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• Spring blizzard shuts down Denver airport, affects McCarran flights

  23-03-2016 23:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Stormy weather shut down Denver International Airport on Wednesday, affecting flights to and from Las Vegas.
  
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• Student in relationship with teacher testifies at his trial — VIDEO

  23-03-2016 23:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Rancho High School student appeared visibly uncomfortable Wednesday as she testified in the kidnapping and sexual misconduct case against a former teacher with whom she had a physical relationship.
  
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• Student in relationship with teacher testifies at his trial

  23-03-2016 23:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Rancho High School student appeared visibly uncomfortable Wednesday as she testified in the kidnapping and sexual misconduct case against a former teacher with whom she had a physical relationship.
  
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• Nevada medical pot law poses lawsuit risk for employers, panel warns

  23-03-2016 22:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lack of clarity in Nevada’s medical marijuana law opens the door for litigation over employer requirements to accommodate workers who use medicinal marijuana, lawyers told a state advisory panel Wednesday.
  
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• In brief: Learn a language at the library, AFAN's free HIV testing and more

  23-03-2016 22:53 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Plus: Nuptial numbers are down in the (former) wedding capital of the world.
  
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• The local beer scene expands to Downtown Henderson with Lovelady Brewing

  23-03-2016 22:51 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The Water Street brewery is slated to open April 1.
  
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• Mason Valley woman found dead from gunshot

  23-03-2016 22:13
  
  A 26-year-old Lyon County woman died Tuesday from a gunshot wound.At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to Stanley Lane in Mason Valley for a report of a gunshot injury. When they arrived they found Johnie Shadden, an on-duty postal worker, dead.Shadden had stopped at her residence as part of her normal mail route. The Postal Service, the FBI and the LCSO are investigating the death.Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil says this is an “isolated incident and there
  
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• Man drops 13-foot python in the middle of a restaurant and walks out

  23-03-2016 22:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The motto that the “customer is always right” is not necessarily always the case, especially when the customer unleashes a 13-foot python on the floor of a packed restaurant.
  
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• UNR better than UNLV, according to list of best colleges in each state

  23-03-2016 22:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The rivalry between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno runs deep. And it will probably never, ever end.
  
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• County marks third annual International Migratory Bird Day — PHOTOS

  23-03-2016 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Wetlands Park hosted its third annual International Migratory Bird Day on Wednesday.
  
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• County marks third annual International Migratory Bird Day

  23-03-2016 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Wetlands Park hosted its third annual International Migratory Bird Day on Wednesday.
  
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• Ethics commission won’t pursue complaints against North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee

  23-03-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Commission on Ethics on Wednesday determined that despite finding “sufficient credible evidence” North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee acted outside the scope of his office to influence city hiring, such actions don’t violate the state ethics law.
  
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• Security officials: Islamic State trained 400 fighters for terror attacks in Europe

  23-03-2016 21:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Security officials have told The Associated Press that the Islamic State group has trained at least 400 attackers and sent them into Europe for terror attacks.
  
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• Snowstorm shuts down Denver airport, cancels over 1,000 flights

  23-03-2016 21:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A blizzard shut down Denver International Airport on Wednesday, canceling more than 1,000 flights after temporarily knocking out power and making takeoffs and landings unsafe, airport officials said.
  
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• Famed conservative legal activist asks to join Cliven Bundy’s defense team

  23-03-2016 20:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Larry Klayman, an activist who bedeviled Bill Clinton with multiple lawsuits, has filed court papers seeking to join the defense team for the Bunkerville rancher.
  
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• Education Notebook: School news and events for March 24-30, 2016

  23-03-2016 20:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  View rounds up education briefs from across the Las Vegas Valley, including school news and scholarship information.
  
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• UNLV plans cleanup of 42-acre lot with public’s help

  23-03-2016 19:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  UNLV’s spring cleaning efforts involve sprucing up a 42-acre plot of vacant land it bought and the public’s invited to help.
  
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• Museum apologizes after telling woman she couldn’t breastfeed

  23-03-2016 18:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Ohio museum is encouraging breastfeeding after a Facebook post describing an interaction between two museum workers and a Pennsylvania mother went viral.
  
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• Carson City Audit Committee receives update on city’s audit

  23-03-2016 18:03
  
  The Carson City Audit Committee received an update from the city’s internal auditor, including the status of problems found during the current audit and recommendations for changes to the city’s policy and procedures. Mark Steranka, partner, Moss Adams LLP, the auditor, also discussed Tuesday night the most recent calls to the city’s fraud, waste and abuse hotline. For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, a comprehensive annual financial report found five anomalies each year and all ha
  
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• Utah LDS missionary injured in Brussels attack also near Boston Marathon bombing

  23-03-2016 17:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Utah teenager who was injured in the Belgium airport attack survived a similar horror three years ago at the Boston Marathon.
  
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• Committee receives update on city’s audit

  23-03-2016 17:51
  
  The Carson City Audit Committee received an update from the city’s internal auditor, including the status of problems found during the current audit and recommendations for changes to the city’s policy and procedures. Mark Steranka, partner, Moss Adams LLP, the auditor, also discussed the most recent calls to the city’s fraud, waste and abuse hotline. For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, a comprehensive annual financial report found five anomalies each year and all have been correc
  
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• Man finally leaves tree in downtown Seattle after 25 hours — VIDEO

  23-03-2016 17:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who spent over 24 hours atop an 80-foot sequoia tree is back on the ground.
  
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• A day later, that guy is still in a tree in downtown Seattle — VIDEO

  23-03-2016 17:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of people have paused on their way to work to check out the man refusing to leave his perch near the top of an 80-foot sequoia tree in downtown Seattle.
  
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• Police reportedly identify Brussels suicide bombing suspects

  23-03-2016 09:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police identified brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui as the suspected suicide bombers at Brussels’ international airport, state broadcaster RTBF reported. The pair were known to police, but for organized crime, not for acts of terrorism.
  
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• Paris bombmaker one of suicide bombers in Brussels attack

  23-03-2016 09:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The suspected bombmaker in the Paris attacks in November was one of two suicide bombers who targeted the Brussels airport, officials said Wednesday, in a new sign that both attacks are linked to the same cell of the Islamic State group.
  
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• After Brussels attack, Obama says US will be aggressive in going after ISIS

  23-03-2016 09:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to “defeat” those who threaten the world with terrorism.
  
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• Pack on verge of championship berth

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  The goal of every college basketball team each season is to go to a postseason tournament. The Nevada Wolf Pack has been more than happy to let the tournament come to them this month.The Wolf Pack (21-13) will play its third consecutive College Basketball Invitational game at home when it hosts the Vermont Catamounts (23-13) at Lawlor Events Center tonight (7 p.m.). At stake is a spot in the best-of-three CBI championship series March 28, 30 and April 1. Morehead State (21-12) is at Ohio (23-11
  
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• Lands bill moving through Congress

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  A bill in the U.S. Senate that would affect Douglas County lands is hung up behind a bill that would provide water relief to Flint, Mich., residents.Meanwhile, Rep. Mark Amodei introduced a revision of the Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015 in the House of Representatives in February where it was referred Wednesday to the subcommittee on water, power and oceans.Advocate Dominique Etchegoyhen said the bill represents two decades of conservation planning in Douglas County.“The bill is
  
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• Gotta Dance competition draws big crowds

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  More than 500 people watched and cheered as 10 Carson Valley celebrities competed in the fourth Suicide Prevention Network of Douglas County’s Gotta Dance event. Contestants competed for both the People’s Choice Award for the most Dancing Dollars raised and the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy, the judge’s choice for best dancer. Debbie Humphrey Maggert placed first in the People’s Choice award and second went to Angela Wood. Woody Worthington with instructor Alisa Merino wowe
  
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• Energy Task Force told not their job to try override PUC solar decision

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval’s senior strategist Dale Erquiaga told the newly reformed energy task force Tuesday it’s not its job to try override the Public Utilities Commission changes to solar net metering regulations.He made the statement after a dozen solar businesses and homeowners attending the initial task force meeting urged members to do just that.“You are the policy advisory body,” Erquiaga said. “You will not disrespect the PUC. You will not conduct a rate hearin
  
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• Community sports roundup: Silver State Volleyball Club qualifies for junior nationals

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  The Silver State Volleyball Club 18-Mizuno team qualified for the Girls Junior National Championships in late April in Wisconsin by winning a tournament over the weekend.Juliana Anderson and Kylie Riske, two Carson High standouts, are on the team coached by Dana Aiono.The duo is joined by Damonte Ranch stars Megan Carslon, Morgan Waller and Jasmin Hubbard, Aubrey Caires from Douglas. Kaitlynn Watson from South Tahoe High, McQueen’s Hanna Spevak and Incline’s Kira Porter. Rounding ou
  
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• Carson left behind by Reed

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  Clutch hitting was clearly lacking Tueday night, and the Carson Senators paid the price.The Senators went 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners stranded in an 8-3 loss to Reed at Ron McNutt Field.Reed swept the series and sits atop the Northern Division 1 standings with a 4-0 record. Carson dropped to 2-2.“Reed is a great hitting team,” CHS coach Bryan Manoukian said. “They hit the ball better than we did tonight. We left the bases loaded twice and came
  
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• Carson High School father-daughter dance is April 8

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  Carson High School clubs are hosting the second annual father-daughter dance April 8.The dance is for fathers and daughters of all ages in Carson City to come and have a special bonding event.“We’ve had daughters as old 40 and as young as 18 months,” said coordinator Angila Golik. “It is fun and it is a special night for fathers and daughters to reinforce their special bond.”The theme this year is “Once Upon a Time Enchanted Forest Ball” and the dance is
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Two women arrested on suspicion of larceny

  23-03-2016 08:19
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 4:39 p.m., a 39-year-old Carson City woman and a 49-year-old Gardnerville woman were arrested on suspicion of petit larceny after deputies responded to reports of a former employee taking items from the Market Street Walmart. Bail was set at $250 each.At 5:36 p.m., a 49-year-old transient man was arrested on suspicion of failure to appear after deputies initiated a conse
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 2, 1965: Refugees fleeing Cuba

  23-03-2016 08:11
  
  Stormy weather struck today in the Florida Straits corridor for Cuban refugees trying to reach Key West, and Prime Minister Fidel Castro was reported to have stopped further departures because of the dangerous seas. Nearly 400 men, women and children arrived on the heels of a federal government pledge that the nation, not Florida alone, would help them find new homes. The Coast Guard cutter McCullough, sent to Key West from Boston for rescue duty, brought nearly 300 refugees, some of them picke
  
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• Crosswalk safety an issue in Carson City

  23-03-2016 08:11
  
  Pedestrian safety is becoming a problem Carson City officials say.Since 2015, there have been four fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle crashes in Carson City, and three just since the start of 2016. Most of these incidents are occurring when pedestrians are in the crosswalk.Three incidents have occurred in crosswalks near Highway 50 since the beginning of 2016, with the most recent incident on March 2 when a 46-year-old woman was struck and killed near SlotWorld while in the crosswalk. This was the se
  
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• High Roller lit red and yellow to honor Belgium attack victims — PHOTOS

  23-03-2016 06:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The High Roller on the Strip lit up red and yellow — two of the three colors in the Belgian flag — Tuesday night to honor people who died in Tuesday’s Brussels terror attacks.
  
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• Yerington woman found dead Tues.

  23-03-2016 06:35
  
  A Yerington woman was found dead Tuesday of an apparent gun shot wound.The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office didn’t release any information, however, it was reported the woman’s husband was the main suspect.…
  
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• Police trying to coax man out of 80-foot tall tree in downtown Seattle — VIDEO

  23-03-2016 03:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police have been trying to coax a man out of an 80-foot tall sequoia tree in downtown Seattle after he climbed nearly to the top Tuesday, disrupting traffic.
  
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• Raiders’ Owner Looks to Las Vegas as Possible New Home

  23-03-2016 03:29
  Mark Davis has put Las Vegas at the top of his list, even if many N.F.L. owners have sent word that they consider the idea a nonstarter because of the association with gambling.
  
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• Thomas & Mack modernization on track for October presidential debate

  23-03-2016 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The final phase of the facelift, a 35,000-square-foot addition, will complete the UNLV arena revitalization.
  
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• Man arrested after North Las Vegas roommate’s slaying had history of landlord disputes

  23-03-2016 03:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  He told detectives Friday he planned both attacks and “did not feel bad about it.”
  
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• Carson City couple sentenced in ‘stranger than fiction’ case

  23-03-2016 02:25
  
  The Carson couple originally charged with trying to impregnate a 15-year-old girl with a turkey baster was sentenced by District Judge James Wilson on Tuesday.Jessica Soto Delgado-Bracamontes and Mario Quevedo were arrested on charges of sexual assault, furnishing methamphetamine to a child as well as child neglect and endangerment. They were attempting to get the girl pregnant with Quevedo’s sperm because Bracamontes was unable to bear him a child.The attempt was unsuccessful.Wilson rule
  
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• Terrorism constantly on Air Force minds, says new warfare center commander

  23-03-2016 01:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It was clear at a Nellis Air Force Base change-of-command ceremony Tuesday that deadly terrorist attacks like the one in Brussels earlier in the day are constantly on the minds of Air Force leaders as they prepare for a new era of warfare.
  
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• Sandoval aide: Nevada’s clean energy reputation is damaged

  23-03-2016 00:43
  
  LAS VEGAS — A top aide to Gov. Brian Sandoval acknowledged Tuesday that Nevada’s reputation on renewable energy has been damaged in light of a recent rooftop solar rate hike, and the state needs to show the world again that it’s committed to clean energy. Sandoval’s Chief Strategy Officer Dale Erquiaga made the comments at the first meeting of a newly reconvened New Energy Industry Task Force meeting, which will recommend policy solutions for hot-button energy issues. The
  
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