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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of grand larceny, contempt of court

  27-07-2016 23:56
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTUESDAYAt 12:10 p.m., a 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of contempt of court after deputies conducted a warrant service near the 100 block of Liberty Court.At 10:29 p.m., a Tyler Jost, 26, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony grand larceny and contempt of court after deputies responded to reports of a stolen firearm near the 700 bloc
  
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• 26 out of compliance with sex offender laws

  27-07-2016 23:56
  
  The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Fallon Police Department and United States Marshals Service conducted 182 sex offender compliance checks as a part of Operation Vigilance.Twenty-six offenders were found out of compliance with registration requirements and one supervised offender was arrested for violating his probation terms and conditions. The checks were conducted Thursday, July 21 through Friday, July 22, in a joint effort with Nevada Department of Public Safety Division of Parole and
  
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• Update: Two homes destroyed by fire in Dayton

  27-07-2016 23:51
  
  Two homes were destroyed during a structure fire in the Rode Peak area in Dayton on Wednesday. The Central Lyon County Fire Protection District said the fire broke out about 12:30 p.m. CLCFPD requested the help of Storey County Fire, Carson City Fire, East Fork Fire, North Lyon Fire, Incline and North Lake Fire and Mason Valley Fire. Fire crews were still on scene some 5 hours after the fire broke out. Two bystanders were transported to a local hospital for possible smoke inhalation.The America
  
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• Two strucutres on fire in Dayton

  27-07-2016 23:51
  
  Central Lyon County Fire Protection District is currently working a structure fire in the Rode Peak area, behind the Smith’s shopping center. Two structures are involved and CLCFPD reports they are in defensive mode. They have requested resources through the Nevada State Mutual Aid Plan and have resources from: Storey County Fire, Carson City Fire, East Fork Fire, North Lyon Fire and Mason Valley Fire.LCSO and Road Department are assisting with traffic control and fire fighting operations.
  
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• Annual Silver Dollar Car Classic kicks off Thursday

  27-07-2016 23:43
  
  All summer long, Thursday nights have been known for the Silver Dollar Car Classic meet-ups with upward of 80 vehicles showing off their chrome and fuzzy dice at various venues. Thursday’s cruise night kicks off a weekend of nostalgic car fun. Head to the Plaza Events Center at 5 p.m. for the annual Cruise Night Show and Shine, Music and Spirits and hold onto your bobby sox.Friday night the good times roll at Max Casino with a street dance featuring Route 66. Everyone is welcome to jitter
  
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• Annual Silver Dollar Car Classic in Carson City kicks off Thursday

  27-07-2016 23:43
  
  All summer long, Thursday nights have been known for the Silver Dollar Car Classic meet-ups with upward of 80 vehicles showing off their chrome and fuzzy dice at various venues. Thursday’s cruise night kicks off a weekend of nostalgic car fun. Head to the Plaza Events Center at 5 p.m. for the annual Cruise Night Show and Shine, Music and Spirits and hold onto your bobby sox.Friday night the good times roll at Max Casino with a street dance featuring Route 66. Everyone is welcome to jitter
  
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• Man’s body found near Hoover Dam

  27-07-2016 23:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man’s body was found Wednesday morning near Hoover Dam, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Coroner identifies man killed in crash near Moapa

  27-07-2016 23:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed in a crash near Moapa on Tuesday evening has been identified.
  
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• Woman indicted for attempted murder in attack on parents, despite victims’ refusal to testify

  27-07-2016 22:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas woman was indicted on an attempted murder charge about a month after her case was thrown out because the victims repeatedly refused to show up to court, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• Department of Family Services launches school supplies donation drive

  27-07-2016 22:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Back to school is around the corner and new backpacks, school supplies and school uniforms are needed for children in the care of Clark County’s Department of Family Services.
  
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• Officials identify 4 killed in van crash with Dallas Cowboys bus

  27-07-2016 21:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The four Chinese nationals who died Sunday when their van turned in front of and collided with an oncoming Dallas Cowboys tour bus in northwest Arizona were identified Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
  
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• Republican Nevada Assembly candidate who lost race drops legal challenge of election results

  27-07-2016 21:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Republican Nevada Assembly candidate who lost her race says she’s dropping a legal challenge of the election results. Connie Foust says she withdrew from her case on Tuesday, a day after a Las Vegas judge ruled against three other candidates with similar challenges.
  
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• Man who went missing from Las Vegas residence is reported dead at a nearby park

  27-07-2016 20:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who went missing from his Las Vegas residence Monday was reported dead at a nearby park Wednesday.
  
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• Man who went missing from Las Vegas residence found dead at nearby park

  27-07-2016 20:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man who went missing from his Las Vegas residence Monday was reported dead at a nearby park Wednesday.
  
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• Northwest Arizonan dies of gunshot wound hours after he was convicted for sexual abuse

  27-07-2016 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A northwest Arizonan died of a gunshot wound hours after he was convicted for sexual abuse. Patrick Haslem, 59, was absent from court when attorneys presented opening statements in his sex offense trial in Kingman about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. A welfare check led to the 11 a.m. discovery of the critically wounded Haslem at his home in a remote area between Lake Havasu City and Yucca.
  
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• Man robbed and shot while playing ‘Pokemon Go’ at Ohio park

  27-07-2016 19:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police say a man playing “Pokemon Go” in an Ohio park was robbed of his cellphone and shot three times.
  
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• Powerball jackpot up to $422M for Wednesday’s drawing

  27-07-2016 19:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The estimated Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize.
  
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• Judge frees Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. to live in Virginia

  27-07-2016 16:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full-time in Virginia, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Charges dropped against 3 Baltimore officers in Freddie Gray death

  27-07-2016 16:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Prosecutors dropped charges against the remaining three police officers in connection with the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, the Washington Post and CNN reported on Wednesday.
  
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• 2 injured in house fire in east Las Vegas

  27-07-2016 16:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A kitchen fire in the east Las Vegas Valley sent two people to the hospital Wednesday morning.
  
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• Video Tribute Will Precede Harry Reid’s Final Convention Speech as Senator

  27-07-2016 13:04
  Before Mr. Reid takes the stage to lacerate his political opponents, a few people who have worked closely with him will share their thoughts about him via a video.
  
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• 3 armed men rob Las Vegas Valley gas station, ditch stolen getaway car on Summerlin Parkway

  27-07-2016 12:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The robbery happened just before 10:20 p.m. at the Sinclair at 3280 S. Decatur Blvd., on the northeast corner of the Desert Inn Road intersection.
  
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• 3 armed men rob Las Vegas gas station, ditch stolen getaway car on Summerlin Parkway

  27-07-2016 12:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The robbery happened just before 10:20 p.m. at the Sinclair at 3280 S. Decatur Blvd., on the northeast corner of the Desert Inn Road intersection.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: New ‘content coordinator’ will do a little bit of everything

  27-07-2016 09:27
  
  The Nevada Appeal has welcomed a new member to our newsroom staff, Molly Moser. She has hit the ground running as she began her new job at the Appeal Monday.Moser has plenty of experience and while she’s not a native Nevadan (she comes to us from New Jersey), she has spent a great deal of time in Nevada. She earned her bachelor’s for the University of Nevada in journalism and English writing in 2013.She already has plenty of experience. Among the places she’s worked include Ne
  
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• Carson City’s Office Depot celebrates remodel

  27-07-2016 09:27
  
  Office Depot threw a party Tuesday to celebrate its newly remodeled store. Mayor Bob Crowell and state Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill, along with Office Depot employees, cut the ribbon on the Fairview Drive store. The Carson City location is one of five concept stores the company is trying out to provide both products and services geared to small to medium-sized business customers, said Brad Nichols, business pro. “We call it the store of the future, providing exceptional levels of servic
  
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• Second property in state to undergo certified site process

  27-07-2016 09:23
  
  Northern Nevada now has a second property undergoing the Nevada Certified Site process. The first site, a 46-acre parcel on Arrowhead Drive near the Carson City airport, was certified in November 2015.Aaron West, chief executive officer for the Nevada Builders Alliance, said industrial vacancy is down to such a point where there is little available property for businesses, and what is available may be functionally obsolete.“We have to start building new commercial space,” he said. &
  
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• Nevada DNC delegates react to booing, Sanders’ unity speech

  27-07-2016 09:23
  
  LAS VEGAS — Forty-three Nevada delegates are in Philadelphia this week for the Democratic National Convention, which formally kicked off Monday. Here are their thoughts on the action: ON MICHELLE OBAMA’S SPEECH Nevada delegates had glowing reviews for first lady Michelle Obama’s Monday night speech, which didn’t reference Donald Trump by name but rebutted his premise that America fell from greatness. She talked about her daughters, saying the election “is about who
  
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• Carson City’s Home Depot celebrates remodel

  27-07-2016 09:23
  
  Office Depot threw a party Tuesday to celebrate its newly remodeled store. Mayor Bob Crowell and state Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill, along with Office Depot employees, cut the ribbon on the Fairview Drive store. The Carson City location is one of five concept stores the company is trying out to provide both products and services geared to small to medium-sized business customers, said Brad Nichols, business pro. “We call it the store of the future, providing exceptional levels of servic
  
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• Bob McFadden Plaza at Third Street in Carson City opens Saturday

  27-07-2016 09:23
  
  Downtown’s new pedestrian plaza will be celebrated Saturday with day-long festivities. The grand opening of Bob McFadden Plaza, located on 3rd Street between Carson and Curry streets, starts at 9 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and ends with a champagne toast at 7 p.m.In between, there will be activities for children, including Big Rigs for Kids provided by project contractor Q&D Construction, a bounce house and face painting, as well as the new splash pad which will be a permanent, sea
  
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• Final reception, celebration of life for WNC professor Swirczek Thursday

  27-07-2016 09:19
  
  A celebration of life for Western Nevada College English Professor Marilee Swirczek will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday during the final reception for “Always Lost: A Mediation on War.”“We invite both the WNC and Carson City community to come and share anecdotes of how this most remarkable human being touched each of our lives,” said Major USMC (Ret.) Kevin Burns. “We will gather in the WNC Art Gallery and have a podium set up on the steps behind the gallery. Marile
  
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• Community spotlight: Lehman finishes 14th at national rodeo event

  27-07-2016 09:12
  
  Brynn Lehman finished 14th in the nation in pole bending at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Wyoming last week.Lehman was sixth in 20.326 in the first go, and made it into the top-20. She followed that time with a 20.75. Lehman competed for Team Nevada.Lehman competed against 180 girls from the United States, Canada and Australia.Mello quartet wins at Toiyabe GCDavid Mello, Emmanuel Ramiro, William Pereda and Eric Ottenheimer combined for a net 117 to win the Men’s Day tournament
  
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• Carson Tahoe Long-Term Acute Care hospital earns Nevada’s 1st CIHQ “Center of Excellence” Designation

  27-07-2016 09:12
  
  Carson Tahoe Health’s Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) has been granted a three-year accreditation by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), and the LTACH is officially designated as Nevada’s only CIHQ “Center of Excellence.”The accreditation process is voluntary and includes an unannounced on-site survey administered by CIHQ. Accreditation is given only to hospitals that enhance the care they provide by addressing patient-centered needs and measur
  
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• Carson City showing generosity for law enforcement

  27-07-2016 09:12
  
  In light of recent events across the country, law enforcement officers aren’t viewed in the best light by all Americans, however, the Carson City community has shown those in the Sheriff’s Office how much they are appreciated.In recent weeks, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office has received a number of tokens of appreciation from the community — from cards and flowers to homemade cookies and kind emails.“We have had so much support form the community,” said Sher
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Woman arrested on suspicion of battery, larceny

  27-07-2016 06:47
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.MONDAYAt 2:10 p.m., a 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of failure to appear warrant after deputies conducted a business check at the Market Street Dotty’s Casino. Bail was set at $815.At 5:04 p.m., Robin Vasquez-Smith, 48, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony preventing a witness from calling 911, battery, petit larceny, destruction of pro
  
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• 1 stabbed multiple times in central valley

  27-07-2016 05:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The stabbing happened about 6:20 p.m. at 400 N. Eastern Ave., just north of Stewart Avenue and the U.S. Highway 95 overpass.
  
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• Driver dies in Corvette crash Tuesday near Moapa

  27-07-2016 05:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A rollover crash near Moapa left one dead Tuesday evening, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
  
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• Bandaged bandit bank robbery suspect wrapped up by El Dorado authorities

  27-07-2016 04:39
  A man authorities believe is the Bandaged Bandit, who robbed a Stateline bank on June 29, is in custody in El Dorado County.On Monday, El Dorado County Sheriff’s investigators responded to a report of a bank robbery at the U.S. Bank in El Dorado Hills.The man allegedly fled into a wooded area next to the bank. David Jarrell, 22, of El Dorado Hills, was found in a creek and surrendered to a sheriff’s K-9 unit.El Dorado County crime scene investigators and members of the dive team reco
  
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• Downtown arsons cause shock, bring investigations

  27-07-2016 04:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two Monday morning arsons near downtown Las Vegas, at a Mormon church and a firefighters union hall, caused sadness and shock and brought investigations by federal investigators and local authorities.
  
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• Rules on short-term rentals prove costly to Las Vegas business

  27-07-2016 03:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Julie Davies hoped that by now the downtown Las Vegas condo she owns would be drawing in regular visitors and revenue, but it sits unoccupied while she pays for a storage unit for its furnishings.
  
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• Nevada Health Centers receives grant to support Mammovan

  27-07-2016 03:05
  
  The Nevada Heath Centers has received a $15,000 grant to continue to support the Mammovan, a service that allows better access to mammography services for women in Nevada.The grant from CVS Health is for non-profit organizations who provide access to health care for at-risk or underserved populations. The NVHC is using the grant for the mobile center, which travels to geographically isolated areas or for women who don’t have health insurance, and provides free mammograms to those who eithe
  
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• Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the Summer putting on free concert

  27-07-2016 02:55
  
  About 39 student musicians playing the violin, viola, cello and bass will be on hand Thursday, July 28 at the Carson Mall for a free performance. String instrument players of all ages from Carson City Symphony’s Strings in the Summer and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall players, directed by Sue Jesch, will perform at 10:30 a.m.Performers include beginning strings students from the Fiddle and Folk Music class and more advanced students from the String Ensemble class. The students just wra
  
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• House members eye red tape on using Vegas-area federal lands

  27-07-2016 01:39
  
  NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Republican congressmen who attended a House committee hearing in Nevada sharply criticized the Bureau of Land Management after hearing nonprofit and local government leaders testify about bureaucratic hurdles they face with the federal agency. Four Republicans from the 44-member House natural resources committee attended the field hearing at North Las Vegas City Hall, including Nevada Rep. Cresent Hardy. They directed their questions to BLM Nevada Director John Ruhs
  
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• House committee convenes in North Las Vegas to hear local frustrations over BLM red tape

  27-07-2016 01:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rep. Cresent Hardy and three other Republican members of the House Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony from frustrated local officials and fired questions at the state director of the Bureau of Land Management Tuesday during a special field hearing in North Las Vegas to highlight what committee members painted as bureaucracy run amok.
  
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• Body of missing Golden Valley man was found several miles from his disabled vehicle, police say

  27-07-2016 00:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The body of a missing Golden Valley man was found several miles from his disabled vehicle over the weekend, the Mohave County sheriff’s office said.
  
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• Marker to be unveiled at historic site in Dayton

  27-07-2016 00:09
  
  A marker is going up at a historic site in Dayton to honor the location’s place in Nevada’s history. The Snowshoe Thompson and Slim Princess Chapters of E Clampus Vitus will unveil a historic marker at Dayton’s 1881 Carson & Colorado Railroad Depot at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 30. The marker is being placed to recognize the importance of both the historic railroad and Dayton’s depot, one of only three that survive today and the only one in Nevada. Restoration of the dep
  
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