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• Scientists study earthquake danger in Southern Utah

  30-04-2016 23:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Signs of earthquakes are everywhere in the chaotically beautiful geology of southwest Utah and the region where the mile-high Colorado Plateau falls off into the corrugated Basin-and-Range landscape that dominates neighboring Nevada.
  
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• 1 million goldfish dive into Tempe Town Lake near Phoenix

  30-04-2016 23:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 1 million goldfish now have a giant fishbowl to call home in a Phoenix suburb. Tempe officials dumped roughly 1.2 million goldfish and minnows into Tempe Town Lake on Friday.
  
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• Iraqi protesters pour into Green Zone, storm parliament

  30-04-2016 22:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Anti-government protesters tore down walls and poured into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, where they stormed parliament in a major escalation of a political crisis that has simmered for months.
  
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• Kingman man gets 8 years in prison for death of toddler

  30-04-2016 22:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An 8-year prison sentence was imposed Friday for a Kingman man held responsible for the death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son.
  
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• Pioneer women reflect on life, friendship in Nevada outback

  30-04-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lina Sharp arrives, like she always does, with a polite knock, waiting under the stately front-yard elm tree in Tonopah for the familiar face of a cherished old friend.
  
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• Woman, 4 grandchildren killed in East Texas flooding

  30-04-2016 19:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept.
  
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• Vietnam veteran returns to find remains of fellow Marine

  30-04-2016 19:33
  
  In his quest to find the remains of his boyhood friend and fellow Marine lost to the mountains of Vietnam, Michael Archer met a solider for the other side.“He looked at me and he had tears in his eyes,” Archer recalled. “He said, ‘You know, we’re pretty lucky.’ I started crying. You never expect to hear that from a man you were trying to kill.”Archer’s latest book, “The Long Goodbye,” traces the story of Lance Corporal Thomas Patrick M
  
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• More showers soak valley as Las Vegas sees its third-wettest April ever

  30-04-2016 17:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Parts of the Las Vegas Valley are under a flood advisory until 10 a.m., thanks to a rare late April storm. Snow is also falling in the Spring Mountains. The rain is expected to taper off by late morning.
  
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• More showers soak valley as Las Vegas sees its second-wettest April

  30-04-2016 17:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  By 10 a.m. Saturday, the valley had seen .29 inches of rain and 1.62 inches for the month. The overall rainfall record for the month is 2.44 inches; the average rainfall for April is .15 inches.
  
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• Obama plans to expand U.S. Special Operations forces in Syria

  30-04-2016 10:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Obama outlined plans Monday to bolster U.S. Special Operations forces in Syria, raising their number to as many as 300 troops.
  
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• Scientists built a special camera to study glow-in-the-dark sharks

  30-04-2016 10:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Catsharks aren’t harmful to humans, but they also aren’t too much to look at - by the light of day, that is.
  
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• WNC baseball keeps pace in SWAC

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  While his batting average has languished for most of the season, Western Nevada College sophomore catcher Sam Salyers’ work ethic has not.Extra batting practice paid off for Salyers on Friday afternoon as his two-run single was the difference in the Wildcats’ 3-2 baseball victory over Utah State University Eastern at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.Freshman Chandler Barkdull’s grand slam and sophomore Brogan Secrist’s three-run double led the Wildcats to a 15-1 five-
  
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• Wildcat softball powers to sweep

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  With the wind blowing out, home runs seemed to be in the cards, and the Western Nevada College softball team was dealing them. In game one, WNC put four out of the park to come out on top of the Badgers, 12-6. Noa Talia blasted two home runs to help the Wildcats take the second game, 12-9, finishing off the sweep Friday at Pete Livermore Sports Complex. Gabrielle Canibeyaz put the Wildcats on the board first with an inside-the-park home run in the second inning of the opener. Snow’s right
  
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• Prep roundup: Dayton beats defending state champ Fallon

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  DAYTON — The Dayton baseball team picked up its biggest win in quite a while, beating defending state champion Fallon in a wild game 18-12 Friday.Dayton led 6-4 after just one inning on Zach Woitas’ 3-run double. The Dust Devils trailed 9-6 when they scored six runs to take a 12-9 lead in the third. Jacob Nelson hit a 2-run single and Trevor Burrows added an RBI single during the rally.Jesse Schmidt’s 3-run home run extended Dayton’s lead to 16-10 in the fourth and Nick
  
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• Nevada receives $2.4 million to feed needy children during summer

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  Nevada has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the federal Department of Agriculture to provide summer food for at risk children.“Food security remains a persistent problem during the summer months when school is out of session and many children are not receiving school meals,” according to the USDA program statement.Called the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, it provides a monthly benefit on a debit card that can be used to purchase food at authorized stores.This yea
  
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• Deal struck to keep Silver State Charter School operating

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  While far from completely happy with the deal, the Nevada Charter School Authority on Friday signed off on language to install a receiver in charge of Silver State Charter School.The petition to name a receiver to replace the existing school board of governors will be filed in Carson District Court.The authority in March gave the school a chance to fix its ongoing problems including a 26.5 percent graduation rate. The receiver will have control over the school and be required to “reconsti
  
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• Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada celebrates National Fitness Day

  30-04-2016 09:35
  
  Carson City Crossfit staff celebrated National Fitness Day on Friday by teaching fitness to the kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada.…
  
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• Teri’s Notebook: Bike rides and dancing in Carson City

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  For the ninth year, the Bike Habitat on Topsy Lane is hosting the Tour of Carson, a nearly 30-mile bike ride around the perimeter of the city.Partnering with Muscle Powered, Denis Coyne, the owner of the Bike Habitat, organizes the annual ride to celebrate the store’s anniversary. Typically, the ride, which falls on the first Sunday of May, also kicks off the events scheduled in recognition of national Bike Month. However, this year Carson City is delaying the celebration of Bike Month to
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Jan. 15, 1940: Premiere of movie ‘Virginia City’ coming to Nevada

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  All that was lacking today was a couple of signatures on the dotted line to have Virginia City become the scene of the picture industry’s next big premiere.Most of the preliminary details had been ironed out in preparation for Warner Bros.’ bringing of “Virginia City” to Virginia City early in April. The flies that got in the unguent at first included getting the city of Reno and environs to put up the transportation to bring a trainload of movie stars, and the fact that
  
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• Mounted units go through extensive training

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  The Carson City Mounted Unit isn’t horsing around. Units from Carson, Elko, Sparks and Washoe police and sheriff’s departments participated in a four-day long training, getting their horses skilled and the riders certified to work. “This desensitizes the horses and gets them ready for the streets,” said Carson City regional Mounted Unit coordinator Joe Bruno. Previously, law enforcement agencies used horses when violent situations were common, such as riots and crowd con
  
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• Little Big Leaguer in Carson City

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  Utah State University Eastern’s 4-year-old batboy Jaxton Smith retrieves a bat Saturday.…
  
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• Coaches, former players reflect on Western Nevada College softball

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on Western Nevada College intercollegiate athletics, which are being discontinued after the 2016 season.Bethany (Henry) Herman wished there was a softball program at Western Nevada College when she graduated from Carson High in 2003.But instead, Herman went to Feather River College in California to play softball. Herman said there were four players from Carson and six players from Douglas in 2003 year that went on to play in college
  
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• Carson City native serving aboard U.S. Navy destroyer

  30-04-2016 09:27
  
  SAN DIEGO — A 2004 Atascatero High School, Calif., graduate and Carson City native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Milius.Petty Officer 2nd Class Ann Foster is a fire controlman aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer operating out of San Diego.A Navy fire controlman is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the close-in weapon system, the last line of defense.“I like the fact that my job is very labor intensive and tech
  
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• Congressman introduces a bill to save rural hospitals

  30-04-2016 07:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rep. Cresent Hardy said Friday he introduced a bipartisan bill to help save rural hospitals such as the one in Tonopah that closed in August.
  
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• Former Nevada Sen. Richard Bryan honored with statue at UNR

  30-04-2016 05:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former U.S. Sen. and Nevada Gov. Richard Bryan has become only the second person in the history of the University of Nevada, Reno, to have a statue dedicated in his honor at the school founded in 1874.
  
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• Colorado may raise pot limits for tourists

  30-04-2016 05:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Colorado’s tourists would be able to buy as much marijuana as residents, if a bill moving through the state Legislature passes.
  
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• Molasky Junior High math teacher arrested on sex charges

  30-04-2016 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District police arrested a middle school teacher on Friday. A district spokeswoman confirmed the arrest of Nicole Wilfinger, who chairs the math department at Molasky Junior High School.
  
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• Molasky Junior High math teacher arrested for sex charges

  30-04-2016 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District police arrested a middle school teacher on Friday. A district spokeswoman confirmed the arrest of Nicole Wilfinger, who chairs the math department at Molasky Junior High School.
  
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• Math teacher at Molasky Junior High in Las Vegas arrested

  30-04-2016 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County School District police arrested a middle school teacher on Friday. A district spokeswoman confirmed the arrest of Nicole Wilfinger, who chairs the math department at Molasky Junior High School.
  
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• Arizona GOP convention to feature Trump, Cruz delegate fight

  30-04-2016 04:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Arizona Republicans are headed to Mesa on Saturday for the state party convention, where they’ll elect 55 of 58 delegates to the national GOP convention.
  
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• Boom! Queen & Harry answer Obamas’ Invictus Games challenge

  30-04-2016 04:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It helps to have friends in high places when you’re promoting an athletic event.
  
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• Las Vegas fire dispatcher follows ‘gut feeling,’ helps rescue crash victim

  30-04-2016 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the pitch-black, early morning hours of March 5, Anthony Bruno followed his gut feeling, and it led to saving a man’s life.
  
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• Connecticut Senate moves to expand kids’ right to sue when parent dies

  30-04-2016 02:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In Connecticut, minors with parents killed in a wrongful death incident could sue for loss of love and affection, just like a spouse.
  
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• Las Vegas Water District says employee spent $4.5 million on printer cartridges she then sold

  30-04-2016 01:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  From 2012 until she quit the Las Vegas Valley Water District under a cloud in December, purchasing analyst Jennifer McCain-Bray spent $4.5 million of public money on ink jet cartridges she then sold to a buyer in New Jersey for a cut of the money, according to new details released Friday by the water agency.
  
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• Raiders in Las Vegas? It’s still several hurdles away

  30-04-2016 01:19
  
  LAS VEGAS — Raiders owner Mark Davis pledged this week to relocate his NFL team from Oakland to Las Vegas if a proposed $1.4 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium is built, but a move is far from a done deal. Here are some hurdles the proposal would have to cross before becoming reality. SECURING FUNDING Public funds would cover $750 million of the project’s construction costs, according to a proposal from the Las Vegas Sands casino company and Majestic Realty, which are partnering to d
  
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• Friend of SC church shooting suspect pleads guilty to lying

  30-04-2016 00:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The white man accused of slaying nine black parishioners last year at a South Carolina church planned the shooting for six months and wanted to start a race war, said a friend who pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges in a related case.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested on suspicion of felony forgery warrant

  30-04-2016 00:31
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 5:14 p.m., a Carson City woman was charged with DUI-first, drugs, after deputies were called to the Taco Bell on Highway 50 for a report of an apparently intoxicated driver. Bail was set at $1,000.At 12:28 p.m., a Reno couple was arrested at Walmart after security reported video-taping them removing a number of items from the store in two separate visits. According to
  
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