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• Nevada to pay lawyers defending workers in deadly prison shooting

  08-03-2016 23:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three former prison employees involved in a deadly 2014 shooting at High Desert State Prison will receive private legal counsel, paid for by taxpayers, in pending civil lawsuits.
  
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• Western Nevada College baseball moves series to Salt Lake

  08-03-2016 22:59
  
  A wet weekend forecast in Northern Nevada has caused the Western Nevada College baseball team to move its upcoming four-game baseball series from Carson City to Salt Lake City. WNC will play doubleheaders against Salt Lake at 1 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.As a result of the switch, the clubs will now meet in Carson City on April 15 and 16.Last weekend, the Wildcats swept a four-game series from College of Southern Idaho at John L. Harvey Field, while the Bruins took three of four games from Ut
  
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• Local students named Poetry Out Loud state finalists

  08-03-2016 22:51
  
  Twelve high school students from across the state — including students from Carson, Douglas, Yerington and Virginia City high schools — are preparing to take center stage at the 11th annual Nevada Poetry Out Loud state finals, Saturday, March 19. The State Finals are from noon to 3 p.m. at KNPB Channel 5 Public Broadcasting’s studios, 1670 N. Virginia St., in Reno. The event is free and open to the public, though seating is limited, so attendees should plan to arrive early. Th
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Log: Man arrested on suspicion of felony intimidating a police officer

  08-03-2016 22:51
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 10:29 p.m., Paul Simpson, 34, was charged with felony intimidating a police officer after his arrest for trespassing at the Casino Fandango. According to the arrest report, he threatened the arresting officer while en route to the jail on trespassing, obstructing and disorderly conduct. Total bail in the case was set at $10,600.TUESDAYAt 12:51 a.m., a Washoe Valley woman
  
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• Clark County coroner calls 4-month-old’s death a homicide

  08-03-2016 21:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner ruled the December death of a male infant as a homicide.
  
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• Nevada board OKs $125K more to fight for ESA law in high court case

  08-03-2016 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state board on Tuesday approved a new $125,000 contract with a prominent law firm to continue assisting Nevada as a new school choice law heads to the state Supreme Court.
  
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• Pedestrian struck in October dies of injuries

  08-03-2016 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian hit by a truck in the central Las Vegas Valley in October died of her injuries in January, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• DMV now offering Carson appointments

  08-03-2016 20:19
  
  The Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering appointments to customers in Carson City.DMV Director Terri Albertson said the service was expanded to the capital after a successful pilot at the Reno office in November and December.“This system is a major enhancement to our customer service and has proven popular,” said Albertson.Motorists can make an appointment up to 30 days in advance on the website at dmvnv.com/dashpass.Appointments are available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday t
  
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• 2nd suspect charged in connection with killing of 9-year-old Chicago boy

  08-03-2016 20:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Murder charges have been filed against a second suspect in the November 2015 killing of a 9-year-old boy, a crime that horrified a Chicago community.
  
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• Probe underway into unreported shots by FBI during fatal confrontation at Oregon standoff

  08-03-2016 20:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating two shots fired by federal agents that apparently went unreported following a fatal confrontation in January between authorities and militiamen in Southeast Oregon.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in North Las Vegas crash identified

  08-03-2016 19:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed when his motorcycle struck a car in North Las Vegas Monday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Ferguson to consider accepting US government’s police reform plan

  08-03-2016 19:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Ferguson, Missouri, city council on Tuesday may back down and approve an agreement it reached with the U.S. Justice Department to reform the city’s police department after the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
  
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• Former Boulder City animal shelter head taken to jail

  08-03-2016 19:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mary Jo Frazier, the former head of Boulder City’s shelter was taken to jail Tuesday after she appeared in court to face animal cruelty charges.
  
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• Teen wounded by Uber driver in Kalamazoo shooting leaving hospital

  08-03-2016 19:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 14-year-old Michigan girl critically wounded during a deadly shooting spree allegedly committed by an Uber driver will leave the hospital on Tuesday, according to online posts by her mother and a family friend.
  
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• Authorities release name of hiker found dead at Red Rock Canyon

  08-03-2016 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The missing hiker found dead near Red Rock Canyon’s Turtlehead Peak trail Monday afternoon has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• 1 critical after hit-and-run crash in east Las Vegas

  08-03-2016 18:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person is in critical condition after a rollover hit-and-run crash in the east Las Vegas Valley Monday night, according to police.
  
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• Court orders Baltimore officer to testify in Freddie Gray case

  08-03-2016 17:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Maryland Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a Baltimore police officer to testify against colleagues charged in the April death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose death triggered protests and rioting.
  
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• Truck crash blocking northbound US 95 lanes near Boulder Highway

  08-03-2016 17:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A jackknifed semitrailer is blocking all lanes on northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Boulder Highway Tuesday morning, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Northbound US 95 near Boulder Highway reopens after truck crash

  08-03-2016 17:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Northbound U.S. Highway 95 near Boulder Highway has reopened after a jackknifed semitrailer blocked all lanes Tuesday morning.
  
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• 14 hurt in California train derailment

  08-03-2016 06:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A train car went off the rails and ended up in a creek in Northern California on Monday night, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
  
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• John R. Bullis: Some detail about ABLE accounts

  08-03-2016 06:35
  
  It took a long time, but Congress finally did enact the ABLE Act.Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code gives a way to fund an account for certain individuals with disabilities. The account is sort of modeled after the Section 529 plans that allow the funds for education expenses in the account to accumulate income (earnings) tax free.Also, if certain conditions are met, the ABLE account will not disqualify the beneficiary (the disabled person) from receiving Medicaid and Supplemental Securit
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Why are so many early flowers yellow?

  08-03-2016 06:35
  
  I visited Arizona recently and the desert was blooming. The predominant color of flowers, no matter the type of plant, was yellow. I wondered why nature has given us so many early blooming yellow flowers, particularly in the daisy or sunflower family. This family (Asteraceae) is one of the largest with about 25,000 species and a broad distribution worldwide. In fact, botanists are known to call the multitudinous daisy family members “damn yellow things,” or “DYT,” because
  
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• Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Boulder Highway

  08-03-2016 06:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash at Boulder Highway and East Tropicana Avenue Monday evening sent a pedestrian to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• US wins religious discrimination case against western towns

  08-03-2016 06:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two towns in the western United States and their joint water company on Monday lost a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming theydiscriminated against residents who did not belong to an unacknowledged offshoot of the Mormon Church.
  
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• 2 towns on Arizona-Utah border lose federal discrimination lawsuit

  08-03-2016 06:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two towns in the western United States and their joint water company on Monday lost a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming they discriminated against residents who did not belong to an unacknowledged offshoot of the Mormon Church.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in North Las Vegas collision with vehicle

  08-03-2016 04:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash at East Craig Road and North Fifth Street killed a motorcyclist Monday evening, according to North Las Vegas Las Vegas police.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in NLV collision with vehicle

  08-03-2016 04:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash at East Craig Road and North Fifth Street killed a motorcyclist Monday evening, according to North Las Vegas Las Vegas police.
  
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• Couple dead in northwest valley murder-suicide

  08-03-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who worked at a local elementary school was killed by her long-term boyfriend Monday night just before he turned the gun on himself in their northwest valley home, Metro said.
  
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• Woman testifies against alleged pimp accused of torturing her: ‘I was just trying to keep alive’

  08-03-2016 03:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two years ago, she was forced into a life of prostitution and tortured for months, left nearly dead in a fast food restaurant parking lot.
  
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• Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against state bar

  08-03-2016 02:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge has dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed in 2014 by Las Vegas attorney David Phillips against the State Bar of Nevada.
  
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• Nevada panel discusses future of fantasy sports in state

  08-03-2016 02:03
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada regulators put their foot down a few months ago when they classified daily fantasy sports as gambling and said companies doing it without a license were operating illegally. Now, they’re sounding more optimistic about the practice. Gov. Brian Sandoval chaired the first meeting of the revived Nevada Gaming Policy Committee on Monday in Las Vegas. The panel, which includes regulators, casino executives and state lawmakers, invited executives from industry giants FanD
  
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• Man, cat dead after Carson City apartment fire

  08-03-2016 02:03
  
  One person is dead following a fire at the Senator Apartments early Monday morning.The Carson City Fire Department responded to the fire at the south Roop Street apartment complex just after midnight Monday. The fire was quickly extinguished by crews. One 70-year-old male was pronounced dead and officials said they believe the fire may have started from a lit cigarette. The deceased had medical issues and was a smoker, said Sheriff Ken Furlong. A cat also died in the fire.No other details were
  
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• Las Vegas sex museum seeks donation from Trump

  08-03-2016 02:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas sex museum wants to display Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s, um, likeness.
  
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• Hiker found dead at Red Rock Canyon

  08-03-2016 02:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A hiker was found dead Monday afternoon near Red Rock Canyon’s Turtlehead Peak trail, Las Vegas police said. The hiker likely died in an accidental fall, Metro said in a news release.
  
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• US Surgeon General praises Touro at scholarship fundraiser

  08-03-2016 01:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood before a crowd of fashionable donors and faculty as well as a few students in white coats Sunday evening, heaping praise on Touro University Nevada.
  
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• Comstock Foundation receives donation

  08-03-2016 01:31
  
  The Comstock Foundation for History and Culture, a three-year old non-profit working to preserve the history of the Comstock Mining District, received its first donation.John Winfield donated 100,000 shares of Comstock Mining Inc. stock, which was trading on the New York Stock Exchange at 55 cents per share on Monday morning.Winfield, a former chairman of the board at the Virginia City-based Comstock Mining and a principal investor in the company, has committed to donating 1 million shares to t
  
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• Bundy supporters plan courthouse rally in Las Vegas this week

  08-03-2016 01:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cliven Bundy’s family is using social media to plan a rally outside the federal courthouse on Thursday before his arraignment on felony charges stemming from the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near Bunkerville.
  
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• ‘New page on Carson Street’: Work begins on Carson Street corridor improvements

  08-03-2016 01:07
  
  After years of discussion and design, the downtown corridor project is now underway.A groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Carson and Third streets marked the launch of the Carson Street Urban Design Project while Q&D Construction Inc., the contractor on the $8.1 million, seven-month project, began cutting pavement at Carson and William streets.“We’re going to turn some dirt and kind of turn a new page on Carson Street,” Mayor Bob Crowell said during the groundbreaking celebr
  
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• Person found stabbed at scene of downtown Las Vegas house fire

  08-03-2016 01:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person was found stabbed at a downtown home where fire crews initially responded to a blaze Monday afternoon, Metro officials said.
  
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• CCSD bus collides with car in east valley

  08-03-2016 00:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A school bus and a car collided Monday afternoon on East Lake Mead and North Hollywood boulevards, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Nevada Department of Veterans Services advocate program honored for innovation

  08-03-2016 00:43
  
  Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) was honored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a 2016 national recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award for best veterans services practices.Four other states’ veterans departments were also singled out, but Nevada’s won most innovative state program for the Nevada Veterans Advocate (NVA)program. Nevada Department of Veterans Services Director Kat Miller accepted the award on Feb. 22 during the National Assoc
  
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• Election:2016: Carson City candidates file on opening day

  08-03-2016 00:27
  
  P.K. O’Neill filed Monday for his second term in the Nevada Assembly.But he has already been challenged by former Carson City Treasurer Al Kramer and is expecting, at least, two other challengers in the Republican primary for the District 40 seat representing Carson City and south Washoe Valley.He said the 2015 Legislature was a successful session, enacting numerous reforms from construction to education funding. He also pointed out that all five bills he introduced were enacted into law,
  
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