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• Euphoria Wellness launches ‘Segerblom Haze’ cannabis strain

  12-04-2016 23:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Euphoria Wellness, a medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas, announced it has launched a new cannabis strain named “Segerblom Haze.”
  
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• San Diego man accused of killing co-worker, leaving body in suitcase expected in court

  12-04-2016 22:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A California man accused of killing his 21-year-old restaurant co-worker and leaving her body in a suitcase on a San Diego street was expected to make an initial court appearance on murder charges on Tuesday.
  
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• $75M contract OK to bring more DMV services online, in remote places

  12-04-2016 21:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state board approved a $75 million contract Tuesday to upgrade an aging computer system at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, allowing the agency to offer more services online and in remote locations
  
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• Math error delayed action for months on lead-tainted water in Goodsprings

  12-04-2016 21:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  None of the Goodsprings residents tested for lead late last month show signs of exposure, according to final results from the Southern Nevada Health District.
  
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• Fire in electrical sign damages northwest Las Vegas pawn shop

  12-04-2016 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas firefighters responded to a fire at a pawn shop in the northwest valley late Monday night.
  
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• Former Nevada education official wins $10M state charter school contract

  12-04-2016 20:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When she resigned from the State Board of Education in December, Allison Serafin noted a potential conflict of interest as she planned to submit the sole bid to serve as the state’s new charter harbormaster.
  
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• Former Nevada education official wins $10 million state charter school contract

  12-04-2016 20:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When she resigned from the State Board of Education in December, Allison Serafin noted a potential conflict of interest as she planned to submit the sole bid to serve as the state’s new charter harbormaster.
  
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• Man shot less than half mile from UNLV

  12-04-2016 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was shot Tuesday morning at an apartment complex not far from UNLV, and police said the shooter fled the scene.
  
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• US 95 off-ramp leading to Casino Center reopens

  12-04-2016 18:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The off-ramp from southbound U.S. Highway 95 to Casino Center in downtown Las Vegas has reopened Tuesday morning, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Man arrested after body parts are found in Seattle recycling bin

  12-04-2016 17:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three body parts — including a foot — found in a homeowner’s recycling bin likely belong to a woman who was reported missing Saturday morning, Seattle police said.
  
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• Seconds before start of central valley couple’s apparent murder-suicide, a neighbor tried to intervene

  12-04-2016 16:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Before a central valley couple died in an apparent murder-suicide early Tuesday, the woman’s terrified screams awakened neighbor David Wheatcraft.
  
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• Neighbor tried to intervene seconds before central valley couple’s apparent murder-suicide

  12-04-2016 16:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Before a central valley couple died in an apparent murder-suicide early Tuesday, the terrified woman’s screams awakened neighbor David Wheatcraft.
  
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• Husband, wife dead after apparent murder-suicide at Las Vegas mobile home park

  12-04-2016 16:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide at a central valley mobile home park Tuesday morning.
  
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• 1 dead, suspect barricaded after shooting at Las Vegas mobile home park

  12-04-2016 16:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is dead after a shooting at a central valley mobile home park and the suspect is barricaded inside a mobile home Tuesday morning.
  
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• Perplexing decision: Clint Holmes-Santa Fe at M Resort or Frankie Moreno at Planet Hollywood

  12-04-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Well, this is a tough call between two “must” shows. First, before identifying that tough call, we’ll give props to the esteemed Clint Holmes. Over the weekend, Holmes unveiled a few songs from his upcoming CD during ...
  
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• Suit: grouse protections are driven by politics science

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  RENO, Nev. — Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administration’s greater sage grouse protection plan say a trail of internal government documents shows politics drove a pre-determined policy that conflicts with scientific findings. The federal court motion seeks to void the protections that have restricted the development of millions of acres of federal land across the West. In some cases, the protections have made sections of federal land off limits. Nevada Attorney General Ad
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: March 13, 1909: Expansion planned for Carson Valley

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  The Dangberg Company will start selling off some of its huge holdings of land in Douglas County at once by placing on the market the Heybourne tract of 2,000 acres. This tract lies north of Minden, the railroad runs through it and the power line crosses it. The land has water rights and the river flow under these rights will be ample for irrigation until the middle of June. To supplement this, the company will drive a series of wells with two casings, one for the deep or artesian flow and one f
  
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• NDOT, couple to negotiate over home to make way for Parkway

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation board on Monday approved condemnation proceedings to force a Silver springs couple to give up their home for the USA Parkway project.They did so with Gov. Brian Sandoval’s direction to NDOT staff to continue negotiating with Ann and Michael Watts to find a fair price for their 5-acre parcel. He made clear he would rather avoid the legal condemnation process. But the board put the resolution in place, because of the aggressive Parkway construction sc
  
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• Marijuana and gun ballot measures get official names

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  LAS VEGAS — State officials have announced the official names of two ballot measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office said Monday that an initiative to require background checks on more gun sales and transfers will be called Question 1. An effort to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in Nevada will be called Question 2. The initiatives are the only ones so far that have qualified for the general election ballot, althoug
  
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• Cave Rock tunnel project approved

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation board on Monday approved a $5.68 million contract to build an extension atop the Cave Rock Tunnel entrance to prevent rock falls from blocking traffic or injuring drivers.The westbound tunnel entrance was blocked in February when a giant — 6 foot by 9 foot — boulder crashed onto the roadway from above.The winning bid went to Q&D Construction of Sparks, which was charged with completing the project during this summer’s projected three
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested for suspicion of felony possession of dangerous drug

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.FRIDAYAt 12:54 a.m., Nelson Mazzerick, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, violation of bail conditions, speed violation, no driver’s license in possession, no insurance and unregistered vehicle after initiated a traffic stop near William and State Streets. Bail was set at $6,270.At 7:20 a.m., a 22-year-o
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s debut K-9 unit T-shirts

  12-04-2016 08:22
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit has a new look, thanks to one Carson High senior.Alexandra Sprock is responsible for the new design for the K9 unit’s T-shirts, which the department is selling to raise money for their dogs. “It is pretty cool that I won,” Sprock said. “I was trying to think of what was cool and what the cops would like on their shirts.”Sprock said it took her a few days to think of the design and finalize her idea. She said she went t
  
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• Police investigating shooting just east of Stratosphere

  12-04-2016 07:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The shooting happened after 10:15 p.m. at the Siegel Suites at 2000 Paradise Road, just east of the South Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue intersection, according to dispatch logs.
  
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• Police investigating officer-involved shooting just east of Stratosphere

  12-04-2016 07:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Metropolitan Police Department official confirmed that an officer-involved shooting occurred Monday night just east of the Stratosphere.
  
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting near Stratosphere

  12-04-2016 07:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Metropolitan Police Department official confirmed that an officer-involved shooting left one man dead Monday night just east of the Stratosphere.
  
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• Pharmacy students volunteer to answer callers’ Medicare questions

  12-04-2016 06:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Pharmacy students at Roseman University are volunteering to help Nevada’s Medicare population learn more about their insurance coverage, and a new grant is expected to boost their efforts.
  
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• State lawmakers to revisit empowerment model for CCSD school reform

  12-04-2016 05:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State lawmakers, charged with reorganizing the Clark County School District, may recycle a school reform model that the Nevada Legislature abandoned during the economic crisis and state budget cuts.
  
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• Toddler ejected in collision on 215 Beltway dies

  12-04-2016 04:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a woman and toddler who died after a head-on collision last week on the 215 Beltway near Lone Mountain Road.
  
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• Planned Parenthood shooter idolized Florida doctor’s killer

  12-04-2016 03:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Newly released documents show the man who acknowledges killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic idolized an abortion foe who killed a Florida doctor more than two decades earlier.
  
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• Judge’s order sent powerful message to Panama law firm

  12-04-2016 02:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  International scandal? As ever, Las Vegas plays its part. But with all the names and nations linked to the offshore accounts debacle, it’s easy to lose sight of the legal linchpin that has helped the light shine into this dark corner of commerce.
  
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• Las Vegas man arrested after 95-year-old Henderson woman scammed out of nearly $100.000

  12-04-2016 02:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The scam happened after a landscaper gained the woman’s trust during a six-month period.
  
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• Henderson Boys & Girls Club closed for week after building vandalized

  12-04-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  About 60 Henderson children will be out of their normal after-school care this week after at least one vandal smashed nearly all the Henderson Boys & Girls Club’s windows late Sunday, causing about $22,000 in damage.
  
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• Emergency crews responding to central valley crash

  12-04-2016 01:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police and the fire department are responding to an injury crash on East Charleston Boulevard and South Eastern Avenue.
  
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• Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst

  12-04-2016 00:31
  Climate change and the proliferation of trees have led to less of a natural reservoir of melting snow coming down the mountains.
  
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• Nevada gun, pot ballot measures named

  12-04-2016 00:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State officials have announced the official names of two ballot measures that Nevada voters will weigh in on in November.
  
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