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• 4 US journalists arrested in Bahrain released, leave country

  16-02-2016 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An American journalist and her camera crew who were arrested in Bahrain and accused of participating in an illegal gathering have left the country after being released on Tuesday, their families said in a statement.
  
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• Grand jury hears evidence in alleged political extortion plot

  16-02-2016 23:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Clark County grand jury Tuesday began hearing evidence against longtime Republican activist Tony Dane in an alleged extortion plot against a Nevada assemblyman.
  
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• Mirage agrees to repay wages in wrongful-termination case

  16-02-2016 23:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A big hotel-casino on the Strip has agreed to pay back wages in a wrongful-termination case.
  
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• BLM not in rush to return to Gold Butte area following Bundys' arrests

  16-02-2016 23:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The federal government will tread slowly before returning to the expansive Gold Butte area following the arrest in Oregon of a Bunkerville rancher and two of his sons, a Bureau of Land Management officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Carson City’s Mark Kimbrough awarded Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award

  16-02-2016 23:07
  
  Mark Kimbrough is this year’s recipient of Carson Water Subconservancy District’s Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award for exemplary service in conservation and protection of the Carson River Watershed. The award, created in 2007, recognizes individuals or organizations who demonstrate a 10-plus-year commitment and accomplish plans and projects to improve and sustain the Carson River Watershed.Kimbrough has served in the following capacities in his career: Washoe County park rang
  
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• Police seek woman in fatal shooting Monday night

  16-02-2016 22:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting Monday night.
  
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• Las Vegas police looking for man in fatal shooting Monday night

  16-02-2016 22:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro is searching for a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting Monday night.
  
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• Inmate dies of apparent suicide in Carson City prison

  16-02-2016 22:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 23-year-old inmate was found dead of an apparent suicide in a bathroom area at a Northern Nevada prison early Saturday morning.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Officers busy during Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day weekends

  16-02-2016 21:39
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 6:37 a.m., a 48-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of failure to appear warrants after deputies responded to reports of suspicious subjects near the 1100 block of Fairview Drive. Bail was set at $780.At 9:39 a.m., a 48-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery after deputies conducted a warrant search
  
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• Carson City Chamber of Commerce hosting Soup’s On! luncheon Feb. 24 at Gold Dust West

  16-02-2016 21:39
  
  With plans underway to create a new, walkable and bicycle-friends downtown, Carson City’s business development manager is planning to present about raising the bar at the next Chamber of Commerce Soup’s On! luncheon. Michael Salogga will talk about raising the bar on anything and everything in Carson City at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Gold Dust West. Salogga, business development manager for Carson City and the business counselor for the Small Business Development Center, will provid
  
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• Man dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound at Metro substation

  16-02-2016 21:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a suicide in the parking lot of the department's southwest-valley substation Tuesday morning.
  
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• Work nearly finished on jet that caught fire in aborted Las Vegas takeoff

  16-02-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Work is nearing completion on the British Airways Boeing 777 that caught fire after an aborted takeoff in Las Vegas in September, but airline officials aren't saying when the plane will be flown from McCarran International Airport
  
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• Work nearly done on British Airways jet that caught fire in aborted Las Vegas takeoff

  16-02-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Work is nearing completion on the British Airways Boeing 777 that caught fire after an aborted takeoff in Las Vegas in September, but airline officials aren't saying when the plane will be flown from McCarran International Airport.
  
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• Coroner IDs pedestrian killed in Friday hit-and-run

  16-02-2016 20:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The pedestrian killed when he was struck by a suspected drunken driver Friday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Coroner IDs dead pedestrian; driver arrested on DUI charge

  16-02-2016 20:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The pedestrian killed when he was struck by a suspected drunken driver Friday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office.
  
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• Former UN leader Boutros-Ghali dies at 93

  16-02-2016 20:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a blunt-spoken Egyptian who led the world body through global turmoil as it defined its peacekeeping role and lost his job over disputes with Washington, died on Tuesday. He was 93.
  
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• Two wounded in car shooting near Strip

  16-02-2016 20:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people injured in a shooting between vehicles near the Strip were hospitalized early Tuesday morning, police said.
  
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• 2 wounded in car shooting near Las Vegas Strip

  16-02-2016 20:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people injured in a shooting between vehicles near the Strip were hospitalized early Tuesday morning, police said.
  
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• Trial for accused LA serial killer 'Grim Sleeper' set to begin

  16-02-2016 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Opening statements were due to begin on Tuesday in the trial of a former sanitation worker accused of being the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, charged with slaying nine women and one girl in a Los Angeles crime spree that spanned more than two decades.
  
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• Cliven Bundy called 'lawless and violent,' ordered detained

  16-02-2016 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy will remain behind bars while he faces a half-dozen felony charges in the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement in Bunkerville.
  
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• Cliven Bundy called 'lawless and violent' in bid to prevent pre-trial release

  16-02-2016 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Calling him "lawless and violent," federal prosecutors filed court papers this morning to keep Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy behind bars while he faces a half-dozen felony charges in the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement in Bunkerville.
  
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• Radio Flyer to make Tesla Model S car for kids

  16-02-2016 18:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Tesla Model S has gotten a kid-friendly makeover.
  
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• Las Vegas area getting $2.96M grants for terrorist attack protection

  16-02-2016 17:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas will receive $2.96 million in federal grants to help protect it against possible terrorist attacks, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday.
  
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• 3 American men kidnapped in Iraq released

  16-02-2016 16:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three U.S. citizens kidnapped in Iraq last month have been released in Baghdad, a U.S. government source said on Tuesday.
  
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• Man killed in suspected DUI crash in southwest Las Vegas

  16-02-2016 16:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was killed in a car crash early Tuesday morning in the southwest valley, police said.
  
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• A Fight in the Trenches, From South Carolina to Nevada

  16-02-2016 13:00
  As the race for the South Carolina Republican primary winds down to the final five days, it has become a battle for the soul of the party — between Donald J. Trump and the party’s last president, George W. Bush.
  
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• Nevadans meddle in Oregon's business

  16-02-2016 08:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pistol-packin' political firebrand Michele Fiore made the big headlines last week in Oregon, but two other Nevada legislators were on the scene in the waning hours of the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge — nearly 700 miles outside their Assembly districts.
  
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• Winter storm coming Wednesday to Northern Nevada

  16-02-2016 07:07
  
  The recent spring-like temperatures will soon be replaced by more normal temperatures as a storm system comes into Northern Nevada starting Wednesday.The National Weather Service in Reno predicts the wind to pickup early Wednesday morning. The wind is expected to be the strongest in the afternoon and evening. The wind is supposed to turn to light rain Wednesday night. The rain is expected to turn to snow by 4 a.m. and continue throughout daylight hours on Thursday. Snow is predicted on all vall
  
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• High school basketball playoffs: Carson girls travel to Reno tonight

  16-02-2016 07:07
  
  The Division I postseason starts today when the Carson girls basketball team, the fourth seed in the Sierra League, travels to Reno High, the High Desert champions.Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.The Senators enter the game as an overwhelming underdog. They are 8-15 and lost 57-12 in the season-opener against the Huskies, who are 25-2. The winner advances to Thursday’s semifinals at Spanish Springs.Carson is coming off a loss at Douglas last Friday. The Senators have lost three in a row. Their l
  
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• Judge again denies bias against Las Vegas Sands

  16-02-2016 07:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez again has denied a bias toward or prejudice against Las Vegas Sands Corp. in a wrongful termination case the company has been fighting since 2010.
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Oct. 26, 1972: First female FBI agents graduate

  16-02-2016 06:59
  
  The FBI Academy has graduated its first two female FBI agents, who were en route today to assignments in Omaha, Neb., and St. Louis. Agents Susan L. Roley, 25, and Joanne E. Pierce, 31, will be equipped like all other agents with a .38-caliber pistols and will earn the basic starting annual salary of $12,151, plus guaranteed overtime of $3,036. Roley is a former Marine Corps lieutenant and Pierce was a Roman Catholic nun for the Sisters of Mercy from 1959 to 1970. This continues the Appeal&rsqu
  
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• John Bullis: Some tax cheaters are being caught

  16-02-2016 06:59
  
  Sometimes folks ask, “Is IRS really trying to collect from those who try to cheat on their taxes or not report all the income?”Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline Ciraolo gave some information about what is being done on folks and banks who try to hide foreign bank accounts and not report the income earned.“Since 2008, the Justice Department has publicly charged more than 100 account holders and nearly 50 individuals who have aided and assisted U.S. taxpayers in conceali
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: How are honey bees doing?

  16-02-2016 06:59
  
  Bee populations have been declining with the total number of managed honey bee colonies down from 5 million in the 1940s to 2.5 million in November 2015 (USDA Agricultural Research Service, or ARS). ARS reported annual losses for bee colonies were 42.1 percent for April 2014 to April 2015 (up from 34.2 percent in 2013-14), with summer losses exceeding winter losses for the first time. Although Colony Collapse Disorder evidence is down, Nosema fungi, Varroa mites, nutrition deficiencies from a la
  
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• Dayton Intermediate School honoring military, first responders

  16-02-2016 06:59
  
  The Dayton Intermediate School is hosting a celebration to honor those who keep the community safe.The school wants to invite any veterans, active duty military and National Guard members, Sheriff’s Office personnel, emergency medical technicians and fire department personnel to the celebration to thank them for their service.The celebration will be Friday at 7:25 a.m. All attendees should meet in the multi-purpose room at the school, located at 315 Old Dayton Valley Road.…
  
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• Young Latinos Power Both Democrats in Nevada Caucus Campaign

  16-02-2016 06:00
  The fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is giving a state’s Hispanics a chance to draw attention to their hardships and priorities.
  
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• Pedestrian critical after crash near Texas Station

  16-02-2016 05:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was critically injured Monday night when he was hit by a car near Texas Station, North Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Sen. Ted Cruz to make Carson City campaign stop Feb. 23

  16-02-2016 05:15
  
  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, candidate for the Republican nomination for president, will speak in Carson City on Feb. 23. Cruz will speak at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 West King St., just hours before the Nevada Republican caucuses. Doors open at 2 p.m. The event is expected to last until 4:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to register hereCarson City Republicans will host caucuses on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Carson Nugget, second floor ballroom for Precincts 101-211 and Fuji Park from Precincts 301-411. T
  
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• Bahrain government arrests four Americans

  16-02-2016 04:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four Americans have been arrested in Bahrain for entering the country using false information and allegedly participating in "attacks on police," according to a police statement released Monday.
  
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• Reid speaks to White House about Scalia replacement

  16-02-2016 04:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, who has urged President Barack Obama to move "right away" in filling the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, has spoken to the White House on what is shaping up to be a major partisan battle, a Reid aide said Monday.
  
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• Scalia death creates uncertainty over several issues affecting Nevada

  16-02-2016 03:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia does not affect any Nevada-specific cases, but advocates for various issues said Monday his death creates uncertainty as the nation's highest court considers hot-button issues such as union membership, abortion rights and immigration.
  
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• Massive diamond unearthed in Angola among largest ever found

  16-02-2016 02:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A massive diamond among the largest ever discovered was recently unearthed in Angola, mining company Lucapa announced Monday.
  
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• Crash closes Carson Street at Eagle Station Lane

  16-02-2016 01:47
  
  Carson Street was temporarily closed Monday afternoon after a two-car crash at Eagle Station Lane.The crash occurred around 4 p.m., at the intersection of the two streets in the northbound lane after a black Saturn rear ended a green Subaru. Reports came in that one of the vehicles involved had caught fire, though the flames had been extinguished before the Fire Department arrived on scene.Minor injuries were reported to authorities, though no one was transported to the hospital.Carson Street w
  
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• International Film Weekend returning Feb. 18-20 in Carson City

  16-02-2016 01:07
  
  Carson City will be holding an international film festival this weekend featuring over a dozen films.The film festival runs Feb. 18-20. Starting Thursday films will play from 2 to 5 p.m. at Marlette Hall at Western Nevada College, featuring local, national and international filmmakers. Each night, the Carson City Community Center will host an international film, starting at 7 p.m. Film topics range from an 18th century Denmark drama to documentaries on harmonicas.Thursday’s films, themed
  
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• Eighth person arrested in murder of Carson City man

  16-02-2016 01:07
  
  The investigation into the murder of an 18-year-old Carson City teen is coming to a close following an eighth arrest.A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested Friday night in connection with the January murder of Grant Watkins after detectives served a warrant for his arrest. Watkins was killed Jan. 11 after setting up an alleged drug deal near Blackwell’s Pond Park, in north Carson City, with three people to sell three ounces of marijuana. The investigation has determined that the three at the
  
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• Man critically injured after being run over by tractor-trailer

  16-02-2016 00:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was hospitalized with critical injuries Monday morning after police said he was run over by a tractor-trailer in the loading dock of Hard Rock Hotel.
  
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• Inland port could speed delivery of goods to Strip, clear truck traffic

  16-02-2016 00:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If Southern Nevada were to develop an inland port, it could result in speedier delivery of goods to the Strip and clear some truck traffic from Interstate 15 south of Las Vegas.
  
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• Las Vegas police looking for man linked to November robbery — VIDEO

  16-02-2016 00:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are seeking the public's help in finding a man in connection with a robbery at a gas station in November, the department tweeted Monday.
  
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• Carson City GOP caucus locations

  16-02-2016 00:23
  
  The Republican caucuses are open to all registered Republicans. To participate, you must have registered as a Republican 30 days prior to the caucus. Those 17 years of age may take part in the caucus if they are going to turn 18 on or by Election Day, Nov. 4, and if they have registered as a Republican. Caucus begins at 9 a.m. Jan. 19 at all locations. For more information on your caucus location, visit www.NVGOPCAUCUS.com or contact Carson City Republican Headquarters at 841-1800.Caucus locati
  
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