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• Would Dennis Hof be first brothel owner elected to Legislature?

  18-03-2016 23:55
  
  If Dennis Hof should win the Assembly seat now held by Republican James Oscarson, he would be the first brothel operator to serve in the Nevada Legislature.He filed for the District 36 seat Friday as a Libertarian.He would not be the first brothel operator to hold public office. That distinction belongs to Lance Gillman, owner of Mustang Ranch Brothel, who won a seat on the Storey County Commission two years ago.Longtime political observers, however, would argue Hof might not even be the first
  
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• Moonlite Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof files for Nevada Assembly seat

  18-03-2016 23:55
  
  Dennis Hof, who owns several brothels around the state including the Bunny Ranch just east of the Carson City line, filed on Friday for the Assembly District 36 seat currently held by Republican James Oscarson.Hof filed as a Libertarian saying it’s time to elect a businessman to the Legislature.He said he was filing in District 36 based on his residence in Crystal, Nevada.He originally announced plans to run for the state Senate seat vacated by Greg Brower in Reno but said rural Nevada is
  
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• Carson High School HOSA brings home awards, scholarships from state competition

  18-03-2016 23:55
  
  Carson High School’s HOSA-Future Health Professionals, one of four Career Technical Student Organizations part of the CHS Career and Technical Education program, sent more than 100 students to compete in the state HOSA–Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference in Las Vegas March 13-16 thanks to a $4,400 grant from Partnership Carson City and fundraising efforts by students.The student team came away from the competition with five chapter awards, two scholarships, one student
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Dayton man arrested on suspicion of obstruction charges

  18-03-2016 23:55
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 2:35 p.m., a 25-year-old Reno man was arrested on suspicion of DUI-drugs and possession of marijuana after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Idaho Street and Fairview Drive. Bail was set at $2,000. At 4:32 p.m., a 27-year-old Dayton man was arrested on suspicion of obstruction, domestic battery and battery after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Carson and 7t
  
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• Metro vehicle hits motorcyclist in central Las Vegas Valley

  18-03-2016 23:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A police vehicle struck a motorcyclist Friday afternoon, Metro said.
  
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• On radio show, Metro undersheriff defends violent crime initiative

  18-03-2016 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metropolitan Police Department Undersheriff Kevin McMahill appeared on local public radio Friday to defend a new policy that rotates detectives into patrol shifts.
  
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• Woman dies after husband hits her with car, Las Vegas police say

  18-03-2016 21:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is dead after being hit by a car driven by her husband Friday morning in the northeast valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• North Las Vegas homicide under investigation

  18-03-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas police investigating an apparent homicide Friday afternoon.
  
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• Tesla officials show off progress at Gigafactory in Northern Nevada

  18-03-2016 21:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tesla Motors officials pulled back the curtains Friday at its Gigafactory under construction east of Reno, offering some local media a chance to see the progress of what will become one of the largest factories in the world.
  
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• South Carolina cop shot and killed while trying to serve warrant

  18-03-2016 20:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A South Carolina police chief says an officer was shot and killed as he attempted to serve a warrant and a suspect later killed himself.
  
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• Fire extinguished at abandoned southeast valley duplex

  18-03-2016 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fire crews extinguished a fire at an abandoned single-story duplex in the southeastern valley Friday morning, the Clark County Fire Department said.
  
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• Warren Jeffs’ brother extradited in food stamp fraud scheme

  18-03-2016 20:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One of the polygamous leaders accused of organizing a multi-million dollar food stamp fraud scheme has been extradited from South Dakota.
  
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• Construction worker’s 53-story fall from LA skyscraper investigated as possible suicide

  18-03-2016 19:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities are investigating whether an electrician intentionally leaped to his death from the 53rd floor of Los Angeles’ tallest skyscraper onto an intersection humming with a normal weekday’s bustle, the coroner said Friday.
  
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• Smoke, minor fire reported Friday morning at 2 Las Vegas Strip hotels

  18-03-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Fire Department responded to two hotel fire alerts Friday morning on the Las Vegas Strip.
  
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• Air Force General Lori Robinson to be 1st woman to lead a US combatant command

  18-03-2016 18:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama will name the first woman to head a U.S. combatant command, selecting Air Force General Lori Robinson as the next head of the military’s Northern Command, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday.
  
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• Suspect in Paris terrorist attacks is captured in Belgium raid

  18-03-2016 18:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels on Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said.
  
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• Supreme Court nominee dissented in Yucca Mountain licensing case

  18-03-2016 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevadans have a reason to know Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland’s name beyond the highly charged U.S. Senate debate over whether his nomination should get a hearing, much less a confirmation vote.
  
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• Man dead after shooting on tribal land in Carson City

  18-03-2016 17:47
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office assisted the Washoe Tribe in responding to a possible homicide on tribal land Friday morning. CCSO received a call about 7 a.m. to assist to cover the scene where a Native American male in his 20s was found with a gunshot wound in a residence. The shooting happened on Wialaki Street west of Curry Street.The investigation will be handled by the FBI. No other information is available.…
  
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• Airmen at nuclear missile base under investigation for alleged illegal drug use

  18-03-2016 17:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Air Force is investigating about a dozen airmen at a nuclear missile base for alleged use of illegal drugs, in some cases possibly including cocaine, defense officials said Friday.
  
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• Audit finds money missing, leads to administrator’s firing in Boulder City

  18-03-2016 17:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An administrator in the Boulder City utility department has been fired and a criminal investigation has been launched after a third-party audit found $50,000 missing from the city’s bank accounts last year.
  
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• I-15, Cheyenne reopen after crashes involving stolen truck, North Las Vegas police

  18-03-2016 16:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple crashes that closed streets and freeway ramps around Interstate 15 and Cheyenne Avenue Friday morning have been cleared and all roads are open, according to North Las Vegas police.
  
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• Threatening letter with suspicious powder sent to Trump’s son

  18-03-2016 15:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A threatening letter addressed to Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump contained a suspicious powder in its envelope, a law enforcement source said Friday.
  
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• Fire damages vacant building near Stratosphere

  18-03-2016 15:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A small structure caught fire Friday morning near the Stratosphere, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• St. Patrick’s Palooza in Carson City

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  Kinderland students charge around the block Thursday morning during their St. Patrick’s Day parade.…
  
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• Senators roll over Hug, again

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  Carson baseball coach Bryan Manoukian gave shortstop Connor Pradere, outfielder Bryce Moyle, catcher Kyle Krebs and outfielder Cody Azevedo the day off.And, the Senators’ offense didn’t skip a beat.Carson pounded out 23 hits en route to an easy 21-2 win over Hug Thursday afternoon. The win gave CHS (2-0, 6-1) a series sweep over the outmanned Hawks.“We smacked the ball today,” Manoukian said after the second straight mercy-rule win over Hug. “Everybody did well. Th
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 12, 1965: Chapel of the Valley to open in Carson

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  It was announced today by Ed McCaffery, owner of Walton Funeral Home in Reno, that his firm has opened a second funeral home in Carson City. The new home is at 1281 Roop Street, and will be known as Walton Funeral Home Chapel of the Valley. The Walton Funeral Home branch will be managed by Bill Mills, who has many years of professional experience. McCaffery said, “This new building is one of the most modern and beautiful funeral homes around.” The exterior of the new Walton Funeral
  
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• Coach Ian Hill wants Western Nevada College soccer to be national-level program

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  Ian Hill, who’s overseeing Western Nevada College’s new club soccer program, doesn’t expect to waste any time in making WNC a top-level program.He expects his premiere level men’s team to be competing for a national title right from the get-go this fall. Hill and the first three players he’s brought in to play for WNC’s premiere men’s team — Abel Sanchez, Salvador Rodriguez and Christopher Garcia — were introduced Thursday during an event on
  
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• CHS falls to Damonte

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  There were two bright spots for Carson High’s young softball team on Thursday.Freshman Jailene Salciedo went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs, and sophomore Nicole Brown went 2-for-3 and drove in a run in Carson’s 19-4 mercy rule loss to Damonte Ranch in the Northern Division I opener for both schools.The Senators face another tough battle on Saturday when they visit defending state champ Reed for an 11 a.m. doubleheader.Damonte Ranch pounded out 23 hits against Lauren Lemburg and Salc
  
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• Carson City’s Arnold eighth in World pole vault

  18-03-2016 07:33
  
  Carson City’s Mike Arnold placed eighth in the pole vault at the World Indoor Track Championships Thursday in Portland, Ore.Arnold cleared 18 feet, 6 1/2 inches, which placed him in a three-way tie for sixth, but Arnold ended up finishing eighth based on the tiebreaker.France’s Renaud Lavillenie won the event when he cleared 19-9. Sam Kendricks of the United States took silver when he cleared 19-0 1/4 and Poland’s Piotr Lisek took bronze when he cleared 18-10.…
  
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• ‘Leprechaun in the crosswalk’ event gets motorists’ attention — PHOTOS

  18-03-2016 04:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol, Henderson police and Clark County School District police teamed up to keep crosswalks safe by having an officer cross Tropicana Avenue at Morris Street and pulling over motorists that did not stop. The officer, dressed as a leprechaun, crossed the street by himself, but would escort pedestrians across Tropicana Avenue when the chance arose.
  
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• Clark County School Board studies $2.1 billion plan to build schools, renovate aging buildings

  18-03-2016 04:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School Board next month will consider a $2.1 billion plan to build 17 new elementary schools, add more classrooms to 26 overcrowded campuses and close or replace 17 aging facilities across the Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• Ronald McDonald Family Room debuts at Sunrise Children’s Hospital

  18-03-2016 04:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Ronald McDonald Family Room opened Wednesday at Sunrise Children’s Hospital, giving families a place to spend time when children are in critical care.
  
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• Tourists take in St. Patrick’s Day at The Linq — PHOTOS

  18-03-2016 04:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The St. Patrick’s Day party started early at The Linq promenade Thursday. Tourists and costumed performers were out in force during the O’Sheas BLOQ party.
  
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• A dream comedy legend lineup

  18-03-2016 03:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Call it a daydream from a fan, but there’s a show I’d like to see on the Boulevard: Jerry Lewis, Marty Allen and Don Rickles in a night of classic comedy.
  
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• Local agencies team up to catch drunk drivers

  18-03-2016 03:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police will team up with law enforcement agencies throughout the state to crack down on drunk drivers starting Thursday.
  
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• North Las Vegas police issue 192 citations during ‘joining forces’ event

  18-03-2016 03:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas Police issued 192 citations during a “joining forces” event, according to a release from the agency.
  
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• One of defendants in Carson City drug deal murder case testifies in preliminary hearing

  18-03-2016 03:04
  
  One of the defendants in the murder of 18-year-old Grant Watkins testified against his friends during a preliminary hearing Thursday.Keenan Blackmore, 19, took the stand Thursday to tell the court his side of the story about what happened the night Watkins was murdered. Reed Skenandore, 21; Jesus Garcia-Manriquez, 18; Allen Garcia-Manriquez, 19; Jonathan Skenandore, 18; Daniel Lease, 20; and Jacob Huttman, 19 are all in Judge John Tatro’s Justice Court for their preliminary hearing for th
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors approve changes to Lompa Ranch plan

  18-03-2016 03:04
  
  The Carson City Board of Supervisors approved changes to a plan for the Lompa Ranch development that allow a mix of higher-density residences, including apartments, condominiums and single-family homes. With the change, a maximum of 2,500 residential units are expected to be built on the 251-acre site, according to Michael Railey, partner with Rubicon Design Group, who was representing the property’s developer, Blackstone Development Group.The new specific plan area also calls for mixed-u
  
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• Tropicana drops Rouven’s magic show after child pornography arrest

  18-03-2016 02:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Tropicana moved quickly to “sever all ties” to its headliner magician Jan Rouven after his arrest on child pornography charges, closing the “New Illusions” show and removing advertising from the property and casino’s website by Thursday.
  
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• Relatives raise concerns after firefighters fail to find woman’s body after apartment blaze

  18-03-2016 01:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The maintenance man found a lifeless Taneshia Smith, 28 and a mother of four, in a drawn bathtub. She was fully clothed, seemingly hiding from the flames, a relative said. Along the hall and in the bathroom, there were fingerprints and hand-prints — signs she tried to escape.
  
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• Relatives question firefighters’ response in wake of fatal Las Vegas apartment blaze

  18-03-2016 01:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Relatives of the woman who died after an east valley apartment fire early Sunday are raising concerns about the Clark County Fire Department’s response that morning, specifically that crews didn’t find the woman’s body — a maintenance man did, shortly after the blaze.
  
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• Report: North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea

  18-03-2016 00:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, days after their leader Kim Jong Un ordered tests likely aimed at developing technology it needs to acquire in order to build a reliable missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
  
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• North Las Vegas shooting death in January ruled accidental

  18-03-2016 00:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled the Jan. 30 shooting death of Denise Gray, 40, an accident.
  
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