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• Inmate dies at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas

  21-06-2016 23:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A prison inmate died in a Las Vegas hospital Monday evening, the Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement.
  
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• The United States of Inequality

  21-06-2016 23:09
  Inequality has risen in every state since the 1970s, according to a new report.
  
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• Clark County fuel tax hike measure tweaked for Nov. 8 ballot

  21-06-2016 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday to tweak the wording of a ballot measure asking voters Nov. 8 if they’re willing to pay more at the gas pump to raise a projected $3 billion for street and highway improvements over the next decade.
  
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• Clark County fuel tax hike measure placed on Nov. 8 ballot

  21-06-2016 22:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday to tweak the wording of a ballot measure asking voters Nov. 8 if they’re willing to pay more at the gas pump to raise a projected $3 billion for street and highway improvements over the next decade.
  
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• Clark County commissioners OK site for UNLV’s new medical school

  21-06-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan giving UNLV a 9-acre site on Shadow Lane, where it plans to build its new medical school.
  
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• It’s official: Bags, coolers, backpacks banned from big Strip events

  21-06-2016 21:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New Year’s Eve revelers headed for the Strip shouldn’t plan to bring any large bags or coolers to this year’s bash.
  
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• Bags, coolers, backpacks no longer allowed at big events on Las Vegas Strip

  21-06-2016 21:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New Year’s Eve revelers headed for the Strip shouldn’t plan to bring any large bags or coolers to this year’s bash.
  
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• Las Vegas man wants probation in extortion case involving sex tapes

  21-06-2016 20:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas man who admitted using sex tapes to extort a prominent, married businessman wants to avoid prison time.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Two arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled substance for sale, maintaining a drug house

  21-06-2016 20:44
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 7:24 a.m., Kyle Fuller, 34, was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary, felony attempted vehicle burglary, felony battery on a peace officer and resisting a peace officer after deputies responded to reports of a suspicious subject at the N. Carson Street AM/PM gas station. Fuller was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital to be medically cleared by staff where he wa
  
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• Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition installing photography banner at Curry and Telegraph streets

  21-06-2016 20:44
  
  The Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition is installing its Focus on Carson photography banner on the Hop & Mae Adams Foundation construction site fence at Curry and Telegraph streets at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 22. The banner displays 20 photographs taken in Carson City by local artists. The public is invited to attend and help hang the banner.Cyndy Brenneman, the project director, said, “I am delighted with the Adams Foundation’s support, with all the entries, and with th
  
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• Jon Ralston political shows dumped at Las Vegas, Reno PBS stations

  21-06-2016 20:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  PBS stations in Las Vegas and Reno have pulled the plug on “Ralston Live,” a Nevada interview program hosted by political pundit Jon Ralston.
  
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• Jon Ralston political shows canceled at Las Vegas, Reno PBS stations

  21-06-2016 20:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  PBS stations in Las Vegas and Reno have pulled the plug on “Ralston Live,” a Nevada interview program hosted by political pundit Jon Ralston.
  
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• AG Loretta Lynch to visit Orlando in wake of nightclub massacre

  21-06-2016 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was due to meet on Tuesday with victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre, a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said the gunman had described himself as an “Islamic soldier” during the rampage.
  
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• AG Loretta Lynch tells gay community in Orlando ‘we stand with you’

  21-06-2016 20:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited with relatives of victims in the Orlando massacre, told the gay community “we stand with you” and was briefed by law enforcement officials still trying to determine why the gunman targeted a popular gay nightclub
  
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• Sandoval opens summit, calls drug abuse one of deadliest epidemics

  21-06-2016 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval convened a planning summit of experts Tuesday to tackle the growing problem of substance abuse and prescription drug addiction in Nevada.
  
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• Husband of British lawmaker says she was killed for her political views

  21-06-2016 19:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The husband of slain British lawmaker Jo Cox said Tuesday she worried about the angry direction of politics, and he believes she was killed because of her “strong political views.”
  
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• 3 arrested with weapons wanted to ‘rescue’ girl, officials say

  21-06-2016 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year was arrested with two other people after they were stopped while trying to drive through the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons on their way to “rescue” a teenage girl involved with drugs in New York, according to officials and social media posts from two of the men.
  
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• 3 arrested with weapons, bullet-proof vests near New Jersey-to-New York tunnel

  21-06-2016 18:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people were arrested on Tuesday with multiple loaded guns, rifles and bullet-proof vests after police stopped them near the Holland Tunnel in New Jersey, NBC 4 New York reported.
  
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• Man fatally shot outside Las Vegas strip club Sunday identified

  21-06-2016 18:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man shot to death at Larry’s Villa strip club Sunday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner as Alxavier Lee Woods, 40, of Las Vegas.
  
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• Police to conduct sobriety checkpoint Thursday night

  21-06-2016 17:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police, along with officers from other area commands, will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Thursday night.
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: The awful earwig

  21-06-2016 07:51
  
  People are asking about earwigs. Earwigs are easily recognized with rather alarming-looking pincers on their tail ends. These unappealing pests can devastate young vegetables, flowers, soft fruits or corn silks. In spite of this, earwigs, believe it or not, are also beneficial. Being omnivores, they eat aphids, other insects, mites, nematodes, algae and fungi. They eat and break down organic matter, which includes dying and dead plants or ripened fruits. A negative is that they eat petals, poll
  
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• Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge returns for lucky 13th year

  21-06-2016 07:51
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office, with the help of the Carson City Visitor’s Bureau, is hosting its 13th Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge Friday and Saturday.The Motor Challenge is a competition between motorcycle police officers from across the country to train and show off their motor skills. The officers will compete in a variety of courses testing different skills that they need to be successful as a motor officer such as tight turns, speed and obstacles. “It is go
  
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• Controller, auditors say move debt collection to governor’s Finance Office

  21-06-2016 07:51
  
  After more than 20 years of failure to collect debts owed the state, Controller Ron Knecht said Monday he agrees with executive branch auditors that turning the entire process over to the governor’s Finance Office makes much more sense.Auditors headed by Steve Weinberger said agencies aren’t assigning debts to collectors. The list of debts they reviewed were on average 598 days past due and that, since 2009, that bottleneck has cost the state a bit over $86 million that is now uncol
  
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• Hundreds turn out for ‘We Stand with Orlando’ march on Strip

  21-06-2016 07:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Roughly 2,000 people crowded onto the busy sidewalks of Las Vegas Boulevard in a show of solidarity for the Orlando, Florida, shooting victims.
  
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• Report bumps Nevada overall education ranking from last to next-to-last

  21-06-2016 06:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada no longer ranks dead last for its lackluster education system. Now, it’s only second-to-last, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count report.
  
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• Engine in plane bound for Seattle overheats at McCarran, haults takeoff

  21-06-2016 05:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When the engine overheated, the airport’s temperature clocked in at 111 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Engine in plane bound for Seattle overheats at McCarran, halts takeoff

  21-06-2016 05:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle was canceled Monday afternoon when one of the plane’s engines overheated before takeoff at McCarran International Airport.
  
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• Heat blamed in death of German man in Death Valley National Park

  21-06-2016 05:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A German man found dead along a remote road in Death Valley National Park on June 9 was overcome by the heat, according to the coroner in Inyo County, Calif.
  
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• Hockey team’s practice site in Summerlin remains unsettled

  21-06-2016 04:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Businessman Bill Foley, who has led the bid for a Las Vegas team, said over the weekend he still plans to build the team’s headquarters and practice facility in Summerlin, but that he hasn’t finalized the site.
  
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• Inmate who escaped from firefighting camp is back in custody

  21-06-2016 04:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An inmate who escaped from a firefighting camp Sunday afternoon is back in custody Monday, according to a Nevada Department of Corrections media release.
  
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• Biologists worry after condor hatchling at Zion National Park loses its father

  21-06-2016 03:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rare California condor chick has hatched at Zion National Park in Utah, but officials are concerned for its survival after one of its parents died, possibly of lead poisoning.
  
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• Justice Department says Nevada prison system breached disabilities act

  21-06-2016 03:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s prison system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by housing inmates with HIV separately from other prisoners and denying them equal employment opportunities, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
  
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• Audit suggests state’s debt collection be moved from controller to governor’s office

  21-06-2016 02:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state audit released Monday recommended Nevada’s debt collection efforts be transferred to the governor’s office from the state controller because of chronic problems, some dating back decades, and lack of confidence in the office to recoup unpaid bills.
  
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• Man Arrested at Rally Tells Authorities He Wanted to Kill Donald Trump

  21-06-2016 02:35
  Michael Steven Sandford tried to grab an officer’s gun from her holster at the rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, a complaint filed in court said.
  
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• Suspect in North Carolina homicide arrested in Pahrump

  21-06-2016 02:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A suspect in a North Carolina homicide was arrested Monday morning in Pahrump, according to a news release from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• New vet group wants people to always remember the ‘Forgotten War’

  21-06-2016 01:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A new local chapter of the National Korean War Veterans Association will hold its first meeting as a chartered, nonprofit at 11 a.m. on July 20 at Egg Works, 2025 Village Center Circle, in Las Vegas.
  
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• Nevada Humane Society’s 7th annual Duck Race & Festival to benefit homeless pets

  21-06-2016 01:35
  
  Nevada Humane Society’s Duck Race & Festival is returning for a seventh year with a goal to adopt 30,000 rubber ducks to benefit homeless pets. Anyone is welcome to adopt a rubber duck, then spend a day in Wingfield Park in Reno to cheer on their duck as they race down the Truckee River. Participants can adopt a Lonely Duck, a Quack Pack, or another ducky package starting at $5.The grand prize is a 2016 Toyota Corolla donated by Dick Campagni’s Carson City Toyota.Rubber ducks are
  
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• The Purple Avocado celebrates 15 years of ‘magic’

  21-06-2016 01:27
  
  With her son graduating from high school, Sue Jones began to rethink her own career as a math teacher at Carson High School. More and more, she was drawn back to retail, where she had gotten her start at the Ace Hardware her father owned in Incline Village. Then it came to her — in a dream — the store that would help people connect with one another through meaningful gifts. “I really just woke up with this idea of having a very heartfelt store,” she said. She just had to
  
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• Cox, MGM soak up sun, savings with their own solar arrays

  21-06-2016 01:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cox Communications of Las Vegas and its sister company, Manheim Nevada auto auctions, dedicated two new solar arrays Monday that help power their operations in the valley.
  
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• Evacuations ordered near LA after new wildfires erupt

  21-06-2016 00:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  New wildfires erupted Monday in Southern California and chased people from their homes as an intensifying heat wave stretching from the West Coast to New Mexico blistered the region.
  
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• Land mangers return to area of Bundy standoff

  21-06-2016 00:23
  
  LAS VEGAS — More than two years after an armed standoff with followers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy prompted a pullout of researchers from Gold Butte, federal land managers are returning to the scenic, historic and ecologically fragile area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said work is resuming toward opening the area across the Virgin River from the Bundy ranch for hiking, camping and geological and archaeological exploration. “Very limited work continued after April 2014,&rdqu
  
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• 2 years after Bundy standoff, federal land mangers return

  21-06-2016 00:23
  
  LAS VEGAS — More than two years after an armed standoff with followers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy prompted a pullout of researchers from Gold Butte, federal land managers are returning to the scenic, historic and ecologically fragile area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said work is resuming toward opening the area across the Virgin River from the Bundy ranch for hiking, camping and geological and archaeological exploration. “Very limited work continued after April 2014,&rdqu
  
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