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• Prison guard’s firing for failing 3 attempts at weapon qualification upheld

  07-07-2016 23:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A state hearing officer Thursday upheld the firing of a Nevada prison guard for failing three attempts at weapon qualification, even though other officers in the past were given one more chance to pass.
  
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• Nevada can’t be bribed to take waste at Yucca Mountain, Titus says

  07-07-2016 23:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Dangling money or other assets in front of Nevada to let the federal government bury the nation’s most potent nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain is not an option, Rep. Dina Titus said Wednesday during a hearing on the issue.
  
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• Pa. judge rules Bill Cosby must stand trial in sex assault case

  07-07-2016 22:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday rejected Bill Cosby’s latest effort to have the sexual assault charges against him thrown out, ruling that the 78-year-old comedian must stand trial in the case.
  
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• 4 indicted in 2009 murder of North Las Vegas teen

  07-07-2016 21:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Four men have been indicted in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in North Las Vegas more than seven years ago, prosecutors said Thursday.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigating ‘suspicious death’

  07-07-2016 21:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating what they called a “suspicious death” in the central valley Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Marijuana growing operation found after early morning house fire in central valley

  07-07-2016 21:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Early morning house fire in the central valley revealed a marijuana growing operation with nearly 100 plants, fire and police officials said Thursday.
  
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• New program offers home-schooled students a jump start on college education

  07-07-2016 20:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An early college program, which saves students thousands of dollars in tuition, now will extend to home-schoolers in the Las Vegas Valley through a partnership between Rise Education Resource Center and Western Nevada College in Carson City.
  
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• Driver who hit, killed pedestrian had twice legal alcohol limit, prosecutor says

  07-07-2016 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors said Thursday that a 25-year-old woman had about twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system when she struck and killed a pedestrian in southwest Las Vegas last week.
  
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• Here’s what trainees endure in Navy SEAL program

  07-07-2016 20:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  
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• Federal judge rejects Ammon and Ryan Bundy’s request for trial delay

  07-07-2016 19:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Bundys and more than a dozen other defendants are scheduled for trial in September on charges stemming from the January takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
  
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• Coroner IDs Las Vegas man found dead in northwest desert area

  07-07-2016 18:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the body found in the desert in northwest Las Vegas Wednesday morning.
  
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• Garage fire damages home in southern Las Vegas

  07-07-2016 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two cats were rescued from a garage fire in the southern valley Wednesday night, which caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.
  
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• Prostitution in Nevada has its advantages, experts say

  07-07-2016 15:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The past several decades have welcomed a new voice in the controversial topic of sex work — sex-positive sex workers. They enjoy getting paid for sex and are tired of getting negative attention.
  
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• Saturday Conservatory to allow Henderson music students satellite lessons

  07-07-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wanting to spread music education in the community, the Nevada School of the Arts is hosting a satellite location inside the Henderson International School.
  
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• Henderson Veterans Court offers second chance to struggling former military members

  07-07-2016 15:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Albert Gutierrez was too old to continue down the path he was on, which included sleepless nights locked up in jail. Years of alcohol abuse had left the 70-year-old U.S. Army veteran in trouble with the law and estranged from his family. When the treatment court known as Veterans Court was made an option to him, he had a choice.
  
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• Minn. governor asks for federal investigation in deadly police shooting

  07-07-2016 09:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s pressing for a federal investigation into the police shooting of Philando Castile.
  
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• Man shot, killed by police after traffic stop in Minnesota; Facebook video being investigated

  07-07-2016 09:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video.
  
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• Man fatally shot by police after traffic stop in Minnesota; aftermath broadcast on Facebook

  07-07-2016 09:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man was fatally shot by police in Minnesota on Wednesday night while inside a car with a woman and a child, an official said, adding that authorities are looking into reports that the aftermath of the incident was livestreamed on Facebook.
  
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• Swim in style: Your poolside look, perfected

  07-07-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Make a splash in these summery threads.
  
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• For UFC women’s champ Miesha Tate, team stability equals strength

  07-07-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The UFC women's bantamweight champion will defend her title July 9 against Amanda Nunes in UFC 200.
  
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• Case Keefer’s five favorite UFC events he’s covered

  07-07-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The main event of UFC 165 stands as the greatest fight Keefer has seen in person.
  
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• Social workers helping school district students

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  As a way to help students succeed in school, the Carson City School District has hired 12 social workers to improve students’ emotional and mental learning.The social workers are funded by a School Social Workers grant from the Nevada Department of Education under the Senate Bill 515. Carson City’s $40,000 grant will pay for three full-time and nine part-time licensed counselors in the schools.Their role will be to provide extra attention to troubled or struggling students with more
  
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• Northern Nevada Development Authority announces new appointments

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  Northern Nevada Development Authority announced two new appointments. Andrew Haskin is the organization’s new director of business development, and Susannah “Susie” Russell is the new director of marketing. Both assumed their new positions on June 20.Haskin has been NNDA’s director of marketing and communications since 2014. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration-management and marketing and a master of business administration, both from the University
  
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• No active flame seen in Battle Mountain fire

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  RENO — A fire official says no active flame is seen, and crews are nearing 80 percent containment of a wildfire that swept over nearly 200 square miles of rangeland between the northern Nevada town of Battle Mountain and the Idaho state line. Fire spokeswoman Robyn Broyles said Wednesday that no injuries were reported among the more than 500 people who battled the fire sparked by lightning on Saturday near the small mining town of Midas. An evacuation order for Midas was lifted Tuesday and
  
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• Carson City live entertainment for July 7-13

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  Southbound Train from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Eleventh Frame Winner Lounge at Carson Lanes, 4600 Snyder Ave. Jackie Dauzat from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Max Casino, 900 S. Carson St.Tully Green from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mystique, 318 N. Carson St., and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 3rd and Curry St. Farmer’s Market. Live music from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Bella Fiore Wines, 224 W. Third St., Suite 8.Hindsight at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Casino Fandango, 3800 S.
  
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• Cameras raise Lake Tahoe fire awareness

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  AlertTahoe Fire Prevention System, a program that aids fire fighters in responding to and preventing fires with camera technology, continues to expand. Last summer, eight fire cameras were stationed throughout the Tahoe Basin, and the number has now passed 10. More installations are planned for the summer. Eventually, AlertTahoe staff hope to have 20 to 25 cameras in the region.“If someone accidentally lights a fire, there’s a system now in the Basin that will be gotten on top of qu
  
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• Bob McFadden Plaza grand opening in Carson City set for July 30

  07-07-2016 08:21
  
  Bob McFadden Plaza’s grand opening July 30 will be an all-day celebration.The event kicks off with Kids on Big Rigs, featuring crafts, activities and a collection of big rigs for children to view, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trippin’ King Snakes will perform at 5 p.m. followed by a celebration toast at 7 p.m.Proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northern Nevada. Bob McFadden Plaza is located at 3rd Street, betwee
  
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• Metro Sheriff says violent crime increase has slowed, credits new ‘neighborhood engagement’ team

  07-07-2016 06:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The new neighborhood engagement team was funded by a more than $400,000 contribution to Metro from the city of Las Vegas, and it is composed of about 20 officers, four detectives, a couple sergeants and a lieutenant, Lombardo said.
  
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• Possible drug violation knocks Jon Jones out of UFC 200

  07-07-2016 05:43 via lasvegassun.com
  
  As UFC President Dana White dined Wednesday night at StripSteak inside Mandalay Bay, he said he thought about how fortunate he had been that no injuries or other factors had affected Saturday night’s monumental UFC 200 fight card. Then his phone rang ...
  
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• Ground broken on Carson City’s first mixed-use project

  07-07-2016 04:39
  
  Construction starts soon on downtown Carson City’s first major mixed-use project. The trustees of the Hop & Mae Adams Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at 308 North Curry St., the tentative name of the foundation’s retail, commercial and residential project expected to be completed in October 2017. “This is a wonderful way to kick off solid mixed-use development. We couldn’t do all of this without the Hop & Mae Adams Foundation,” said Mayo
  
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• Ground broke on Carson City’s first mixed-use project

  07-07-2016 04:39
  
  Construction starts soon on downtown Carson City’s first major mixed-use project. The trustees of the Hop & Mae Adams Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at 308 North Curry St., the tentative name of the foundation’s retail, commercial and residential project expected to be completed in October 2017. “This is a wonderful way to kick off solid mixed-use development. We couldn’t do all of this without the Hop & Mae Adams Foundation,” said Mayo
  
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• Carson City boy mauled by pitbull

  07-07-2016 04:39
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is still investigating an mauling that occurred Tuesday morning.A 6-year-old boy was allegedly mauled by the family pitbull. He was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center after sustaining “lacerations to the face and head” said Sheriff Ken Furlong.Deputies responded around 9:47 a.m. to the 2700 block of Concord Drive to reports of a vicious dog. The boy’s injuries were substantial, according to Furlong.The Sheriff’s Office is conti
  
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• New education law will shift control to states and schools

  07-07-2016 03:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Superintendent Steve Canavero spoke to the Clark County School Board on Wednesday and urged Nevadans to get involved as schools make plans to operate under the Every Student Succeeds Act during the yearlong transition in 2016-17.
  
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• Nevada prisons pledge to keep inmate HIV status confidential

  07-07-2016 03:14
  
  RENO — The Nevada prisons system says it will keep inmates’ HIV status confidential, as officials continue to grapple with a warning from the Justice Department that accuses the state of discriminating against prisoners. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said Tuesday that the agency will limit the number of people who will be privy to inmates’ HIV status in an effort to curb alleged segregation policies in housing and job assignments. The move, first rep
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit donates to Catmandu

  07-07-2016 03:14
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit donated $500 to the Catmandu cat and kitten adoption center Wednesday.The Motor Unit raised the funds during their 13th Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge in June through their T-shirt sales. Carson City Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel said the shelter is a community organization that it chose to sponsor for fundraising because it is supported by solely through donations and it has experienced financial hardship this year.
  
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• County-city annexation dispute grows in Las Vegas

  07-07-2016 03:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The jurisdictional discord between Clark County and the city of Las Vegas appears to be building.
  
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• Mother arrested in death of newborn who drowned in bathtub

  07-07-2016 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Veronica Salazar, 20, is facing a murder charge Wednesday after police said she gave birth to a baby girl who then drowned in an apartment bathtub.
  
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• In police interviews, father of dead child changes story about discipline methods

  07-07-2016 02:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In an initial interview with police the morning of his toddler’s death , 23-year-old Justin Tom Bennett said he never hit his kids. Later, after his 3-year-old daughter died with fluid in her lungs and bruising around her eyes, above her left ear and on her chest and lower back, before he was arrested in connection with her death, Bennett’s story changed.
  
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• Initial tests show liquid dumped in viral video does not contain significant chemicals, agency says

  07-07-2016 02:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of a viral video showing men dumping an unknown liquid at a Northern Nevada manufacturing company, initial soil sample tests taken from the facility do not reveal significant levels of chemicals, according to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
  
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• Initial analysis shows liquid dumping does not contain significant chemicals, agency says

  07-07-2016 02:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of a viral video showing men dumping an unknown liquid at a Northern Nevada manufacturing company, initial soil sample tests taken from the facility do not reveal significant levels of chemicals, according to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
  
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• Nevada Democrats stay ahead of Republicans in voter registration

  07-07-2016 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Currently, nearly 40 percent of the 1.32 million registered voters in Nevada are Democrats, and 34.7 percent are Republicans, according to Secretary of State figures.
  
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• Sandoval letter underscores state’s Yucca Mountain opposition to House subcommittee

  07-07-2016 01:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday reiterated Nevada’s steadfast opposition to the construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain ahead of a hearing Thursday on the project in Washington, DC.
  
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• Moapa zoo announces plans to reopen Saturday

  07-07-2016 01:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Roos-N-More animal attraction, 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas, will hold its first “open zoo day” in more than two years this Saturday. Zoo officials orginally planned to reopen Labor Day weekend, but they decided to move that up by a couple months once they got the go-ahead from Clark County.
  
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• Death Valley heat hit a new record in June

  07-07-2016 00:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Death Valley National Park just wrapped up its hottest June in more than a century of recordkeeping, with an average temperature of 101.9 degrees.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office seeks help identifying burglary suspect

  07-07-2016 00:39
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in identifying a woman allegedly involved in a burglary.The suspect, described as an adult, white female broke into a business in the 400 block of N. Curry Street around 5:06 a.m. June 27. The woman stole and undisclosed amount of money and credit cards that were later used at a Carson City retail store. This suspect is involved in additional criminal cases being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information should cont
  
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• False alarm triggers UNLV active shooter alert

  07-07-2016 00:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A false alarm triggered an alert that came out at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday and read “ACTIVE SHOOTER! EMERGENCY! There is a suspect with a firearm on the UNLV campus.”
  
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