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• Memorial honors Las Vegas officers, civilian killed in 2014 shooting rampage

  08-06-2016 23:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s been two years since two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were killed by shooters, but the pain for those who loved the men is still palpable.
  
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• Report: Nevada schools have 8th highest absenteeism rate in nation

  08-06-2016 22:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In Clark County, where the public school district serves nearly 70 percent of all students in the state, 18.5 percent of students were chronically absent, according to new federal data released this week.
  
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• Report: Nevada schools have 8th highest absentee rate in nation

  08-06-2016 22:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The state’s education and political leaders, as they scramble to find solutions to Southern Nevada’s chronic teacher shortage , may have overlooked a different problem: How many students miss too much school to actually learn something?
  
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• Man who died in May 28 crash near Jean identified

  08-06-2016 22:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Jean last month has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Joel Steven Franco, 73.
  
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• Here’s where to find an unobstructed view of the Riviera implosion

  08-06-2016 19:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In true Vegas fashion, to celebrate the legacy of the Riviera, a spot near the site of the hotel and casino is holding an implosion viewing party to help give guests a front row seat to the once-in-a-lifetime implosion.
  
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• Free event will offer preview of $1 billion Project Neon

  08-06-2016 18:45 via reviewjournal.com
  Locals can get a sneak peek at how the $1 billion Project Neon will turn out during an open house set for 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Project Neon construction trailer, 320 Wall St.
  
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• 5 bicyclists killed, 4 injured when pickup crashes into group in Michigan

  08-06-2016 16:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police fielded complaints that a pickup truck was being driven erratically just minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said.
  
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• Metro investigates body found in Laughlin

  08-06-2016 16:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating a dead body found in Laughlin early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Legislative high-tech TV studio up and running

  08-06-2016 09:19
  
  If you regularly follow legislative and other state government meetings, you might have noticed not long ago all of the sudden, the pictures were much brighter, clearer and the sound cleaner and crisper.It’s all coming out of arguably the most high-tech TV studio in Nevada, an operation hidden in a third floor room in the legislature..Home of Broadcast and Production Services, the newly remodeled control center handles Internet broadcasts of up to eight legislative or other meetings at on
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of three counts of destruction of property

  08-06-2016 09:19
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityMONDAYAt 10:56 a.m., a 32-year-old transient man was arrested on suspicion of failure to appear-traffic after deputies responded to reports of a suspicious subject near the 5th Street freeway. Bail was set at $215.At 1:24 p.m., Dustin Manies, 36, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, three counts of destruction of prop
  
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• Carson City Library going 3-D

  08-06-2016 09:19
  
  Three-dimensional printing is coming to the Carson City Library. Starting July 1, 3D printers will be available to the public with certain restrictions and a fee to cover operating costs. The MakerBot Replicator desktop 3D printers come with the needed software, including a slicing program for printing in layers, and can print items up to about a shoebox in size, said Sena Loyd, library director, at the Carson City Chamber of Commerce breakfast hosted at the library Tuesday. The printers should
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: We’re rooting for Timmy

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  RENO — As a wannabe, second-guessing, Monday morning quarterbacking (can you use that term in baseball) scout, I have to wonder about the wisdom of the Los Angeles Angels to have Tim Lincecum pitching at 4,700-foot elevation in 98-degree heat.Lincecum, the former San Francisco Giants hero, was the starting pitcher for the Angels Triple A affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees against the Reno Aces Tuesday at Greater Nevada Field. My father and I decided to catch our hero in his comeback attempt.I&
  
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• Seven Carson City businesses OK’d for facade improvement

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  The Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee Monday approved funds for seven facade improvement projects in the center of Carson City while rejecting one applicant located south of downtown. Grandma Hattie’s, which was seeking a $20,000 match to replace its freestanding sign outside the diner, didn’t get funding. Committee members Craig Mullet and Garrett Lepire, vice chair, said that part of Carson Street would be transformed in the next few years once the city takes over that st
  
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• Nevada Board of Examiners approves $1.25 M for prison budget

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved adding $1.25 million to the Department of Corrections budget, primarily because the inmate population is significantly larger than projected.Deputy Director Scott Sisco told the board consisting of the governor, secretary of state and attorney general $542,287 is to open and staff another wing at the Florence McClure women’s prison in North Las Vegas. He said as of June 2013, there were 781 female inmates there. Now, he said, there are 955 and th
  
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• Governor, state and county officials break ground on construction of USA parkway

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval and a host of state, county and local officials gathered at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center on Tuesday afternoon for the groundbreaking of the USA Parkway project.The parkway will connect the industrial center along Interstate 80 east of Reno with U.S. 50 in Lyon County, providing a direct connection to U.S. 395 as well as Carson City and the Dayton corridor.The $75.9 million contract for the project was awarded in January. Ames Construction will finish the work by the end
  
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• Fan favorite Lincecum pitches in Reno

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  RENO — San Francisco Giants fans are all over the West Coast, and it showed on Tuesday afternoon when 10,185 crammed into Greater Nevada Field to see former Giant and Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum make his second comeback appearance of the season.The 31-year-old right-hander, coming off hip surgery nine months ago, gave up four first-inning runs but bounced back to retire 14 of the last 15 batters he faced in Salt Lake’s 11-2 loss to the Reno Aces. He threw five innings, allowing two
  
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• Carson City mansion on the market

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  A grand piece of Carson City history is for sale.The Brougher-Bath Mansion at 204 W. Spear Street in the historic district of Carson City went on the market last month. The asking price for the meticulously restored Queen Anne-style house is $1,085,000, near the 2006 purchase price.“It’s just a wonderful property,” said Don Harmer, who purchased it 10 years ago for the offices of Corporate Services Network, which manages incorporation services in the state. “It’s b
  
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• Carson City Deputy DA among elite

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  A Carson City Deputy District Attorney has been named to Nevada Business Magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite.Deputy DA Orrin Johnson was chosen as one of Nevada’s top attorney’s in Nevada as determined by peer rankings and independent examination by the magazine.Johnson has been with Carson City’s District Attorney’s Office since last October, and DA Jason Woodbury said he deserves this distinction.“We hit Orrin with a full case load of highly sensitive, highly compl
  
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• Blue Jays split two games in Boise

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  Carson splits first two games on Boise tripBOISE, Idaho — The Carson Blue Jays scored seven runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-3 win over Capital High Monday night.The Blue Jays used four walks, a single by Landon Truesdale and a two-run double by Jared Barnard for five runs. Carson scored twice in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead. The Blue Jays added runs in the fourth and fifth.Bryce Moyle was stellar on the mound, allowing just a run and four hits over five innings. He a
  
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• Bike to Work Week kicks off Bike Month in Carson City

  08-06-2016 09:11
  
  This week is Bike to Work Week, the first of many events lined up this month to celebrate Bike Month in Carson City. The annual celebration has been delayed a month this year to coincide with the Epic Rides Off-Road mountain bike race, which is coming to the capital city June 17-19. Anyone who rides their bike to work this week is eligible to earn the title for most miles ridden or most trips made. Participants can convince their coworkers to join their team and commute to work all week. Sign u
  
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• Environmental Protection Agency grant will aid clean up planning on Boulder Highway

  08-06-2016 06:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 8-mile segment of Boulder Highway in Henderson is on the road to revitalization, thanks to a half-million dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  
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• UNLV dental school professor files racial discrimination lawsuit

  08-06-2016 06:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A black professor at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine is suing the school, the state of Nevada and the Nevada Board of Regents for racial discrimination.
  
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• Carson City man allegedly tried to beat mother to death

  08-06-2016 06:15
  
  One Carson City man has been arrested on attempted murder charges after he allegedly tried to beat his mother to death.Douglas Taladay, 40, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, elderly enhancement and preventing a victim from calling 911.The Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Arrowhead Drive around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday for a domestic battery. Upon arrival, the 65-year-old victim reported her son, Taladay, beat her and tried to kil
  
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• Teacher told police relationship with student was as ‘consensual as it can be with a 16-year-old’

  08-06-2016 06:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Desert Pines High School science teacher accused last week of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student told police everything he did with the girl was consensual — as “consensual as it can be with a 16-year-old girl,” according to his arrest report.
  
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• Las Vegas teacher told police relationship with student was as ‘consensual as it can be with a 16-year-old’

  08-06-2016 06:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Desert Pines High School science teacher accused last week of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student told police everything he did with the girl was consensual — as “consensual as it can be with a 16-year-old girl,” according to his arrest report.
  
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• Editorial: Pot legalization a bad bet for Nevada

  08-06-2016 06:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At the same time Nevadans will help elect a president, they will also determine whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
  
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• Prosecutors drop charges that paraplegic man ‘wasn’t physically capable of’ — VIDEO

  08-06-2016 05:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Antwine Hunter, 29, spent two weeks behind bars on a $20,000 bail he could not afford, manuevering around the jail in an small, uncomfortable black wheelchair.
  
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• Paraplegic man spends two weeks in jail before prosecutors drop charges he ‘wasn’t physically capable of’

  08-06-2016 05:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Antwine Hunter, 29, spent two weeks behind bars on a $20,000 bail he could not afford, manuevering around the jail in an small, uncomfortable black wheelchair.
  
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• County commissioners call for rewrite of language for fuel tax ballot question

  08-06-2016 04:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Although Clark County commissioners support asking voters to continue a tax on fuel, commissioners are wringing their hands over how exactly the ballot question will be phrased.
  
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• Reid says Yucca Mountain won’t be revived in his retirement

  08-06-2016 04:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., doesn’t expect to see nuclear waste stored at Yucca Mountain after he retires and leaves the Senate.
  
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• CSN to show documentary film at Library of Congress

  08-06-2016 04:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The College of Southern Nevada plans to screen its documentary-style film “No Greater Odds” in Washington, D.C. as part of an effort to teach policymakers about the importance of college attainability.
  
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• Coroner identifies man who died after crashing car in a Target parking lot

  08-06-2016 03:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner on Tuesday identified the man who died Sunday night after crashing his car in a Target store parking lot.
  
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• Jensen drives in 5 in Aces’ win

  08-06-2016 03:51
  
  RENO — Like many of his Reno Aces teammates, Kyle Jensen is swinging a hot bat.Jensen went 2-for-4 and drove in five runs with a two-run single, two-run homer and sacrifice fly to back the pitching of Braden Shipley and lead the Aces to an 11-2 win over the Salt Lake Bees and Tim Lincecum before a crowd of 10,185 Tuesday afternoon at Greater Nevada Field.It was the end of a successful homestand for Jensen, who drove in 18 runs in eight games, second to Pete O’Brien, who drove in 20.
  
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• Navy research prompts FAA to issue GPS alert

  08-06-2016 03:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  What the Navy describes as routine research at a weapons station in southern California has prompted the FAA to issue an alert to civilian aviators, advising that navigation by global positioning systems might be affected Thursday and four other days in June.
  
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• Additional money for Metro becomes political hot potato

  08-06-2016 03:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Commission said it wants to give an additional $1 million to Metro’s yearly budget. The board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to proceed with the plan, which seemed to be a response to the Las Vegas City Council’s vote on June 1 to give Metro an additional $426,500.
  
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• USNS Carson City passes acceptance trials

  08-06-2016 02:39
  
  MOBILE, Ala. — Austal successfully completed acceptance trials on USNS Carson City, Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF 7), on May 25, in the Gulf of Mexico. Carson City is slated for delivery to the U.S. Navy by the end of the year and is the seventh ship in Austal’s 10-ship $1.6 billion block-buy contract awarded by the U.S. Navy in 2008.“The successful completion of acceptance trials for EPF 7 is further proof of how mature and efficient this program has become,” said Cr
  
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• Carson City businessman raises restitution cash to satisfy plea deal

  08-06-2016 02:15
  
  Lenny Chappell, former head of the Downtown Business Association, on Tuesday turned over the remaining $1,347 needed to satisfy the terms of a plea bargain.He was originally charged with felony embezzlement, accused of taking $7,347 from Platinum Plus day spa where he worked.After turning over the final check to complete restitution, he was able to plead guilty to a reduced gross misdemeanor conspiracy charge on Tuesday. That could get him up to a year in jail but both sides have agreed to reco
  
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• Gov. Sandoval says he’s not sure he will vote for Trump

  08-06-2016 01:59
  
  Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he’s not totally sure whether he’ll vote for Donald Trump. The moderate Republican governor issued a statement Tuesday saying he has major concerns with the Republican nominee’s “escalating tone and rhetoric.” His comments come after he said in May that he planned to vote for Trump because the Democratic nominee was “simply not an option.” Sandoval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he thought Trump’s comments about a
  
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• Nevada to do fresh analysis on rooftop solar costs, benefits

  08-06-2016 01:37
  
  LAS VEGAS — State officials plan to do a fresh study on whether rooftop solar is a net benefit or burden for Nevada’s electric power ratepayers. The Nevada Board of Examiners approved nearly $67,000 so a contractor can re-do a cost analysis published in 2014. Members of the Legislative Committee on Energy asked for the update. The report from 2014 was a key piece of evidence in the debate about whether to raise rooftop solar rates, with parties on both sides citing the findings. The
  
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• Gov. Sandoval condemns Trump comments

  08-06-2016 01:37
  
  Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he’s not totally sure whether he’ll vote for Donald Trump. The moderate Republican governor issued a statement Tuesday saying he has major concerns with the Republican nominee’s “escalating tone and rhetoric.” His comments come after he said in May that he planned to vote for Trump because the Democratic nominee was “simply not an option.” Sandoval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he thought Trump’s comments about a
  
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• Carson businessman raises restitution cash to satisfy plea deal

  08-06-2016 01:37
  
  Lenny Chappell, former head of the Downtown Business Association, on Tuesday turned over the remaining $1,347 needed to satisfy the terms of a plea bargain.He was originally charged with felony embezzlement, accused of taking $7,347 Platinum Plus day spa where he worked.After turning over the final check to complete restitution, he was able to plead guilty to a reduced gross misdemeanor conspiracy charge on Tuesday. That could get him up to a year in jail but both sides have agreed to recommend
  
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• Student conquers huge step by graduating from Clark High School

  08-06-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When Yoseph Shiferaw enrolled in Clark High School, just two days after arriving in Las Vegas from Ethiopia, the avid runner walked onto campus with few English literacy skills.
  
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• Shiferaw conquers huge step as he walks with graduating class at Clark High

  08-06-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When Yoseph Shiferaw enrolled in Clark High School, just two days after arriving in Las Vegas from Ethiopia, the avid runner walked onto campus with few English literacy skills.
  
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• State board approves $1.6M for Nevada Corrections Department

  08-06-2016 00:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state board Tuesday approved $1.6 million in funding and contracts sought by the Nevada Corrections Department to cover a deficit in inmate medical costs, staff a unit at a Southern Nevada women’s prison and certify kosher meals for inmates on religious diets.
  
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