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• Carson City’s Amodei to seek re-election to Congress

  10-03-2016 23:47
  
  Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nv., Thursday filed for his third full two-year term representing Congressional District 2.The district covers western Nevada including his hometown Carson City as well as most of northern rural Nevada.Amodei faces two Democratic challengers so far: Chip Evans of Reno and Rick Shepherd. Evans, a longtime member of the Washoe Democratic Central Committee, has the endorsement of Sen. Harry Reid.Asked whether this would be his final term since he has said numerous times he does
  
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• Update: One dead following Carson City fire

  10-03-2016 23:39
  
  UPDATE: The victim in the fire succumbed to his injuries and died at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center Thursday. The man’s name has not been released.“We offer our condolences to the victims’ family and friends, crews worked quickly and diligently to save the man and his dog,” said Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. “With high winds it was important to contain the fire and keep it from spreading to neighboring homes, I’m proud of the men and women of the Carson Ci
  
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• One hospitalized due to Carson City fire

  10-03-2016 23:39
  
  Carson City firefighters responded to a structure fire Thursday afternoon that left one person hospitalized.The fire broke out around 1:10 p.m., at the Hot Springs Road Safari Mobile home Village, off Tiger Drive. One male was home at the time of the fire and was transported to the hospital from severe hypoxia due to smoke inhalation, said Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. A dog died on scene after firefighters attempted to save it using CPR.The fire was extinguished around 1:48 p.m.The cause of the f
  
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• Well-known mountain lion suspected of killing koala at Los Angeles zoo

  10-03-2016 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officials believe P-22, a wild mountain lion that prowls a sprawling Los Angeles park, made a meal of a koala found mauled to death at the city’s zoo.
  
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• Climber dead after fall at Zion National Park

  10-03-2016 23:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A climber fell to their death Wednesday while climbing a popular route at Zion National Park, according to a release from the National Park Service.
  
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• Judge weighing suit that could shape how teachers get fired

  10-03-2016 22:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas judge soon will rule on a case that could dictate how the Clark County School District removes ineffective and poorly performing educators from the classroom.
  
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• Denver light-rail approach a model for Las Vegas transit

  10-03-2016 22:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fresh off a road trip to Denver to see that city’s growing light-rail system, members of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada say they would be the best agency to take the next step in developing a Southern Nevada system.
  
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• Conservation groups sue feds to protect bistate sage grouse

  10-03-2016 21:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to protect the imperiled bistate sage grouse in California and Nevada under the Endangered Species Act.
  
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• Chumlee released from Clark County Detention Center

  10-03-2016 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Chumlee, the man from the Las Vegas-based reality television show “Pawn Stars” facing 20 felony charges, has been released from the Clark County Detention Center, according to jail records.
  
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• Nevada lawmakers clear the way for test crops of hemp

  10-03-2016 20:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marijuana’s useful cousin hemp could soon be sprouting on test plots in Nevada after a legislative subcommittee gave final approval Thursday to regulations overseeing the pilot project.
  
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• Man gets 15 years in prison for 35-year-old murder

  10-03-2016 20:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Even 35 years after Jamey Walker was slain, family and friends packed a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday to watch her killer senteced to prison.
  
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• Man shot and killed in northwest Las Vegas parking lot identified

  10-03-2016 19:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man shot and killed outside of a northwest valley strip mall Tuesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Cliven Bundy refuses to enter plea in 2014 armed standoff near Bunkerville — VIDEO

  10-03-2016 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cliven Bundy refused to enter a plea in federal court Thursday to criminal charges stemming from the 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near his Bunkerville ranch. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Hoffman entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf to all of the charges.
  
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• Cliven Bundy refuses to enter plea in 2014 armed standoff near Bunkerville

  10-03-2016 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cliven Bundy refused to enter a plea in federal court Thursday to criminal charges stemming from the 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near his Bunkerville ranch. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Hoffman entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf to all of the charges.
  
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• Bundy supporters start protest at federal courthouse

  10-03-2016 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than two dozen demonstrators, some carrying American flags, gathered on the steps of the federal courthouse Thursday morning in support of jailed Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.
  
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• Ford making cop car doors that can stop armor-piercing bullets

  10-03-2016 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ford will soon be offering the doors on its Police Interceptor sedans and SUVs. They’ll be the first in the U.S. to meet the Justice Department’s highest standard for body armor, the equivalent of a bulky SWAT team vest.
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court rejects parents’ bid to join school-choice case

  10-03-2016 18:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition from a group of parents who sought to intervene in a case challenging the state’s new school choice law.
  
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• 2 displaced after house fire in Spring Valley

  10-03-2016 16:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two adults were displaced after fire severely damaged a home in Spring Valley Wednesday night, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
  
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• 6 dead in shooting at party near Pittsburgh

  10-03-2016 16:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two gunmen turned a backyard cookout into a bloodbath in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, leaving six people dead — including a pregnant woman — and a community grasping for answers.
  
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• 5 dead, 3 injured in shooting at party near Pittsburgh

  10-03-2016 16:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police searched for two shooters and a motive on Thursday after a backyard party ambush near Pittsburgh killed at least five people and injured three others.
  
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• Northwest Beltway construction to run until spring 2018

  10-03-2016 15:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Construction on the 215 Beltway from Craig Road to Hualapai Way is set to turn 3 miles of the heavily traveled roadway into a fully functioning freeway to ease traffic congestion and create a safer environment.
  
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• Becker students engage in program to help alleviate social isolation

  10-03-2016 15:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Remember junior high and the awkwardness of making new friends? At Becker Middle School, Feb. 12 was No One Eats Alone Day, which was touted as a chance to help end social isolation among youths.
  
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• 1 dead, 6 injured in North Las Vegas crash

  10-03-2016 09:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash left one dead and six injured Wednesday night in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: The local newbies

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Some of the Vegas acts that formed after the fest's last edition.
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: Talking to Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  "I wanted [VEGA INTL] to be eclectic and sound like a collage and play with genre within the same song. "
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: Talking to Beach Slang frontman James Alex

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Catching up with one of the most talked-about outfits on the indie circuit.
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: Reflecting on the festival's first 10 editions

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The Walkmen, Moonface, new discoveries and late, late nights.
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: Get to know every touring act on the festival schedule

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Study up before heading to the Downtown music fest.
  
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• Neon Reverb 2016: Festival 101 and the full schedule

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  All the info on all the shows, right here.
  
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• Further Future’s co-founder discusses improvements and additions to the festival

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  What to expect from Further Future's second installment.
  
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• Altering art: The unfortunate fable of 'holy cheeseburger'

  10-03-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Unless a contract says otherwise, artists who sell their works no longer have a voice in what happens to them.
  
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• Stolen cab ends up in fiery crash

  10-03-2016 08:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Someone stole a cab from its driver in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday night, then crashed the cab in a fiery rollover near the Cheyenne off-ramp from Interstate 15, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
  
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• Spreading the joy in Carson City

  10-03-2016 08:11
  
  E.D. Crouser of Carson City flashes a homemade sign at drivers as they drive by the intersection of Highway 50 and Fairview Wednesday evening. When asked what motivates her to do what she’s doing she simply stated ‘because everybody smiles.’…
  
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• Wild Horse Children’s Theater presenting ‘Aristocats, Kids’ at Carson City Brewery Arts Center

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  Wild Horse Children’s Theater is presenting Disney’s ‘The Aristocats, Kids’ at 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, March 11-20, at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St. Seen is Camilla Beckwith as Thomas O’Malley. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and students and $5 for ages 4-12. Tickets are at www.wildhorsetheater.com, or call 775-887-0438, or, if available, they are at the door.…
  
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• Nevada hopes third time is charm vs. New Mexico

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  Eric Musselman insists he isn’t counting on Marqueze Coleman to actually play in a Mountain West tournament game this week.“I have no hope that he will play,” the Nevada Wolf Pack coach said. “Some people might think that’s just gamesmanship on my part. But if he couldn’t even practice on Monday, how can he play on Thursday? I haven’t even seen him run yet.”The fifth-seeded Wolf Pack (18-12) will take on the fourth-seeded New Mexico Lobos (17-14)
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Sept. 9, 1963: New addition slated at Fritsch

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  This continues the Appeal’s review of news stories and headlines during its Sesquicentennial year.…
  
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• District still working on auto collision course

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  Carson High continues to try to make an auto body collision repair course at Western Nevada College viable, but concerns remain with classes being held at nights at the WNC campus the biggest sticking point.The Carson City School District Board heard an update on Carson High’s plan to hold the auto body course at WNC beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. Still pending is a decision the board has to make on the direction of the auto body course.Concerns have been raised ever since Carson
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested after motorcycle chase

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.TUESDAYAt 7:05 p.m., a 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of violation of a suspended sentence after deputies observed a suspicious vehicle near the 200 block of Highway 50. Bail was set at $1,000.At 10:06 p.m., Steven Hiatt, 21, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance after deputies observed a suspicious subject
  
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• Carson City Brewery Arts Center hosting harpists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter Saturday

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  Two Bay area Celtic Harpists and multi-instrumentalists are performing a concert of rare instruments and stories at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St.The show features Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter, who play the Celtic harp, as well as the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa and assorted instruments from the mandolin, cittern and bouzouki family. The audience will hear traditional instrumental music from Sweden and Ireland as well as original compositions blended with stories o
  
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• Carson City Airport plans: refurbish North apron, terminal

  10-03-2016 08:03
  
  Carson City Airport Authority moved forward with plans both to refurbish its deteriorating terminal and rehabilitate its north apron.The authority approved plans to seek bids to replace the terminal’s leaking roof as the authority looks for funds or possibly grants to pay for the project. An informal estimate from a contractor suggested replacing the roof would cost in the range of $50,000. The roof itself would cost about $35,000 while extending the eaves, which now allows water to pool
  
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• CHS track cupboard far from bare

  10-03-2016 07:55
  
  Carson High lost some valuable senior track standouts, but the cupboard is far from bare.There’s Asa Carter (long jump and triple jump), Ian Schulz (shot put and discus), Greg Wallace (high jump) and Ian Van Rensselaer (distance), all of whom are capable of chalking up valuable points.Carter was fourth in both the long jump and triple jump (22-1, 44-4) at state last year, Wallace was fifth at state in the high jump (6-4), but had a best of 6-6 last year. Schulz was third in the discus (15
  
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• Metro plan to put detectives on the streets raising concerns

  10-03-2016 07:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan Police Department is asking its plain-clothed officers and detectives to work at least one two-week patrol rotation over the next few months — a quick fix for a cop shortage in the midst of a 25-percent spike in violent valley crime this year.
  
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• Wife of Nevada Supreme Court justice faces trial on misdemeanor DUI charge

  10-03-2016 06:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Leslie Parraguirre, the wife of Nevada Supreme Court Justice Ron Parraguirre, is facing an April trial on a misdemeanor DUI charge.
  
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• Police seeking man who robbed armored truck outside bank

  10-03-2016 06:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are looking for a man who robbed an armored truck outside of a bank Wednesday morning.
  
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• Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters

  10-03-2016 06:00
  Strategists involved said the new spending would be the largest Democratic voter-turnout effort ever devoted exclusively to Latino and immigrant voters.
  
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• SeaWorld visit brings penguins, kangaroos to school — PHOTOS

  10-03-2016 05:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Students at R. Hummel Elementary School got the chance to see penguins and kangaroos up close on Wednesday when the SeaWorld Cares educational outreach program visited their school.
  
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• Mint 400 Race will cause road closures and expected delays

  10-03-2016 04:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Mint 400 Race will cause road closures and expected delays, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.
  
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• Nevada Highway Patrol identifies moped driver killed in crash

  10-03-2016 04:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who was hospitalized when his moped struck a car in the northwest part of the valley Friday morning has died and been identified by the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Prosecutors want to keep Cliven Bundy behind bars in Bunkerville standoff case

  10-03-2016 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal prosecutors are pushing to keep Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy behind bars Thursday as he faces arraignment on a string of felony charges stemming from the April 2014 armed standoff with lawmen near Bunkerville.
  
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• Air Force vet convicted of attempting to join ISIS

  10-03-2016 02:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. Air Force veteran was convicted Wednesday of terrorism charges for attempting to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr, the first verdict from more than 70 cases the government has brought against Americans accused of trying to supportthe militant group.
  
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