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• Three Clark County teachers honored by national special education group

  01-06-2016 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  They might be in the mood for George Gershwin or grooving to the Goo Goo Dolls . Whatever playlist Douglas Trinkle’s class chooses, he’s focused on relaxing students with autism and helping them overcome troublesome sensory experiences.
  
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• Local umpire has been doing it for more than 60 years

  01-06-2016 23:38
  
  Richard Pitts was 15 the first time he was asked to umpire a game. He’d gone to watch a younger classmate play baseball just to find out the game was in jeopardy because only one official had shown up. He asked Pitts to step in. “He put me out on the base and showed me where to stand,” Pitts said. “I must’ve done something right, because he asked me to come back for the next game.”Pitts readily agreed to the 25-cent-a-game payment. “In 1955, a quarter w
  
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• Autopsy ordered in death of Carson City inmate

  01-06-2016 23:38
  
  The Department of Corrections has ordered an autopsy in the death of a 59-year-old inmate from Carson City.Walter Earl Day died at the Regional Medical Facility located in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in south Carson City.He was sentenced to 4-10 years for felony driving under the influence ordered by a Carson District judge. Day had been in prison since August 2013.…
  
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• 2 people shot in central Las Vegas

  01-06-2016 23:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people were shot in central Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon, police said.
  
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• 2 men killed Wednesday afternoon in central Las Vegas shooting.

  01-06-2016 23:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police said the men were passengers in a white SUV when they were each shot in the head about 2 p.m. after an altercation that may have started at the Union 76 station on the corner of Owens Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
  
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• Florida man who threw alligator into Wendy’s drive-thru window sentenced

  01-06-2016 23:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Florida man who threw an alligator through a drive-thru window was sentenced to a year of probation after throwing himself at the mercy of the court.
  
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• Scammers prey on patriotism in yet another Facebook ruse

  01-06-2016 22:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  I am furious.
  
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• Lake Havasu City man fatally injured in off-roading rollover

  01-06-2016 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Lake Havasu City man was fatally injured in an off-roading rollover Tuesday.
  
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• 3-year-old who fell into gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo is ‘doing well’

  01-06-2016 21:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, prompting the killing of the endangered animal in order to rescue the child, said on Wednesday the boy is doing well and suggested donations in the gorilla’s name.
  
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• Three dead after apparent double murder-suicide in west Las Vegas

  01-06-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an apparent double murder-suicide in the west Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• 3 dead after apparent double murder-suicide in west Las Vegas Valley

  01-06-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two parents died after one of their adult sons apparently killed the couple then himself in their Summerlin home Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• 3 dead after apparent double murder-suicide in west Las Vegas

  01-06-2016 21:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an apparent double murder-suicide in the west Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• 2 people treated for smoke inhalation after east Las Vegas Valley garage fire

  01-06-2016 20:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a garage fire in the east Las Vegas Valley.
  
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• Possible shooting reported on UCLA campus

  01-06-2016 19:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  UCLA reported on Twitter about a shooting on campus Wednesday morning.
  
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• 2 people confirmed dead after shooting on UCLA campus

  01-06-2016 19:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least two people were shot and killed at the University of California, Los Angeles on Wednesday, police and campus officials said, drawing a phalanx of police cruisers to the scene and prompting officials to lock down the campus.
  
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• 2 dead in possible murder-suicide on UCLA campus

  01-06-2016 19:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At least two people were shot dead at the University of California, Los Angeles on Wednesday, police and campus officials said, drawing officers in camouflage and tactical gear to the scene and prompting officials to lock down the campus.
  
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• 2 dead in murder-suicide on UCLA campus

  01-06-2016 19:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A murder-suicide at a UCLA engineering building Wednesday drew hundreds of heavily armed officers who swarmed the sprawling Los Angeles campus, where students close to summer break barricaded themselves in classrooms as best they could before being evacuated with their hands up.
  
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• Gambler Bill Walters tied to Mickelson pleads not guilty in trading case

  01-06-2016 18:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A New York judge has set bail at $25 million for a professional gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson in an insider trading controversy.
  
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• Burlesque dancer told her shorts were too short for a JetBlue flight

  01-06-2016 17:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A burlesque dancer says JetBlue employees at Boston’s Logan International Airport forced her to change clothes before she was allowed to board a connecting flight to Seattle.
  
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• Northern Nevada prison inmate dies at Carson City hospital

  01-06-2016 17:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An inmate housed at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died Tuesday evening.
  
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• Mother with Zika virus gives birth in NJ to baby with birth defect

  01-06-2016 16:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A baby born to a mother with the Zika virus at a New Jersey hospital appears to be affected by the disease, according to a doctor who helped lead the delivery team.
  
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• French ship picks up signals in Mediterranean, possibly from EgyptAir plane’s black box

  01-06-2016 15:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Egypt said Wednesday that a French ship has picked up signals from deep under the Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, killing all 66 passengers and crew on board.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Red Smith would have enjoyed this year’s politics

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  The Popcorn Stand has evolved into this sort of filler for our editorial page. It’s genesis came when I wanted to write mostly about whatever bugged me and decided to name the column in honor of my favorite sports columnist, Pulitzer Prize-winning Red Smith, who once dubbed one of his columns The Popcorn Stand.From time to time, editors have used sportswriters to write about current and news events and Smith was also used in this role. One of my favorite columns Smith wrote came about whe
  
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• Mobile health clinic in Carson City

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  Toni Corbin, vice-president of operations for OptumCare, gives a tour of the state-of-the-art mobile health clinic that was in Carson City on Tuesday afternoon.…
  
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• Early voting turnout starts with rise in Democrats, decrease in GOP voters

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  A total of 487 Carson voters cast ballots Saturday as early voting opened.Most observers expected a jump in turnout this year because of the controversy in both the Assembly District 40 and Mayoral races. The Republican AD40 race has been particularly contentious with the local party central committee disavowing and openly opposing incumbent P.K. O’Neill. He has three primary opponents.But if day one is any indicator, it’s not happening. Turnout was just two votes more than the numb
  
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• Community Spotlight: Saints march to undefeated season

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  The Saints capped an undefeated season with three wins last week en route to the championship in the Talents Carson City NFL Flag Football League.The Saints edged the 49ers 32-18, topped the Seahawks 58-36 and slipped past the Packers, 46-35, to finish the season 12-0. The Packers, who beat the Seahawks 46-24 and the 49ers, 47-41, finished at 6-6. The 49ers went 1-2 last week, edging the Seahawks, 46-45, for their only win to finish the season 6-6. The Seahawks went 0-12.Zach Guthrie had 16 TD
  
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• Carson City water restrictions go into effect on June 1

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  Carson City’s summer watering restrictions go into effect today. Lawns can be watered three days a week. Addresses ending in odd numbers can water on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays while properties with even-numbered addresses can water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. No watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and no watering at all on Monday is allowed. Hand-watering of vegetables, shrubs and flowers is allowed. The restrictions are in effect until September 30. The city doesn’
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man sought in residential burglaries arrested

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.FRIDAYAt 1:30 p.m., Matthew Marizza, 22, of Dayton, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of felony burglary, felony obtaining money under false pretenses, conspiracy to commit burglary and possession of stolen property after deputies responded to reports of a residential burglary near the 1200 block of Lindsay Lane on May 20. Marizza was arrested by Lyon County deputies and tr
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office frequently dealing with graffiti, vandalism complaints

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  Carson High School’s athletic field was vandalized during the weekend, prompting concern for the state of the field for Saturday’s graduation.The school was vandalized with vulgarities aimed at CHS sometime over the weekend, damaging the painted surface on the fieldturf, the running surface on the track, the bleachers, the baseball dugouts and the softball field fences. Superintendent Richard Stokes said the main concern is getting the football field and track cleaned up in time for
  
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• Blue Jays go 2-1 to finish tournament

  01-06-2016 09:03
  
  The Carson Blue Jays closed out play in the Reno Knights Memorial Day Classic with two wins and a loss.On Sunday, Carson lost to the Sun Devils, 12-8, and then beat IBAC, 8-7. On Monday, the Blue Jays outlasted the Reed Rangers, 10-9.Against the Rangers, Carson blew an early 6-0 lead. The Rangers tied the game with three in the third and three in the top of the fourth before the Blue Jays took the lead for good with three in the bottom of the fourth and one in the fifth.Two passed balls, four w
  
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• Carson City debuts new website today

  01-06-2016 07:07
  
  Carson City has a new look.The city government’s new website launches today, its first full redesign in more than four years. “The goal was more transparency,” said Eric Von Schimmelmann, chief information officer. It includes a new mobile version, a live chat window to help visitors navigate the website or government functions, and a new front-page heading called, of course, Transparency. Under that, visitors will find the biggest content addition on the revamped site. Late l
  
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• Las Vegas Sands Corp., Steven Jacobs reach confidential settlement in wrongful termination case

  01-06-2016 05:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Sands Corp. has reached a confidential settlement with Steven Jacobs, former president and CEO of Sands China Ltd., who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit shortly after he was fired in July 2010.
  
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• XpressWest executives have talked Hyperloop One about high-speed rail project

  01-06-2016 05:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Executives with XpressWest, the company franchised to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California, have talked with officials with Hyperloop One, the high-tech, high-speed transport system under development in North Las Vegas.
  
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• Experts say woman likely attacked by great white shark in California

  01-06-2016 04:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The semi-circular shark bite stretched from Maria Korcsmaros’ shoulder to her pelvis, with teeth marks visible in the shredded flesh of her arm and torso.
  
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• Fallen hiker remembered as asset to community

  01-06-2016 04:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Melanie Kushnir was much more than a hiker, she was an inspiration.
  
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• Campaign signs latest controversy among Assembly District 40 candidates

  01-06-2016 03:59
  
  Assembly candidate Chris Forbush has filed a complaint with the Carson Sheriff’s Office asking it to investigate the disappearance of some of his campaign signs.Several others have charged incumbent AD40 Republican P.K. O’Neill is the culprit but Forbush said he has no personal knowledge that’s true.“So I’m not going to be making any claims,” Forbush said.He said he just wants the sheriff to investigate what happened to his signs.O’Neill said the only s
  
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• Ethics complaint filed against Las Vegas judge who had lawyer handcuffed

  01-06-2016 03:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen showed “a complete disregard for the law” when he ordered a deputy public defender handcuffed in court and sent her client to jail for six months, a group of defense lawyers wrote in a complaint with the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office issues more than 100 Click It or Ticket citations

  01-06-2016 03:51
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office issued more than 100 citations and one arrest following the Joining Force’s Click It or Ticket event throughout May.The event focused on seat belt safety in order to promote safe driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved nearly 12,000 lives nationwide in 2011.“The Carson City Sheriff’s Office reminds you to please buckle up,” said Sgt. Scott McDaniel. “It only takes two seconds t
  
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• Teachers union launches attack ads against board trustees

  01-06-2016 03:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Education Association, which represents the approximately 18,000 teachers who work for the Clark County School District, recently posted blistering Internet ads against District A Trustee Deanna Wright and school board president and District C Trustee Linda Young.
  
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• Moderate Republican lawmakers have money lead over tax foes

  01-06-2016 02:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Republican lawmakers who supported Gov. Brian Sandoval’s tax package have outraised their anti-tax Republican challengers so far this year.
  
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• Mailers target Hambrick over support of $1.5 billion tax package

  01-06-2016 02:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Assembly Speaker John Hambrick is the target of mailers blasting his role in supporting $1.5 billion in new and extended sunset taxes for public education that the Legislature passed in 2015.
  
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