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• Kansas woman gives birth to 14.4 pound baby

  09-06-2016 23:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman has given birth to a boy weighing in at 14 pounds, 4 ounces in Hutchinson.
  
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• Wall collapses on top of multiple vehicles in east Las Vegas

  09-06-2016 23:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Fire Department is responding to call about a wall that collapsed and fell on top of multiple vehicles Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 3 killed when small plane crashes into car near Houston airport

  09-06-2016 21:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fire officials say three people were killed after a small plane crashed into a car in a parking lot near a Houston airport.
  
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• Disney XD kids show pokes fun at Pahrump, calls Nevada town a ‘stinkhole’

  09-06-2016 21:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  You’re filthy. You’re a disease. You’re a dump. No, these aren’t things your average bully said to a would-be victim, these are unprovoked comments entertainment giant Disney aimed at Pahrump.
  
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• XpressWest cuts ties with company that was supposed to finance high-speed rail line

  09-06-2016 21:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  XpressWest, the company franchised to build a high-speed rail line linking Las Vegas and Southern California, said it cut ties with the Chinese company that was supposed to help finance the $8 billion project.
  
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• XpressWest cuts ties with Chinese company that was supposed to finance high-speed rail line

  09-06-2016 21:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  XpressWest, the company franchised to build a high-speed rail line linking Las Vegas and Southern California, said it cut ties with the Chinese company that was supposed to help finance the $8 billion project.
  
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• Nevada regains almost all of 175K jobs lost in recession, economist says

  09-06-2016 20:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada has regained nearly all of the 175,000 jobs lost during the Great Recession and should fully recover later this year, a state economist told the Economic Forum on Thursday.
  
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• Federal court says concealed weapons not protected by 2nd Amendment

  09-06-2016 20:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal appeals court says people do not have a right to carry concealed weapons in public under the 2nd Amendment.
  
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• Veterans say marijuana helps ease PTSD, pain

  09-06-2016 19:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Veterans recently joined a tour of a local dispensary and testing lab to tell their stories of how medical marijuana has improved their lives since they left the military.
  
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• Weather improving for Ariz. fire near deadly site of 2013 blaze

  09-06-2016 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Calmer weather is easing the intensity of a brush fire near an Arizona community where a 2013 blaze killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Weather improving for Ariz. fire near deadly 2013 blaze

  09-06-2016 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Calmer weather is easing the intensity of a brush fire near an Arizona community where a 2013 blaze killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Pedestrian injured after being struck by vehicle near McCarran

  09-06-2016 16:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A person was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning near McCarran International Airport.
  
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• Southwest Rotary Club hands out new shoes to at-need Ferron Elementary students

  09-06-2016 15:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A recent Southwest Rotary Club Happy Feet program visit saw at-need students at Ferron Elementary receiving free new footwear. School counselor Julie Bellavia teamed with teachers to identify 50 students who could use new shoes and socks. She said sometimes the need is obvious at the school, where roughly 75 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
  
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• Las Vegas nonprofit seeks to innovate, improve how schools educate

  09-06-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For some, school can be a place of inspiration and encouragement, but for others, it seems a waste of time. It’s not uncommon to hear students refer to it as a prison. In a way it is, claims northwest Las Vegas resident Robert B. Elliott, who founded Authentic Choices in Education & Schooling (ACES) Inc. The nonprofit is focused on making changes to allow schools to become more inviting, hospitable, beneficial, productive and educational.
  
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• Kahre Elementary, Metro unite to remember fallen officer and school namesake

  09-06-2016 14:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Students at Marc Kahre Elementary School, 7887 W. Gowan Road, participated in the annual Marc A. Kahre Honor Day May 20. Kahre was a 15-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department who was killed in the line of duty Oct. 11, 1988.
  
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• The Weekly playlist: DJ Mike Pizzo dials up some all-time summer songs

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  And Sisqo's "Thong Song" totally made the cut.
  
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• The evils of flip-flops

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  When your kicks are out to get ya.
  
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• Mark your calendar: These 12 events will make your summer sunnier

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  Movies with a Strip view, beer with barbecue, an old-school hip-hop party and a whole lot more.
  
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• Jetpack America enables riders to transcend water and gravity

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The hydroflight experience—which allows riders to soar above the Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club lake in Pahrump—is the latest rage in water sports.
  
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• Hunting down four perfect Vegas summer beers

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  A subtly fruity wheat beer that clocks in at just 3.8 percent? We’ll take six in an ice bucket, please.
  
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• Grill 'em all: Experiment with these unlikely barbecue candidates

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Octopus? Try it.
  
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• Five must-ride Vegas waterslides

  09-06-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Sharks! Mayan pyramids! Trap doors!
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Sanders is like that losing coach who won’t give up

  09-06-2016 08:47
  
  This may offend some (but not all) Bernie Sanders supporters, but in my time as a sports guy I would enter the gym hoping to time my entrance perfectly just as the varsity basketball game was beginning. But to my dismay, the junior varsity game would still be going on with one team down by 20 points with less than a minute to go. And with everybody waiting for the varsity game, the coach of the JV team down by 20 points would call timeout. Sanders is that JV coach.Hillary Clinton has become the
  
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• Schedule for Nevada State Fair in Carson City

  09-06-2016 08:47
  
  MAIN STAGEThursday1 p.m.: Opening ceremony — National Anthem/opening remarks5 p.m.: Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association Volunteers6 p.m.: Sage Creek7 p.m.: Sierra Sweethearts8 p.m.: Suspect TerraneFridayNoon: Kiba1 p.m.: Busking by Moonlight1:45 p.m.: Sam Jimenez2 p.m.: Jimmy Baldwin3:30 p.m.: Scarlett4:30 p.m.: In Stride5:30 p.m.: Side FX6:30 p.m.: Daniel Echo7:30 p.m.: Rick Radecki8:30 p.m.: Lizano BandSaturdayNoon: Sierra Silverstrings1 p.m.: Vista2 p.m.: Lex N’ Scotty3 p.m.: C
  
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• Cooperative Extension completes staff overhaul

  09-06-2016 08:47
  
  “Although it has taken longer than anticipated, new and exciting things are starting to happen at the UNR Cooperative Extension Office,” says Lindsay Chichester, Extension Educator. Bianca Galeano, Office Manager, was recently hired. “Having Bianca consistently at the office to meet and greet clientele and to help with day-to-day activities has been a huge relief for the existing staff,” says Jim Barcellos, 4-H and Youth Development Community Instructor. “In the la
  
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• Barkley: Ali was a huge influence

  09-06-2016 08:47
  
  The four biggest influences in Charles Barkley’s life are his grandmother, Dr, Martin Luther King, Bill Russell and Muhammad Ali.So, it was no surprise Barkley reflected on his relationship with the former boxing great, who died last week at age 74 from complications from Parkinson’s disease, during Wednesday’s conference call to publicize the annual American Century Championship July 19-24 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club.A Jenazah, a traditional Muslim funeral, will be held at Fr
  
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• Wildfire training takes to the air

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  It didn’t take much for Nevada firefighters to take over Alpine County Airport on Wednesday for training.About four dozen personnel from the Nevada Army National Guard, the Nevada Division of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management gathered to conduct exercises using helicopters and ground forces.The exercise was designed to allow Guardsmen and firefighters to coordinate should they be needed in case of a wildfire.Maj. Andrew Wagner said the Guard’s two C
  
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• Richards Crossing coming soon: Ground broken for housing for homeless

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  A groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday marked construction of a new apartment complex for Carson City’s homeless population. Richards Crossing, named after Garth Richards who donated the 1.7-acre parcel, will be transitional housing comprising 39,520 square-feet of apartments. Eight units will be reserved for chronically homeless veterans and the remainder available for more vets, disabled and other homeless citizens. The Jeanell Drive site also will include a 3,000 square-foot building to b
  
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• Richard Crossings coming soon: Ground broken for housing for homeless

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  A groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday marked construction of a new apartment complex for Carson City’s homeless population. Richards Crossing, named after Garth Richards who donated the 1.7-acre parcel, will be transitional housing comprising 39,520 square-feet of apartments. Eight units will be reserved for chronically homeless veterans and the remainder available for more vets, disabled and other homeless citizens. The Jeanell Drive site also will include a 3,000 square-foot building to b
  
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• Carson City’s Charles Adams fondly remembers photographing Muhammad Ali

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  Sports photographers had plenty of chances to take photos of Muhammad Ali as a fighter. But Charles Adams became the photographer who took photos of Ali as a man.Adams, who now lives in Carson City, made it his mission to show what kind of man Ali was through his photos of him when he photographed Ali for about five years in the 1980s after “The Greatest” retired from boxing.Throughout much of his life, Adams has been the photographer to the stars. Name a celebrity or president over
  
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• Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the Summer program recruiting student musicians

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the Summer, directed by Sue Jesch, is getting underway this month with weekly sessions planned for area students. The program is open to all and includes classes at two levels of music experience. Tuition is free; donations are welcome. Introduction to Fiddle and Folk Music, primarily for younger students and violinists, violists and cellists of any age who have limited experience, is from 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays, June 20 and 27 and July 11, 18 and 25 at th
  
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• Carson City Symphony’s 32nd annual Pops Party concert returning to Governor’s Mansion June 12

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  The stringed sounds of the Carson City Symphony is going to fill the back lawn of the Governor’s Mansion at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 12, when the 32nd annual Pops Party concert returns to the capital city. The program will feature the Carson City Symphony, Carson City Symphony Chorus, and guest singer Jakki Ford. The performance will open with an a cappella version of “The Star Spangled Banner” sung by the Carson City Symphony Chorus under the direction of Michael Langham. The Symp
  
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• Carson City Nugget hosting live comedy by Jamie Kaler June 10

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  Actor, comedian, voice-over artist and radio star Jamie Kaler will entertain Carson City crowds with a live comedy performance on Friday, June 10. Kaler’s “Un-Motivational! Tour” will be featured at the Carson Nugget at 7:30 p.m.A New Hampshire native, Kaler graduated from Boston University on an NROTC scholarship. He served as an officer and a gentleman in the U.S. Navy before beginning his career as a performer. As a comedian he was one of the new faces at the Just for
  
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• Carson City citizens panel on streets sets meeting

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  Carson City’s citizens panel on maintenance of city streets is ready to meet.The Transportation Resource Advisory Forum of Carson City, or TRAFCC, will hold its first meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 23 at the Fuji Park expo center, Patrick Pittenger, Public Works transportation manager, told the Regional Transportation Commission Wednesday. Public Works posted an application to serve on the forum at its website in May and received 11 applications for 10 openings. All four wards are represented
  
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• Carson City Brewery Arts Center hosting live music by Incendio June 11.

  09-06-2016 08:39
  
  Incendio, whose music incorporates jazz, rock, flamenco, Celtic and bluegrass influences, is continuing the Brewery Arts Center’s summer music series with a free performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11. The performance coincides with Muscle Powered’s celebration of Bike to Work Week. In addition to live music, there will be a bike valet and bike related activities.…
  
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• Front-runners seeking 4th District Congressional seat faced off in debate Wednesday

  09-06-2016 06:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three candidates vying for a chance to unseat Republican incumbent Cresent Hardy jabbed at each other and debated hot topics such as health care and making college affordable one last time before Tuesday’s primary.
  
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• 1 adult, 2 children displaced after apartment fire

  09-06-2016 05:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fire started about 4:30 p.m. in the ground floor apartment at 1053 Lisbon Ave., near Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway.
  
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• Female prisoners celebrate completion of substance abuse program

  09-06-2016 03:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  On Wednesday, 17 inmates at the Florence McClure’s Women’s Correctional Center celebrated their graduation from a substance abuse program called Sisters Together Achieving Recovery and Sobriety, or STARS.
  
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• Reaper drone crashes on flight over Nevada Test and Training Range

  09-06-2016 03:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The crash occurred at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday at an unspecified location on the training range, according to a new release from Nellis Air Force Base. There were no casualties.
  
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• Is it art? Only partly, court rules in case of bus-turned-ship burned to scrap

  09-06-2016 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A used school bus is still a bus, even if it was elaborately transformed into a 16th-century Spanish galleon that sailed Northern Nevada’s desert sands before being torched for scrap when left on private property, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
  
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• Federal court backs Reno ruling regarding Burning Man bus-turned-ship

  09-06-2016 03:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A used school bus is still a bus, even if it was elaborately transformed into a 16th-century Spanish galleon that sailed Northern Nevada’s desert sands before being torched for scrap when left on private property.
  
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• National landmark sees fewer dam tourists

  09-06-2016 03:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The last two years have marked the lowest attendance in at least a decade at Hoover Dam, with just over 720,000 paid visitors in 2015 and fewer than 696,000 in 2014.
  
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• National landmark Hoover Dam sees fewer tourists

  09-06-2016 03:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The last two years have marked the lowest attendance in at least a decade at Hoover Dam, with just over 720,000 paid visitors in 2015 and fewer than 696,000 in 2014.
  
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• Las Vegas flight bound for St. Louis rerouted to McCarran after mid-air emergency

  09-06-2016 03:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The flight was headed for St. Louis when pilots believed something struck its tail, airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said. Of the 181 people on board, no one was injured.
  
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• Carson Tahoe Health unveils latest liver cancer treatment

  09-06-2016 02:39
  
  The latest generation of state-of-the-art liver cancer treatment is now available to patients at Carson Tahoe Health. Michelle Joy, chief operating officer, announced Carson Tahoe Health has unveiled TheraSphere, a leading-edge technology approved by the Food and Drug Administration. As a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure, this innovative technique treats patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. This procedure can be used as a bridge to surgery o
  
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• Carson City Library’s NCLab Coding Camps make national top 10 list

  09-06-2016 02:39
  
  Carson City Library’s NCLab Coding Camps have been named a top 10 summer learning program by the Young Adult Library Services Association.“Everyone at the Carson City Library is so grateful for this national recognition,” said Carson City Library Director Sena Loyd. “We strive to make the library an active place of learning for the community. Our lifelong learning coding program through NCLab is something we are very proud of, and we are more than happy to see the creativ
  
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• 3 local issues highlight Board of Regents two-day meeting

  09-06-2016 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s higher education board will gather in Reno on Thursday to consider a wide range of issues facing the state’s public colleges, making decisions that affect everything from class offerings and student tuition to presidential hires and school construction.
  
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• Nevada has a trash problem — but in reverse

  09-06-2016 02:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Like many states, Nevada has a trash problem. “But the issue here is in reverse,” said Erik Noack, waste management bureau chief for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
  
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• Health officials find plague in Lake Tahoe-area flea

  09-06-2016 01:59
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — California officials say a flea found on a yellow chipmunk in the Lake Tahoe area has tested positive for plague. The California Department of Public Health says the flea was found on a rodent in Fallen Leaf Campground. Warning signs have been posted in the area. Plague is an infectious bacterial disease spread by wild rodents and their fleas. According to a news release from the health department, plague can spread to people through flea or animal bites, causing
  
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• Thunderbirds return to practice under solemn sky one week after crash

  09-06-2016 01:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Thunderbird pilots and team members traveled Wednesday to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, to attend today’s memorial service for Blue Angels’ pilot Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss.
  
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