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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, domestic battery

  12-02-2016 23:15
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 4:55 p.m., an 18-year-old transient man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a concealed weapon and destruction of property after deputies responded to reports of a man cutting open packages at the Market Street Walmart. Bail was set at $3,000.At 11:30 p.m., a 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and domestic batt
  
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• Pope, Russian patriarch embrace at historic meeting in Cuba

  12-02-2016 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart.
  
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• NDOT testing new Washoe Valley wind warning signs

  12-02-2016 22:51
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation has installed a new, electronic wind warning system to advise drivers of tractor-trailer trucks and other large, tall vehicles when it’s not safe to drive through the valley.A spokesman said drivers will see those flashing roadside signs in operation Tuesday morning. During the Tuesday tests, the spokesman said trucks will still be allowed to use I-580 through the middle of the valley.“We are simply testing to ensure these new warning signs wo
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors to take on problems of motel blight

  12-02-2016 22:43
  
  Two key issues are on the Board of Supervisors agenda for Thursday: the problems involving the city’s dilapidated resident motels and the first phase of the city’s budget process for the coming year.City Manager Nick Marano said there have been continuous complaints about the condition of some of those motels that are largely inhabited by people he said would otherwise be homeless.He said he is putting together an informal task force and plans to recommend what to do about those lon
  
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• How critical is art and design to the future of Maryland Parkway?

  12-02-2016 22:13 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The Maryland Parkway Public Art Urban Art Design Plan was introduced this month at the first of four public meetings designed to gather input from the community.
  
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• New straw at Lake Mead up for prestigious engineering prize — PHOTOS

  12-02-2016 21:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Engineers can't seem to get enough of the Southern Nevada Water Authority's new straw at Lake Mead.
  
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• USS Nevada reunion wraps up at Nevada State Museum — VIDEO

  12-02-2016 20:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A special week long reunion of surviving members of the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada wrapped up on Thursday February 11th at the Nevada State Museum.
  
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• Law enforcement checking Ore. wildlife refuge for explosives, fugitives

  12-02-2016 19:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Law enforcement officials were preparing on Friday to sweep a wildlife refuge in Oregon for explosives and evidence a day after the last holdouts in a protest over federal control of Western land surrendered, ending a six-week armed standoff.
  
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• Warm temperatures to stay around all weekend

  12-02-2016 18:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas' "sunny and warm" trend put Friday's record high in jeopardy, but temperatures did not break the record and aren't likely to do so Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Police dog stabbed in barricade incident at Las Vegas apartment complex

  12-02-2016 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A police dog was in surgery after being injured in the barricade incident where a suspect was taken into custody after a 12-hour standoff in the central valley.
  
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• Metro police dog stabbed during barricade incident overnight in stable condition

  12-02-2016 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A police dog that underwent surgery was released in stable condition after being injured in a barricade incident where a suspect was taken into custody after a 12-hour standoff in the central valley.
  
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• Metro police dog stabbed during barricade incident overnight

  12-02-2016 17:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A police dog is in surgery after being injured in a barricade incident where a suspect was taken into custody after a 12-hour standoff in the central valley.
  
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• 2 teen girls dead after shooting at Phoenix-area high school

  12-02-2016 17:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two 15-year-old girls died on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Glendale, Arizona, a police spokeswoman said.
  
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• Man with machete killed by Ohio police after he wounded several in restaurant

  12-02-2016 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed a machete-wielding man on Thursday after he entered a restaurant and wounded several patrons, one critically, officials said.
  
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• Man with machete killed by Ohio police after he wounded 4 in restaurant

  12-02-2016 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police shot and killed a machete-wielding man who injured four people at a Middle Eastern restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, police said on Friday.
  
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• Strokes not slopes in Carson City area

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  Stating that it was too warm to ski, Australian visitors Ian Davies and Reg Pugh decided to skip the slopes in favor of the links Thursday afternoon at the Sunridge Golf Course. Temperatures climbed into the 60s this week. LEFT: Troy Denzer of Minden unloads his golf cart at Sunridge on an unusually warm winter day Thursday.…
  
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• Niki Gladys named Western Nevada College Foundation director

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  Niki Gladys has been named executive director of the Western Nevada College Foundation.Gladys was on the foundation’s board for seven years — most recently as board president — before interviewing for the director’s position.She resigned her position with KNPB, Northern Nevada’s PBS station, to take the job.“It’s something I have a lot of passion around,” she said. “It’s a nice organization with a talented board.”She said she par
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Dec. 4, 1967: Color photo is Appeal first

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• Man with gunshot wound helicoptered from Minden

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  An early morning gunshot wound described as self-inflicted resulted in a medical helicopter landing at Douglas High School.Douglas County deputies and East Fork Fire District medics responded to the 800 block of Ironwood Court at 4:30 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.The man had a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks. He was taken to Renown Regional Medical Center by CareFlight helicopter, which landed at Douglas High School around 5
  
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• Feds agree to help study and pay for Nevada bail reform project

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  The federal Justice Department has agreed to help study and pay for the Nevada Supreme Court’s bail reform project.Nevada Supreme Court Justice Jim Hardesty, who convinced the high court to change the existing pre-trial release system in Nevada, said federal experts will help develop an “evidence based, pre-trial release” instrument to help judges around the state decide who should be released from jail.“Up to this point, Nevada’s approach to pre-trial releases has
  
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• Empire families enjoy STEM night

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  What used to be a night of volcanic eruptions and Mentos-exploding soda has now become an opportunity for Empire Elementary students and families to explore the STEM field through activities using science, technology, engineering and math at Empire’s STEM night.“Empire’s STEM night was designed to introduce families and students to the STEM field in fun and exciting ways,” said Evelyn Allred, principal at Empire Elementary. Upon arrival, Empire families enjoyed a pizza m
  
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• Carson School District looking at $11.5 million in projects

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  With its current bonding capacity and its capital projects fund, Carson City School District is looking at beginning construction on $11.5 million of building projects by the summer of 2017.That’s what the district estimates it would cost just for mainly needed improvements in maintenance and infrastructure. The district also has a list of priorities, which is more of a wish list, for the next five to 10 years that also would include projects that deal with major expansions that total $50
  
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• Carson goes for perfect league season

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  Carson High’s boys basketball team shoots for a perfect league season tonight when it visits arch-rival Douglas.Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Randy Green Court.Both teams are headed for the playoffs. Carson, 15-0 in league play and 21-5 overall, has already locked up the No. 1 Sierra League ranking and hosts No. 4 Reed next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Douglas, 8-7 in league, has the Sierra No. 4 seed and visits High Desert champ Reno Wednesday at 7.The Senators have yet to lose a game on northern
  
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• Capital City Arts Initiative hosting artist Zoe Bray Wednesday in Carson City

  12-02-2016 07:55
  
  A social anthropologist and portrait painter who lives in Jerusalem, Israel, is visiting Carson City to talk about her art and the process she undergoes to make it.The Capital City Arts Initiative is hosting Zoe Bray at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Carson City Community Development Building, 108 E. Proctor St. A reception for the artist starts at 6:15 p.m.Bray, an artist in the realist tradition, paints people and places with the question of identity being central to her work. She will talk about he
  
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• Motorcyclist critically injured after crash on SB 95, SB I-15 interchange

  12-02-2016 07:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist was critically injured Thursday night after a crash on the southbound U.S. Highway 95-Interstate 15 interchange, Nevada Highway Patrol officials said.
  
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• UNLV medical school clears key hurdle

  12-02-2016 07:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The UNLV School of Medicine is one step closer to recruiting its first class of students.
  
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• President will create three new desert monuments on Nevada's doorstep

  12-02-2016 07:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert lovers are getting an early valentine on Friday, when President Barack Obama will designate three new national monuments in California, including two on Southern Nevada's doorstep.
  
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• President will create 3 new desert monuments on Nevada's doorstep

  12-02-2016 07:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Desert lovers are getting an early valentine on Friday, when President Barack Obama will designate three new national monuments in California, including two on Southern Nevada's doorstep.
  
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• Albrecht's devotion evident on UNLV campus

  12-02-2016 07:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  This week's spring-like temperatures have made for great walking weather, and there are few better places to stroll than the UNLV campus. Fred Albrecht planned it that way.
  
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• Families of wounded warriors find a home away from home in North Las Vegas — PHOTOS

  12-02-2016 06:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Less than a year after breaking ground for a $6 million Fisher House where families of wounded warriors can stay while their loved ones recover, officials for the foundation and the nonprofit Nevada Military Support Alliance opened the 2-story building at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center campus on Thursday.
  
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• Clinton and Sanders battle in debate over health care, Wall Street ties

  12-02-2016 06:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled over healthcare and Wall Street in a debate on Thursday, with Clinton accusing Sanders of misleading Americans on his healthcare plan and making promises "that cannot be kept."
  
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• NYPD officer guilty of manslaughter in shooting of unarmed man — VIDEO

  12-02-2016 06:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A New York City police officer was convicted of manslaughter on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in a darkened public housing stairwell.
  
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• In Democratic Debate, Hillary Clinton Paints Bernie Sanders’s Plans as Unrealistic

  12-02-2016 06:00
  Defeated soundly in New Hampshire, Mrs. Clinton sought to puncture her rival’s popularity and appeal to new regions of voters.
  
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• Police looking for man who tried to snatch purse — VIDEO

  12-02-2016 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are looking for a man who tried to steal a purse at a fast food restaurant in January.
  
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• Unlikely Peacemaker, Michele Fiore, Helps End Oregon Standoff

  12-02-2016 05:11
  Michele Fiore, a conservative Republican Nevada assembly member, emerged as the calm mediator in the final hours of an occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge.
  
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• Fire burns through central valley home

  12-02-2016 04:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fire burned through a home in the central Las Vegas Valley on Thursday afternoon, the Clark County Fire Department said.
  
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• Teen girl recovering, man still on life support after Summerlin home invasion

  12-02-2016 04:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The teen girl who was shot during a home invasion in Summerlin early Wednesday is recovering at University Medical Center, her mother Janeen Hinden, 52, said Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Scientists detect Einstein's gravitational waves — and why that's important

  12-02-2016 04:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists for the first time have detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesized by Albert Einstein a century ago, in a landmark discovery announced on Thursday that opens a new window for studying the cosmos.
  
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• Las Vegas Sands renews effort to remove judge from wrongful termination case

  12-02-2016 03:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lawyers for Las Vegas Sands Tuesday filed a motion arguing that Chief District Judge David Barker prematurely denied their request to disqualify Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez, who has presided over Steven Jacobs' wrongful termination case for the past five years.
  
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• North Las Vegas man missing since Monday has been found

  12-02-2016 01:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A North Las Vegas man missing since Monday has been found, police said.
  
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• Number of flu cases up in region

  12-02-2016 01:39
  
  Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting a steady increase of positive Influenza (flu) cases. Overall, Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties saw 27 cases testing positive for influenza. About 59 percent of those tested were positive for Influenza strain B, a slightly higher percentage of this specific strain than was seen in previous years at this time. CCHHS encourages providers to continue to report positive influenza testing to the Health Department as it helps to monitor
  
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• Flu cases up in region

  12-02-2016 01:39
  
  Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting a steady increase of positive Influenza (flu) cases. Overall, Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties saw 27 cases testing positive for influenza. About 59 percent of those tested were positive for Influenza strain B, a slightly higher percentage of this specific strain than was seen in previous years at this time. CCHHS encourages providers to continue to report positive influenza testing to the Health Department as it helps to monitor
  
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• Tourism leaders may go different route in promoting rural Nevada

  12-02-2016 01:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tourism leaders are considering using a little reverse psychology to persuade Nevadans to get out of the city and into the back country to visit rural parts of the state.
  
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• Marijuana residue laws too vague, lawyer tells Nevada Supreme Court

  12-02-2016 01:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former Las Vegas stripper, who has spent 16 years in prison for killing six teenagers working on a road cleanup crew, is appealing once again to the Nevada Supreme Court.
  
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• Truck wreck damages apartment complex on Hot Springs Road

  12-02-2016 01:23
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver of a pickup truck that rammed an apartment building on Hot Springs Road, severing gas lines to four units.Sheriff Kenny Furlong said the wreck forced the evacuation of 15-20 people living in the complex until the gas was shut off by Southwest Gas workers late Wednesday night.Four units of the complex at 603 Hot springs Road, he said, will remain unoccupied until repairs can be made.“As of now, we are trying to locate the dri
  
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