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• Actress pays $1,000 after damaging red rock wall in Arizona

  14-05-2016 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Actress Vanessa Hudgens has paid $1,000 in restitution for carving a heart into a red rock wall during a trip to Sedona, Arizona.
  
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• Tensions high as Nevada Democrats meet for state convention

  14-05-2016 21:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — Thousands of Nevada Democrats converged on the Paris casino in Las Vegas to help decide the party’s presidential nominee, though tensions between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton threatened to stymie the event. The outcome of Saturday’s all-day state convention will decide 12 of the 43 delegates Nevada will send to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July. Clinton is heavily favored to win a majority of the delegates, especially aft
  
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• Tensions high as Dems meet for state convention

  14-05-2016 21:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — Thousands of Nevada Democrats converged on the Paris casino in Las Vegas to help decide the party’s presidential nominee, though tensions between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton threatened to stymie the event. The outcome of Saturday’s all-day state convention will decide 12 of the 43 delegates Nevada will send to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July. Clinton is heavily favored to win a majority of the delegates, especially aft
  
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• Nevada GOP leaders urge unity at state convention

  14-05-2016 21:35
  
  RENO — Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald opened the GOP’s state convention with a plea for unity in the bid to take back the White House in November. Hundreds of delegates broke into chants of “Trump, Trump, Trump” at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on Saturday as McDonald urged them to get behind the party’s presumptive presidential candidate, Donald Trump. McDonald says it’s no secret that Nevada Republicans have been plagued by party infig
  
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• Clinton keeps delegate lead as Dems collide

  14-05-2016 21:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton will maintain her comfortable Nevada delegate lead after turning out more supporters to the Nevada State Democratic Caucus than Bernie Sanders did. Clinton won seven of the 12 delegates up for grabs at the raucous convention on Saturday, while Sanders won five. Party officials say 1,695 Clinton-supporting delegates and 1,662 Sanders-supporting delegates showed up to the event with the proper credentials. Of the 43 delegates Nevada will send to the Democratic Nat
  
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• California man, 96, becomes USC’s oldest graduate

  14-05-2016 20:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Ninety-six-year-old Alfonso Gonzales received a bachelor of science degree in zoology on Friday, making him the oldest graduate in USC history.
  
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• Boy, 3, who died in south Las Vegas identified

  14-05-2016 20:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 3-year-old boy who died in the south valley Friday has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• California motorcyclist identified after fatal Henderson crash

  14-05-2016 19:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The motorcyclist who died after crashing into a light pole in Henderson on Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Reno man’s suffering from undiagnosed disease also traps his mother

  14-05-2016 19:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s late afternoon and 23-year-old Grayson McClure is lying in the bed that has become his life, talking in his slow cadence about his years enduring a mysterious disease that medical science cannot solve, one many doctors have walked away from even trying to diagnose.
  
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• Giant new IKEA expected to dominate, and boost, Las Vegas furniture market

  14-05-2016 18:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Swedish furniture titan will enter the Las Vegas market with a 351,000-square-foot store off the 215 Beltway at South Durango Drive to open Wednesday.
  
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• Police search for missing North Las Vegas toddler

  14-05-2016 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 22-month-old North Las Vegas girl went missing from her home Friday night and police need help finding her.
  
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• Missing North Las Vegas toddler found unharmed, two people in custody

  14-05-2016 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The missing toddler from North Las Vegas has been found unharmed and two people are in custody, according to North Las Vegas police.
  
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• Missing North Las Vegas toddler found unharmed, two in custody

  14-05-2016 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The missing toddler from North Las Vegas has been found unharmed and two people are in custody, according to North Las Vegas police.
  
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• Amber Alert issued for missing North Las Vegas toddler

  14-05-2016 17:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Amber Alert has been issued for the 22-month-old North Las Vegas girl who went missing from her home Friday night.
  
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• Retiring Moellendorf saw growth in Carson City parks-rec land, MAC development

  14-05-2016 09:03
  
  Looking back on his career, Roger Moellendorf says he never expected to land where he did.“I always thought I’d be a forest ranger. I fell into Parks and Rec by accident. A happy accident,” he said. That happy accident is coming to an end this month when Moellendorf, director of Carson City’s Parks, Recreation & Open Space department since 2004, retires. His departure, just a month after the retirement of Scott Fahrenbruch, director of operations who worked 22 years
  
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• Knecht: Getting commerce tax petition on ballot tough in wake of court rejection

  14-05-2016 09:03
  
  Controller Ron Knecht, who’s spearheading the drive to repeal the commerce tax, said Friday it’s going to be tough to redo the petition and get it on the ballot because of the limited amount of time remaining before signatures must be submitted.The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the existing referendum petition doesn’t adequately tell voters the impact of the measure — specifically it would unbalance the state budget by eliminating more than $121 million the con
  
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• Carson City’s Black Bear nears opening

  14-05-2016 09:03
  
  The wait is almost over — construction at Black Bear Diner in Max Casino is almost complete. Crews have been working in overdrive to complete this project and it looks as if the popular restaurant is going to open in just a couple of weeks.Thursday, crews placed a 31 foot hand carved wooden Black Bear Train outside the restaurants atrium led by a 6 foot Black Bear conductor.This location will be Black Bear Diner’s sixth Nevada location and will offer a broad from scratch menu that w
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office focuses on ‘Click it or Ticket’

  14-05-2016 09:03
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will be focusing on “Click it or Ticket” seat belt safety during the month of May for their Joining Forces event.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved nearly 12,000 lives nationwide in 2011.“Please buckle up. It only takes two seconds to put your seat belt on to help save your life should you be involved in a motor vehicle crash,” said Sgt. Scott McDaniel. “So, please buckle up every
  
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• WNC pulls off memorable comeback

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  D.J. Whittemore and his Western Nevada College baseball team won’t ever forget the comeback they pulled off against College of Southern Nevada on a sweltering Friday afternoon in Henderson.One strike away from a 7-5 defeat to the Region 18 baseball tournament hosts, the Wildcats still had five of six hitters to deliver hits as WNC rallied past the Coyotes, 9-7, to advance to Saturday’s championship game.“It’s baseball. If you give up, you are foolish,” Whittemore s
  
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• Teri Vance: Redemption of millennials and lizards

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  I spent a few hours at Carson High School this week for some stories I’m working on. It’s always interesting to me to spend time with youth, especially in large groups. We read and hear so much about millennials — their entitlement and lack of ability to communicate with anyone or anything other than a hand-held screen. But that has rarely been my experience. Just a couple of encounters I had showed me once again we were likely underestimating the up and coming generation. As
  
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• Senators set for meet

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  Carson High has made one change entering today’s NIAA Division I Track & Field Championship.Ian Van Rensselaer, who reached the finals in both the 800 and 1600, has been pulled from the latter event. Van Rensselaer will now run the 800, 1600 relay and 3200 relay. The latter, a finals only event, wasn’t run last week. “He has a better chance (of making state) in the 800 than he does the 1600,” CHS coach Robert Maw said.“We don’t want him to bust his rear i
  
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• Sand Harbor boat ramp reopening

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  After the best winter in years, Lake Tahoe is slowly refilling.In fact, state Parks officials say there’s already enough water to reopen the boat ramp at Sand Harbor State Park.At least for small boats.Tahoe parks supervisor Jay Howard said for now, the ramp is only open to boats less than 14 feet long but the lake is still rising as the snowpack begins to melt.“The park is pleased to be able to launch smaller boats for now and we expect that the lake will continue to rise to accomm
  
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• Nevada Appeal at 150: Oct. 24, 1938: Law establishes minimum wage

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  Governors of seven states pledged cooperation to wage hour administrator Elmer F. Andrews in enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act, which became effective at 12:01 a.m. today. Four of the governors represented southern states — Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana — and the others were Iowa, Utah and Nevada in the West. The act establishes a minimum wage — $0.25 per hour — in addition to other standards regarding overtime pay and record keeping. This continues the
  
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• Gambel’s gamble in Carson City

  14-05-2016 08:55
  
  David Ferree of Carson City snapped this photo of a young male Gambel’s quail that got stuck in his greenhouse. Ferree said it escaped without a scratch.…
  
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• Helldorado Days is underway

  14-05-2016 07:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Helldorado Days is underway already with activities at the Las Vegas Village. The celebration includes a number of events.
  
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• Metro seeking man who may have robbed multiple east valley businesses

  14-05-2016 07:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the past, the man has entered the businesses with a knife or pry-bar, hopped the front register, pried open the cash register and ran away with the money.
  
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• Sheldon Adelson Is Poised to Give Donald Trump a Donation Boost

  14-05-2016 06:41
  The Las Vegas billionaire has also reportedly decided to scale back other Republican giving as he directs support to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
  
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• Helicopter pilot who died in crash identified as Utah man

  14-05-2016 06:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pilot killed in the crash of a kit-built helicopter at a remote Nevada dry lake bed has been identified as a 58-year-old Utah man with an aircraft operating license.
  
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• ‘Purple Heart Run’ truck a stylish statement for combat-wounded veterans — VIDEO

  14-05-2016 05:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Combat-wounded veteran Marine Cpl. Tyler Huffman is showing a mobility-equipped 2015 Ford F-150 Super Cab truck, designed to allow him to drive again.
  
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• Man threatening to jump from Trump International in Las Vegas

  14-05-2016 04:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are responding to a man who is threatening to jump from the Trump International.
  
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• Man threatening to jump from the Las Vegas Trump International off ledge

  14-05-2016 04:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police say a man who was threatening to jump from the Trump International is no longer on the ledge of the building but they are still negotiating with him.
  
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• Man in custody after threatening to jump from Las Vegas Trump International

  14-05-2016 04:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police say a man who was threatening to jump from the Trump International has been taken into custody.
  
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• Detachment from Nevada Army National Guard returns from Afghanistan

  14-05-2016 03:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A detachment from the Nevada Army National Guard’s most-deployed unit, the 72nd Military Police Company, has returned, this time from Afghanistan, where it maintained security in a dangerous part of Kabul for U.S. military leaders and its coalition partners.
  
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• Las Vegans react strongly to debate over federal school bathroom directive — VIDEO

  14-05-2016 02:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Reactions to Friday’s White House directive that transgender students should be able to choose the school restrooms and locker rooms they use based on their gender identity ran the gamut, but most of the people randomly surveyed in Las Vegas felt strongly one way or the other.
  
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• Few moderates in debate over federal school bathroom directive

  14-05-2016 02:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Reactions to Friday’s White House directive that transgender students should be able to choose the school restrooms and locker rooms they use based on their gender identity ran the gamut, but most of the people randomly surveyed in Las Vegas felt strongly one way or the other.
  
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• Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for assuming identity of defunct businesses to obtain electronics

  14-05-2016 02:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge in Virginia has sentenced a 56-year-old Las Vegas man to five years in prison for assuming the identity of defunct businesses to obtain electronics that he then resold.
  
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• Five years in prison for Las Vegas man accused of mail fraud

  14-05-2016 02:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge in Virginia has sentenced a 56-year-old Las Vegas man to five years in prison for assuming the identity of defunct businesses to obtain electronics that he then resold.
  
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• FBI director expresses concern over murder increase in US cities, including Las Vegas

  14-05-2016 02:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The spike in violent crimes affecting the valley has caught the attention of FBI Director James B. Comey.
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing near state line

  14-05-2016 01:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing on northbound Interstate 15 near the state line Friday morning.
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing near California-Nevada state line — PHOTOS

  14-05-2016 01:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing on northbound Interstate 15 near the state line Friday morning.
  
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• 3 dead after California Amtrak train hits pickup

  14-05-2016 01:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three men in a pickup died Friday when the driver pulled in front of a speeding Amtrak passenger train, splitting the truck in two.
  
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• Panel looks to pro video gaming to boost Nevada economy

  14-05-2016 01:35
  
  LAS VEGAS — As a professional, Johnathan Wendel’s days focused on staying at the top of his game — that included eight hours of practice, running to stay in top shape and avoiding taboo performance-enhancing drugs.But he’s not your typical athlete. He’s billed as the world’s first full-time professional video gamer, goes by the screen name “Fatal1ty” and has made hundreds of thousands of dollars in what has become a spectator “esport.”G
  
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• Metro investigating ‘suspicious’ dead body in southeast valley

  14-05-2016 01:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officers were called about 2:30 p.m. to the 5500 block of Hobble Creek Drive, east of Russell Road and Nellis Boulevard.
  
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• Metro investigating ‘suspicious’ dead body in southeast Las Vegas

  14-05-2016 01:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a “suspicious” dead body found in the southeast valley Friday afternoon.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested after driving into a fence, tree

  14-05-2016 00:55
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 3:15 a.m., Nathan Oakie, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony robbery, felony grand larceny-auto, felony resisting arrest with violence and felony battery with a deadly weapon after deputies responded to reports of a robber at the Carson Street 7-11. The suspect fled to 20 College Parkway where Oakie tried to flee from police by taking a police car and fi
  
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• Roosters seized from a man accused of engaging in illegal cockfights euthanized, officials say

  14-05-2016 00:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities in Elko County say they’ve been forced to euthanize 12 roosters seized from a California man accused of engaging in illegal cock-fighting.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after hitting light pole in Henderson

  14-05-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A motorcyclist died in Henderson after he struck a light pole Friday.
  
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• Grammy-winning producer Randy Cantor arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking in Stateline

  14-05-2016 00:39
  
  A Grammy-winning musician and producer was arrested in Stateline on Thursday with nearly 58 grams of methamphetamine, Tri-Net officials said. Randy Cantor, known for his work with Sting, Bon Jovi, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Ricky Martin, was arrested in a casino parking lot Thursday night in Stateline. He was arrested after the Tri-Net Task Force received information that he would be transporting two ounces of meth from California into the Stateline area. Cantor was found with 57.9 gra
  
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• Two injured in west Valley fire

  14-05-2016 00:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two adults were hospitalized after a fire at a west Valley home, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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• 2 injured in fire near Smoke Ranch, Torrey Pines

  14-05-2016 00:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two adults were hospitalized after a fire at a west Valley home, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
  
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