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• Motorist dies days after Friday crash

  26-01-2016 23:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 51-year-old man involved in a collision in the northwest valley on Friday night died just a couple of days later, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• 'Affluenza' teen dropping legal challenge to be deported from Mexico

  26-01-2016 22:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ethan Couch, the Texas youth known as the "affluenza" teen for using his family's wealth as a defense for killing four people in a drunk driving incident in 2013, has dropped a legal challenge to his deportation to the United States from Mexico.
  
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• 'Afflenza' teen dropping legal challenge to be deported from Mexico

  26-01-2016 22:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ethan Couch, the Texas youth known as the "affluenza" teen for using his family's wealth as a defense for killing four people in a drunk driving incident in 2013, has dropped a legal challenge to his deportation to the United States from Mexico.
  
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• Anti-abortion activists used fake IDs for filming Planned Parenthood official

  26-01-2016 22:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two anti-abortion campaigners who secretly filmed a Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal tissue procurement used fake driver's licenses to enter the group's offices, court papers released in Texas on Tuesday said.
  
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• Wal-Mart, others join forces to give 6.5M bottles of water to Flint students

  26-01-2016 22:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wal-Mart and several major corporations are banding together to give 6.5 million bottles of water to students in Flint, Michigan.
  
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• Valley High teacher, student exchanged 13,000 text messages, Metro report states

  26-01-2016 21:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A first-year Valley High School teacher who is facing a felony charge of sexual misconduct with a pupil exchanged over 13,000 text messages with the student, a Metro arrest report states.
  
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• Dating for a degree: Some students are turning to sugar daddies to pay tuition

  26-01-2016 20:09 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  SeekingArrangement's Sugar Baby University pairs "wealthy benefactors" with college students.
  
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• Gunman in Las Vegas Strip shooting had mental health problems, Metro says

  26-01-2016 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police said Tuesday that the man arrested in connection with brandishing a handgun at several passersby near the Bellagio fountain show Friday night had a history of mental health interventions.
  
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• Bellagio fountain gunman had mental health problems, Metro says

  26-01-2016 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Imagine you're standing on the Strip watching the fountain show at the Bellagio and a man comes up, points a gun at you and pulls the trigger.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman was arrested on suspicion of petit larceny

  26-01-2016 18:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityMONDAYAt 10:31 a.m., a 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of violation of a restraining order after deputies responded to an unwanted subject near the 2700 block of Highway 50. Bail was set at $1,000. At 1:20 p.m., an 18-year-old Carson City woman was arrested on suspicion of petit larceny after deputies responded to reports of a woman not paying for
  
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• Calif. police appeal to Vietnamese community to find escaped prisoners

  26-01-2016 18:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in Southern California appealed to the Vietnamese community on Monday to come forward with any information about three dangerous men who are on the loose after an audacious jailbreak.
  
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• Coroner identifies woman killed in northeast valley rollover crash

  26-01-2016 18:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman was killed in a rollover crash in the northeast valley Monday evening.
  
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• Officials find 'nothing' in reported shooting at Naval Medical Center San Diego

  26-01-2016 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Investigators have found "absolutely nothing" to substantiate a report that gunshots were fired in the basement of Naval Medical Center San Diego on Tuesday morning, Navy Capt. Curt Jones said.
  
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• Judge: Ky. theme park can use religious beliefs in hiring, get tax incentives

  26-01-2016 16:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge ruled on Monday that developers building a replica of Noah's Ark for a controversial Kentucky theme park can use religious beliefs as part of their hiring criteria and still retain tax incentives.
  
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• Suen vs. Las Vegas Sands headed to second Supreme Court hearing

  26-01-2016 13:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The behind-the-scenes dealing that allowed Las Vegas Sands Corp. to enter the lucrative Macau casino market will be the subject of a Nevada Supreme Court hearing Tuesday — the second time in almost six years that justices have considered the matter.
  
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• Prosecutor says N.Y. police officer was reckless in shooting of black man

  26-01-2016 08:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As Akai Gurley bled to death in a New York stairwell, the police officer who fired the fatal bullet was upstairs arguing with his partner about whether to call in the incident, prosecutors said at the start of the officer's trial on Monday.
  
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• Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prison

  26-01-2016 08:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama said Monday he was moving to ban solitary confinement for juveniles and low-level offenders in federal prisons, a change long sought by advocates of prison reform who argue the punishment exacts a lasting mental toll.
  
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• Surge of Americans tests limits of Cuba's tourism industry

  26-01-2016 08:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cuba's tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the United States renewed interest in the Caribbean island.
  
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• In coastal New Jersey, a flood of criticism for Christie follows storm

  26-01-2016 07:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Residents of New Jersey's southern shorefront towns on Monday cleaned up homes and businesses flooded by a storm surge during the weekend's massive blizzard and rued what they described as Governor Chris Christie's dismissive treatment of the damage.
  
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• Gun violence not a mental health issue, experts say, pointing to 'anger,' suicides

  26-01-2016 07:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If there's anything both sides of America's heated and polarizing gun debate may agree on, it's the need to keep firearms out of the hands of people with serious mental illness.
  
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• Undefeated Carson to host Douglas in boys basketball action

  26-01-2016 07:39
  
  Carson is undefeated and Douglas is two games over .500 entering tonight’s (7 p.m.) Sierra League battle. Doesn’t matter said Carson head boys basketball coach Carlos Mendeguia, who has guided the Senators to a 16-5 overall record and 10-0 in league play.“It’s a rivalry game,” Mendeguia said. “Douglas doesn’t care if we’re 10-0 or 0-10. They just want to come in here and kick our tails. Records don’t mean anything in this game.“This wi
  
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• New Western Nevada College class step toward meeting need for skilled labor

  26-01-2016 07:39
  
  Like college football coaches who are making their last pitches this time of year trying to convince prospective players to attend their schools, two representatives of local manufacturers sounded like recruiters themselves when talking about their need for skilled labor at a new Western Nevada College class Monday.Scott Gertz, plant manager for PME Babbitt Bearings located on Johnson Lane, and Larry Harvey, human resources director for Click Bond, a prominent manufacturer in Carson City, talke
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Bokashi composting

  26-01-2016 07:39
  
  Haley, an AmeriCorps intern at The Greenhouse Project, introduced me to Bokashi composting recently. It is an anaerobic (absence of free oxygen) form of composting, using fermentation to decompose kitchen waste. This composting system began in Japan and Southeast Asia according to author and permaculturist Adam Footer in “Bokashi Composting: Scraps to Soil in Weeks.” Its effectiveness lies in the addition of a specific group of microorganisms to food waste stored in a special Bokash
  
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• Horses take a stroll through Carson City’s east side

  26-01-2016 07:39
  
  A horse walks down a sidewalk on the east side of Carson City Sunday morning. LEFT: Horses provide some winter lawn maintenance on a resident’s lawn on the east side of Carson City Sunday morning.…
  
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• Clinton, Sanders pursue pivotal Iowa vote at town hall event

  26-01-2016 06:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  With Iowa kicking off the 2016 election season in one week, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton tried to erase doubts about her judgment raised by rival Bernie Sanders on Monday while digging deep into her years of governing experience.
  
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• Police investigating fatal rollover crash in northeast valley

  26-01-2016 05:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rollover crash in the northeast valley killed one person Monday night, police say.
  
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• Police investigating fatal rollover crash in northeast Las Vegas

  26-01-2016 05:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rollover crash in the northeast valley killed one person Monday night, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• First Red Flag of 2016 rolls into Nellis — VIDEO

  26-01-2016 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The first Red Flag exercises of 2016 are under way at Nellis Air Force Base, drawing air crews from all over the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
  
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• Investor seeks ouster of independent director on Allegiant parent company's board

  26-01-2016 04:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An institutional investor in Allegiant Travel Co. is continuing his fight to oust an independent board member he believes is too close to the company's executives and has sent a letter to the company's board.
  
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• Valley High teacher arrested on suspicion of having sex with student

  26-01-2016 04:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Valley High teacher Jillian Lafave was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of having sex with a student, court records show.
  
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• Metro revamping process for handling towed vehicles

  26-01-2016 03:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police hope a streamlined process for handling tows will make the unpleasant more palatable for civilians and officers alike.
  
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• Appeal filed to block repeal of Nevada commerce tax

  26-01-2016 03:07
  
  The group seeking to defend the controversial commerce tax has appealed the district court’s decision to the Nevada Supreme Court. The group, in favor of the commerce tax, is asking the Supreme Court to overturn District Judge James Wilson’s ruling that the measure — to repeal the tax — could go on the ballot.Unlike a broader petition to repeal the entire 2015 tax package, the petition spearheaded by Controller Ron Knecht survived a legal challenge after Wilson ruled aga
  
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• Appeal seeks to halt efforts to repeal Gov. Sandoval's commerce tax

  26-01-2016 02:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lawyers for a group supporting Gov. Brian Sandoval's commerce tax filed an appeal Monday in the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to halt efforts to repeal it.
  
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• State official to open Nevada tourism office in India

  26-01-2016 02:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison was headed to India on Monday to open a new office promoting Nevada travel and tourism.
  
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• NV Energy wants to keep low rates for solar customers

  26-01-2016 01:47
  
  NV Energy will propose allowing customers who already have solar panels or applied for them before the new year to keep more favorable rates for up to two decades, the company said in a statement as blowback over a recent rate hike continues. The company announced its plan Monday, just after regulators at the Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted to further discuss the possibility of “grandfathering” existing customers into lower rates. NV Energy plans to submit its proposal Feb.
  
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• Traffic back to normal after I-15 crash

  26-01-2016 01:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Traffic is flowing normally after a crash on northbound Interstate 15 near the Charleston Boulevard exit caused delays in the area for hours during Monday evening rush hour.
  
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• Crash causing delays on northbound I-15 near Charleston

  26-01-2016 01:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on northbound Interstate 15 near the Charleston Boulevard exit is causing delays in the area, traffic cameras show.
  
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• Clark County sees fewer property tax assessment appeals

  26-01-2016 01:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fewer people are appealing their property tax assessments this year, according to Clark County.
  
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• Man fatally shot while helping North Carolina motorist during storm

  26-01-2016 01:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A North Carolina man accused of fatally shooting a Good Samaritan who had sought to help him when his vehicle got stuck in a snowstorm, was in jail facing a murder charge, a local sheriff said on Monday.
  
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• Carson City’s Capital City Community Band performing free concert Sunday

  26-01-2016 01:07
  
  Capital City Community Band is hosting a concert to raise funds so it can pay required liability insurance and other expenses.Help the Band Play On, an hour of free music, is planned at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church at Division and King streets. “We remain dedicated to providing free musical entertainment but now have financial obligations we did not have in the past. This concert helps us to meet those new obligations while still providing free concerts to our community,&rdq
  
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• Father charged in infant's death denies hitting son

  26-01-2016 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four-month-old Devonta Lewis Jr. was under his father's care when he suffered head and rib fractures that Las Vegas police say led to his December death.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: We still don’t love this “Herby”

  26-01-2016 00:27
  
  The Popcorn Stand is periodically written by Appeal Assistant Editor Charles Whisnand (actually whenever he wants to write it) and covers Whisnand’s musings in the world of sports (actually whatever he wants to write about). It’s named after Whisnand’s favorite sports columnist, Pulitzer Prize-winning Red Smith, who once dubbed one of his columns The Popcorn Stand.Kirk Herbstreit — who we think has just now ended his non-stop chattering analysis of the College Football P
  
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• Activists linked to Planned Parenthood video leaks indicted in Texas

  26-01-2016 00:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Texas grand jury has indicted two anti-abortion activists in a case involving covert videos on fetal tissue procurement talks with Planned Parenthood and found there was no wrongdoing on the part of the health group, a district attorney said on Monday.
  
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