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• Man arrested in Panama indicted in Las Vegas killing

  19-02-2016 23:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man arrested in Panama in the stabbing of two men in August was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder and attempted murder.
  
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• Proposal to boost Nevada's minimum wage won't appear on November ballot

  19-02-2016 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An initiative to gradually raise Nevada's minimum wage to $13 per hour was withdrawn by backers who worried the issue would get lost on a crowded 2016 ballot amid the noise of a raucous presidential election.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with son's suicide

  19-02-2016 22:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with his 12-year-old son's suicide, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Gateway Commerce Center and Intermodal Rail Yard on track to development

  19-02-2016 21:27
  
  CARSON CITY — Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA), Gateway Commerce Center LLC and Watco Companies, LLC (Watco) announced Thrusday that a new and long awaited rail center and industrial park is set to move forward in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Watco will partner with GWCC to build an Intermodal Rail Center as part of the larger industrial park development. The Gateway Commerce Center project is a phased 2,000 acre development located in both Churchill and Lyon Counties near Haz
  
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• Trump calls for Apple boycott until company agrees to unlock San Bernardino shooter's phone

  19-02-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumpcalled on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc products until the tech giant agrees to U.S. government demands that it unlock the cellphone of one of the killers in the San Bernardino, California, attack.
  
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• DOJ files motion to force Apple to unlock iPhone of San Bernardino shooter

  19-02-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order for the company to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, escalating a showdown between the Obama administration and Silicon Valley over security and privacy.
  
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• A Deck of Cards Could Determine Some Nevada Caucus Results

  19-02-2016 20:34
  If Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tie for individual delegates on Saturday, the winner will be determined by drawing cards.
  
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• Check out the 'firefall' illusion in Yosemite — PHOTO

  19-02-2016 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  That is not lava flowing over a cliff. The illusion of fire falling over Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park is a yearly phenomenon.
  
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• State, Las Vegas split on legality of $100 annual fee for ride-hailing companies

  19-02-2016 20:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas and the state are miles apart in their interpretation of whether the city can require ride-hailing companies to have a business license to operate within city limits.
  
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• Counsel: Ordinance imposing $100 annual fee on ride-hailing companies isn't legal

  19-02-2016 20:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The chairman of the 12-member Legislative Commission has been told by the Legislative Counsel Bureau that the Las Vegas City Council's ordinance imposing a $100 annual fee on ride-hailing companies isn't legal under state law.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed Thursday night identified

  19-02-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist killed in a central valley crash Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed Thursday night ID'd

  19-02-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist killed in a central valley crash Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Northwest valley neighborhood shut down after alleged kidnapping

  19-02-2016 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police shut down a northwest valley neighborhood to investigate an alleged kidnapping Friday morning.
  
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• Northwest Las Vegas neighborhood shut down for several hours after alleged kidnapping

  19-02-2016 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police shut down a northwest valley neighborhood for several hours to investigate an alleged kidnapping Friday morning.
  
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• Coroner IDs man shot to death in southeast Las Vegas

  19-02-2016 19:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed in the southeast valley Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• MLK offramp reopened after one-car crash

  19-02-2016 19:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Martin Luther King Boulevard offramp from Interstate 15 has been re-opened after a single vehicle crash Friday morning, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Latinos in Nevada Cheer Hillary Clinton’s Responses on Immigration

  19-02-2016 19:21
  Hillary Clinton’s wonky immersion in policy details paid off for her when the topic of immigration came up at the MSNBC and Telemundo town-hall-style event in Las Vegas, after Senator Bernie Sanders had answered the question before the same...
  
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• Attention thirsty Democrats! Score a free beer (or four!) by caucusing this Saturday

  19-02-2016 18:42
  
  "Beer. Beer as reinforcement!"
  
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• 5 injured when helicopter crashes into water near Pearl Harbor — VIDEO

  19-02-2016 18:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Shawn Winrich had just gotten off the boat that takes visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor when he decided to use his smartphone to snap photos of the beautiful scenery. As he clicked away, he noticed a helicopter dropping in altitude near the hundred or so people gathered at the Remembrance Circle.
  
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• Justices pay respects to Scalia in Supreme Court ceremony

  19-02-2016 17:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Members of the U.S. Supreme Court paid their respects to their late colleague Antonin Scalia during a brief but somber ceremony at the court on Friday.
  
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• Race in Nevada, Once a Hillary Clinton Firewall, Is Now Hotly Contested

  19-02-2016 17:03
  After Mrs. Clinton’s narrow victory in Iowa and crushing defeat in New Hampshire, Nevada has turned into another tight and unpredictable contest.
  
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• 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies at 89

  19-02-2016 16:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Harper Lee, author of the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird," one of the greatest literary successes of the last century and the basis for a classic 1962 film of the same name, has died, according to her hometown publication, AL.com. She was 89.
  
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• 1 injured in possible hit-and-run near Jones, Tropicana

  19-02-2016 16:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian is in serious condition after a possible hit-and-run in the central Las Vegas Valley on Friday morning.
  
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• Police looking for suspect in fatal shooting near Las Vegas Strip

  19-02-2016 14:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An early morning shooting near the Las Vegas Strip left two women dead and a man in critical condition, according to Las Vegas police spokesman Michael Rodriguez.
  
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• 2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Las Vegas Strip

  19-02-2016 14:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two women are dead and a man is wounded after an early morning shooting near the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas police say.
  
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• Race in Nevada, Once Clinton Firewall, Is Now Hotly Contested

  19-02-2016 13:14
  After Hillary Clinton’s narrow victory in Iowa and crushing defeat in New Hampshire, Nevada has turned into another tight and unpredictable contest.
  
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• Last Chance for Final Arguments in South Carolina and Nevada

  19-02-2016 13:00
  For the third time in three weeks, voters will head to polls and caucus sites on Saturday to choose a winner among Republicans in South Carolina and among Democrats in Nevada.
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in southeast valley

  19-02-2016 07:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck in the southeast valley, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
  
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• Western Nevada College teaches voters how to caucus

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  The Associated Students of Western Nevada College hosted an event to help Carson City residents learn about how the upcoming political caucuses work.Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties were present at the WNC Dini Student Center to explain to residents how each Nevada caucus system would operate. A caucus is a group of people who come together to discuss and decide on a favored candidate. The history of the caucus comes from the days before accessible information, and far
  
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• VC pulls off thrilling upset

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  RENO — The Virginia City boys basketball team pulled off a thrilling upset to move within one win of the State Tournament.The Muckers seeded No. 4 out of its league beat No. 1 seed Eureka from its league 39-38 in the Northern Division IV playoffs Thursday.Virginia City advanced to the semifinals in which it takes on Hawthorne at 4:40 p.m. today at Wooster, with the winning claiming one of two state berths.Colt Hess, who had 21 points, scored with 1:30 left to give Virginia City a 39-38 le
  
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• Rail Center moving forward in Lyon and Churchill Counties

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA), Gateway Commerce Center LLC and Watco Companies, LLC (Watco) today announced a new and long awaited rail center and industrial park is set to move forward in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Watco will partner with GWCC to build an Intermodal Rail Center as part of the larger industrial park development. The Gateway Commerce Center project is a phased 2,000 acre development located in both Churchill and Lyon Counties near Hazen, Nevada on U.S. Highway 5
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 5, 1963: U.S., Russia, Britain sign nuclear test ban pact

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union today signed a partial nuclear test ban treaty they called “an important initial step toward the lessening of international tension and the strengthening of peace.”The three nuclear powers announced after the signing of the historic agreement the treaty would be open for signatures by other powers in Washington, London and Moscow Aug. 8. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, British Foreign Secretary Lord Home and Soviet Foreign Minister Andre
  
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• Douglas girls fall to Manogue

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  SPARKS — For more than a quarter-and-a-half Thursday night, the Douglas High girls basketball team kept pace with defending Northern Division I Region Tournament champion Bishop Manogue.Six unanswered points to end the first half enabled Manogue to break out of a deadlocked contest, however, and the Miners went on to a 75-32 region tournament semifinal victory against the Tigers at Spanish Springs High School.Douglas held a 9-8 lead after the first quarter and the Tigers were still even a
  
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• Carson High holds career event

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  14-year-old Rhys Reissig talks with TMCC’s Nayesdi Badillo-Delgado at Carson High Thursday during the Big Blue Welcome and Career Expo.…
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Missing woman arrested

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.WEDNESDAYAt 9:12 a.m., Johnny Escobar, 20, of Dayton, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Fairview Drive and Lompa Lane. At the same incident, Michael Bird, of Carson City also was arrested on suspicion of felony violation of bail conditions and possession of mar
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors approve toilet for gun range

  19-02-2016 07:39
  
  The Carson City Board of Supervisors on Thursday directed city parks officials to apply for a grant to build a toilet at the Rifle and Pistol Range.Parks Director Vern Krahn told the board three quarters of the $60,000 needed for the project would come from the Nevada Department of Wildlife.“The department feels that we need to provide that basic amenity for people,” Krahn said.Supervisor Brad Bonkowski asked what can be done to protect the toilet.“If you have used the rifle r
  
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• County strives to keep voter rolls clean

  19-02-2016 07:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It almost makes sense that the recession and Nevada's notorious mortgage crisis would cause chaos with the state's voter registration rolls.
  
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• Carson High boys basketball | Senators face Galena with a trip to state tournament on the line

  19-02-2016 07:07
  
  In Carson High’s run to an undefeated 16-0 league season and a Sierra League championship, close calls have been rare.The Senators have beaten the opposition by an average of 15 points a game. Five games, two each against Galena and Bishop Manogue, and one against North Valleys, were the only contests decided by less than 10 points.Carson’s closest calls have come against Galena. The Senators swept the regular-season series, 60-54 and 43-41, but had to wipe out second-half deficits
  
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• Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Reach Out to Latino Voters in Las Vegas

  19-02-2016 07:05
  Both candidates tried to prove their commitment to immigration reform at a bilingual town hall-style forum on Thursday, days before Nevada’s Democratic caucuses.
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after central valley crash

  19-02-2016 06:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist has died after a car crash Thursday night in the central valley, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
  
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• How Bernie Sanders Plays in Vegas

  19-02-2016 06:00
  For Nevada’s large blue-collar community, Bernie Sanders may be an end-of-the-rainbow choice.
  
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• Cliven Bundy and Sons Charged in Case That Gave Rise to Oregon Standoff

  19-02-2016 06:00
  The Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons, Ammon and Ryan, were among those indicted over a 2014 standoff involving cattle.
  
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• Charges for 5 in Nevada Case That Gave Rise to Oregon Standoff

  19-02-2016 05:59
  The Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons, Ammon and Ryan, were among those indicted over a 2014 standoff involving cattle.
  
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• Mystery surrounds second fire at home where family was left to die in November arson

  19-02-2016 05:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The intentionally set flames that swallowed a west valley home mid-November claimed a second victim late Wednesday.
  
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• Clinton, Sanders make their pitches at Las Vegas town hall

  19-02-2016 05:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are both fighting to win Nevada.
  
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• Las Vegas lawyer, in bid for Nevada regent post, raises more than $100,000

  19-02-2016 04:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas lawyer has gathered more than $100,000 to fund his bid for a seat on the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, building an impressive donor base for the low-key contest.
  
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• Health care coalition pickets in front of Sunrise Hospital — PHOTOS

  19-02-2016 04:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A health care coalition representing about 275,000 Southern Nevadans picketed Thursday evening in front of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, four days before a contract negotiations meeting with the hospital's owner.
  
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• Health care coalition pickets in front of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

  19-02-2016 04:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A steady stream of pickets marched along the sidewalk Thursday evening in front of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, drawing honks while shouting "Sunrise sucks."
  
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• Police seek three men in connection with December robbery — PHOTOS

  19-02-2016 04:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department is searching information on three men suspected in connection with a December bank robbery.
  
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• Police seek three men in connection with December robbery

  19-02-2016 04:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department is searching information on three men suspected in connection with a December bank robbery.
  
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