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• Nevada agencies warn of chance of fire during holiday weekend

  27-05-2016 23:59
  
  With Memorial Day weekend upon us and the season for more outings on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western Nevada Agency, is reminding the community to be aware of the increased chance of wildfire due to drying conditions and increased fuels from the wet spring.“We encourage the public to enjoy their lands and also take appropriate steps to prevent wildfires,” said Shane McDonald, Interagency Fire Management Officer. “In situation
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of statutory sexual seduction

  27-05-2016 23:59
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 1:53 p.m., a 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of a suspended driver’s license, failure to stop at a posted sign, failure to appear warrant and no current insurance after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Golf Club Road and Highway 50. Bail was set at $1,550.At 2:45 p.m., Zachary Smith, 21, of Gardnerville, was arrested on suspicion of fe
  
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• Bill Medley totally righteous at Composers Showcase; Penn Jillette’s latest book to diet for

  27-05-2016 23:46 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The Kats Report Bureau once again was ensconced at Composers Showcase of Las Vegas on Wednesday night, and it was a genuine Hall of Fame experience. For the first time, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performed ...
  
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• State agency that develops test sites for drone broadening scope

  27-05-2016 23:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state nonprofit group that develops test sites for drones is broadening its scope.
  
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• Law enforcement agencies target I-15 as holiday weekend begins

  27-05-2016 23:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Highway Patrol teamed up with the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies on Friday to catch speeders and distracted drivers traveling Interstate 15 for Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• CCSD tweaks sex ed policy for coming school year

  27-05-2016 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The nation’s fifth-largest school district has made changes to its sex education policy for the coming school year.
  
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• Regents approve former UNLV provost for chancellor post

  27-05-2016 22:49
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada higher education regents are appointing the former provost of UNLV to replace retiring Chancellor Dan Klaich. The board voted unanimously Friday to hire John Valery White as acting chancellor, effective June 3. His contract includes a base annual salary of $303,000 and another $42,000 in annual perks, including a car and housing allowance. He won’t be able to apply to be the permanent chancellor. The move comes after regents approved an early retirement deal for Kl
  
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• Rancharrah’s groundbreaking set for June 2

  27-05-2016 22:26
  
  The grandeur of Rancharrah beckons.Towering trees line the property’s pathways, a benchmark of the estate’s rich history in northern Nevada. The stately, green-roofed, white-walled buildings whisper of the legend and legacy of Bill Harrah.“I feel a great responsibility to the history of Bill Harrah’s legacy and the Harrah family to develop this iconic property with integrity and style,” Chip Bowlby, managing partner of the Reno Land Development Company said in a pr
  
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• Nevada to start receiving test results from sexual assault kits soon

  27-05-2016 22:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada attorney general’s office expects to start receiving test results from the state’s backlog of sexual assault kits as early as June, a spokeswoman said Friday.
  
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• State Senate District 6

  27-05-2016 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Republicans are squaring off for the nomination for the state Senate District 6 seat, after both were on opposing sides of the Assembly’s vote on a historical $1.5 billion tax increase the Legislature passed in 2015 for public education.
  
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• 5 people displaced by fire in east valley home

  27-05-2016 20:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four adults and a child were displaced after a fire at their east valley home Friday morning.
  
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• State Senate District 5

  27-05-2016 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Joyce Woodhouse said she wants another four years in the Nevada Senate so she can help build on education reforms approved during the 2015 legislative session. Her Democratic primary opponent wants Nevada to feel the Bern.
  
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• Clark County Commission District C

  27-05-2016 20:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Republicans are competing for a chance to take down the Democratic incumbent on the Clark County Commission who oversees District C.
  
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• Acting chancellor named for Nevada System of Higher Education

  27-05-2016 20:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  John White will serve as acting chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education starting in July, earning an annual base salary of $303,000.
  
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• Food and drinks help boost March taxable sales

  27-05-2016 20:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Consumers spending their disposable dollars on drinks and food in bars and restaurants helped push Clark County’s taxable sales to $3.5 billion in March, a 2.8 percent increase over the same month in 2015.
  
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• RJ lawyer says public has right to evaluate evidence in Bundy case

  27-05-2016 20:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s lawyer chided federal prosecutors in court documents late Thursday for trying to block its bid to oppose government secrecy in the Bunkerville standoff case.
  
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• First portion of Centennial Bowl interchange opens today

  27-05-2016 19:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some commutes to northwest Las Vegas should get a little easier later today when a new ramp in the $47 million Centennial Bowl project opens to traffic just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Dr. Heimlich, 96, uses namesake maneuver for first time to save woman’s life

  27-05-2016 19:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dr. Henry Heimlich, the 96-year-old Cincinnati surgeon credited with inventing the lifesaving technique named for him, used it for the first time this week to save a fellow senior center resident who was choking on a hamburger, a center spokesman said on Friday.
  
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• 8 automakers recall over 12M vehicles over defective air bags

  27-05-2016 16:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
  
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• Obama visits Hiroshima, honors ‘silent cry’ of bombing victims

  27-05-2016 16:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama paid tribute Friday to the “silent cry” of the 140,000 victims of the atomic bomb dropped 71 years ago on Hiroshima, and called on the world to abandon “the logic of fear” that encourages the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.
  
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• Clark County School Board approves changes to sex ed curriculum — VIDEO

  27-05-2016 10:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School Board unanimously approved several changes on Thursday evening to its abstinence-based sex education curriculum for the upcoming school year.
  
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• Man invades, robs home, then crashes getaway car into another home in west Las Vegas

  27-05-2016 09:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who invaded and robbed a west valley home late Thursday then stole an SUV in an attempt to flee ultimately crashed the vehicle into another west valley home’s brick dividing wall less than four miles away, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Man arrested after stealing car from one home, crashing into another home in west Las Vegas

  27-05-2016 09:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man burglarized a west valley home late Thursday, where he stole an SUV in attempt to flee. But less than four miles into his getaway, he crashed the stolen vehicle into another west valley home’s brick dividing wall.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Be safe this Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  All signs point to summer: The weather is getting warmer, the kids are out of school and Memorial Day weekend is here.We will use today’s Popcorn Stand to remind you to be safe this holiday weekend.This is expected to be the second highest travel weekend ever for Memorial Day weekend. Millions of Americans will hit the roads and many will be traveling more than 50 miles. Fifty miles may not seem like that long of a trip, but no matter how long the trip remember to be prepared.Just show co
  
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• Senators spring ahead in preparing for 2016 season

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  In the mind of Carson High football coach Blair Roman, the purpose of spring football is about observation and evaluation.“We were trying to look at a lot of different kids and evaluate where they’re at,” Roman said after the Senators finished their two-week spring practice with their annual 7-on-7 spring game Thursday afternoon. “The biggest thing we get out of this is that we get out here and get our football legs under us.”Looking ahead to the 2016 season, the t
  
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• Seeliger Singers to perform National Anthem at Aces game

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  The Seeliger Singers, Seeliger Elementary School’s choir directed by Mary Law, will perform the National Anthem at the May 31 Reno Aces baseball game. “It’s exciting,” said Thomas Burchett, 11. “We’re singing in front of a whole bunch of people.”Ian Bowman, 10, has been a Seeliger Singer for four years. “I just like singing,” he said. “My entire family does. I like being able to perform, to share a talent.”The students have been
  
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• McHenry takes over as Sierra Lutheran head football coach

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  Football has played an important role in Billy McHenry’s life from the time when he was growing up in Georgia.McHenry, 51, is now preparing for a new chapter in the sport after his appointment last week as Sierra Lutheran High School’s head football coach. McHenry comes into the new program with previous experience as head coach at Sparks High and then at his alma mater, Lakeside High near Atlanta. He has also served as an assistant coach at Incline from 1991-94 and at Carson since
  
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• Maffei, Harrison sign to compete at next level

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  Two Carson High seniors — basketball and soccer standout Andrea Maffei and swimmer Michelle Harrison — have decided to pursue athletic careers at the community college level.Maffei plans on attending College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif., while Harrison is attending Iowa Lakes Community College.Maffei said she first visited Siskyous more than a year ago, and her main interest was for basketball. Since then, the school has started a women’s soccer program.“I enjoyed vi
  
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• Longtime science teacher Christine Whitcome retiring

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  One institution in the Carson City schools will be retiring next week, after 42 years with the district. Christine Whitcome, beloved Eagle Valley seventh-grade science teacher is retiring after this school year. Whitcome taught at Carson High School for 8 years and is the last teacher left who helped open Eagle Valley. She has been in the same classroom, room 130, for the entirety of her time at EVMS.“I have taught children and grand children of former students and I thought I would be do
  
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• Flags of our heroes in Carson City

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  Buildings and Grounds workers plant 894 U.S. Flags in front of the Capitol in honor of Memorial Day. That’s one flag for each Nevadan who has died in wars dating back to the Civil War that was in its fourth year when Nevada became a state. A similar memorial is being set up in Las Vegas as well.…
  
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• Carson rolls to win in baseball

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Carson Blue Jays will take it.The Blue Jays jumped to an early 6-1 lead after two innings, fell asleep for the next three innings and then exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat the North Valleys Paw Sox, 13-3, in the opening round of the Reno Knights Memorial Day Classic Thursday at Ron McNutt Field.Carson, 2-0 overall, faces the Damonte Ranch Rebels today at 5 at Damonte Ranch.Four of Carson’s starters — Jace Keema
  
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• Carson High School 2016 scholarship recipients

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  The following Carson High School students are scholarship recipients. Helina Ashagrie — Carson City Natives and Newcomers ScholarshipSam Bachman — Soroptimist International of Carson City Penny Reynolds ScholarshipEmma Baggio — Edith Milo Retired School Employees ScholarshipJessie Balkwell — Alyce McCraken/Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors; CHS National Honor Society Scholarship; Saint Martin’s University Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship; Saint Martin&rsquo
  
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• Carson City Rotary donates benches to Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  Carson Tahoe Health would like to recognize the Rotary Club of Carson City Sunset for generously donating three 2,000-pound concrete benches, located around the main entrance at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. These spacious benches offer additional outdoor seating options for patients, visitors, and the community to enjoy. The benches were donated in honor of Dr. Rex Baggett, charter member and past club president; Al Escalante, charter and founding member and past club president; and To
  
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• Carson City flood zone being remapped

  27-05-2016 08:23
  
  Carson City Public Works is remapping the city’s flood zones. The changes mean some property owners may be able to drop flood insurance if their area is no longer designated a flood hazard.“It takes some out of a floodplain and puts some in, but more are coming out than going in,” said Robb Fellows, senior project manager, stormwater. The city is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which approves so-called FIRM — Flood Insurance Rate Map — maps th
  
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• Fire at central valley apartment complex displaces 22, causes $200K damage

  27-05-2016 07:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Crews took about 15 minutes to knock down the flames. Though there were no injuries, Southern Nevada Red Cross volunteers were called to the scene to assist the nearly two dozen people displaced.
  
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• US sees first case of germ resistance to last-resort drug

  27-05-2016 05:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last-resort treatment, scientists said Thursday.
  
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• Law enforcement group tells Michele Fiore she’s ‘unqualified’ for Congress

  27-05-2016 04:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers has criticized Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore’s April comments about pointing a firearm at an officer as “an embarrassment” to Nevada and says she’s unfit for the congressional post she’s seeking.
  
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• Once turned down for UNLV president, professor may now lead all Nevada colleges

  27-05-2016 04:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state’s Board of Regents on Friday will decide whether John White will temporarily lead the Nevada System of Higher Education, a job left vacant after this month’s contentious retirement of former Chancellor Dan Klaich.
  
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• Once turned down for UNLV presidency, professor may now lead all Nevada colleges

  27-05-2016 04:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state’s Board of Regents on Friday will decide whether John White will temporarily lead the Nevada System of Higher Education, a job left vacant after this month’s contentious retirement of former Chancellor Dan Klaich.
  
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• Proper etiquette makes fifth-graders the toast of the town — PHOTOS

  27-05-2016 03:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fifth-grade students from C.P. Squires Elementary School showed off their skills Thursday during a luncheon at Texas Station. Students who studied etiquette put their salad forks into action as part of an end-of-year celebration.
  
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• Defense lawyers say Las Vegas judge ‘was wrong’ to handcuff attorney — VIDEO

  27-05-2016 03:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A group of Clark County defense attorneys is backing a colleague who was handcuffed in Las Vegas Justice Court this week.
  
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• Clark County’s water parks prepare for busy Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2016 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The deck chairs are set, the pools are clean, and Clark County’s 300 lifeguards are trained in and ready to take on what is expected to be one of the busiest weekends for the county’s public water parks.
  
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• Man gets 10 to 25 years behind bars in ‘Thunder From Down Under’ attack

  27-05-2016 03:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Joey Kadmiri, accused of trying to steal props, costumes and underwear from the brawny men of “Thunder From Down Under,” was ordered to serve 10 to 25 years in prison.
  
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• March tax numbers up 7.3% in Carson City

  27-05-2016 02:31
  
  Carson City’s taxable sales rose 7.3 percent in March and, despite the construction making life difficult for nearly a dozen downtown eateries and bars, that category reported a 6.7 percent increase for the month over 2015, a legislative year.Carson’s Food Services and Drinking Places category reported sales of $8.79 million for the month.But the overall number of $87.2 million was driven by auto sales, the capital’s largest taxable sales generator, which saw a 10.3 percent in
  
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• Smooth sailing through security lines at McCarran in Las Vegas

  27-05-2016 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marina Pavisic looked relaxed as she scrolled through her smartphone Thursday morning while waiting for a flight home to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She spent only five minutes making her way through the Transportation Security Administration’s checkpoint at McCarran International Airport, and had more time on her hands than planned.
  
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• Smooth sailing through security lines at McCarran

  27-05-2016 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Marina Pavisic looked relaxed as she scrolled through her smartphone Thursday morning while waiting for a flight home to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She spent only five minutes making her way through the Transportation Security Administration’s checkpoint at McCarran International Airport, and had more time on her hands than planned.
  
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• North Lake Tahoe opens for Summer this Memorial Day weekend

  27-05-2016 02:25
  
  North Lake Tahoe transitions into summer over the Memorial Day weekend with annual opening day celebrations in Tahoe City, the West Shore and around North Lake Tahoe. For the first time since late 2014, water flows through the Truckee River Dam in Tahoe City again as lake levels rose to the natural rim in April and continue to rise as the weather warms and snowpack melts, making this summer one to celebrate.Enjoy celebrations like the 29th Anniversary and Deck Party at local favorite Sunnyside
  
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• Inmate at Northern Nevada Correctional Center dies

  27-05-2016 01:51
  
  An autopsy has been scheduled for a 35-year-old prison inmate who died Wednesday.Matthew Madrid died at the medical facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.He was serving a maximum of 36 years in prison for battery with a deadly weapon, robbery, use of a deadly weapon and ex-felon in possession of a firearm as well as parole violation.…
  
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• Las Vegas police promote safe sleeping tips for infants

  27-05-2016 00:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In 2015, the Metropolitan Police Department responded to 17 incidents in which an infant died while sleeping in an unsafe sleeping environment or a co-sleeping situation.
  
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• Naval Academy appointee dedicated to challenging herself

  27-05-2016 00:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Coronado graduate who wants career in intelligence, fighting cyberattacks, speaks four languages and is award-winning dancer and painter.
  
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