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• PBR hosts charity Last Media Standing celebrity bull riding competition

  12-05-2016 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  To gear up for the Las Vegas Helldorado Days and the Professional Bull Rider’s Last Cowboy Standing event, PBR is hosting its annual charity bull riding competition Thursday night on Fremont Street — the Last Media Standing.
  
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• Nevada Regents approve early retirement for embattled chancellor

  12-05-2016 23:03
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada higher education regents approved an early retirement deal Thursday for Chancellor Dan Klaich after he said his role in developing a new college funding formula with lawmakers a few years ago has become a distraction. Regents poured out praise for Klaich during a special board meeting, saying they were reluctantly approving the deal to let him leave in June but take pay through his contract’s expiration next summer. They voted 12-1 for the agreement, with Regent Ma
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court upholds Caesars Entertainment’s right to bar doctor from premises

  12-05-2016 22:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A doctor who sued Caesars Entertainment Corp. when it barred him from its properties and prevented him from attending a medical conference at Paris Las Vegas lost his appeal Thursday to the Nevada Supreme Court.
  
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• Oil, gas industry challenges efforts to protect sage grouse in West

  12-05-2016 22:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The oil and gas industry on Thursday challenged in federal court drilling restrictions imposed by the Obama administration to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states.
  
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• Oil, gas industry challenges efforts to protect sage grouse

  12-05-2016 22:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The oil and gas industry on Thursday challenged in federal court drilling restrictions imposed by the Obama administration to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states.
  
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• Steve Wolfson says critics wrong about ‘Las Vegas Law’

  12-05-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The district attorney says he knew participating in the show would open up his office to criticism, but he says he treated the show as any other media request. “But at the end of the day, I’m very proud of this project,” Wolfson says.
  
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• Cowboy-themed Helldorado Days hits Las Vegas this Saturday

  12-05-2016 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas will give its annual salute to the Wild West this weekend, as the annual cowboy-themed Helldorado Days marches back into the city.
  
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• Calvin Klein ad campaign sparks firestorm on social media with upskirt photo

  12-05-2016 20:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fashion photographer behind Calvin Klein’s racy new ad campaign isn’t bothered by the social media firestorm it has sparked.
  
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• NSHE Chancellor Dan Klaich resigns amid controversy

  12-05-2016 19:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Chancellor Dan Klaich resigned Thursday. The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents accepted his resignation at a special meeting that was called in response to demands from legislators and the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce following a Las Vegas Review-Journal article published Sunday.
  
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• Update: Suspect involved in Carson City armed robbery, chase identified

  12-05-2016 19:43
  
  An armed robbery ended with two crashed police cars and one person in the hospital Thursday morning.The strong armed robbery happened about 3:15 a.m., at the North Carson Street 7-Eleven. The clerk reported a man walked in with a gun and demanded alcohol before filling a bag with bottles of liquor. The suspect, Nathan Oakie, reportedly fled to the apartment complex at 20 College Parkway and when deputies attempted to detain Oakie he fled, leading deputies on a small foot chase. When deputies di
  
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• Two Carson City Sheriff’s Office patrol cars damaged; suspect, deputy injured after armed robbery

  12-05-2016 19:43
  
  An armed robbery ended with two crashed police cars and one person in the hospital Thursday morning.The strong armed robbery happened about 3:15 a.m., at the North Carson Street 7-Eleven. The clerk reported that a man walked in with a gun and demanded alcohol before filling a bag with bottles of liquor. The suspect fled to the apartment complex at 20 College Parkway and when deputies attempted to detain the suspect he fled, leading deputies on a small foot chase. During the chase the suspect sl
  
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• New report says US poultry workers are forced to wear diapers while working

  12-05-2016 18:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A report from international advocacy group Oxfam says poultry workers in the United States labor in a “climate of fear,” with some forced to wear diapers on the job.
  
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• Shots fired in Fernley under investigation

  12-05-2016 18:04
  
  Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of shots fired in the 1000 block of Brierwood Lane in Fernley.The call came in at 12:27 a.m. and stems from a neighborhood dispute that resulted in several shots fired. No one was injured, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.“This remains an active investigation and deputies are aggressively running down leads. We believe this to be an isolated incident — a dispute between two parties — and doesn&rs
  
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• Missing North Las Vegas boy found unharmed at Sam’s Town

  12-05-2016 16:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man Connor was last seen with — Shaquille Pierce, a 22-year-old family friend who had permission to take the child with him Wednesday afternoon — was taken into custody and is facing kidnapping charges.
  
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• Metro, FBI join search for boy missing from North Las Vegas home

  12-05-2016 16:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The search for a missing 5-year-old North Las Vegas boy is continuing, and other agencies have been asked to assist.
  
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• 5-year-old boy missing from North Las Vegas home

  12-05-2016 16:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 5-year-old North Las Vegas boy hasn’t been seen since he left his home with a man Wednesday afternoon, police said Thursday.
  
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• Company makes good on promise to gift Las Vegas school 3-D carving machine

  12-05-2016 15:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An off-the-cuff remark made by Inventables CEO Zach Kaplan cost his company more than $10,000, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
  
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• Online auction for gun that killed Trayvon Martin removed from website

  12-05-2016 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An online auction appears to have been halted for the pistol that former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
  
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• George Zimmerman auctioning off gun that killed Trayvon Martin

  12-05-2016 15:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is auctioning off the pistol he used in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.
  
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• Merryhill Preschool students celebrate Earth Day with live ladybug release

  12-05-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  April 22 was a day filled with wonder for youngsters at Merryhill Preschool, 10050 Alta Drive. The school held an Earth Day program with plenty of activities to coincide with its reduce, recycle, reuse program. A highlight of the day was students releasing live ladybugs.
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Feb. 12, 1931: Vatican Radio holds first broadcast

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  Commemorating the ninth anniversary of his inauguration, Pope Pius XI today spoke over the powerful new radio installed in the Vatican, wishing the “peace of Christ to all the faithful.”The Pope was presented by inventor Marconi, who said “with the help of almighty God, who places the mysterious forces of nature at man’s disposal, I have been able to prepare this instrument. It will give the faithful throughout the world the consolation of the Holy father’s voice.&
  
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• Carson Sheriff’s employee commissioned as officer into Army National Guard

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  RENO — One Carson City Sheriff’s Office employee is taking his training to the United States Military.Cole Sonnemann, a reserve sergeant with the Sheriff’s Office was commissioned Wednesday as a Second Lieutenant for the U.S. Army National Guard as a Field Artillery Officer with the 1-143 Field Artillery Regiment, 79th Brigade Combat team based in Lodi, Calif. The 23-year-old was honored, along with 13 other officers who are entering U.S. Army positions at a commissioning cere
  
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• Carson City’s Capital City Community Band performing annual spring concert May 15

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  Capital City Community Band is celebrating the change of the seasons by presenting its annual spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at Western Nevada College. Featured in the concert will be several solos or ensembles from various sections of the band.Directed by Richard Doede, the band will perform “Gabriel’s Oboe,” written by composer Ennio Morricone, and “Abracadabra,” composed by Frank Ticheri. The program will feature the United Kingdom’s “Soldie
  
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• Carson City RTC to form committee on city streets

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  Carson City is moving forward with plans to form a citizens advisory committee to look at maintenance of city streets. The Regional Transportation Commission Wednesday directed city staff to form a 23-member committee who will meet with the Public Works staff monthly from June to December. The goal is to both educate the public on limited resources and city projects and for the city to get feedback on how residents think those projects should be prioritized. “It’s been well document
  
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• Carson City Rotary hosting Brewfest to raise money for scholarships

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  The Carson City Rotary is moving its annual fundraiser outside this year for the Capital City Brewfest. “We used to have the Pizza and Beer in the Carson Mall,” explained Katie Leao, co-chairwoman of the Brewfest committee. “We have literally outgrown that space.”The Capital City Brewfest will stretch along Curry Street from Fourth to Musser streets on June 4. It will feature more than 30 breweries, along with food trucks. Area restaurants will be open to customers. Wait
  
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• Carson baseball stays alive with comeback

  12-05-2016 09:11
  
  Carson High’s baseball team made its biggest comeback in recent memory and will live to play another day.The Senators trailed 5-2 through five innings and had managed just four hits off Damonte Ranch lefty Jacob Applebach.Then came the sixth inning, and the Carson bats exploded. The Senators scored seven runs on eight hits to knock off Damonte Ranch, 9-5, in an elimination game in the Northern Division I regionals Wednesday afternoon at Ron McNutt Field.The Senators, 23-10 overall, advanc
  
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• Western Nevada College softball splits on day 1 of Region 18 tourney

  12-05-2016 09:03
  
  Kacie Freudenberger’s home run leading off the second inning touched off a five-run outburst as Western Nevada College cruised past Colorado Northwestern, 18-1, in the opening game of the Region 18 softball tournament on Wednesday morning in Taylorsville, Utah. The Wildcats tallied six more runs in the third inning to support the three-hit pitching of sophomore Kristina George, who worked into the fourth inning. It was the Wildcats’ fourth straight win by the mercy rule and fourth c
  
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• From a family heirloom Camaro to a Karmann Ghia dream, these locals love their vintage wheels

  12-05-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  These Vegas locals don't just enjoy their rides—they're obsessed with them.
  
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• A 1975 Corvette gets a Rat Fink-style makeover as 'The Bubble Ray'

  12-05-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  This local restoration went full Frankenstein.
  
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• Westgate electrical fire results in 2 treated for smoke inhalation

  12-05-2016 08:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Quickly extinguished fire started just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in an electrical room within the hotel’s 12th floor.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigating shooting in central valley

  12-05-2016 06:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The person shot near Washington Avenue and Minnesota Street was taken to University Medical Center trauma’s unit, but the extent of the person’s injuries were unclear.
  
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• Regents asked to consider letting embattled chancellor retire “for convenience”

  12-05-2016 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The unsigned agreement would allow Klaich, who oversees the Nevada System of Higher Education, to retire early on June 2 “for convenience.”
  
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• Regents asked to consider letting embattled Chancellor Klaich retire ‘for convenience’

  12-05-2016 06:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The day before regents will consider whether system officials misled the Legislature, regents received a potential retirement deal for Chancellor Dan Klaich following calls for his resignation.
  
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• Nevada High court deals major setback to commerce tax repeal effort

  12-05-2016 06:39
  
  An effort to repeal the state’s new commerce tax suffered a likely fatal setback on Wednesday after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a petition that’s been circulating for several months isn’t fit for the ballot.Justices said in their order that the summary of the measure’s effect, which appears on the signature-gathering material, is inadequate because it doesn’t tell voters that the measure could unbalance the state budget by tens of millions of dollars. They ordere
  
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• Inmate Michael David Lillie missing after walking away from work crew in downtown Carson City

  12-05-2016 06:23
  
  A Stateline man, whose attorney told a Minden judge his mother only had a few years to live, walked away from a work crew in Carson City on Wednesday.Michael David Lillie, 37, arrived at Stewart Conservation Camp just days after he was sentenced to prison in Douglas County for a subsequent instance of felony driving under the influence.Lillie arrived at Stewart Conservation Camp on April 8 just five days after District Judge Tom Gregory sentenced him to prison for up to 10 years.He is described
  
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• The Stratosphere is aging well, but it’s hard to see from way up there

  12-05-2016 05:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The iconic landmark just turned 20.
  
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• Nevada high court deals possible lethal blow to commerce tax repeal efforts

  12-05-2016 04:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court’s decision rules that an explanation of what the referendum would do is defective.
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court rejects effort to remove judge from Las Vegas Sands Corp. case

  12-05-2016 04:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez may continue to preside over a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Sands Macau executive Steven Jacobs against the Las Vegas Sands Corp.
  
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• State complaint seeks $2 million fine from Las Vegas Sands

  12-05-2016 04:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday filed a two-count, 14-page complaint against Las Vegas Sands Corp. that could result in a $2 million fine for the company.
  
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• Crunch time at UNLV as students study for finals

  12-05-2016 03:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Students packed the Lied Library on the UNLV campus on Wednesday studying for finals.
  
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• BLM says wild horse and burro herds grew and so did management problem

  12-05-2016 03:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 67,000 wild horses and burros now roam public land across the West, an increase of 15 percent from last year, according to estimates released Wednesday by the Bureau of Land Management. That’s more than double the number of animals recommended under the agency’s own appropriate management levels.
  
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• Woman files lawsuit against Nye County over daughter’s lengthy jail stay

  12-05-2016 03:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The mother and legal guardian of a Pahrump woman claims Nye County officials kept her daughter in jail for more than a year while ignoring court orders to send her to a psychiatric facility.
  
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• Secretary of state points to new laws on oversight of corporations in Nevada

  12-05-2016 02:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske did not comment Wednesday when asked how her office will respond to a letter from a U.S. Senate Finance Committee member about Nevada’s oversight of companies tied to the Panama Papers.
  
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• Inmate walks away from work site

  12-05-2016 02:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A camp inmate walked away from a Carson City work site Wednesday afternoon, according to a release from the Nevada Department of Corrections.
  
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• Two arrested in Carson City on federal counterfeit charges

  12-05-2016 01:19
  
  Two arrests are the result of an ongoing investigation by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and United States Secret Service. Last Thursday, uniformed patrol deputies with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office arrested Thomas Morla, 41, and Yvonne Flores, 37, who were in possession of a stolen vehicle, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office press release.Morla and Flores had previously been identified as suspects involved in the passing and manufacturing of counterfeit $100 bil
  
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• Reid confronts fellow Democrat Alan Grayson over ethics allegations

  12-05-2016 00:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida engaged in an angry, in-your-face exchange Wednesday after Grayson interrupted Reid at a Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting to challenge the Nevadan over his criticism and calls for Grayson to abandon his Senate bid.
  
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• Nevada Supreme Court denies petition in 30-year-old death case

  12-05-2016 00:11
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a Las Vegas inmate petition for a new trial in a murder case now more than 30 years old.The core of Rodney Emil’s petition charges that he was not provided with counsel in his 1992 post-conviction proceedings.“His claim lacks merit because he had no right to the effective assistance of post-conviction counsel,” says the order signed by all members of the court except Justice Mark Gibbons.His previous petitions for a writ of habeas corpus,
  
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• Former Carson City deputy sues charging wrongful termination

  12-05-2016 00:11
  
  Former Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputy and alternative services officer Cate Summers has filed suit charging she was wrongfully terminated after a total of 26 years service.Summers accused two different heads of Carson City Alternative Sentencing services of building a trumped up case against her.But she said the issues started before Roy Planeta retired from that post in 2013. She said he initially complained that she took too much time on military leave. Summers is a Sergeant Major
  
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• NRA gun rights arm launches website to defeat Nevada ballot Question 1

  12-05-2016 00:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action has launched an informational website to stop the “Californication” of Nevadans’ gun rights.
  
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• Ugo Rondinone’s ‘Seven Magic Mountains’ inspires roadside contemplation

  12-05-2016 00:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  At the base of the boulder stacks, phone-toting picture-takers marvel at the site that pulled them off the interstate.
  
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