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• Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy denounces shooting of protester

  30-01-2016 23:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defiant Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy issued a lengthy statement Saturday castigating federal agents for the shooting death of one of the anti-government protesters this week who had occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon with his sons.
  
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• Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy denounces federal agents' shooting of protester

  30-01-2016 23:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defiant Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy a issued lengthy statement Saturday castigating federal agents for the shooting death of one of the anti-government protesters this week who had occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon with his sons.
  
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• Demonstrators from around the West protest FBI presence in Oregon town

  30-01-2016 23:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Armed with American and Gadsden flags, various signs and the horns of their pickups, dozens of demonstrators took to the streets Saturday night in protest of the FBI presence in Burns, Ore.
  
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• Cliven Bundy issues statement in response to Finicum's death

  30-01-2016 23:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Defiant Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy issued lengthy statement Saturday castigating federal agents for the shooting death of one of the anti-government protesters this week who had occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon with his sons.
  
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• At least one dead in possible gang fight at Denver motorcycle event

  30-01-2016 22:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least one person is dead and numerous others were wounded in what could have been a gang fight at a motorcycle exposition at the Denver Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Lake Tahoe, High Sierra Brewing merging

  30-01-2016 22:19
  
  Lake Tahoe Brewing Company and High Sierra Brewing Company have recently merged, and will brew and distribute both their independent brews and new lines of craft beers to be released later this year.“This is a perfect match for us and we are extremely pleased to reach an agreement with Lake Tahoe Brewing Co. to expand our capacity and reach in the craft beer market,” said J. Grant Lincoln, Managing Partner of High Sierra Brewing Company. “Both companies share the same passion
  
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• Lake Tahoe and High Sierra brewing merging

  30-01-2016 22:19
  
  Lake Tahoe Brewing Company and High Sierra Brewing Company have recently merged, and will brew and distribute both their independent brews and new lines of craft beers to be released later this year.“This is a perfect match for us and we are extremely pleased to reach an agreement with Lake Tahoe Brewing Co. to expand our capacity and reach in the craft beer market,” said J. Grant Lincoln, Managing Partner of High Sierra Brewing Company. “Both companies share the same passion
  
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• Coroner names man fatally stabbed east of the Stratosphere

  30-01-2016 22:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man fatally stabbed Wednesday night east of the Stratosphere has been identified by the office of the Clark County Coroner.
  
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• Two remaining escapees from California jail arrested

  30-01-2016 20:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two men who broke out of a Southern California jail last week were taken into custody on Saturday by San Francisco police, a day after a third escapee surrendered to authorities, the Orange County Sheriff's office said on Twitter.
  
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• Woman dies after being shot in leg in northeast valley

  30-01-2016 17:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who was transported to the hospital after being shot early Saturday morning has died, police said.
  
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• Family of LaVoy Finicum challenges FBI account of his death

  30-01-2016 17:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As four armed anti-government protesters held their ground at a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon on Friday, the family of a protester killed by police said he seemed to have been shot in the back with his hands up, although authorities said he was reaching for a gun.
  
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• Police asking for public's help in locating missing person

  30-01-2016 17:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are requesting the public's help in locating a person missing since Friday, Metro said in a news release.
  
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• Monitor says nearly 1,400 civilians killed in Russia's Syria air strikes

  30-01-2016 16:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Russian air strikes on Syria have killed nearly 1,400 civilians since Moscow started its aerial campaign nearly four months ago, a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.
  
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• Teri Vance: Race to raise money for Carson City sober grad

  30-01-2016 08:51
  
  John Dodge attended Carson High School’s Safe Grad party when he graduated in 1991. Now, he’s working to make sure other seniors get the same opportunity. “It keeps them safe after they graduate,” he said. “It keeps them from making the kind of mistakes that could be fatal.”He’s organizing the annual Safe & Sober 5K, a fundraiser for the Safe Grad party, to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.In its sixth year, the race serves as the principal fundr
  
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• WNC softball upsets No. 9 Pima

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  HENDERSON — Western Nevada College had high expectations heading into the season and it took just one game for the Wildcats to begin to live up to those expectations as they upset Pima Community College, ranked No. 9 in the nation, 5-4 in the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic Friday morning.Dakota Robinson blasted a three-run homer to give WNC the lead for good, 3-2, in the second inning. WNC played twice more on Friday, losing to Arizona Western 12-1 and overpowering Scottsdale
  
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• Strong second half lifts CHS to share of title

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  RENO — Carson High shook off a horrible first half to steamroll Damonte Ranch and clinch no worse than a tie for its second straight Sierra League championship.The Senators, thanks to the offense provided by Asa Carter and Jayden DeJoseph, outscored the Mustangs by 18 points in the second half en route to a 59-43 victory Friday night.Carson improved to 12-0, and thanks to Galena’s win over Bishop Manogue, the best the Miners can do is also reach 12 wins. The Senators can claim the t
  
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• Sierra Lutheran teacher Marty Kois named Carson City Rotary Teacher of the Month

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  Most science teachers do just that —­ they teach science. But at Sierra Lutheran High School, a small, private school of 124 students in between Carson City and Minden, Marty Kois teaches earth science, biology, business math, test prep, and theater. While any educator will tell you five course preps is a hefty load, Kois not only teaches all five well, but injects life into each class despite the wide variety of content that he teaches. Sierra Lutheran Principal Jules Clausen shared
  
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• Nevada-Utah State preview

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  NEVADA (12-8, 4-4) AT UTAH STATE (11-8, 3-5)When: Today, 6 p.m.Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/Nevada Wolfpack.tv and 630 AMCoaches: Nevada’s Eric Musselman and Utah State’s Tim Duryea are both in their first year.Probable starters: NEVADA — F: Cameron Oliver (11.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and Elijah Foster (2.3, 2.7); G: Marqueze Coleman (17.8, 4.6), D.J. Fenner (12.2, 4.5) and Lindsey Drew (5.2, 4.2). UTAH STATE: F — Jalen Moore (14.8, 6.1) and Lew Ev
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 3, 1967: First Baptist Church of Carson City looking ahead

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Gov. Sandoval looking for public servants

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval is looking for a few good men — or women — to serve on a long list of boards and commissions.He said he must appoint thousands of people to serve on more than 200 such boards and commissions, councils and task forces.“Nevada’s boards and commissions are a critical component to the process of establishing and implementing regulations and making policy recommendations,” he said.The lack of volunteers for those posts is a chronic issue for every ad
  
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• Carson City is state’s second best spot to retire

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  Carson City was named second best Nevada spot to retire for the second year in a row.According to a study done by SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, the Nevada capital was ranked second for best places to retire in Nevada, coming in behind Gardnerville.The study rated cities by tax friendliness by looking at effective rates based on a typical retiree earning $50,000 a year and spending; recreation centers, retirement centers and doctor’s offices for seniors; and number o
  
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• Carson City Austin’s House hosting 8th annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser Feb. 26

  30-01-2016 08:35
  
  Austin’s House will celebrate the atmosphere of Fat Tuesday on New Orleans’s Bourbon Street at its 8th annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden. Attendees are invited to put on their jeans and cowboy hats to enjoy an evening of food, music, dancing, games, raffle prizes, and a silent auction. The party starts at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour. Then attendees will feast on a western barbecue buffet dinner of sirloin beef, smoky por
  
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• Pennsylvania officer cleared in girl's fatal shooting, father charged

  30-01-2016 07:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pennsylvania constable who prosecutors say accidentally killed a 12-year-old girl during an eviction while firing in self-defense has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but the girl's father has been charged with murder.
  
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• Five killed in British Columbia avalanche

  30-01-2016 06:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Five people were killed in an avalanche near the community of McBride, British Columbia, the coroner's office for the Canadian province said on Friday.
  
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• Athlete begins nonstop, 135-mile run on the Strip — PHOTOS

  30-01-2016 06:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Helene Neville is on the run. Neville, wearing a red, white and blue outfit that stands out in a crowd, is running 135 miles nonstop between the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" signs at the south end of the Strip and Downtown.
  
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• To Las Vegans, Hockey in the Desert Isn’t So Strange

  30-01-2016 05:36
  Several minor league and youth hockey teams have long called Las Vegas home. With an arena set to open in April, the only question left is whether the N.H.L. wants Las Vegas.
  
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• Verlie Doing had special love for Searchlight

  30-01-2016 03:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The cafe inside the Searchlight Nugget bustled during breakfast, but on that fine February morning in 2013 owner Verlie Doing was easy to spot.
  
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• Metro officer at center of Tuesday shooting involved in three prior incidents

  30-01-2016 03:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas police officer who shot and injured a man in the east valley Tuesday afternoon during a response to a reckless driving call has fired his weapon while on duty three other times, killing one person and injuring two others.
  
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• Chamber Directions highlight region’s outlook

  30-01-2016 01:19
  
  The Chamber’s 2016 Directions event covered various topics about the state of the northern Nevada’s economy with the main points of discussion being business growth, outdated infrastructure, revitalizing Downtown Reno, and retaining highly skilled workers.News anchor for KRNV Joe Hart was the emcee of the event held at the Grand Sierra Resort Thursday and it began with a welcome from chairman of The Chamber Danny DeLaRosa. “People are excited about coming here and they will be
  
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• UNLV wants to boost weekend course offerings

  30-01-2016 01:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sleepy Saturdays at UNLV may soon be a thing of the past as administrators plan to boost weekend class offerings beginning next fall.
  
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• UNLV aims to boost weekend course offerings

  30-01-2016 01:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sleepy Saturdays at UNLV may soon be a thing of the past as administrators plan to boost weekend class offerings beginning next fall.
  
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• Nevada casinos rake in $11.1 billion in 2015

  30-01-2016 01:15
  
  Nevada’s nonrestricted casino licensees raked in $11.1 billion in 2015.That is just under a percent more than casinos won in 2014 and the fifth year-over-year increase in the past six years.One of the largest increases was reported by the Carson Valley market, which includes valley portions of Douglas County as well as the capital. Carson Valley was up 4 percent to a total of $100.8 million on the year. It’s the market’s first annual increase in a decade.Of that total, $94.3 m
  
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• Another shooting hits complex in North Las Vegas where man died Thursday

  30-01-2016 01:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police responded to a shooting Friday at an apartment complex where another man was shot to death Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Sandoval rebuffs efforts to name Nevada mine a Superfund site

  30-01-2016 00:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval told federal environmental regulators Friday there are no imminent health concerns at an abandoned copper mine near Yerington to demand immediate listing as a national priority for Superfund cleanup.
  
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• Lake Tahoe Brewing Co. temporarily closed in Carson City

  30-01-2016 00:27
  
  Lake Tahoe Brewing Company in Carson City has temporarily closed.A sign posted on the door of the restaurant at 302 N. Carson St. stated Friday: “We are saddened to announce that we will be temporarily closed effective immediately as a result of unfulfilled contractual obligations and promises pertaining to our brewing equipment from our property owner. Since September of 2015, we have been operating our brewery at significantly reduced capacity and since November of 2015, we’ve bee
  
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• Gov. Brian Sandoval: Nevada needs more time on mine Superfund status

  30-01-2016 00:27
  
  RENO — Facing a deadline set by federal regulators, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday the state needs more time to decide whether to end its long-held opposition to having an abandoned Nevada mine listed among the nation’s most contaminated sites. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials notified Sandoval last month that if they didn’t hear from him by Friday, they’d formally propose placing Yerington’s former Anaconda copper mine on the Superfund’s Nation
  
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• U-Haul ranks Henderson among Top 10 Growth Cities for 2015

  30-01-2016 00:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Score Henderson high for more comings than goings. U-Haul International, a Reno company, on Thursday listed Henderson seventh in its list of Top 10 U.S. Growth Cities for 2015.
  
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• Oregon protester demands pardon for group remaining inside wildlife refuge

  30-01-2016 00:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of the four militia members still holed up at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon said through a YouTube video Friday that every occupier must receive a pardon before they'll leave.
  
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• In video, Oregon protester demands pardon for group remaining inside wildlife refuge

  30-01-2016 00:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of the four militia members still holed up at a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon said through a YouTube video Friday that they won't leave until every occupier receives a pardon.
  
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• Gonzalez to continue on Jacobs lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands

  30-01-2016 00:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez will retain control over a civil case involving a Sands China executive who was fired in 2010, the court's chief judge ruled Friday.
  
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