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• Orlando nightclub was sister’s tribute to gay brother who died of AIDS

  12-06-2016 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The co-owner of Pulse, the Orlando gay nightclub that became the scene of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history on Sunday, founded the club to honor her brother who died of AIDS and to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
  
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• Driver charged with injuring two adults, three children in hit-and-run Saturday night

  12-06-2016 23:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro identified the driver involved in a hit and run that left two women and three children in critical condition on Saturday.
  
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• Review-Journal visual journalist wins Emmy for dance group video

  12-06-2016 23:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Members of the dance group Brothers are Radically Superb (BARS) don’t want to be in a gang, so they choose dance. “Not everyone has to face that kind of a decision,” said Rachel Aston, a Las Vegas Review-Journal visual journalist who took home an Emmy on Saturday night for her video, “Brothers Are Radically Superb.”
  
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• US Senate candidates Heck, Cortez Masto campaigns banter over education support

  12-06-2016 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A war of words broke out this week after a group of UNLV and UNR students backed by the state Democratic Party criticized Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck for his support of for-profit colleges and his votes to cut some student loans.
  
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• US Senate candidates Heck, Cortez Masto campaigns argue over education support

  12-06-2016 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A war of words broke out this week after a group of UNLV and UNR students backed by the state Democratic Party criticized Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck for his support of for-profit colleges and his votes to cut some student loans.
  
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• Heck, Cortez Masto campaigns banter over education support

  12-06-2016 23:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A war of words broke out this week after a group of UNLV and UNR students backed by the state Democratic Party criticized Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck for his support of for-profit colleges and his votes to cut some student loans.
  
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• Assembly incumbents leading campaign opponents in fundraising race

  12-06-2016 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nine Republican Assembly members who supported a big tax package last session, drawing scorn and opponents from the conservative right, were winners in fundraising heading into Tuesday’s primary election.
  
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• Donald Trump tweets he was ‘right’ about terrorism, reiterates Muslim ban

  12-06-2016 22:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wasted little time suggesting the attack was tied to Islamist militants.
  
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• Donald Trump tweets he was ‘right’ about terrorism following Orlando shooting

  12-06-2016 22:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wasted little time suggesting the attack was tied to Islamist militants.
  
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• Prosecutors want all Bundy defendants tried together in Bunkerville standoff case

  12-06-2016 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Federal prosecutors oppose separate trials for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his four sons and 10 other defendants charged in the 2014 armed Bunkerville standoff.
  
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• Lake Tahoe missing paddleboarder identified as Nevada football player

  12-06-2016 21:11
  
  University of Nevada, Reno football player Mark Ma, 20, has been identified as the man who went missing Friday while paddle boarding.The search was called off Saturday night when Ma unable to be located. RENO, Nev. — The Latest on a paddle boarder who went missing in Lake Tahoe (all times local): 5:15 p.m. SaturdayAuthorities are suspending the search Saturday for a University of Nevada, Reno football player who went missing in Lake Tahoe while paddle boarding. KOLO-TV reports that the Pl
  
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• 50 slain in gay nightclub, worst mass shooting in US history

  12-06-2016 21:11
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history.Authorities were investigating the attack on the Florida dance hall as an act of terrorism. The gunman’s father recalled that his son recently got angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami and said that might be relate
  
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• ‘Heavily armed’ man from Indiana arrested near LA Pride parade

  12-06-2016 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Indiana man armed with three assault rifles and chemicals used to make explosives was arrested in Southern California on Sunday and told police he wanted to do harm to a gay pride parade.
  
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• ‘Heavily armed’ man arrested near LA Pride parade

  12-06-2016 21:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A heavily armed man who said he was heading to a gay pride parade in Los Angeles was arrested early on Sunday, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.
  
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• Tragedy sparks prayer vigil at The Center

  12-06-2016 20:40 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, better known as The Center, is holding a prayer vigil tonight at 7 at the organization’s headquarters, 401 S. Maryland Parkway.
  
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• Tragedy sparks prayer vigil at centers in Las Vegas, Reno; Reno arch to go dark

  12-06-2016 20:40 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, better known as The Center, is holding a prayer vigil tonight at 7 at the organization’s headquarters, 401 S. Maryland Parkway.
  
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• Las Vegas LGBT center to hold vigil for Orlando shooting victims

  12-06-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada will host an interfaith prayer vigil Sunday night to honor the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead.
  
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• Las Vegas LGBT center holds vigil for Orlando shooting victims – PHOTOS

  12-06-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada is hosting an interfaith prayer vigil to honor the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead.
  
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• Las Vegas LGBT center holds vigil for Orlando shooting victims – LIVE VIDEO

  12-06-2016 20:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada is hosting an interfaith prayer vigil to honor the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead.
  
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• Korean War vet Mahoney, 83, still fighting war disability case

  12-06-2016 19:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Having exhausted his appeals in the VA’s administrative courts, Korean War vetern Pvt. Charles P. Mahoney, with the help of veterans advocate Phil Cushman, is preparing a complaint letter to be sent this week to Nevada’s U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden.
  
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• Jaywalker hit by car near the Linq

  12-06-2016 19:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a car while jaywalking near the Linq early Sunday morning.
  
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• Watching buildings fall on the Strip another excuse to party

  12-06-2016 19:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Part Woodstock, part Burning Man, part kids’ birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, Las Vegas casino implosions are a form of targeted destruction embraced more enthusiastically here than maybe anyplace else.
  
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• Electric Daisy Carnival to bring high-energy dance music — and traffic — to Las Vegas

  12-06-2016 18:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For locals, the real jamming begins when the big party ends. Traffic jams, that is.
  
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• EDC brings music, traffic

  12-06-2016 18:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For locals, the real jamming begins when the big party ends. Traffic jams, that is.
  
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• Multiple injuries after shooting at Orlando nightclub

  12-06-2016 11:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A post on the department’s official Twitter account early Sunday morning says “multiple injuries” have been reported following the incident at the Pulse Orlando nightclub.
  
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• 50 dead, 53 injured after shooting at Orlando nightclub

  12-06-2016 11:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A gunman killed at least 20 people and injured 42 others in a gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before police shot him dead in what U.S. authorities described as a “terrorism incident” and one of the nation’s deadliest mass slayings.
  
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• ‘Beverly Hills of Las Vegas’ for sale — for an offer the sellers can’t refuse

  12-06-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The most ornately appointed, 26,000-square-foot mansion you’ve never seen might be up for sale soon. Or, you could say it is for sale at this moment, if you have an appealing offer for singing legend Phyllis McGuire and her …
  
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• Vintage developer resubmits plans to Carson City staff

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  The developer of a proposed west side development that’s facing opposition from neighbors has revised the project’s design and is meeting with city staff again this week before taking it to the Planning Commission. The Vintage at Kings Canyon is what the developer calls an age-in-place community to be located on a portion of Andersen Ranch comprising 42.5 acres between Mountain Street and Ormsby Boulevard and 80 acres west of Ormsby.The first phase of the proposed planned unit devel
  
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• The Cone Zone: Carson City downtown work to continue June 12-18

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  Construction updates for June 12-18.Traffic on N. Carson Street will remain one lane in each direction. Washington, Ann, Sophia and Caroline streets will be closed to the east to Plaza Street.Spear and Second streets will be closed to the west to Curry Street.These closures will take place during daytime hours all week.Closures are subject to change due to weather. For more information, check the live construction map at www.carsonproud.com. Sign up for #CarsonProud text notifications. Text CAR
  
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• Stewart Father’s Day Powwow returns to Carson City June 17-19

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  Indian arts, crafts, food and dance take the stage at the 2016 Stewart Father’s Day Powwow in Carson City next weekend. Hosted in partnership with the Nevada Indian Commission and the Stewart Indian School Alumni, the annual powwow includes quality Native American fun and is also a time for alumni, former employees, families and friends to gather at the former campus. Stewart Indian School served as an off-reservation boarding facility from 1890 through 1980, and its stone buildings are i
  
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• News travels fast in Carson City

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  11-year-old Elsa Harrison tries her hand at the newspaper delivery person game at Muscle Powered’s Bike To Work Week party at the Brewery Arts Center Saturday.…
  
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• Furlong wants Carson City K-9 unit part of budget

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office K9 unit took a bite out of training last week.With the help of several Carson deputies and dispatchers, the dogs were able to practice their tracking, biting and fighting skills with actual decoy targets. It was the first time the unit used people other than their handlers in their training. “We have actors who have to follow a script for safety reasons in order to try and replicate scenarios the dogs may see in patrol. This also helps us fix our mis
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors to meet jointly with School Board

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  The Board of Supervisors will hear updates on emergency response plans and needs based on population growth for schools at a joint meeting with the Carson City School District Board of Trustees.Sena Loyd, Carson City Library director, also will give two presentations, one on a grant for a mobile maker space and another on the new student information system, infinite campus and the plan to provide training for students and parents.The Thursday evening joint meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Sierra
  
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• Becoming Battle Born in Carson City

  12-06-2016 08:47
  
  Brigade Commander Major Michael Allgeier fires a Parrot Cannon for Hardy’s Confederate Battery during the Battle Born Civil War Re-enacters 3 p.m. show at the Nevada State Fair Saturday at Mills Park. The 3-inch barreled 1862 vintage cannon could fire a round up to 1.5 miles and was towed by 6 horses.…
  
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• Carson High School honor roll for second semester

  12-06-2016 08:39
  
  The following Carson High School students were named to the principal’s honor roll (4.0 grade-point average). 12th grade: Bailey Allen; Neida Arellano; Cristian Avila; Cody Azevedo; Gurpreet Badhan; Kiera Baker; Terek Been; Chelsea Benitez; Benoni Carcache; Tec Childers; Autumn Cuellar; Sydney Davis; Max Demar Ronni J. Fisher; Christopher Fulwider; Thomas Gall; Ricardo Garcia; Mykkayla Hall; Ethan Hensen; Shu Hsu; Todd Lani; Ethan Lopes; Austin Lowe; Tristan Martel; Fabiola Mata Garcia; K
  
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• Carson City Airport Open House June 18

  12-06-2016 08:39
  
  The Carson City Airport Open House is right around the corner and is going to be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18. The Open House takes place at the Carson City Airport, 2600 College Parkway.In 2015, the event drew a record breaking crowd of more than 6,000 visitors. This year’s event, which is free to the public, is expected to be even more exciting and popular. Activities include interactive displays, flybys, plane and helicopter demonstrations, drone demonstrations, food an
  
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• Challenger raises 4 times more money than incumbent in Las Vegas Justice Court race

  12-06-2016 08:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A deputy public defender who has practiced law for less than a decade has raised close to four times as much money as the incumbent judge she’s trying to unseat in Las Vegas Justice Court.
  
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• Drone use in Nevada may grow with changes in regulation

  12-06-2016 08:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The tech industry, including Nevada’s up-and-coming drone industry, has long been plagued with waiting for regulatory policies to catch up. A recent shift in resources at the Federal Aviation Administration, however, bodes well for the state.
  
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• Two Democratic county commission contenders report spending a combined $1.5 million in race

  12-06-2016 06:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas councilman Steve Ross has been outspent by incumbent commissioner and former assembly speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick by more than $200,000.
  
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• Five pedestrians injured, two critically, in hit-and-run crash in northwest Las Vegas Valley

  12-06-2016 05:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro responded to an auto-versus-pedestrian crash around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Mead and Jones boulevards, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Goodwin said.
  
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• 1 killed, several injured in possible hit-and-run in northwest Las Vegas Valley

  12-06-2016 05:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Metro responded to an auto-versus-pedestrian crash around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Mead and Jones boulevards, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Goodwin said.
  
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• Democratic 4th District Congressional contenders begin final push before primary

  12-06-2016 04:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three Democratic hopefuls seeking the 4th District seat in Congress began their final weekend push Saturday to woo voters before Tuesday’s primary election.
  
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• Search for missing Nevada football player suspended

  12-06-2016 03:59
  
  HOMEWOOD, Calif. — Authorities suspending the search for a University of Nevada football player Mark Ma, who went missing in Lake Tahoe while paddle boarding. Officials told KOLO Channel 8 they are waiting for special search teams who use sonar, which could take two or three days. Ma has been missing since Friday. Ma was with several other Nevada players on a paddle board trip at Lake Tahoe’s west shore. The group found themselves in trouble about 1.7 miles offshore, as high winds c
  
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• Everything ‘irie’ at Reggae in the Desert festival

  12-06-2016 02:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of fans took in the sights and sounds of the 15th annual Reggae in the Desert Festival at the Clark County Amphitheater.
  
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• Individuals, businesses with financial stakes in school district contribute to board members’ reelection

  12-06-2016 02:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Individuals and businesses with financial stakes in the Clark County School District have poured thousands of dollars into the campaign war chests of the four Clark County School Board members seeking reelection this year.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious body found in southeast Las Vegas

  12-06-2016 01:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a suspicious body found in southeast Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Police investigating body found in southeast Las Vegas

  12-06-2016 01:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a suspicious body found in southeast Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Sarge, once an ex-user, helps coordinate Nye County drug program

  12-06-2016 01:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Melissa Mevis is a boss lady, a petite drill instructor and sometimes, a knowing confidante. She assists Fifth Judicial DistrictCourt Judge Kim Wanker, who oversees the drug court program. Mevis takes the urine samples, stands by in court, and keepsan eye on those now-familiar frowning faces as Wanker hears their cases.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong honored as Community Leader of the Year Award

  12-06-2016 00:23
  
  The Ron Wood Family Resource Center honored some of Carson City’s finest citizens in its Community Leader and Youth of the Year Award ceremony Friday.Sheriff Ken Furlong along with 12 community youths were honored for their service to Carson City to help make it a better place for everyone. Typically, the center selects one adult from the community to honor, however, it decided this year to showcase the youth as well.“It really is an honor and doubly to see the kids getting awards a
  
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