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• Local animal shelter sees rise in number of motherless kittens

  17-07-2016 22:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a local no-kill animal shelter, is expected to save 2,200 motherless kittens by summer’s end.
  
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• Opinions, experiences on Las Vegas taxicabs compared to other modes of transportation wanted

  17-07-2016 21:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hailing a taxi isn’t so hard for tourists hopping around casinos on the Strip. But what do residents go through when they need to catch a cab to the airport, grocery stores or work? The Nevada Taxicab Authority wants to know.
  
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• Nintendo to release new mini NES complete with 30 classic games

  17-07-2016 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nintendo Co., flush from the success of its new Pokemon Go mobile game, will soon be releasing a smaller version of its original Nintendo Entertainment System, hoping to draw nostalgic gamers back to the worlds of Donkey Kong and Pac-Man while introducing younger generations to old favorites.
  
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• ‘Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas’ sign destroyed by truck

  17-07-2016 20:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The ‘Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas’ sign was destroyed by a pickup truck.
  
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• Man who set off explosives at Lincoln County home Wednesday died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

  17-07-2016 19:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Coroner determined that the man who set off several homemade explosives in front of a Nye County home on Wednesday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
  
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• Long ago passed by, tiny town of Amboy carries on — PHOTOS

  17-07-2016 18:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In 2005, Albert Okura paid $425,000 cash for Amboy, California — a clutch of orphaned buildings in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a long-forgotten, pit stop somewhere out there between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The soul of the town is Roy’s Motel and Cafe.
  
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• Baton Rouge shooting, the victims and the suspect

  17-07-2016 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who killed three two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge Sunday was a former Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and had no known ties to any extremist groups.
  
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• Area of Baton Rouge shooting opened

  17-07-2016 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities have opened up the area in Baton Rouge where three law enforcement officers were shot and killed.
  
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• 3 police officers dead, multiple shot in Baton Rouge

  17-07-2016 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to news reports.
  
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• 3 police officers dead in Baton Rouge, suspect identified

  17-07-2016 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to news reports.
  
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• 3 police officers dead, at least 3 injured in Baton Rouge shooting

  17-07-2016 17:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Multiple officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to news reports.
  
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• Strembitsky’s past fuels a passion for Clark County School District’s future

  17-07-2016 17:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than a decade after losing his bid to lead the Clark County School District, Michael Strembitsky claims the public spotlight as he wields control over the future of the nation’s fifth-largest school system.
  
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• Three injured in Henderson after stolen SUV crashes

  17-07-2016 17:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Three people were injured early Sunday morning after a man driving a stolen vehicle crashed into a barrier wall and another car near St. Rose Parkway and Interstate 15 in Henderson.
  
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• With Sunday arrests of man and woman, 7 now in custody for French terror attack

  17-07-2016 09:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police arrested a man and a woman in the French city of Nice on Sunday morning in connection with the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day, a judiciary source said.
  
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• North Las Vegas holds Grooves, Brews and ‘Que festival

  17-07-2016 09:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas City Hall was the place to be Saturday night if you had a hankering for some brews, blues and barbecue,not to mention R&B, jazz and soul.
  
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• An alternative to regular Clark County school cafeteria fare, during the summer

  17-07-2016 09:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Kris Patrick oversees 50 Clark County schools that serve breakfast and lunch during the summer — and she wants to turn the nose-wrinkling reputation of cafeteria food into a thing of the past.
  
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• Wishes and Angels and Karson Kruzers in Carson City

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  Wishes & Angels President and Founder Gail Thompson arranges toys donated mainly by Kohl’s associates with Vice President Tiffany Thomson Saturday at ‘Christmas in July’ held at Battle Born Harley-Davidson. Wishes & Angels has been helping families in need with special event and holiday items since 2013. Johnny Rockets Supervisor Lisa Sassenerg and General Manager Tamara Chavez hold up a trophy for Ken Martinez’ 63 Ford Falcon which was their pick for the best in
  
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• Time running out to visit ‘Always Lost’ at Western Nevada College

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  Western Nevada College invites the public to a reception for the final display of its nationally acclaimed traveling arts and humanities exhibition, “Always Lost: A Meditation on War.” The exhibition is in the main art gallery at the WNC Carson City campus, through July 29. WNC is located at 2201 West College Parkway in Carson City.The exhibition, which began as a WNC creative writing class in 2009, is coming home after being displayed at more than 50 venues across the nation. In fa
  
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• The Cone Zone: Carson City downtown work to continue July 17-23

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  Construction updates for July 17-23. Carson Street will remain one lane in each direction. Robinson Street will be closed on the east side to Plaza Street on Tuesday and Wednesday.Spear, Telegraph, Proctor and Second streets will be closed all week on the west side to Curry Street. Musser Street on the west side to Curry Street will be closed on Monday. Carson Street between William and Washington streets will be closed Thursday and Friday. Ann and Sophia streets also will be closed Thursday an
  
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• Carson gets a taste of pads at camp

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  Carson football coach Blair Roman got his first look at his varsity football squad during a recent three-day camp at Incline High School.Carson went against Douglas the first day, and then Bishop Manogue joined the rivals for the last two days. Carson previously had gone to a camp in South Tahoe, but schools located in California are unable to have “contact” camps, thus the change in location.Roman said the teams did some 7-on-7 and 11-on-11, and that it was controlled hitting. Stil
  
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• Carson City road report for July 18-24

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  The following information applies to the period of July 18-24. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. For details regarding traffic impacts, refer to the Cone Zone in the Nevada Appeal, or go to www.carsonproud.com. These sources are updated weekly throughout the duration of the project. Overnight lane closures will take place on S. Carson Street between Fairview Drive and Overland Street from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. today through Friday. One lane in each dir
  
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• Western Nevada College News & Notes: Graduate promoted to manager of Reno business publication

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  After becoming a successful media executive in the area, Alsy Brinkmeyer sought to enhance her skills even more. She did so by going back to school. As general manager of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly, a community-minded publication, she provides readers with current, useful business information.By using flexible scheduling that was available at Western Nevada College, Brinkmeyer carefully arranged classes around a demanding work schedule and completed an Associate of Arts degree. “
  
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• Looking to the future: Carson Tahoe Health reviewing its master plan

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  The already expansive medical area in north Carson City is growing. Carson Tahoe Health has started to review the master plan for its 11 year-old campus, said Ed Epperson, president and CEO of the healthcare provider. Last week, planners from Boulder Associates, an architectural firm who specializes in healthcare and senior living, came to town to meet with representatives from Carson Tahoe Health.The goal is to update the master plan to prepare for the next decade.“We’ll make proje
  
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• Carson City Board of Supervisors to take up two housing developments

  17-07-2016 08:59
  
  The Carson City Board of Supervisors Thursday will consider tentative maps for two housing developments.One is for a planned unit development of 105 single-family attached homes on 7.8 acres on State Street, between Long and William streets. The Planning Commission in June voted to recommend the development to the board, and to approve a special use permit for residential use on commercial zoning, but some concerns were raised about the additional traffic it would bring to the already busy inte
  
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• Metro community policing efforts help keep the calm

  17-07-2016 08:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  In the wake of large-scale national protests, Metro said its community policing efforts help build trust between officers, citizens.
  
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• Can Trump unite GOP at convention?

  17-07-2016 08:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Within a year’s time, the billionaire real estate mogul has defied expectations in Nevada and throughout the U.S. as a tide of anti-establishment sentiment worked in his favor.
  
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• Metro seeks help finding robbery suspects

  17-07-2016 07:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in a May robbery.
  
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• Metro needs help finding robbery suspects

  17-07-2016 07:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in a May robbery.
  
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• Scores demonstrate during downtown Black Lives Matter march

  17-07-2016 06:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the second consecutive weekend, Black Lives Matter protesters took to the streets of downtown Las Vegas.
  
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• UNLV’s student housing upgrade comes at expense of low-income families

  17-07-2016 05:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  U District aims to bring more than 3,000 beds to the north edge of campus by 2026 and is a key part of UNLV’s efforts to shed its commuter school image. But dozens of low-income families — hundreds of people — stand in the way of that estimated $200 million vision.
  
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• UNLV’s vision for medical school moving closer to reality

  17-07-2016 04:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  It’s been a vision of UNLV leaders for years: A widely supported medical school educating the region’s future doctors and bearing the university’s name.
  
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• Las Vegas WWII vet honored for service in France

  17-07-2016 03:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas resident Robert Stava was awarded the rank of chevalier by the National Order of the Legion of Honor for his service during WWII.
  
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• Traffic signal outages reported in downtown Las Vegas

  17-07-2016 02:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Regional Transportation Commission reported traffic signal outages across downtown Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Las Vegans meet new Transgender military policy with relief, concerns

  17-07-2016 01:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegan Frankie Perez, who served four years active duty as a female airman, is now among those who can serve openly as a transgender man under a new policy announced by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
  
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• Woman struck and killed by train in northeast valley

  17-07-2016 01:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman was killed Saturday morning after she was struck by a train in the northeast valley, officials said.
  
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• Woman struck and killed by train in northeast Las Vegas

  17-07-2016 01:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman was killed Saturday morning after she was struck by a train in the northeast valley, officials said.
  
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• Clark County District Judge Susan Scann dies after battling cancer

  17-07-2016 00:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County District Judge Susan Scann died Saturday after a bout with pancreatic cancer, according to those who knew her.
  
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• Clark County District Judge Susan Scann dies after battle with cancer

  17-07-2016 00:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Clark County District Judge Susan Scann died Saturday after a bout with pancreatic cancer, according to those who knew her.
  
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• Fire destroys outbuilding, damages power lines in downtown Las Vegas

  17-07-2016 00:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fire that started outside a downtown Las Vegas home destroyed an outbuilding and damaged power lines Saturday afternoon, the Las Vegas fire department said.
  
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