Nevada news

• North Las Vegas producing more medical marijuana products than rest of valley

  27-03-2016 23:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A $1 billion electric car plant and a futuristic transportation test track are among developments North Las Vegas hopes willpay off and diversify its economy. There’s another, greener, economic development that officials hope will fatten the city’s wallet.
  
  Read more

• Medical marijuana might be a boon for North Las Vegas

  27-03-2016 23:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A $1 billion electric car plant and a futuristic transportation test track are among developments North Las Vegas hopes willpay off and diversify its economy. There’s another, greener, economic development that officials hope will fatten the city’s wallet.
  
  Read more

• Apartment home fire in North Las Vegas leaves eight displaced

  27-03-2016 19:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A single story fourplex apartment home caught fire in North Las Vegas Sunday morning leaving eight displaced, the North Las Vegas Fire Department said.
  
  Read more

• Suicide bomber kills 65, injures more than 300 in Pakistan

  27-03-2016 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suicide blast in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Lahore has killed at least 50 people, a health official told CNN.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Suicide bomber kills 50, injures 200 in Pakistan

  27-03-2016 18:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suicide blast in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Lahore has killed at least 50 people, a health official told CNN.
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian sleeping in parking lot before being hit, police say

  27-03-2016 18:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash in the northwest part of the valley, Sunday morning sends one to the hospital, according to Las Vegas police.
  
  Read more

• Strong winds, chance of rain in Las Vegas this week

  27-03-2016 17:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas valley is expected to experience strong winds, a chance of rain and low temperatures at the start of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
  
  Read more

• Fire damages Wal-Mart garden center in Las Vegas

  27-03-2016 16:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A garden section at Walmart caught fire Sunday morning, in the northeast part of the valley, according to the Las Vegas Fire department.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Deposition says HOA fraud figure was warned about FBI raids by State Supreme Court Justice Saitta

  27-03-2016 16:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta “tipped off” a key government target to FBI-led raids in an investigation into a massive homeowners association fraud, according to a sworn deposition obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  
  Read more

• T-Mobile Arena makes a Titanic first impression

  27-03-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  As the final few seats are installed in advance of the April 6 opening (a night of music by the Killers and Wayne Newton), John Katsilometes looks at a few other highlights from the newest addition to the Strip ...
  
  Read more

• Public to get tours of Nevada State Prison; Chamber leadership project at prison

  27-03-2016 09:03
  
  With what he described as excellent help and cooperation from the Department of Corrections, former prison director Glen Whorton said the public will soon be able to tour the historic Nevada State Prison.The first tours will be offered April 16 as a fundraiser for the Carson Chamber’s 2016 Leadership Class Project.But Whorton said the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society is planning to offer tours this summer two or three days each week to the general public. He said he hopes to start
  
  Read more

• Lehman’s terms in rodeo

  27-03-2016 09:03
  
  Brynn Lehman competes in the high school breakaway roping event Saturday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The two-day rodeo event continues today starting at 8 a.m.…
  
  Read more

• Egg-cellent adventure in Carson City

  27-03-2016 09:03
  
  Carson Schilling, 5, tries to gather as many eggs as possible at C5 Church’s 5th annual Egg-stravaganza Saturday morning at Seeliger Elementary.…
  
  Read more

• Cone Zone: Downtown Carson City road work for March 27-April 2

  27-03-2016 09:03
  
  Carson Street traffic will remain one lane in each direction.Between William and Proctor streets, both northbound and southbound traffic will be diverted to the northbound lanes of Carson Street, and from Proctor to Fifth streets, both northbound and southbound traffic will be diverted to the southbound lanes of Carson Street. Robinson, Sophia, Ann and Spear streets to the west of Carson Street will be closed to Curry Street.Telegraph Street to the west of Carson Street to Curry Street will clo
  
  Read more

• Carson City road report for March 28-April 3

  27-03-2016 09:03
  
  The following information applies to the period of March 28 through April 3. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. For details regarding traffic impacts from the Downtown Carson Street project, see the Cone Zone in the Nevada Appeal, or go to www.carsonproud.com. These sources will be updated weekly throughout the duration of the project.There will be lane closures with flagger-controlled traffic on Washington Street between Phillips and Roop streets
  
  Read more

• Senator Square: Carson High School students shine like the sun

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  Carson High School students aren’t only given myriad opportunities in which to participate, they are afforded these privileges by parents, teachers, and local and national nonprofit organizations whose sole purpose is to give elementary, middle, and high school students the freedom to shine like the sun. Students don’t simply leave CHS with a diploma, they leave knowing they have a wealth of knowledge and intellectual fortitude to succeed in whatever they decide to do next. One amaz
  
  Read more

• Nevada begins quest for CBI crown

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  The way Eric Musselman sees it, the Morehead State Eagles desperately need to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack Monday night in Kentucky in the first game of the College Basketball Invitational championship series.“That first game is real critical for them,” the Wolf Pack’s first-year coach said of the opener of the best-of-three title series. Consider the pressure clearly on the Eagles (22-12) of the Ohio Valley Conference on Monday night in Morehead, Ky. (ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.), Musselma
  
  Read more

• Nevada Appeal at 150: Aug. 8, 1963: Bandits pull off greatest train robbery

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  A band of 20 to 30 masked bandits decoyed the Glasgow-London mail train to a halt with a false signal today, blackjacked the engineer and escaped with loot the post office said may exceed a million pounds, or $2.8 million. Executed in 15 minutes, officials are calling the incident history’s greatest train robbery. Of comparable robberies in the United States, the biggest cash haul was $1,551,277 taken last Aug. 14 from a mail truck outside Plymouth, Mass. “This is the first attack o
  
  Read more

• Moyle in the zone for CHS

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  RENO — When Carson High lefty Bryce Moyle gets his off-speed pitches in the strike zone, he’s one of the premier pitchers in Northern Nevada, and Saturday afternoon he was at his best.Moyle scattered six hits, fanned five and didn’t allow an earned run in the Senators’ 4-1 win over McQueen at Kuraisa Field.The win gave the Senators a series sweep, boosting their overall record to 8-3 and 4-2 in Northern Division I play. McQueen dropped to 3-6-1 and 2-4, respectively.Moyl
  
  Read more

• Local roundup: Carson boys take third; Hawley sets school record

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  FALLON — Carson High’s boys track team finished third at the 44th annual Fallon Elks Invitational on Saturday.Reed won the boys title with 125 points, three better than McQueen. Carson finished with 64 points, 10 better than Douglas. Dayton was sixth with 38 points. Reed won the girls title with 101 points, 12 better than McQueen. Douglas was eighth with 33, Carson was 14th with 21 and Dayton was 18th with 6.5.Ian Schulz won the shot with a throw of 155 feet 2 inches, and he was sec
  
  Read more

• Carson City celebrates Women’s History Month

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  March is Women’s History Month and the Carson City Chamber wishes to acknowledge women of all ages who are making history daily within our community. Some of these women are long-time residents and others have just settled here to begin to make their mark. There are so many more who should be pictured here, but space doesn’t permit every wonderful woman to be pictured.Instead of doing your Sunday crossword puzzle, we invite you to match the photos with the names of the women picture
  
  Read more

• 3-D modeling camp offered at Carson City Library

  27-03-2016 08:55
  
  Students can learn coding and 3-D modeling at a camp offered at the Carson City Library during spring break. Sixth- through eighth-graders can attend the Tuesday camp while a camp for fourth- and fifth-graders will be held Thursday. Both camps will run 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Digitorium. Breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. The camps curriculum is available through NClabs, which engages students in self-paced coursework combined with creative activities. Each camp includes physica
  
  Read more

• A murder victim could have survived, if paperwork had moved faster

  27-03-2016 08:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  If the arrest warrant Sean Szymborski faced March 16 had been issued a day earlier, his North Las Vegas roommate might still be alive.
  
  Read more

• Memories of Wildcat athletics: WNC made me a better person

  27-03-2016 08:47
  
  Editor’s Note: Throughout the rest of 2016 Western Nevada College baseball and softball seasons, which is the last for WNC athletics, the Appeal is featuring columns every Sunday from those who are sharing their memories of the programs.I played softball at Western Nevada College and honestly I did enjoy it. I always looked up to softball players when I was younger and when I got to the age where little softball players were looking up to me I loved it. I loved seeing the little girls wat
  
  Read more

• Former Pack star fights for spot with Diamondbacks

  27-03-2016 08:47
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As a journeyman catcher who previously played for three Major League Baseball teams, former University of Nevada player Brett Hayes yearns to be on the Diamondbacks’ roster once spring training ends.After playing for Cleveland last year and then being sent down to Triple-A team in Columbus, Ohio, late in the season Hayes signed a minor league contract with Arizona — his fourth team — in November. In 32 at-bats in 2015 with the Indians, Hayes had five
  
  Read more

• Mining group fights federal land proposal

  27-03-2016 08:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A proposal to free up some federally owned lands in Northern Nevada’s rural Pershing County for economic development and create wilderness areas while doing away with others is drawing opposition from one mining group that claims it would cut off access to public lands.
  
  Read more

• New Jersey wants to fine for texting while walking

  27-03-2016 07:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In recent years, similar bills have failed in states including Arkansas, Illinois, Nevada and New York.
  
  Read more

• This California baby probably has better hair than you

  27-03-2016 06:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A photo of Dave and Mackenzie Kaplan’s daughter has gone viral because of the infant’s thick mane. Recently, Mackenzie Kaplan innocently posted a selfie posing with her daughter, Isabelle. The next day, friends and family began telling the San Francisco couple that other people were sharing the photo over various social media sites.
  
  Read more

• California minimum wage deal reached

  27-03-2016 05:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  California legislators and labor unions have reached an agreement that will take the state’s minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.
  
  Read more

• Terrorism director glad to receive wrong report regarding fuel barrel vans at Circus Circus

  27-03-2016 03:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  What was first relayed to police as a possible threat to a Strip hotel-casino turned out to be a case of two stolen vans containing diesel fuel barrels. While the concern proved unfounded, reporting such incidents is an important step in combating terrorism, according to the director of the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center.
  
  Read more

• Easter Festival draws crowds of eager egg seekers—PHOTOS

  27-03-2016 01:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Throngs of children with one thing top of mind — finding as many colorful Easter eggs as possible.
  
  Read more

• Runners find frothy, foamy fun at annual Bubble Run 5K in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

  27-03-2016 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  This year’s Bubble Run Las Vegas, a 5K event helping Operation Homefront Nevada, drew runners to Sam Boyd Stadium.
  
  Read more

• Runners find frothy, foamy fun at annual Bubble Run 5K

  27-03-2016 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lots of frothy, foamy fun greeted participants in this year’s Bubble Run™ Las Vegas, a 5K event benefitting Operation Homefront Nevada. The event drew runners to Sam Boyd Stadium. Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization that helps families of service members, veterans and wounded warriors by offering emergency and other financial assistance, caregiver support initiatives, back-to-school supplies, and programs that provide short-term transitional housing and mortgage-
  
  Read more

• Cesar Chavez Day celebrates legacy of United Farm Workers founder —PHOTOS

  27-03-2016 01:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When University of Nevada, Las Vegas alum Greg Loza heard his fraternity brothers would be volunteering at Cesar Chavez Day on Saturday, he made the more than four-hour trip from Los Angeles to join them in Las Vegas. The first-generation Mexican American not only wanted to donate his time to the event, but he also wanted to show his support for an issue close to his heart.
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsNevada_ on Twitter!