wounded while he sat in patrol car

  08-01-2016 15:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Philadelphia police officer was shot and seriously wounded in an ambush-style attack while sitting in his patrol car, city officials said early on Friday.
  
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• My Virtual Life at Tech’s Big Consumer Electronics Show

  08-01-2016 12:00
  Repairing robots, driving Rovers across Mars and zapping objects with a laser gun — but doing it all in virtual reality at the International CES in Las Vegas.
  
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• Carson City public safety plan increased technology, enforcement in 2016

  08-01-2016 07:23
  
  Despite tragedy bestowed on Carson City public safety officials, the Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department reported having a successful year. Looking forward to 2016, public safety officials said a lot will be coming from the two agencies with new projects, upgrades and enforcement for Carson City.CRIME RATE AND CALLS FOR SERVICECarson City Sheriff Ken Furlong calls 2015 “successful” in terms of a decreased crime rate, though both the fire department and Sheriff’s Office
  
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• Bidding a fond farewell to Clarkin ... err, Schroeder

  08-01-2016 07:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It's only a rumor that an early version of News + Media Capital Group shill Michael Schroeder's stammering apology to subscribers this week began, "It is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done."
  
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• Judge may pursue sanctions against former Silverstone golf course owner

  08-01-2016 07:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge said he will issue a decision in the next three to four weeks regarding requests for monetary sanctions against the former owner of Silverstone golf course.
  
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• Nevada casinos recovering from recession but still below peak

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  Nevada’s major casinos reported total revenues of $24.6 billion in fiscal 2015.That is the fifth consecutive increase and $695.4 million more than the year before. Although it’s still less than the $25.3 billion total revenue reported in 2007 — the peak before the recession.Fiscal 2015 is the third highest total revenues ever reported by Nevada gaming licensees.The numbers are contained in the annual Gaming Abstract released Thursday. The abstract reports revenues and expenses
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Jan. 27, 1972: Work continues on Ormsby House

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Good as gold in Carson City

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  John Petroulis shared this photo of goldfinches landing on his peach tree in Carson City.…
  
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• Dayton athletics to stay in Division 1A

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  Dayton High’s athletic programs will stay in Division 1A for at least another two years.The Dust Devils’ administration recently talked with members of the Northern Division III, which includes Lovelock, Yerington, Silver Stage, Rite of Passage, West Wendover and Battle Mountain about possibly moving down a level.Despite Dayton’s athletic struggles in recent years, especially in football, boys basketball, girls basketball, cross country and softball, the schools turned Dayton
  
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• CHS boys, girls host Lancers Friday

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  Carson High’s boys basketball team looks to extend its league winning streak to six when it hosts the McQueen Lancers tonight at 7 at Morse Burley Gym.Carson is 5-0 in crossover games, while the Lancers are 4-1 after an overtime win against Bishop Manogue on Tuesday.“They (McQueen) are a well coached team,” Carson coach Carlos Mendeguia said. “They do a good job of switching up defenses to keep us off balance.”The Lancers are led by 6-10 Octavion Corley, who played
  
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• Carson City wastewater treatment plant design contract inked

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  A $930,000 engineering services contract on the first phase of an eventual $30 million wastewater treatment plant project received unanimous approved Thursday after several questions at Carson City’s Board of Supervisors.The pact, which actually is for a “not to exceed’ amount of $930,802, is with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for what city government calls Water Resource Recovery Facility Phase 1A Engineering Services During Construction.“This is a contract with our designer
  
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• Bently land up for $11.4 million BLM purchase

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  More than 14,500 acres of Bently land in the Pine Nut Mountains worth $11.425 million has been recommended for federal purchase.The property is the largest expenditure of money under the 15th round of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998.According to information released on Wednesday, the property includes 684 acre feet of water a year.While it’s primarily located in Douglas County, there are parcels in Carson City and Lyon County.The land would be acquired by the Bureau
  
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• In State of City address, Las Vegas mayor highlights growth in 2015

  08-01-2016 06:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Last year was very much a ho-hum year for the city of Las Vegas. "It wasn't the greatest year," Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said at City Hall during her fifth State of the City address Thursday. "But it was a good year."
  
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• Someone wants to spend $188,000 for $10,000 cash

  08-01-2016 06:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Are you desperate to own a rare piece of Las Vegas history? Are you willing to pay a lot more for it than the government says it's worth? You're in luck.
  
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• Trial opens for Las Vegas pastor on sex charges

  08-01-2016 05:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Las Vegas pastor used his church as an outlet to rape several minor girls, a special prosecutor said Thursday during opening statements of a sexual assault trial.
  
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• Trial opens for former Las Vegas pastor on sex charges

  08-01-2016 05:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Las Vegas pastor used his church as an outlet to rape several minor girls, a special prosecutor said Thursday during opening statements of a sexual assault trial.
  
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• Moped rider killed in Nye County, first Southern Nevada fatal crash of 2016

  08-01-2016 03:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the year's first fatal collision in Southern Nevada, which killed a man in Pahrump.
  
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• Criminal charge filed against mine owner over road work at Lake Mead

  08-01-2016 03:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal authorities have filed a criminal charge against a mine owner who is locked in a dispute with the National Park Service over access to his property near Lake Mead.
  
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• Nevada Attorney General’s office seeks dismissal of Hutchison lawsuit supporting vouchers

  08-01-2016 01:39
  
  The Nevada Attorney General‘s office has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison’s law firm on behalf of parents who Hutchison says have been left in limbo by challenges to the Education Savings Account program.“The lawsuit brought by the Hutchison firm endangers the state’s ongoing defense of the Education Savings Account program,” said Attorney General Adam Laxalt in a statement. “My office believes that the suit does nothing but dist
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors OKs downtown biz district

  08-01-2016 01:31
  
  A downtown neighborhood improvement district formed by property owners to help maintain the business corridor received 4-1 final approval Thursday from Carson City’s Board of Supervisors.The district, known by the acronym NID, forms a private sector unit authorized under state law. Property owners forming it can assess themselves to do things like snow and trash removal. The initial year’s target is $49,000.“I’m not in favor of this,” said Supervisor Jim Shirk, the
  
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• Nevada's AG accuses lieutenant governor of 'ethical conflicts'

  08-01-2016 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Thursday accused Nevada's lieutenant governor of "ethical conflicts" and asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit he filed in his private capacity over the state's new education saving accounts program.
  
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• Lieutenant governor accused of 'ethical conflicts'

  08-01-2016 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Thursday accused Nevada's lieutenant governor of "ethical conflicts" and asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit he filed in his private capacity over the state's new education saving accounts program.
  
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• Traffic deaths on Nevada roadways in 2015 rose from 2014, data show

  08-01-2016 01:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Last year marked the fourth straight year in which roadway fatalities increased in Nevada, the state Transportation Department reported Wednesday.
  
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• Victim’s family helps nab suspect in ’03 Nevada killing

  08-01-2016 00:59
  
  RENO — The victim’s persistent family, some old-fashioned detective work and a little bit of luck led to the discovery of a man’s body in a shallow grave in Nevada’s high desert and the arrest of his widow, now accused of killing him more than a decade ago, the local sheriff says. Pam Erwin, 57, of Elko, was booked at the Humboldt County Jail in Winnemucca on Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing James Erwin in September 2003 at their home in Golconda, about 165 miles
  
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• Bundy rejects sheriff's bid to end standoff in Oregon

  08-01-2016 00:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The leader of a group of armed protesters occupying a U.S. wildlife refuge in rural southeastern Oregon on Thursday rejected a sheriff's offer of passage out of the state to end the standoff.
  
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• Researchers drink 125-year-old beer found at bottom of harbor

  08-01-2016 00:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A scuba diver, a researcher and a beer enthusiast walked into a lab and uncorked the mystery of an antique bottle of beer.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office searching for two burglary suspects

  08-01-2016 00:27
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding two people allegedly involved in a residential burglary in December.Kayla Marie Robbins, 23, and Keith Dewayne Gearhart, 36, are suspected of burglarizing a home in the 800 block of Ridgefield Drive and taking a large amount of jewelry, sports memorabilia and electronics.Robbins is described as a white female, 5-feet 3-inches tall and 130 pounds and Gearhart is described as a white male, height 6-feet tall and
  
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