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• Plans begin for next phase of Centennial Bowl project in northwest Las Vegas

  11-07-2016 22:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Even as construction continues on the $47 million Centennial Bowl interchange, state transportation officials are already looking at next phase of the project.
  
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• Owners of Lake Tahoe’s famed Cal Neva resort file for bankruptcy

  11-07-2016 22:35
  
  INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Built in 1926, the Cal Neva Lodge & Casino, once owned by Frank Sinatra and frequented by the likes of the Rat Pack, Marilyn Monroe and members of the Kennedy family, is undoubtedly the most historic resort at North Lake Tahoe.In more recent years, however, that history has been forgettable, as efforts to restore and reopen the famed resort hugging the North Shore’s California-Nevada state line have continually fallen by the wayside. This infamous history
  
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• 2 sheriff’s deputies killed in shooting at Michigan courthouse

  11-07-2016 22:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed at a courthouse in St. Joseph in southwest Michigan, and the suspect in the shooting was also killed, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey told reporters at a news conference.
  
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• 2 bailiffs killed when inmate disarmed officer during move at Michigan courthouse

  11-07-2016 22:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A prisoner was being moved at western Michigan courthouse when he disarmed an officer and shot and killed two bailiffs Monday before officers killed the gunman, a sheriff said.
  
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• 2 bailiffs killed in shooting at Michigan courthouse

  11-07-2016 22:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two bailiffs were shot and killed Monday inside a southwestern Michigan courthouse before officers killed the gunman, a sheriff said.
  
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• More stadium sites up for review by special tourism panel

  11-07-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  At a special tourism infrastructure meeting intended to narrow the field of prospective stadium sites, the list of potential locations instead grew on Monday.
  
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• Ron Bliss: Medicare Supplement or Advantage: Which way to go if you are turning 65

  11-07-2016 21:10
  
  If you are turning 65, one thing is for certain — you are being bombarded in the mail or by phone with information about Medicare. If you are like most, your head is spinning.This blog is designed to help you decide what is best for you.You can choose to go with just Part A and Part B, plus a Part D plan and not pay for either a Medicare Supplement or a Medicare Advantage plan. But by doing so, you expose yourself to heavy expense. Without a supplement or Medicare Advantage, you not only h
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a dangerous weapon

  11-07-2016 21:10
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 4:51 p.m., a Joshua Patterson, 27, was arrested on suspicion of a felony Douglas County warrant after deputies conducted a warrant service near the 1600 block of Medical Parkway. Bail was set at $5,000.At 5:22 p.m., Wayne Fillmore, 25, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and violation of a probation warrant a
  
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• Nine sites discussed for NFL stadium; cost could hit $2.1 billion

  11-07-2016 20:20 via vegasinc.com
  
  One of nine sites in Southern Nevada may one day house a 65,000-seat stadium that could bring an NFL team to the area. As officials try to get a better sense of exactly where ...
  
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• Las Vegas bicyclist critically injured in Friday car accident dies

  11-07-2016 20:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bicyclist who was hospitalized in critical condition after being hit by a car Friday morning in the northwest valley died Saturday from his injuries.
  
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• Man dies Saturday after being injured in scooter accident Friday

  11-07-2016 20:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man involved in a critical injury crash in the west Las Vegas Valley Friday morning died of his injuries Saturday.
  
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• Runaway truck injures 2 at Lahontan State Recreation Area

  11-07-2016 19:54
  
  SILVER SPRINGS — An 11-year-old girl and a woman were critically injured after a truck went rolling in a state park in Silver Springs. Officials at Lahontan State Recreation Area that the accident happened just before 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Park Supervisor Anthony Beauregard says rangers responded to Silver Springs Beach 3 and found a truck had rolled down hill. The vehicle ended up running over a girl, who was in a tent, and then pinning a woman against a camper. Beauregard says both were ai
  
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• Nevada drone institute sees broad horizons with FAA rule

  11-07-2016 19:54
  
  LAS VEGAS — Officials in Nevada say they see broad horizons for the unmanned aerial systems industry following the posting of federal aviation rules designed for small drone aircraft. As one of six states picked in 2013 for Federal Aviation Administration-authorized testing — and the first in 2014 to be able to issue airworthiness certificates — the Silver State is emerging as a key hub for the drone industry, said Chris Walach, operations director for unmanned aviation at the
  
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• 2 BLM firefighters killed, 1 hurt in crash on Nevada highway

  11-07-2016 19:54
  
  WINNEMUCCA — Officials say two Bureau of Land Management firefighters are dead and one is hospitalized in Reno after a crash on a remote northern Nevada highway near the Oregon state line. BLM spokesman Stephen Clutter says the three were returning to Winnemucca from duty in the Denio area when the crash happened Sunday evening on State Route 140. Details weren’t immediately made public. Clutter didn’t immediately respond Monday to messages. The injured firefighter was flown by
  
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• You can get a free Slurpee at 7-Eleven today

  11-07-2016 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sweating? Well, check the date. You’re in luck — it’s 7-Eleven Day — meaning free Slurpees are available almost all day to celebrate the convenience store’s birthday.
  
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• Dallas gunman’s father: ‘I didn’t see it coming’

  11-07-2016 17:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  James Johnson: “I don’t know what to say to anybody to make anything better. I didn’t see it coming.”
  
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• UK’s David Cameron stepping down Wednesday; Theresa May to be new prime minister

  11-07-2016 17:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Britain’s David Cameron said he would resign as prime minister on Wednesday, paving the way for interior minister Theresa May to take over the job the same day.
  
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• Theresa May ‘honored’ to become Britain’s new prime minister

  11-07-2016 17:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May says she is “honored and humbled” to be chosen as new leader.
  
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• Theresa May elected UK’s Conservative party leader, will be new prime minister

  11-07-2016 17:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Britain’s Conservative Party has confirmed that Theresa May has been elected party leader “with immediate effect” and will become the country’s next prime minister.
  
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• Two BLM firefighters killed, one injured in Northern Nevada crash

  11-07-2016 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Bureau of Land Management firefighters died and another was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Nevada Sunday.
  
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• 2 BLM firefighters killed, 1 injured in Northern Nevada crash

  11-07-2016 16:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Bureau of Land Management firefighters died and another was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Nevada Sunday.
  
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• NYEP assists displaced young adults

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  Reno’s residents, like so many others, have a desire to help the directionless young adults in their community. While approximately 350 northern Nevada teens are exiting publicly funded institutions or systems of care annually with instability and increased risk of homelessness, there are an additional 99 homeless young adults on the streets of Reno, counted by the Point In Time Count 2016. These are all young people who are without a safe and stable environment for themselves and in most
  
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• New Fernley car dealership getting up to speed

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  The long awaited first new car dealership in Fernley is now up and running. The construction of the 15,000-square-foot Fernley Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM just off of Interstate 80 corridor at 1395 Newlands Drive was completed late this spring and began operations in the middle of June. According to Moe Golshani, general manager of Reno Dodge and co-owner of the Fernley dealership with Don Weir, early returns have been positive. The service department, for one, has been extremely busy right out of
  
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• Moe Golshani

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about your company and the duties of your position.Moe Golshani: Reno Dodge has been a staple in the community for the last 50 years. When I got here about 6-7 years ago, Don (Weir) gave me a great opportunity when I was a young man at the time. I ended up moving my wife and kids up here. I’m responsible for all day-to-day operations from the sales department to the parts department, outside services, to account receivables and payables. We have a
  
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• Job ready

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  The goal of any economic development effort is the creation of quality jobs. When workers earn good wages, the benefits ripple throughout the community, boosting businesses that range from restaurants to homebuilders.As most may know, the economic development efforts in northern Nevada have a remarkable record of success since Governor Sandoval and the region’s leaders decided to redouble their job-creation efforts in the wake of the Great Recession.Now we face another challenge: Making s
  
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• Hot market for multi-family investments

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  The Reno market is increasingly attractive to out-of-state investors.“Investors in Reno don’t see the same value as investors from San Francisco or San Diego,” Kenneth Blomsterberg, first vice president investments with Marcus & Millichap, said in a phone interview with NNBW. “Ten years ago they wouldn’t have considered Reno.”Times have changed. More and more investors are turning to the Reno market, considered a tertiary market compared to the Bay Area a
  
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• Financial forecasting provides perspective

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  If you are the visionary sort of entrepreneur, gifted and guided by flashes of intuition, the idea of applying sophisticated financial forecasting to your small business may seem burdensome, humdrum, needlessly extravagant, and just not very appealing.Vision is good. The best entrepreneurs have it. Intuition has value and shouldn’t be ignored. But visionary entrepreneurs who disdain analysis and fly by intuition alone are more likely to crash and burn.The “how” of financial fo
  
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• FAA’s long awaited Drone rules

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced rule changes for the commercial use of unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAV). For companies like AboveNV the changes allow them to significantly expand business plans in northern Nevada.Kirk Ellern, one of AboveNV’s co-founders, explained in a phone interview with NNBW how implementing the new Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), Part 107, will benefit their business.“We are a full-service drone company. Meaning, we design
  
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• Big plans for Park Lane

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  New plans are underway for the blighted site once occupied by Park Lane Mall. Chip Bowlby, managing partner of Reno Urban Developers, is working to redevelop the 45.6-acre lot into a mixed-use development that will include 1,200 residential units, 100,000 square feet of retail and 100,000 square feet of office and professional space. Bowlby envisions the development as a hub for Millennials (and other Reno residents) to live, work and play. He described the location of Park Lane as a “boo
  
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• A banker looks at Reno business landscape

  11-07-2016 16:28
  
  With local businesses expanding, banks that lend to small and large businesses are also seeing growth.“I think the exciting thing for us is all our economic indicators are up, the market is showing demand again, which is very exciting,” Bank of America’s Reno Market President Mary Wink said in a phone interview. “Think about things like home values trending up, inventory on homes is low, small businesses are growing,” Wink added about the business landscape in Reno
  
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• Protesters over police killings occupying interstates, prompt arrests in Louisiana

  11-07-2016 10:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officers made dozens of arrests in Louisiana’s capital on a long hot weekend of protests over the killings of black people by police, with demonstrations around the country highlighted by attempts to block some major interstates.
  
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• Nepantla helps minority, low-income students graduate at Nevada State College

  11-07-2016 09:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nepantla, named after an Aztec word representing a state of transition, has become a blossoming support program that primarily helps minority and low-income students acheive four-year degrees at Nevada State College.
  
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• Increased aircraft noise likely to be heard from Nellis military exercise

  11-07-2016 09:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern Nevada residents will hear increased military aircraft noise as dozens of fighter jets, bombers and other aircraft take off and land at Nellis Air Force Base for a Red Flag exercise that runs from Monday through July 29.
  
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• Past transfers of federal land to Nevada led to corruption, history suggests

  11-07-2016 08:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some Nevadans are pushing the federal government to transfer more public acreage to state control, but history suggests past management of these lands by those entrusted with their care was mired in corruption.
  
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• Protesters against police violence march peacefully on Strip

  11-07-2016 07:45 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A group of about 100 people carrying signs bearing the names of black men killed by police demonstrated peacefully Sunday night in front of the Bellagio.
  
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• Pokemon Go fans hope to ‘catch ‘em all’ with smartphone app at Sunset Park

  11-07-2016 06:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Sunset Park became the hot spot late Sunday afternoon and well into the evening for Pokemon fans young and old on the quest to “catch them all.”
  
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• The Bahamas issues U.S. travel advisory, warns young males to be careful with police

  11-07-2016 05:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Over 90 percent of residents in the Bahamas are black, and Monday is a national holiday, when some travel north from the archipelago to vacation in the United States.
  
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• Power restored to more than 13,000 NV Energy customers

  11-07-2016 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 13,000 NV Energy customers in and around Summerlin were without power, according to the company’s online outage tracker. Power was restored at about 8 p.m.
  
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• 13,000 without power in Summerlin area

  11-07-2016 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 13,000 NV Energy customers in and around Summerlin are without power, according to the company’s online outage tracker. Company estimates power would be restored by 8:45 p.m.
  
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• Arizona prison on lockdown after racially divided fight

  11-07-2016 02:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A privately operated state prison in the northwest Arizona community of Golden Valley is under lockdown Sunday following a racially divided fight among some 100 inmates Saturday.
  
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• No one hurt as car drives into store window Sunday

  11-07-2016 01:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No one was injured when a woman drove her car through the front window of a smoke shop in the southwest valley Sunday afternoon, police said.
  
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• No one hurt as car drives into a southwest Las Vegas store window Sunday

  11-07-2016 01:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  No one was injured when a woman drove her car through the front window of a smoke shop in the southwest valley Sunday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Light-speed rail system most desired transportation mode for Las Vegans

  11-07-2016 00:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Road congestion is a given in a growing metropolis such as Las Vegas. But let’s say you didn’t have to drive around town. What would be your preferred mode of transportation?
  
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• High-speed rail system most desired transportation mode for Las Vegans

  11-07-2016 00:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Road congestion is a given in a growing metropolis such as Las Vegas. But let’s say you didn’t have to drive around town. What would be your preferred mode of transportation?
  
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