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• School officials consider master plan to improve students' English language skills

  20-01-2016 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School District plans to overhaul the way it trains each of its 18,000 teachers and require them to change how they lead classrooms in an effort to help students who lack proficiency in the English language.
  
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• Officials consider master plan to improve students' English language skills

  20-01-2016 23:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School District plans to overhaul the way it trains each of its 18,000 teachers and require them to change how they lead classrooms in an effort to help students who lack proficiency in the English language.
  
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• 2 men indicted in Las Vegas double killings

  20-01-2016 23:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men were indicted this week in the execution-style slayings of a couple in Las Vegas, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• Looking for a bartender gig? Try the Vegas version of Topgolf

  20-01-2016 23:30 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Set to open in May, Vegas’ Topgolf will be 105,000 square feet and four levels of swinging fun.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Four arrested after fight report

  20-01-2016 23:07
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.TUESDAYAt 7:25 a.m., a 37-year-old transient man was arrested on suspicion of violation of probation after deputies responded to reports of an unwanted subject at the 3200 block of Wingate Drive. Bail was set at $3,000.At 6:25 p.m., Manuel Arroyo, 21, of Carson City was arrested on felony providing false identification to avoid prosecution and arrest of a probationer after deputi
  
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• Digging into MGM Resorts’ controversial new parking policy

  20-01-2016 22:45 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Questions abound, and we found some answers.
  
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• Obama pledges support for local response to water crisis in Flint

  20-01-2016 22:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to continue to offer support for the local response to the water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan.
  
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• Fired Kingman budget analyst accused of embezzling $1.1M from city

  20-01-2016 22:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The former budget analyst accused of stealing more than $1.1 million from the northwestern Arizona city of Kingman was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Mohave County jail.
  
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• Mother indicted on murder charge in 11-year-old son's shooting death

  20-01-2016 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman charged with shooting her 11-year-old son was indicted on a murder charge, prosecutors announced Wednesday, more than seven months after the boy died.
  
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• Henderson's Heritage Park complex about to get better

  20-01-2016 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When the Heritage Park recreational complex in Henderson opened in 2009, Nevada was in the midst of the Great Recession and the city debuted a great facility with limited access.
  
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• Heart of Education Awards seeks teacher nominees

  20-01-2016 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  On May 7, hundreds of Clark County residents are set to come together at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts for an inaugural awards event, much like the Oscars or the Emmys, with live entertainment, striking award statues, and gift bags for all of the attendees.
  
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• Las Vegas requires business licensing fees for Uber, Lyft

  20-01-2016 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ride-hailing companies will soon have to pay business licensing fees to the city of Las Vegas.
  
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• City requires business licensing fees for ride-hailing companies

  20-01-2016 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft will need to pay more fees if they want to keep operating in Las Vegas.
  
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• Key informer sentenced in oxycodone trafficking case

  20-01-2016 21:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who helped undercover federal agents infiltrate the drug trafficking organization of a Las Vegas physician was sentenced to a brief stint in prison Wednesday.
  
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• Official: Reconsider 'grandfathering' in existing rooftop-solar customers

  20-01-2016 21:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state utility regulator has proposed that the issue of "grandfathering" in customers who installed rooftop solar systems before a new, less favorable net metering rate took effect Jan. 1 be given further consideration.
  
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• 10-year-old Florida girl finds World War I dog tag on beach

  20-01-2016 20:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A storm that blew through the Bay area and spawned a deadly tornado also washed ashore a piece of history in Madeira Beach. It was found by a 10-year-old Tampa girl.
  
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• Judge sets $11 million bail for man accused of videotaping sex with children

  20-01-2016 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge set an $11 million bail Wednesday for a man prosecutors say videotaped sex acts with children.
  
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• Zimbabwe court outlaws child marriage

  20-01-2016 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court outlawed child marriage on Wednesday after two former child brides took the government to court in a ground-breaking case to challenge the practice that is rife in the southern African nation.
  
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• Scientists believe they have solid evidence for Planet X

  20-01-2016 18:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have announced they finally have "solid evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the edge of our solar system.
  
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• Scientists believe they have solid evidence for 9th planet

  20-01-2016 18:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have announced they finally have "solid evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the edge of our solar system.
  
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• Prosecutors add dozens of charges in fatal Strip crash

  20-01-2016 17:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors added dozens of charges Wednesday against Lakeisha Holloway, the woman authorities said intentionally drove onto a crowded Strip sidewalk, killing a woman and injuring more than 30 people.
  
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• Prosecutors add dozens of charges in fatal Las Vegas Strip crash

  20-01-2016 17:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors added dozens of charges Wednesday against Lakeisha Holloway, the woman authorities said intentionally drove onto a crowded Strip sidewalk, killing a woman and injuring more than 30 people.
  
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• Sarah Palin's son arrested on domestic violence charges

  20-01-2016 17:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sarah Palin's oldest son, Track Palin, was arrested on domestic violence charges on Monday night.
  
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• Coast Guard calls off search for Marines missing after helicopters crash in Hawaii

  20-01-2016 17:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday it had halted its search for 12 Marines who have been missing since two military helicopters collided last week off Hawaii's Oahu island.
  
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• Overarching sky above Carson City area

  20-01-2016 08:35
  
  A rainbow shows a respite in the stormy weather Tuesday. Cloudy skies with some chance of stormy weather is in the forecast for the rest of the week. Also, watch out for fog this morning.…
  
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• Carson City Visitors Bureau board recommends room tax hike

  20-01-2016 08:35
  
  A boost in the lodging room tax here to 11 percent for financing a culture and arts initiative was recommended Tuesday by the Carson City Visitors Bureau board. The tax, which was recommended to the city’s Board of Supervisors and increases the tax from 10 percent, would be overseen by the bureau and board in cooperation with the city’s Cultural Commission. Both panels would help hire staff involved.The commission recently adopted an arts and culture master plan, which among other t
  
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• Carson City Rotarians tag-teamed by Furlong, Marano

  20-01-2016 08:35
  
  Carson City City Manager Nick Marano and Sheriff Ken Furlong provided both comic relief and serious statements Tuesday as substitute speakers at Carson City’s Rotary luncheon.Pinch-hitting for no-show state Sen. James Settelmeyer of District 17, the pair talked of what was generally a good year regarding both crime and city progress. Furlong did, however, decry the shooting death of Deputy Carl Howell in 2015.Noting the deputy’s death stemmed from a shootout in response to a domesti
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson girls rout Galena

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  Andrea Maffei scored a season-high 14 points, all in the first half, to lead Carson High’s girls basketball team to an easy 55-34 win over Galena Tuesday night in a Sierra League game at Morse Burley Gym.The win moved Carson into a third-place tie with Douglas. Both teams are 4-5. Carson visits first-place Bishop Manogue on Friday at 5:15 p.m.Maffei scored 10 of Carson’s first 15 points, as the Senators led 21-6 after one period and 35-15 at the intermission.“I’ve been t
  
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• Nevada-Wyoming men’s basketball preview

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  NEVADA (10-7,2-3) AT WYOMING (10-9, 3-3)When: Today, 7 p.m.Where: Arena-AuditoriumTV/Radio: None/630 AM or 94.5 FMCoaches: Larry Shyatt (Wyoming); Eric Musselman (Nevada)Probable starters: NEVADA — F: Cameron Oliver (10.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg) and D.J. Fenner (12.7, 4.6) G: Marqueze Coleman (17.9, 4.5), Tyron Criswell (10.5, 5.6), Lindsey Drew (5.4, 4.3). WYOMING — F: Hayden Dalton (4.3, 3.8) and Jonathan Barnes (2.2, 1.6); G: Josh Adams (24.7, 5.5), Jeremy Lieberman (2.8, 1.4) and Jason Mc
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 30, 1975

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  New York – UPI — A bomb packing the power of 20-25 sticks of dynamite exploded in a Trans World Airlines baggage area at LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 and injuring 75 others. Arms, hands, legs and feet of victims were blown across the downstairs luggage terminal. Police said the powerful bomb was placed in a coin-operated locker near the area where passengers collect baggage. Flying glass and steel ripped like shrapnel into scores of holiday travelers and airport workers. A UPI repo
  
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• GE Bently Nevada raises funds for Carson Tahoe Cancer Center

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation honored a group of employees from GE Bently Nevada and the Carson Valley Inn for their ongoing efforts in support of local cancer patients in need. Over the last 12 years, they have donated more than $215,000 in funds raised in support of the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, an affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, during their annual GE Bunko for Breast Cancer event held at the Carson Valley Inn. The 12th annual event was attended by 240 play
  
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• Carson City health inspections for Jan. 12

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  Carson City Health Department’s food-service inspections for Jan. 12. All scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations:Cactus Jack’s Senator Club, bar and lounge, 420 N. Carson St., scored 100 points. Dairy Queen, 3198 E. Highway 50, 100 points. El Pollo Loco, 1923 E. Highway 50, 100 points. Gold Dust West, Express Snack Bar, 2171 E. Highway 50, 100 points. Mystique Restaurant & Lounge, 318 N. Carson St., 100 points. Save Mart Sup
  
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• Carson boys come back to beat Galena

  20-01-2016 08:27
  
  Carson High’s basketball team was stretched to the limit Tuesday night, but the Senators stemmed the tide and remained unbeaten in Division I play.The Senators scored on four straight possessions early in the fourth quarter to wipe out a four-point deficit and go on to beat the Galena Grizzlies, 60-54, in a Sierra League showdown at Morse Burley Gym.Carson improved to 9-0 while Galena dropped to 4-5. The Senators put their winning streak on the line Friday at 7 p.m. at Bishop Manogue, whi
  
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• Something for nothing in Vegas gets parked

  20-01-2016 08:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  They're messing with the Vegas Rules again, the ones that helped put the place on the map. There are several Vegas Rules, but this one is pretty basic: Make people feel they're getting something for nothing.
  
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• Is MGM Resorts breaking a cardinal Vegas Rule with parking fees?

  20-01-2016 08:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  They're messing with the Vegas Rules again, the ones that helped put the place on the map. There are several Vegas Rules, but this one is pretty basic: Make people feel they're getting something for nothing.
  
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• SHOT Show draws diverse crowd to see plethora of products — PHOTOS

  20-01-2016 07:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attendees at the 38th annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, commonly called SHOT Show, are a diverse bunch.
  
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• Las Vegas Sands claims judge's comments suggest bias in Jacobs lawsuit

  20-01-2016 06:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Sands Corp. is making a new attempt to remove District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from a wrongful termination case that has received widespread publicity.
  
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• Henderson City Council OKs new satellite office for Clark County

  20-01-2016 06:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Clark County satellite office is returning to Henderson early seven years after a sport utility vehicle crashed into its previous location and injured five people.
  
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• New Henderson fire chief sworn in

  20-01-2016 04:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Henderson Fire Department has a new chief. The City Council approved the appointment of Matthew Morris to the position Tuesday night.
  
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• One person in custody after shots fired near Boulder City High School

  20-01-2016 04:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person suspected of firing a series of shots about a quarter mile from Boulder City High School on Thursday afternoon is in custody, Boulder City police confirmed.
  
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• Las Vegas pastor says alleged victims forced to testify against him

  20-01-2016 04:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Las Vegas pastor on trial for various sex charges told a jury Tuesday that prosecutors forced at least one of the alleged victims to testify against him.
  
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• County Commission votes to boost county manager's salary

  20-01-2016 03:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Commission voted Tuesday to boost County Manager Don Burnette's salary.
  
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• Carson City Schools plan to discontinue auto collision repair course

  20-01-2016 03:31
  
  The Carson City School District is discussing not offering the Auto Collision Repair Technology class at Carson High School.The district hasn’t officially canceled the collision repair class, but it’s slated to end after this school year, said Superintendent Richard Stokes. Several concerned students, teachers and community members voiced their disdain at the school board meeting last week. “These are the students who will fix your vehicle and get you on your way,” said
  
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• Strip traffic restricted overnight to accommodate film shoot

  20-01-2016 03:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Strip, between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue, will be down to one lane overnight as film crews work on a production, the Metropolitan Police Department says.
  
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• Nevada conservationists, lawmakers call for Bundys' arrest

  20-01-2016 02:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A broad group of conservationists, state lawmakers and tribal members on Tuesday called for the federal government to arrest the Southern Nevada leaders and self-styled militiamen leading the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge headquarters.
  
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• Coroner IDs man struck, killed on I-15 near Jean

  20-01-2016 02:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner's office has identified a man struck and killed by a tractor-trailer near Jean on Interstate 15.
  
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• ‘Buy’ a bench & piece of history in downtown Carson City

  20-01-2016 01:07
  
  A piece of history that supports downtown redevelopment this year is available for up to $1,400 an item in the form of benches or bicycle racks, the Carson City Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.Businesses, organizations, families and those wishing to honor a loved one can provide $1,400 for one of 24 benches or $500 each for a dozen bike racks to be purchased by Muscle Powered.“Metal benches and bicycle racks to be placed strategically along Carson and Curry streets are available for
  
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• Jury scam reported to Carson City court

  20-01-2016 01:07
  
  A jury scam alert was issued Tuesday in Carson City.During the weekend, according to a news release from Court Administrator Max Cortes, a local resident received a telephone call from someone claiming that failure to appear for jury service would cost $1,000 or a warrant would be issued.“Please be advised this is a scam,” said the media announcement, and if contacted no one should provide such a caller with any personal information.“The caller provided the resident with a numb
  
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• Democrats rev up fundraising in fight to control Nevada Legislature

  20-01-2016 00:59
  
  Democrats are revving up their fundraising efforts as they try to regain control of the Nevada Legislature during a presidential-year election cycle that’s expected to be more favorable for the party than the last one. After taking a beating during the 2014 elections and landing in the minority in the Assembly and Senate, the Assembly Democratic Caucus raised $346,768 in 2015, almost 15 times as much as the Assembly Republican Caucus’ $23,500 haul, according to campaign finance repor
  
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