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• Carson City School District plans to offer auto body collision through Western Nevada College

  10-02-2016 23:47
  
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• Three floors of Luxor evacuated; fire department checks for hazardous materials

  10-02-2016 21:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three floors of the Luxor were evacuated in connection with a potential hazardous materials incident Wednesday morning.
  
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• 3 floors of Luxor evacuated; fire department checks for hazardous materials

  10-02-2016 21:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three floors of the Luxor were evacuated in connection with a potential hazardous materials incident Wednesday morning.
  
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• Justice Department files suit against Ferguson, Mo. over police reform plan

  10-02-2016 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday to enforce a police and court reform plan after the city said it wanted to amend some aspects of a consent decree it had reached with the federal agency.
  
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• Ferguson city council wants changes in police reform agreement

  10-02-2016 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, says it will approve an agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice only if some changes are made.
  
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• Nevada given deadline for abandoned mine's Superfund response

  10-02-2016 21:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked Gov. Brian Sandoval to formally respond by March 29 to a proposed Superfund listing to allow for the cleanup of the Anaconda Copper Mine site near Yerington.
  
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• Suspended lawyer accused of lying at state bar hearing

  10-02-2016 20:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Suspended defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield lied under oath before a state bar panel considering action against him over his forgery guilty plea, a prosecutor charged in court Wednesday.
  
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• Nevada Guard Airman killed in Pyramid Lake boating accident

  10-02-2016 19:23
  
  Senior Airman Michael Anthony Beaton, 26, a member of the 152nd Maintenance Squadron, Nevada Air National Guard, died this week in a boating accident at Pyramid Lake. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Police Department with assistance from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office RAVEN helicopter began a search Monday night after Beaton’s truck was spotted unoccupied near shoreline of Pyramid Lake at Popcorn Beach. Authorities found Beaton’s body Tuesday. “A tragic accident has ta
  
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• Man, girl still at hospital after Summerlin shooting

  10-02-2016 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About a dozen gunshots erupted from inside a Summerlin home Wednesday before dawn, leaving two people in extremely critical condition at University Medical Center as of Wednesday night.
  
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• Man, girl critical after being shot in west Las Vegas

  10-02-2016 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people are in critical condition after they were shot in a western valley home early Wednesday morning, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Judge clears Ky. clerk Kim Davis, says marriage licenses without her name are valid

  10-02-2016 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The federal judge who threw Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis into jail last year for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples said she had not interfered with the process since her release and that licenses with her name removed should still be valid.
  
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• Home burns in central valley; 1 person sent to hospital

  10-02-2016 18:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation from a burning home in the central valley Wednesday morning, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
  
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• Toddler killed in her crib in LA drive-by shooting

  10-02-2016 18:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 1-year-old girl was killed on Tuesday when a bullet from an apparent gang-related shooting pierced the wall of her Los Angeles home and struck her in the head, law enforcement officers said.
  
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• Edy Prudensio Martinez-Ramirez identified as driver in College Parkway fatal crash

  10-02-2016 17:55
  
  Edy (Eddie) Prudensio Martinez-Ramirez, 21, was identified as the man who died following a crash that occurred last Thursday on College Parkway in Carson City.The Nevada Highway Patrol says, the initial report says a 2004 Ford F150 pickup was stolen from a residence in Carson City by Martinez-Ramirez. At 7:48 p.m., deputies received reports of a hit and run accident near Brown Street and Edmonds Drive, involving a yellow Ford 150 pickup truck. Deputies located and attempted to pull over a suspec
  
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• Ex-priest arrested in 56-year-old Texas murder case

  10-02-2016 17:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  John Feit, a former Catholic priest, has been arrested in Arizona in a 56-year-old Texas murder case.
  
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• Judge rules Nevada's medical marijuana registration program is constitutional

  10-02-2016 15:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada's medical marijuana registration program is constitutional, a Clark County judge has ruled.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arreted for shooting out car windows

  10-02-2016 08:43
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 1:56 p.m., a 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of destruction of property and two counts of discharging a pellet gun after deputies responded to reports of property injury at the Williams Street Bank of America. The man told deputies he had been using a pellet gun to shoot out car windows from his residence. Bail was set at $6,000.The Ne
  
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• Carson City pushes to be a smart city

  10-02-2016 08:43
  
  Carson City is working on new online applications to better serve residents and businesses.One application would utilize the reverse 911 system, called Code Red, to text residents a link to a digital map on the city’s website with up to the minute information on floods, fires and other emergencies. The plan is to make that available this spring, according to Nick Marano, Carson City city manager. Another is a para-medicine program that would allow EMTs to work remotely with emergency room
  
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• Prep roundup: Miners wallop Senators, remain undefeated in league

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  Bishop Manogue bolted to a 22-0 lead and cruised to an 80-37 win over Carson Tuesday night at Morse Burley Gym.The Miners improved to 15-0 in league play, while Carson dropped to 5-11. The Senators finish the season Friday at Douglas.The last 6-plus minutes was played with a running clock, as the Miners got it to 72-32. Manogue played its starters into the first two-plus minutes of the fourth quarter despite having a commanding lead.Katie Turner led the Miners with 23 points and Malia Holt adde
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Sept. 8, 1954: Alpine County Highway to be opened

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  Completion of 17 1/2 miles of new highway which connects by a more direct route the county seats of Bridgeport in Mono County and Markleeville in Alpine County will be celebrated by the boards of supervisors of the two counties with a dedication ceremony Sunday, when the new road will be opened formally to traffic. The new highway, built over tortuous mountain terrain, extends from US 395 north of Coleville in Mono County to the Ebbetts Pass Highway south of Markleeville in Alpine. It has been
  
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• Nevada-Air Force preview

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  AIR FORCE (12-12, 3-8) AT NEVADA (13-9, 5-5)When: Today, 7 p.m.Where: Lawlor Events CenterTV/Radio: ROOT Sports/630 AMCoaches: Air Force’s Dave Pilipovich is in his 4th season (58-67); Nevada’s Eric Musselman is in his 1st season (13-9)Probable starters: AIR FORCE — G: C.J. Siples (5.0, 2.5) and Zach Kokur (8.6, 5.3); C: Frank Toohey (4.6, 2.5); F: Hayden Graham (14.5, 6.1) and Kyle Broekhuis (4.1, 3.1). NEVADA — F: Cameron Oliver (11.1, 7.4) and Kaileb Rodriguez (1.3, 1
  
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• Community spotlight: Carson City’s EV seventh grade volleyball is on a roll

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  Eagle Valley’s seventh grade volleyball team is having quite a season. EV is off to an 8-1 start and recently won the Optimist Tournament in Lake Tahoe.In the tournament, EV went 2-1, and then went 5-1 on Saturday to take the championship. EV beat Carson Middle, lost to Incline and then beat South Tahoe, Pau Wa Lu and Carson Valley to reach the title game. In the finals, EV avenged its loss to Incline with a 25-18, 24-26 and 15-13 victory.Abby Lemburg had 62 service points, including 31 a
  
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• Carson improves to 15-0

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  Carson High’s basketball team prides itself on its blue-collar work ethic, but for the first 16 minutes Tuesday night the Senators were outworked and outplayed by Bishop Manogue.That changed in the second half, especially the third quarter.The Senators, thanks to a stingy defense and the inside play of Tez Allen, outscored the Miners 14-2 in the third quarter and then put together a 10-0 fourth-quarter run to grab a 50-42 Sierra League win Tuesday night at Morse Burley Gym.“We made
  
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• Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada hosting basketball ball handling clinics at MAC

  10-02-2016 08:35
  
  It’s a video that always goes viral showing Stephen Curry, the star guard for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, in his pre-game ritual before every game. Curry is shown dribbling two basketballs at once between his legs and in various other ways.At the first ball-handling clinic sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, one of Northern Nevada’s most respected basketball coaches, Bill Bollinger, told those who attended the clinic to watc
  
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• Daughter calls dad's fate 'a very bad ending to a good life'

  10-02-2016 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When Laura Demetriades walked into her father's Henderson home two days after he'd been beaten to near death late November, she didn't expect so much blood.
  
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• As Trump Wins, the Mainstream G.O.P. Is Left to Muddle On

  10-02-2016 06:00
  The collection of Republican candidates aligned with the national party establishment has no particular momentum heading into the next contests in South Carolina and Nevada.
  
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• As Donald Trump Wins, Mainstream G.O.P. Is Left to Muddle On

  10-02-2016 06:00
  The collection of candidates aligned with the national party establishment has no particular momentum heading into the next contests.
  
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• North Las Vegas police find van involved in crash that killed 2-year-old girl

  10-02-2016 04:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police have found the white van they believe hit and killed a 2-year-old girl Sunday night, the department announced Tuesday.
  
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• NLV police find van involved in crash that killed 2-year-old girl

  10-02-2016 04:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police have found the white van they believe hit and killed a 2-year-old girl Sunday night, the department announced Tuesday.
  
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• Fiore's furor tame in Trump's GOP

  10-02-2016 04:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-National Rifle Association, is probably best known around these parts for her Second Amendment obsession.
  
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• Man shot three times near Hard Rock Hotel; son arrested

  10-02-2016 03:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man is hospitalized after Las Vegas police said he was shot about three times by his son Tuesday night near the Hard Rock Hotel.
  
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• Panel plans no recommendation on Nevada Taxicab Authority for weeks

  10-02-2016 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A committee reviewing the need for state boards and commissions won't be making a recommendation on whether to terminate the Nevada Taxicab Authority for several weeks.
  
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• Nellis' Red Flag, Green Flag exercises to remain strong, official says

  10-02-2016 03:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday submitted his final budget proposal to Congress with additional details on how it would affect the military, including Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
  
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• Federal lawsuit filed against convicted North Las Vegas teacher, Clark County School District

  10-02-2016 02:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School District faces a federal lawsuit over allegations that it exposed children to a predatory teacher after neglecting to warn parents about his history of suspected student sex abuse.
  
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• Judge issues stay in Bowe Bergdahl court martial

  10-02-2016 01:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge in the court proceedings involving Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, has issued a stay of proceedings, essentially putting the court martial on hold.
  
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• Governor directs task force to work on rooftop solar policy

  10-02-2016 01:07
  
  LAS VEGAS — Gov. Brian Sandoval is asking an energy task force to take up hot-button issues including rooftop solar rate-setting and the Clean Power Plan. The governor’s chief strategy officer, Dale Erquiaga, announced plans Tuesday to reconvene the New Energy Industry Task Force for the next year. The Nevada Public Utilities Commission set new rates late last year for net metering, the process of people selling excess energy from their solar panels back to the utility. Rooftop solar
  
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• Canavero named new state superintendent of public instruction

  10-02-2016 00:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Steve Canavero, who since August has served as the interim state superintendent of public instruction, will oversee the Nevada Education Department as its next full-time chief.
  
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• NLV police arrest former music teacher in lewdness investigation

  10-02-2016 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former music teacher has been arrested in a nearly 2-year-old lewdness investigation by North Las Vegas police, the agency announced Tuesday.
  
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• Gov. Brian Sandoval names Steve Canavero state Superintendent of Education

  10-02-2016 00:51
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has named Steve Canavero state Superintendent of Education.Canavero has been interim superintendent since last September when Dale Erquiaga left the position to become Sandoval’s chief strategy officer.“Steve has been instrumental in implementing the sweeping reforms and successfully fulfilling the mission behind the unprecedented investment recently made in Nevada’s public education systems,” said Sandoval..He praised Canavero’s understanding o
  
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• Weekend airport fireworks spawn new rules for future events

  10-02-2016 00:19
  
  Fireworks at the Carson City Airport Saturday surprised and alarmed a large number of area residents.But City Manager Nick Marano said he’ll try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.Airport Manager Tim Rowe actually applied for and got a event permit for the fireworks, which were part of a memorial event.But Marano said there was no public notice because the event itself was a private funeral.The former Harley-Davidson used to hold put on a similar fireworks display in connection wi
  
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