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• Michael Hohl Subaru ‘Shares the Love’ with Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada

  29-03-2016 23:59
  
  Representatives from Michael Hohl Subaru in Carson City presented Katie Leao, chief professional officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada with a check in the amount of $7,685 on Tuesday from the Subaru Share the Love.“This donation will provide two full meals a day for at least 12 kids for an entire year,” Leao said. “Besides free or reduced lunch at school, we provide the only food some of our members get. We offer meals for them and send food home on weekends
  
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• Carson City sets up website to help veterans

  29-03-2016 23:51
  
  Carson City has taken the first steps toward completing its veterans council initiative with a website for vets to receive local resources.After several months of planning, the Carson City Veterans Community Council has launched its website off the carson.org site to provide a place for Carson City veterans to find information on the resources they may need. The site features resources from where vets can find dental care to job connection programs. The purpose of the organization is to create a
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested on hit and run accident

  29-03-2016 23:43
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 2:48 p.m., Gissell Resendiz, 26, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run causing injury, failure to maintain travel lane and duty to render aid to vehicle accident after deputies responded to reports of a vehicle accident near Saliman Road and Long Street. Deputies found Resendiz near Rand Avenue and William Street after initiating a traffic stop.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office issues reminder about ATV and dirt bikes

  29-03-2016 23:35
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents dirt bike and all-terrain vehicles are designated for off road use only and not street legal.“It’s getting to be that time of year again when dirt bike and ATV (all-terrain vehicle) riders head out to explore and enjoy the great outdoors,” said Sgt. Scott McDaniel in a press release. “They are not designed to be operated on paved surfaces and excessive speed combined with careless maneuvering could lead to a c
  
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• Nevada Humane Society offering free spay, neuter surgeries in April

  29-03-2016 22:55
  
  During the month of April, Nevada Humane Society is offering free spay and neuter surgeries, plus free rabies vaccinations as part of Community Cats, PetSmart Charities’ spay/neuter campaign to alter free-roaming cats. If left unaltered, unowned feral and stray cats produce large quantities of unwanted kittens each spring, flooding local animal shelters and leading to higher euthanasia rates. Nevada Humane Society said taking a proactive approach and getting the cats fixed now will lessen
  
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• Carson City Nevada Humane Society offering free spay, neuter surgeries in April

  29-03-2016 22:55
  
  During the month of April, Nevada Humane Society is offering free spay and neuter surgeries, plus free rabies vaccinations as part of Community Cats, PetSmart Charities’ spay/neuter campaign to alter free-roaming cats. If left unaltered, unowned feral and stray cats produce large quantities of unwanted kittens each spring, flooding local animal shelters and leading to higher euthanasia rates. Nevada Humane Society said taking a proactive approach and getting the cats fixed now will lessen
  
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• Special event, sewer work will close 2 Las Vegas streets beginning Wednesday

  29-03-2016 21:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Streets in different parts of the Las Vegas Valley will be closed or disrupted for different reasons beginning Wednesday.
  
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• Italian leader helps dedicate unique Nevada geothermal plant

  29-03-2016 21:27
  
  STILLWATER — The Italian premier was in Nevada on Tuesday to attend the formal dedication of the only geothermal power plant in the world that combines geothermal energy with two kinds of solar technology.Premier Matteo Renzi joined Gov. Brian Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and others at the ceremony and tour at the site bordering Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.“The future of energy is technology. If we invest in technology, we can create a different world, a new world,” Renzi
  
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• Italian leader helps dedicate Nevada geothermal plant

  29-03-2016 21:27
  
  STILLWATER — The Italian premier was in Nevada on Tuesday to attend the formal dedication of the only geothermal power plant in the world that combines geothermal energy with two kinds of solar technology.Premier Matteo Renzi joined Gov. Brian Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and others at the ceremony and tour at the site bordering Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.“The future of energy is technology. If we invest in technology, we can create a different world, a new world,” Renzi
  
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• Joe Biden to speak at UNLV against sex assault

  29-03-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime advocate of women’s rights, will visit UNLV next week to tout a White House initiative aimed at preventing campus sexual assaults.
  
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• Teen arrested in connection with stolen Roswell UFO model

  29-03-2016 21:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A teenage boy has been arrested in the theft of a fiberglass and metal version of a spaceship from outside the UFO Museum in Roswell.
  
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• Bundy brothers fighting push to bring them to Nevada to face charges

  29-03-2016 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two sons of Cliven Bundy are fighting government efforts to transfer them from Oregon to Nevada to face federal charges in the 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near their father’s ranch in Bunkerville.
  
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• Lawsuit looks to end tax on feminine hygiene products in Ohio

  29-03-2016 20:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A lawsuit recently filed in Ohio is demanding the state stop collecting sales tax on feminine hygiene products because it says the tax discriminates against women.
  
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• Obama administration giving more access to treat epidemic drug abuse

  29-03-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Obama administration is making it easier for doctors to use anti-addiction drugs in the fight against an exploding epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse.
  
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• Man finds human skull in burned-out house near Phoenix

  29-03-2016 19:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of human remains found just northwest of Phoenix.
  
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• Pinecrest to open 4th charter school in Henderson

  29-03-2016 19:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pinecrest Academy of Nevada will open its fourth charter school in Henderson this fall, expanding to serve high school students for the first time.
  
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• Areas near US Capitol reopen after suspicious packages found on Tuesday

  29-03-2016 18:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Areas near the U.S. Capitol were shut down for a while for second day on Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness, as authorities said they were responding to suspicious packages.
  
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• Coroner IDs man killed in crash near Bunkerville

  29-03-2016 18:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Bunkerville on Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Nevadans react to 4-4 Supreme Court decision that gives unions a victory

  29-03-2016 17:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision Tuesday left case law on public sector union dues as is in right-to-work states like Nevada.
  
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• Interstate 15 lanes reopen after debris from crash cleared

  29-03-2016 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  All lanes of southbound Interstate 15 near Lake Mead Boulevard are open after part of the highway was blocked by debris from a crash Tuesday morning, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Spaghetti Bowl crash closes left lane on southbound I-15

  29-03-2016 15:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An early morning crash caused the ramp from southbound Interstate 15 to northbound U.S. Highway 95 to be closed for a while Tuesday, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Ramp at I-15 and US 95 reopens after Tuesday crash near Spaghetti Bowl

  29-03-2016 15:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An early morning crash caused the ramp from southbound Interstate 15 to northbound U.S. Highway 95 to be closed for a while Tuesday, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Police investigating shooting at northwest apartment complex

  29-03-2016 09:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 21-year-old man was shot in the face through a car windshield Monday night as he and another person were attempting to leave a northwest apartment complex, according to Las Vegas police.
  
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• Officials say hijacked Egyptian plane landed in Cyprus

  29-03-2016 08:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo, and later landed in Cyprus where some of the women and children were allowed to get off the aircraft, according to Egyptian and Cypriot officials.
  
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• Egyptian man in custody after hijacking plane to Cyprus

  29-03-2016 08:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Egyptian man who hijacked an EgyptAir plane during a routine domestic flight to Cairo and forced it to land on the island of Cyprus on Tuesday has surrendered and was taken into custody after he released all the passengers and crew.
  
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• John R. Bullis: How to not be taxed on small business corporation stock sales

  29-03-2016 07:53
  
  Beginning in 2015, IRS code section 1202 allows individual taxpayers to exclude from federal income tax 100 percent of the gain on the sale of certain qualified small business stock (QSBS).The gain not taxed (excluded) is limited to the greater of $10 million, or 10 times the adjusted tax basis (cost usually) of the investment in C corporation stock.As you guessed, there are some special rules:The stock must have been directly acquired by way of an original issuance from a U.S. “C”
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Worm control in apples begins now

  29-03-2016 07:53
  
  If you had apples with worms last year, it is likely you will have wormy apples this year too, unless you take precautions.Worms in apples are the larvae of codling moths. These relatives of butterflies also attack pears, plums and walnuts. Each female moth lays 30-70 tiny disc-shaped eggs singly on the fruit, spurs or nearby leaves. After hatching, the white to light pink “worms” with dark heads bore into the fruit. Later, the caterpillars leave the fruit and look for sites for pup
  
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• Morehead State tops Nevada in CBI finals opener

  29-03-2016 07:27
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky. — Lyonell Gaines scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Morehead State to an 86-83 victory over Nevada in the opening game of the College Basketball Invitational finals on Monday night. Game 2 of the best-of-three series will be played Wednesday at Reno, Nevada. If necessary, a third game would be played Friday at Reno. “I should have made more free throws,” said Gaines, a 6-foot-6 senior, who shot 11 of 15 from the field and 5 of 9 at the foul line. &ld
  
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• Local woman hits $933k jackpot at McCarran

  29-03-2016 05:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A local woman is nearly a million dollars richer than a week ago when she decided to invest some money in a Wheel of Fortune slot machine while waiting for a flight out of McCarran International Airport.
  
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• Roberson rejects complaints over his PACs

  29-03-2016 05:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson pushed back against suggestions that he or his political action committees engaged in any improper campaign finance activities.
  
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• Utah governor signs bill requiring doctors to give anesthesia for abortions

  29-03-2016 04:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican Gov. Gary Herbert has approved a bill that makes Utah the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later
  
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• Ceremony marks pioneer’s return to Gold Butte grave

  29-03-2016 04:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Almost two years after his grave was disturbed near the ghost town of Gold Butte, Arthur Coleman is back where he belongs. About 30 area residents gathered at the remote grave site Saturday to remember Coleman and return his remains to the ground about 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
  
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• Prison inmate dies at Summerlin Hospital

  29-03-2016 03:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An inmate died early Monday morning at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, the Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement.
  
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• $1.5 billion Spaghetti Bowl overhaul dubbed Project Neon begins next month

  29-03-2016 03:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The first noticeable construction for Project Neon, the $1.5 billion Spaghetti Bowl overhaul that begins next month, won’t be anywhere close to the interchange between Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95.
  
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• ‘Spring’ in Northern Nevada

  29-03-2016 03:11
  
  Carson City received a little more than 2 inches of snow as of 10 a.m. Monday as a storm brought winter back into people’s minds.A day after the temperature was in the 60s, Carson City’s high was in the mid-30s.In Reno-Sparks the snow fell at a rate of about one inch per hour leaving more than 8 inches in some places.Snowfall ranged from 12 inches north of Spanish Springs and 11 inches in northeast Sparks, to about 8 inches in Reno and 7 inches in Fernley, the weather service said. L
  
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• Opponents of ESAs urge Nevada Supreme Court to uphold injunction

  29-03-2016 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Opponents of Nevada’s education savings accounts asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to uphold an injunction blocking implementation of the controversial school choice program.
  
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• Fire damages southwest valley home

  29-03-2016 03:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The cause of house fire Monday afternoon in the southwest valley is under investigation, the Clark County Fire Department said.
  
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• Fourth person arrested after March 7 downtown attack, arson

  29-03-2016 02:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fourth person was arrested Sunday in connection to an attack and arson that left a man tied up and tortured in a burning building near downtown Las Vegas on March 7.
  
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• Carson City Nugget launching Angelina’s Italian Bistro

  29-03-2016 02:47
  
  The Carson City Nugget’s makeover of its restaurant line-up is complete with the official launch of Angelina’s Italian Bistro.Located in the old steakhouse, the Italian dining room opened in February, but is hosting its grand opening April 28-May 1. Angelina’s joins the Eatery, the Nugget’s redone and now smaller coffee shop open seven days a week, and Alatte Coffee, Wine & Deli, its coffee and wine bar which also serves fresh sandwiches and salads for lunch. To that
  
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• Metro will get new, $9.6 million search and rescue helicopter

  29-03-2016 02:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police can finally cross a new search and rescue helicopter off the department’s wish list.
  
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• Judge rules rooftop solar measure doesn’t qualify as referendum

  29-03-2016 01:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Carson City district judge on Monday dealt a major blow to proponents of a referendum seeking to restore Nevada’s net metering program to more favorable rates for rooftop solar customers.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on four counts of battery on an officer

  29-03-2016 01:51
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 4:44 a.m., Caleb Richey, 29, of Dayton was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and DUI- second offense after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Highway 50 and Detroit Road. Bail was set at $5,600.At 3:34 p.m., a 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested on susp
  
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• Pahrump Justice of the Peace Ron Kent to resign

  29-03-2016 01:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pahrump Justice of the Peace Ron Kent has agreed to resolve his disciplinary proceedings by resigning.
  
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• Death of suspect who shot himself while running from police ruled suicide

  29-03-2016 01:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who fatally shot himself as he ran from officers Friday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner, who also ruled his death a suicide.
  
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• Judge rules against proposed rooftop solar ballot measure

  29-03-2016 01:19
  
  LAS VEGAS — A Carson City judge dealt a setback Monday to a proposed ballot measure that aimed to reverse a recent rate hike for Nevada’s rooftop solar customers.Judge James Russell ruled that the proposal filed by the group No Solar Tax PAC, which is backed by rooftop solar companies, didn’t qualify as a referendum and should actually be pursued as an initiative petition.An initiative petition approved by voters in November would require review from the Nevada Legislature in 2
  
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• FBI says it used ‘mysterious technique’ to break into San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

  29-03-2016 00:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI says it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple’s help to break into an iPhone linked to the gunman in a California mass shooting.
  
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