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• Carson City Buffalo Wild Wings hosting fundraiser for Relay for Life

  11-02-2016 23:55
  
  A chance to eat chicken wings and other fare to raise money for Carson City Relay for Life is being offered Monday and Tuesday at Buffalo Wild Wings. The restaurant, at 3815 S. Carson St., is donating 10 percent of bills, not including tax, tips or promotional discounts, to anyone who mentions they are there for Relay for Life during fundraising hours. It’s recommended diners bring a flyer, available at Carson City Relay for Life’s Facebook page, to give to their servers. Mary Bower
  
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• Michele Fiore, a Nevada Assemblywoman, Finds Unlikely Role at Oregon Standoff’s End

  11-02-2016 23:53
  A candidate for Congress known for fighting claims of government encroachment talked her way into a tense negotiation with the occupiers.
  
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• Carson City’s Bretta Leach winner of H&R Block’s 1,000 Win $1,000 sweepstakes

  11-02-2016 23:47
  
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• Lawyers spar over of murder verdict in Nevada casino melee

  11-02-2016 23:15
  
  RENO — Nevada’s Supreme Court justices are being asked to clarify state laws on self-defense and defense of others as they consider whether to revisit their recent reversal of a high-profile murder and conspiracy conviction in a 2011 casino shootout between rival biker gangs. The Washoe County district attorney has asked the high court to reconsider its Dec. 31 ruling overturning the conviction of Ernesto Gonzalez, the ex-president of the Vagos chapter in Nicaragua who was sentenced
  
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• Las Vegas-Long Beach routes under study by Southwest Airlines

  11-02-2016 23:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southwest Airlines is catching its collective breath in 2016 while gearing for what is shaping up to be an eventful 2017.
  
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• EPA extends deadline to March 29 at Nevada Superfund site

  11-02-2016 23:07
  
  RENO — The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to give Nevada another 60 days to decide if it wants to oppose the agency’s plan to declare a toxic, abandoned mine in Yerington a priority Superfund site. The EPA originally gave Gov. Brian Sandoval until the end of January to make up his mind. Sandoval said he needed until the end of April, partly because some local residents continue to fear a drop in property values if the former Anaconda copper mine is added to the Superfund&
  
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• Woman arrested in northwest Las Vegas homicide identified

  11-02-2016 22:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police named the woman arrested in connection with a homicide in the northwest valley Wednesday night.
  
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• Law enforcement groups split on ballot question on gun background checks

  11-02-2016 22:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada law enforcement groups seem split on a November ballot question proposing to extend gun background checks to private-party sales and transfers.
  
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• Michele Fiore Returns to Spotlight During Oregon Standoff

  11-02-2016 21:46
  Ms. Fiore, a Nevada assemblywoman known for fighting claims of government encroachment on personal liberty, became an unlikely negotiator during the standoff.
  
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• Presidents Day closings in Las Vegas

  11-02-2016 21:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day. Emergency services will be available.
  
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• Oregon standoff ends with a cookie and a smoke

  11-02-2016 21:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The revolution ended not in a hail of bullets but with a cookie and a smoke.
  
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• Las Vegas, NLV police looking for 2 burglary suspects

  11-02-2016 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas and North Las Vegas police are looking for two black males in their 20s involved in more than 75 burglaries to businesses throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• 3 Oregon occupiers apparently surrender; Cliven Bundy arrested

  11-02-2016 20:19
  
  BURNS, Ore. — Three of the four armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon apparently turned themselves in Thursday, a day after authorities moved in to the property nearly six weeks into the takeover and arrested a figure in the fight against federal control of public lands. The holdouts were the last remnants of the group that seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 2, demanding the government turn over the land to locals and release two ranchers imprisoned for s
  
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• Lyon County Sheriff’s Office searching for information on an older white Lincoln Town Car

  11-02-2016 20:11
  
  The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is searching for information on an older white Lincoln Town Car driven by a white male and female, who possibly goes by “Dee”. There is no further information on the couple.They are persons of interest in the attempted burglaries in the area of 6th and 7th streets in Silver Springs.The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information pertaining to the couple or the vehicle to contact the sheriff’s office at 775-577-5020. To
  
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• Carson City Dutch Bros. donating to Food For Thought Sunday

  11-02-2016 20:11
  
  On Sunday, Valentine’s Day, Dutch Bros. will donate $1 to Food For Thought for every drink purchased at the Carson City location in the mall parking lot.The Dutch Luv Day will take place from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. “We are excited to partner with Dutch Bros. and appreciate all the support the company and community has shown our organization. Food For Thought representatives will be at the Carson City Dutch Bros. location on the 14th to answer questions about Food For Thought’s effor
  
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• Federal investigation casts shadow on Nevada Gaming Commission member

  11-02-2016 20:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Sparks Nugget, overseen for 16 years by Nevada Gaming Commission member Michonne Ascuaga, is under a federal investigation for failing to implement effective anti-money laundering programs at the casino, according to court papers filed Wednesday in relation to the property's 2013 sale.
  
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• Driver of van that killed 2-year-old girl located

  11-02-2016 19:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The driver of the van that may have killed 2-year-old Evelyn Green on Sunday was located along with the vehicle Tuesday, according to North Las Vegas Police.
  
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• Who is the Nevada assemblywoman in the middle of Oregon standoff?

  11-02-2016 19:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Nevada lawmaker known more for her controversial comments than political prowess has again found herself smack in the middle of the national spotlight.
  
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• Who is the Nevada assemblywoman in middle of the Oregon standoff?

  11-02-2016 19:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Nevada lawmaker known more for her controversial comments than political prowess has again thrust herself into the national spotlight.
  
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• Mexico prison riot leaves 52 inmates dead

  11-02-2016 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A battle between rival drug gangs at a prison killed 52 people in the northeastern Mexican city of Monterrey, authorities said on Thursday, days ahead of a planned visit by Pope Francis to another jail in Mexico´s far north.
  
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• Downtown Las Vegas streets to close for 2 events Saturday

  11-02-2016 18:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two sections of streets in downtown Las Vegas will be closed for separate events Saturday.
  
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• Federal charges filed against Cliven Bundy in Nevada standoff

  11-02-2016 17:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A six-count criminal complaint was filed Thursday in Las Vegas against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy stemming from the April 2014 armed standoff with federal law enforcement officers.
  
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• Cleveland sends bill to Tamir Rice's family for boy's ambulance ride

  11-02-2016 16:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Cleveland police officer shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy pellet gun in a public park. And now Cleveland has charged the Rice family for his final ambulance ride.
  
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• Hispanic Group Backs Harry Reid’s Chosen Successor in Nevada

  11-02-2016 16:22
  The Latino Victory Fund and one of its more famous representatives, the actress Eva Longoria, endorsed Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada’s former attorney general. She is the chosen successor of Senator Harry Reid, who is retiring.
  
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• Barrick's legacy alive in lectures

  11-02-2016 09:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Following a nine-month hiatus, UNLV's Barrick Lecture Series is back. The first address under UNLV President Len Jessup's watch was delivered Tuesday by writer and CNN host Fareed Zakaria.
  
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• Ditch the cliché roses and make other arrangements this Valentine’s Day

  11-02-2016 09:02 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Roses are red—and cliché, too. So we asked Downtown's Enchanted Florist for alternatives.
  
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• Words of love: From Ruth and Naomi to Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  "I can’t see how I can go on living away from you—these intermissions are death."
  
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• Torn apart by a racial divide, two lovers get a second chance 40 years later

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  “Then one day out of the clear blue sky he said he wanted to go out with me, and I looked at him and said, ‘Are you crazy? You’re white and I’m black.’”
  
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• 'Red Light Women' looks at the pioneers of Nevada’s sex trade

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  How did sex workers conduct business and live their lives in the early days of legal prostitution?
  
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• Reasons my boyfriend has refused to have sex with me recently

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  He’s hungry. He just ordered Chinese food. He wants to order Chinese food. Cheetos hands ...
  
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• Lumbersexual healing: Does this creature of Instagram get you hot?

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  This subspecies consists of hipsters and beautiful boys with strong, angled jawlines and thick, bountiful beards.
  
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• Just one of the toys: Lessons and leather worship at gay fetish weekend Drummer North America

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  A newbie jumps down the kinky rabbit hole for a day.
  
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• In Vegas’ dating desert, Tinder isn’t just about the hookup

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  “Because Vegas is so hard to date in, a lot of people are actually looking for relationships. ... If they’re local, I would say 70 percent are not in for hookups.”
  
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• Gay Mormon love: when you’re hiding your heart from the church

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  “Sister Barlow, why don’t you at least pray about this?"
  
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• Ditch the cliché roses and make other arrangements this Valentine's day

  11-02-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Roses are red—and cliché, too. So we asked Downtown's Enchanted Florist for alternatives.
  
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• Officials warn that feeding wildlife can lead to predator problems

  11-02-2016 08:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wildlife officials are renewing their warnings about the dangers of feeding wild animals after a spate of recent incidents involving predators that have lost their fear of humans.
  
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• Wildcats set for opening home series

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  Western Nevada College will welcome an experienced Arizona Western College baseball team for its home opener at John L. Harvey Field on Friday.“Arizona Western has a tremendous team and a solid program,” said WNC coach D.J. Whittemore. “We are pumped to compete with them and understand we will have to play good-to-great baseball to come out on top.”Arizona Western of Yuma, Ariz., posted a 32-23 record a year ago and made it to the Region I semifinals. The Matadors, whose
  
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• Nevada routs Air Force

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  RENO — The Nevada Wolf Pack couldn’t wait to take the court Wednesday night against the Air Force Falcons.“Our guys walked into Lawlor Events Center tonight thinking that they were going to win and expecting to win,” Wolf Pack coach Eric Musselman said.The Wolf Pack did just that, cruising to an easy 72-52 victory over the Falcons in front of a crowd of 5,624. The Wolf Pack improved to 14-9 overall and 6-5 in the Mountain West while Air Force fell to 12-13, 3-9.“We
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: May 28, 1935: Is television coming?

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  Some day you may realize the miracle of sitting in your living room and “seeing” a president deliver a speech in Washington or the presentation of grand opera in Chicago. But that day will not be in 1935, nor in 1936, nor — probably — in 1937. If, after the Radio Corporation of America has spent its millions in field research, you have several hundred dollars to spend on a television set, you may be able — as a pioneer — to entertain or amuse your friends wit
  
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• Jasper shines bright for CHS wrestling

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  One of the big success stories in Carson High’s championship season has been the performance of 220-pounder Corey Jasper.Jasper, who was forced to cut down to 195 last year, has been a consistent performer all year in posting an 18-10 record heading into this weekend’s Northern 1A Regional Championships at Spanish Springs High School.Action gets under way at 3 p.m. on Friday. Two rounds of championship and two rounds of consolation will be contested on Friday. Action resumes on Satu
  
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• Ash Wednesday in Carson City

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  Deacon Emilio Gonzalez and Father Doroteo Rojas-Serrano address the congregation at St. Gall Catholic Church in Gardnerville during Ash Wednesday services.…
  
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• HRC's State Equality Index reveals Nevada's LGBT equality progress—and shortcomings

  11-02-2016 08:30 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The report assessed each state’s legislation related to LGBT equality.
  
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• HRC's State Equality Index reveals Nevada's LGBT equality progress—and its shortcomings

  11-02-2016 08:30 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The report assessed each state’s legislation related to LGBT equality.
  
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• Reno man restarting Sierra Boys Choir in Carson City area

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  A Reno man is restarting the Sierra Boys Choir, a musical ensemble active in the 1970s, who will perform six concerts a year in the Carson City and Reno area. Nathan Lundholm is looking for a choir teacher and director, positions that will be on a volunteer basis until the choir starts pulling in enough money to compensate the positions, he said.Three volunteers are also needed to judge auditions, which are planned from 4 to 7 p.m. April 19-21. All volunteers are required to submit to a backgro
  
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• Partnership Carson City covers trends in youth drug use

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  Pipes disguised as highlighter pens and lipstick cases. Aerosol cans and water bottles that are secret containers for stashing drugs. Hannah McDonald, youth program coordinator and training specialist for Partnership Carson City, laid out in a presentation for counselors at Carson High School some of the ways youth are hiding their drug use.“There’s so many sneaky ways they have to hide what they’re doing,” said counselor Mandy Chambers. “It’s scary.”Mc
  
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• Live music by Dustbowl Revival Feb. 19 at CVIC Hall in Minden

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  A California-based roots collective that merges old school bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, swamp blues and the hot swing of the 1930s is visiting Minden’s CVIC Hall Feb. 19. Dustbowl Revival, named the Best Live Band in Los Angeles by LA Weekly, brings many styles of traditional American music to its performances. It has been performing good ol’ Americana since founder Z. Lupetin posted a Craigslist ad looking for musicians in 2007. Once a small string band, the eight-member group now
  
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• Ken Beaton: ‘Day is done, gone the sun’

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  More than four years ago my chiropractor told me, “Ken, I have a patient who is a Pearl Harbor survivor. Here’s his number, call him.” I called him and made arrangements to interview him. My life changed.After asking Roland Peachee basic questions, I learned he was born 67 days after my dad. Immediately I felt a connection to him. Both were about the same height, lived through the Great Depression, served their country at sea making their mark in U.S. history. Roland said, &ld
  
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• Carson High has talent

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  Chandler Blueberg and Alexa Haight perform ‘When We Were Young’ Wednesday evening during the 2016 CHS Talent Show at the Carson City Community Center.…
  
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• Carson City Symphony’s On the Jazzy Side with Madeline Eastman Feb. 28 at Community Center

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  On the Jazz Side, a concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, will feature Madeline Eastman, a jazz singer called a “consummate, inventive, endlessly entertaining artist” by the LA Times.The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will offer a program of works by composers who showed an interest in American jazz — Shostakovich’s Second Waltz and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite — and Joplin’s Be
  
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• Bordewich-Bray Elementary School Jump Club performs

  11-02-2016 08:27
  
  ABOVE: Elementary school teacher Dona Sharp’s Jump Club students perform at Bordewich-Bray Elementary Wednesday. LEFT: Fifth-grader Parker Story does jumps rope while doing push-ups Wednesday at Bordewich-Bray Elementary. The “Jump Club” performed for the whole school on Wednesday and has been meeting two mornings a week before school since October to practice. Kindergarten teacher Dona Sharp leads the 4th and 5th graders involved in the club. For more photos go to nevadaappea
  
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