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• Navajo Nation to create new tribal alert system in wake of girl’s death

  09-05-2016 23:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Navajo Nation’s president has reacted to concerns raised by the abduction and death of an 11-year-old girl by setting a 60-day goal for establishing a new tribal alert system to provide notifications of abductions and other emergencies.
  
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• Northern Nevada newspaper editor, columnist Anne Pershing dies

  09-05-2016 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Longtime newspaper editor and columnist Anne Pershing, known for championing social causes in the Northern Nevada communities she covered, has died at age 71.
  
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• Aging U.S. Filipino veterans can finally get some family help

  09-05-2016 22:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A program to help Filipino World War II veterans in the United States by allowing family members into the country to support and care for them was implemented over the weekend by the Obama administration.
  
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• California’s mandatory water conservation order could be lifted soon

  09-05-2016 21:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  California will consider lifting mandatory statewide water conservation order as drought eases.
  
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• Nellis F-16C collision blamed on pilot errors

  09-05-2016 21:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Errors by pilots caused two F-16C Fighting Falcon jets to collide on a runway at Nellis Air Force Base after landing for a Red Flag air combat exercise orientation flight in August, Air Combat Command officials said Monday.
  
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• Transportation board approves first step in Tahoe bike path construction

  09-05-2016 20:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The first step toward construction of a three-mile shared-use bike path along the east shore of Lake Tahoe was approved Monday by the board of directors of the state Transportation Department.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty to 2013 double killing in Las Vegas

  09-05-2016 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man charged in an October 2013 double killing in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Monday.
  
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• Digging deeper into the Lucky Dragon hotel-casino with developer Andrew Fonfa

  09-05-2016 19:58 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  I believe our property, per square foot, will be the most successful casino ever built in Las Vegas.
  
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• Parents of overdose victim sue Reno doctor held on drug charges

  09-05-2016 19:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Reno doctor at the center of a federal investigation into an illegal prescription drug ring is being sued by the parents of a 33-year-old overdose victim.
  
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• Escaped New Jersey prisoner Arthur Buckel caught on day 7

  09-05-2016 19:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An inmate who escaped from a New Jersey minimum security prison last week did not resist and appeared fatigued when he was tracked down and taken into custody Monday after a motorist reported seeing him in a wooded area near a highway, officials said.
  
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• Calif. Muslim student upset she’s identified as ‘Isis Phillips’ in school yearbook

  09-05-2016 19:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Muslim student says she’s saddened and hurt after being identified in her Southern California high school yearbook as Isis Phillips.
  
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• Girl injured on Nebraska carnival ride has surgery to repair scalp

  09-05-2016 18:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mother of an 11-year-old girl whose hair got caught in a spinning carnival ride says her daughter underwent surgery to repair her scalp and remains in a Nebraska hospital.
  
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• Mexican judge says El Chapo can be extradited to US to face drug charges

  09-05-2016 17:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Mexican judge has ruled that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman can be extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States, the country’s federal court authority said on Monday, days after he was moved to a prison near the U.S. border.
  
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• North Carolina governor files suit against US over LGBT bill

  09-05-2016 16:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Carolina filed a lawsuit Monday against the federal government in a fight for a state law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
  
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• North Carolina, feds trade lawsuits over ‘bathroom law’

  09-05-2016 16:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina over the state’s new bathroom law after the governor refused to back down.
  
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• Reporting gets BBC reporter expelled from North Korea

  09-05-2016 11:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea expelled a BBC journalist on Monday over his reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign reporters visited the isolated country to cover a rare congress of its ruling Workers’ Party.
  
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• TRIC’d OUT

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  In the 19th century, the Comstock Load brought riches to what would become Storey County. As the veins of gold and silver dwindled, so did the county’s financial resources.Today, a new rush for riches focused on the northern edge of the county is revitalizing the entire region.Instead of gold and silver, the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center is mining commerce. Instead of miners with picks and shovels, entrepreneurs with iPads trek to the industrial park to set up manufacturing and distributio
  
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• TRIC: By The Numbers

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  100,000-plus acres total75,000 acres in Storey County25,000 acres in Lyon County30,000 acres, approximately, of developable acres.13 million-square-feet-plus of manufacturing and distribution facilities$100 million in land improvements paid for by developers$47 million in infrastructure improvements that Storey County will reimburse120 companies in operation4,771 full-time equivalent employees working in TRIC12 RTC vanpools servicing TRIC businesses15-minute drive from the Reno Tahoe Internatio
  
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• The Skin Clinic offers new cutting-edge service

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  Northern Nevada plastic surgeon, Dr. Charles Virden, is now offering a new hormone therapy called BioTe and is the first practice in Nevada to offer this service. BioTe are pellets that contain bio-identical estrogen and testosterone which are inserted under the skin near the hip. The hormones break down consistently in the body. The treatment helps remedy symptoms such as fatigue, tension, migraine, weight gain and more. “It is improving the quality of people’s lives with hormone r
  
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• Site selector sees bright future for the area

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  “This is an exciting time for the area,” Dennis Donovan, partner at Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting, emphasized.Donovan is one of the top site selectors in the country. He spoke to members of Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) on April 28, sharing his observations and analysis of the region as a destination for attracting new businesses. Donovan shared his expertise regarding the progress made in the area in the four years since he provided a similar outside
  
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• NHC provides healthcare services statewide

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  Nevada Health Centers has been providing quality healthcare services throughout Nevada since 1977 and is committed to serving individuals in need. To those who are familiar with Nevada and its vast landscape, this isn’t an easy task, but it’s one we’re privileged to pursue. Considering Nevada’s geographic distribution of 110,561 square miles, it is no small undertaking to offer healthcare throughout such a large state. With 18 health centers and two mobile programs for d
  
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• Miles ahead: Contractor moves along at TRIC

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  Miles Construction has built its business by developing relationships with the deal brokers in the construction industry.The Carson City-based general contractor, which started in 1986, has found those relationships beneficial in landing several large-scale projects in northern Nevada and some surrounding areas.Cary Richardson, vice president of business operations for Miles, said the company also has been meticulous in developing detailed construction costs for projects. That has proved helpfu
  
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• Marcus & Millichap broker sales of apartments

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  Marcus & Millichap, a leading commercial real estate investment firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, had a busy first quarter, closing several Reno-area multi-family properties.Investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Reno office, Kenneth N. Blomsterberg, Ryan Rife and Benjamin Nelson, closed sales on the Silver Chaparral, a 14-unit apartment property at 645 South Virginia St. in Reno; the Seventh Street Apartments, a 32-unit apartment property located
  
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• Innovative development agreement key to TRIC success

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  Before new developments break ground, local governmental bodies usually have the responsibility to build roads, drainage, extend utilities, etc.But what happens when a developer wants to build in a very small, poor county?The developers of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center offered an innovative solution to cash-strapped Storey County with a private/public development agreement.“The private public partnership has innovative, cutting-edge provisions that are key to the success” of TRIC
  
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• How color in your brand drives business to the small business owner’s door

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  What colors should you use in your brand, your Web site, marketing and material to communicate? Color can drive customers to your business or turn them away. Over 90 percent of the visuals that people remember about your brand and marketing material relates to color. Do you own a fast-food restaurant? Consider YELLOW in your brand. Are you a retailer selling high-end clothes? Consider a background of BLACK and add a splash of elegance in GOLD or SILVER. Perhaps you are a nonprofit helping stop
  
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• Commuter traffic to TRIC eased with vanpools

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  The rise of Tesla’s massive Gigafactory and the new Switch SUPERNAP data center east of town will provide a significant boost to overall employment at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. But employees hoping for bus service to those and other companies based at the sprawling industrial center east of Sparks shouldn’t expect to catch a seat on an RTC bus any time soon.Despite the thousands of new jobs predicted for existing and new companies at TRIC, the Regional Transportation Commission
  
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• $1.28 billion development unveiled

  09-05-2016 09:07
  
  The Don J Clark Group (DJGC) recently unveiled its proposal for a $1.28 billion downtown development called the West 2nd District. The development as presented to the Reno City Council and northern Nevada community in late April, consists of 30 new mixed-use buildings, a new park, plazas and walkable streets as well as 1,900 residential units, 450,000 square feet of office space and 250,000 square feet of retail space. The proposed development also includes an on-site central plant and wastewat
  
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• Barbecue causes Summerlin house fire

  09-05-2016 08:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fire caused $100k in damages to the home.
  
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• Metro identifies officer who shot carjacking suspect

  09-05-2016 08:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The police officer who shot a carjacking suspect multiple times Friday night has been identified by Las Vegas police as Officer Patrick Sherwood.
  
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• Legal battle over Nevada’s school choice law closer to resolution

  09-05-2016 07:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The legal battle over Nevada’s school choice law allowing parents to tap into taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition is inching closer to climax before the state’s highest court in a case being watched around the country.
  
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• Trump takes center stage as Nevada Republicans get ready for state convention

  09-05-2016 07:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada Republicans gather in Reno next weekend for a two-day state convention where they will elect delegates to attend the national convention in Cleveland this summer, vote on the party platform and endorse primary candidates.
  
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• Foul-mouthed mayor could be next president of the Philippines

  09-05-2016 05:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A foul-mouthed, crime-busting mayor is the man to beat in Monday’s presidential election in the Philippines as voters weary of poverty, corruption and insurgencies in the hinterlands look for a radical change at the top.
  
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• A foul-mouthed mayor could be the next president of the Philippines

  09-05-2016 05:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “All of you who are into drugs, you sons of bitches, I will really kill you,” Duterte told a huge cheering crowd Saturday in his final campaign rally in Manila.
  
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• Plane crashes onto building’s roof in Southern California

  09-05-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A small plane has crashed onto the roof of a building in Southern California, sending one person to the hospital.
  
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• A plane crashed onto a building in Pomona California

  09-05-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A small plane has crashed onto the roof of a building in Southern California, sending one person to the hospital.
  
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• Reno firefighters search for man who fell into Truckee River

  09-05-2016 01:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Reno firefighters have resumed the search for a man in the Truckee River.
  
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• Dog shot after killing cat in northwest valley

  09-05-2016 01:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Area resident shot the dog after it killed a cat
  
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• Dog shot after killing cat in northwest Las Vegas

  09-05-2016 01:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Area resident shot the dog after it killed a cat
  
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• Vigil held for man who died in hit-and-run Saturday

  09-05-2016 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A vigil was held for Clay Stampley Sr., 55, the man who died after a hit-and-run crash Saturday morning in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Man who died in hit-and-run Saturday has been identified

  09-05-2016 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who died after being ejected from his vehicle in a hit-and-run crash Saturday morning in North Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
  
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• Family of man who died in Saturday’s hit-and-run asks for help — PHOTOS

  09-05-2016 00:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The family of a North Las Vegas man killed in a hit-and-run collision pleaded Sunday for the community’s help in finding the driver who fled the scene Saturday night.
  
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• No damage reported in 3.6 northern Nevada quake

  09-05-2016 00:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 1:53 a.m. Sunday about 14 miles northeast of Gerlach.
  
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• 3.6 quake hits northern Nevada desert; no damage reported

  09-05-2016 00:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at 1:53 a.m. Sunday about 14 miles northeast of Gerlach.
  
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• Nevada killed bighorn sheep to save species

  09-05-2016 00:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada state wildlife veterinarian Peregrine Wolff worked at zoos in the Midwest, with farm animals in Florida and exotic species on movie sets in Hollywood. She never dreamed she’d have to help pull the trigger on a contentious strategy to slaughter a diseased herd of bighorn sheep.
  
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