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• US bullet train plans, learning from California, favor private cash over public funds

  07-05-2016 23:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It took years of lawsuits and political battles for California to finally break ground last year on the nation’s first bullet train, which aims to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles by 2029.
  
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• Carson Tahoe Health celebration National Survivors Day June 5

  07-05-2016 23:24
  
  In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 5, Carson Tahoe Health is hosting “Survivors Expressions,” a free community event in honor of people who have a history of cancer — from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, 1535 Medical Parkway in north Carson City. During the celebration, participants can enjoy a complimentary breakfast, free commemorative T-shir
  
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• Mexico drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman moved to prison near US

  07-05-2016 23:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who twice pulled off brazen jailbreaks and is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States, was abruptly transferred to a prison in northern Mexico near the Texas border early Saturday.
  
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• Gov. Brian Sandoval to honor Caleb Cage as Veteran of the Month May 11

  07-05-2016 23:19
  
  Caleb Cage has been named Nevada Veteran of the Month and will be honored by Gov. Brian Sandoval in a ceremony May 11 in Carson City.As Green Zone Initiative author during his tenure as director of Nevada Department of Veterans Services, Cage continues to provide support and guidance for veterans-centric organizations, including Nevada Military Support Alliance and Team Rubicon, a deployable veteran service organization for response and recover efforts post-disaster events. He also serves as adv
  
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• Officials working to complete evacuation as Canada wildfire expands

  07-05-2016 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Canadian officials hoped to complete the mass evacuation of work camps north of Alberta’s main oil sands city of Fort McMurray on Saturday, fearing a growing wildfire could double in size and reach a major oil sands mine and even the neighboring province of Saskatchewan.
  
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• What you need to know about tonight’s $415 million Powerball jackpot

  07-05-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $415 million, making Saturday night’s prize the largest since a record $1.6 billion payout in January. Interest and sales typically spike when the lack of a winner causes prizes to spiral upward.
  
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• The numbers for tonight’s $415 million Powerball jackpot are in

  07-05-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $415 million, making Saturday night’s prize the largest since a record $1.6 billion payout in January. Interest and sales typically spike when the lack of a winner causes prizes to spiral upward.
  
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• Doors-inspired graffiti closes cave in California

  07-05-2016 20:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  As the Doors song goes, this is the end. Fans of the band who have marked up a scenic cave on the California coast with psychedelic graffiti will have to find another place to spray out their love for frontman Jim Morrison. It has closed indefinitely for cleanup.
  
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• Spring storm sweeps across California, throwing mud onto freeway

  07-05-2016 19:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A spring storm sweeping across Central and Southern California on Friday sent water and mud flowing into one of the state’s core freeways and flooded some city streets.
  
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• Driver dies in hit-and-run North Las Vegas crash Saturday morning

  07-05-2016 18:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man is dead after being ejected from his vehicle in a crash Saturday morning in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Driver critically hurt in North Las Vegas crash Saturday morning

  07-05-2016 18:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A driver of a pickup truck is in extremely critical condition after a crash Saturday morning in North Las Vegas, police said.
  
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• Global explosion of small SUVs helps consumers and the environment

  07-05-2016 17:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Americanism of the globe can either be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your point of view. It’s discouraging, for example, to see an American fast food restaurant in the middle of a beautiful Spanish town.
  
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• Police investigating officer-involved shooting in northwest

  07-05-2016 09:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating an officer-involved incident late Friday in the northwest valley in which a suspect was shot multiple times.
  
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• Carjacking suspect shot by metro before stealing patrol car in northwest Las Vegas

  07-05-2016 09:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating an officer-involved incident late Friday night in the northwest valley in which a carjacking suspect was shot multiple times.
  
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• WNC roundup: baseball ends at home on high note; softball sweeps

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  It was only fitting that Western Nevada College won its final game at John L. Harvey Field on a well-executed bunt by a power hitter.Daniel Nist’s two-out bunt along the third-base line brought home Chandler Barkdull, providing WNC with a 2-1 Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball victory over College of Southern Nevada on Friday.“I’m proud of that, very proud that Dan just wants to win,” said WNC coach D.J. Whittemore of Nist’s fundamental play. “It’
  
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• Teri’s Notebook: Virginia City’s stories connect visitors to historic town; happy Mother’s Day

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  I’ve always said the thing I’ve loved most about being a reporter is telling people’s stories. A journalist is a natural voyeur, in a way. I’ve had the opportunity to follow people through their everyday lives, see what lights them up, breaks their heart or drives them to greatness. It increases my own humanity when I connect with others. And it has always been my greatest compliment when the subjects of a story I’ve written says it captured their own sense of who
  
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• Prep roundup: CHS boys have success in the pool

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  Carson High’s boys swimming team went 1-0-1 against McQueen and Reno.The Carson boys beat McQueen 163-92 and tied Reno, 133-133. The McQueen girls beat Carson, 146-133, and Carson defeated Reno, 148-128.Dagen Kipling won twice for Carson, taking the 200 free (1:52.00) and the 100 back (58.82). Reece Canfield won the 100 fly (57.92) and took second in the 200 IM (2:14.11), and Brett Kolb took the 100 breaststroke (1:11.14) and was second in the 50 free (24.64). Matthew Hill was second in t
  
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• Northern Nevada Division 1 track capsules

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  BOYS100 meters: Top times: Reed juniors Bobby Widmar ran 10.80 and Tayjion Campbell 10.84 while senior Eric Espiritu went 10.93 at the Sacramento Meet of Champions on April 30. Returning champion: Espiritu (10.81). 200: Top time: McQueen senior Jordan Jones ran 22.06 at the Meet of Champions and a dozen sprinters overall have run sub-23. 400: Top time: McQueen senior Alex Schwedt ran 48.70 at the Meet of Champions and sophomore teammate Randall Jubilee went 48.78 two weeks earlier at the Northw
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: March 26, 1946: New building ordinance first for city

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  A new city building permit requiring contractors or builders to have a permit before any construction in the city can be undertaken is in effect in Carson City. The ordinance also requires a permit before any building can be moved over the public streets of the city. The ordinance further stipulates that before any construction is undertaken, an application must be filed with the city engineer and payment of the fee based on valuation must be made. The purpose of the ordinance is to make sure n
  
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• Kicking up a storm in Carson City

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  Six-year-old Nolan Dobson waves to his family from the ‘Tornado’ at the RSVP Carnival in Mills Park Friday evening.…
  
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• Carson High School speech and debate sending 3 to nationals

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  The Carson High School Speech and Debate team is seeking help to raise money to send three students to Nationals in June.Sophomore Sadie Share, junior Sawyer Barnett and senior Sandro Figueroa earned the right to attend the national speech and debate conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. There they will compete against students from all over the country to improve and test their debate skills.“(I am excited for the tournament because) I like meeting people who have intellectual depth,&rdquo
  
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• Carson High School hosting regional track meet today

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  Weather is the big concern at today’s Northern Division I trials at Carson High’s Jim Frank Track & Field Complex.Field events get under way at 9:30 a.m. and running events start at 10.Carson coach Robert Maw said the meet will go on rain or shine. He said some events like the pole vault, discus, shot put and high jump could be affected by bad weather. The top nine in each event move on to the regional finals slated for May 14, also at CHS.“We are going to get in as many e
  
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• Carson City seeking applicants to sit on boards, committees and commissions

  07-05-2016 08:31
  
  Carson City has a number of positions open on its boards, committees and commissions.Applicants must be Carson City residents, and in some cases registered voters, and all serve without compensation. The Planning Commission is seeking one commissioner with a term that expires in June 2020.The commission oversees Carson City’s planning and zoning, land use and growth management and meets the last Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. Applicants must be willing to serve approximately 12- to 16
  
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• Serious injury crash reported near Moapa

  07-05-2016 05:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Highway Patrol is responding to a serious injury crash Friday night with the assistance of Metro police near Moapa.
  
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• Western Nevada College baseball plays final games at John L. Harvey Field

  07-05-2016 05:03
  
  The record will show the Western Nevada College baseball team beat College of Southern Nevada 2-1 in the final game played at John L. Harvey Field.But WNC baseball was about more than just records and what transpired at John L. Harvey Field Friday was a microcosm of all the memorable moments that have happened at the ballpark over the last 11 seasons. While WNC intercollegiate athletics is being discontinued after the 2016 season, Friday became more about celebrating the program more than focus
  
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• Former teen bride agrees to $2.75M polygamous-trust settlement in Utah

  07-05-2016 04:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who says polygamous leader Warren Jeffs forced her to marry her cousin when she was 14 has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the sect’s communal property trust for $2.75 million, attorneys for both sides announced Friday.
  
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• Officers not likely to face criminal charges in July shooting

  07-05-2016 04:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three officers involved in a July shooting that killed a man who didn’t say a word but fired a pellet gun at a policeman should not face criminal prosecution, according to a preliminary finding from the Clark County district attorney.
  
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• Woman implicated in $4.5 million theft from water district is out at UNLV

  07-05-2016 02:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman accused of bilking the Las Vegas Valley Water District out of $4.5 million is no longer employed by UNLV. A university spokesman said Jennifer McCain-Bray’s employment ended Friday, but he declined to say if she quit or was fired.
  
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• Woman accused in $4.5 million theft from water district leaves UNLV job

  07-05-2016 02:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman accused of bilking the Las Vegas Valley Water District out of $4.5 million is no longer employed by UNLV. A university spokesman said Jennifer McCain-Bray’s employment ended Friday, but he declined to say if she quit or was fired.
  
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• New Nevada prisons chief plans to prohibit birdshot in aftermath of shooting death

  07-05-2016 02:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After watching 39 new correctional officers being sworn in Friday, new Nevada Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda said he plans to temporarily prohibit the use of birdshot while a newly formed research committee looks at alternatives and reviews the department’s use of force.
  
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• Coroner rules 2-year-old’s death a homicide

  07-05-2016 02:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled the November death of a toddler a homicide.
  
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• Reno Works program leads to employment

  07-05-2016 02:03
  
  The City of Reno and the Volunteers of America of Northern Nevada held a graduation ceremony for the third Reno Works class Thursday, May 5 at City Hall. Reno Works is a 10-week program which provides homeless shelter residents skills, mentorship and resources to address temporary employment, including safety and work training, skills training, long-term employment support, wrap-around case management and mentoring, according to a City of Reno press release. The goal of the program is for the p
  
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• Lawyers doubt new rules can stop tax evasion, money laundering, financial crime

  07-05-2016 00:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attorneys involved in creating limited liability corporations in Nevada and other states questioned Friday whether new rules announced by the White House to bring more transparency to the process are an overreach that won’t successfully combat tax evasion, money laundering and financial crime.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of providing false identification

  07-05-2016 00:39
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 12:31 a.m., a 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of DUI-alcohol after deputies initiated a traffic stop near South Carson Street and Old Clear Creek Lane. Bail was set at $1,000.At 12:42 a.m., Matthew Tom, 30, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony providing false identification to avoid prosecution and probation violation after
  
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• Consultant suggests leniency for minor offenders in Nevada

  07-05-2016 00:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada should re-evaluate sentencing ranges for some felony crimes and make better use of probation for low-level, non-violent offenders to keep its prison population in check, a criminal justice consultant said Friday.
  
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• Work to begin on flood-damaged road into Death Valley National Park

  07-05-2016 00:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Repair work will begin Monday on a highway into southern Death Valley that was washed out by flooding in October.
  
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