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• Feds give Apple approval to sell electricity

  05-08-2016 23:49
  
  Apple, the giant technology company, has received approval from the Federal Regulatory Commission to sell electricity from its renewable energy sources, including one it owns near Yerington.The federal government gave the approval for Apple to sell electricity across the country Thursday. Apple made the request to sell electricity from renewable and other energy generators it owns in Nevada, California and Arizona June 6.The company’s electricity it would sell comes from a California sola
  
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• East Las Vegas school locked down for several hours after nearby shooting

  05-08-2016 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An elementary school is locked down following a shooting in an east Las Vegas neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said.
  
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• East Las Vegas school locked down after nearby shooting

  05-08-2016 23:18 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An elementary school is locked down following a shooting in an east Las Vegas neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said.
  
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• VA rule change will boost role of skilled nurses in treating veterans

  05-08-2016 23:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Steven Sertich has led the local charge in favor of a controversial proposal to change Veterans Affairs medical regulations so that skilled nurses can treat patients without doctors’ supervision to reduce wait times.
  
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• VA change would boost role of skilled nurses in treating veterans

  05-08-2016 23:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Steven Sertich has led the local charge in favor of a controversial proposal to change Veterans Affairs medical regulations so that skilled nurses can treat patients without doctors’ supervision to reduce wait times.
  
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• Judge: ‘Special accommodation’ for Oregon standoff accused

  05-08-2016 23:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge said in court papers that he has allowed six of the defendants accused in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year to meet with their attorneys — and sometimes with each other — at a special courthouse location after they complained about their ability to prepare for trial from a county jail.
  
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• Judge allows ‘special accommodation’ for 6 accused in Oregon standoff

  05-08-2016 23:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge said in court papers that he has allowed six of the defendants accused in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year to meet with their attorneys after they complained about their ability to prepare for trial from a county jail.
  
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• Southern Nevada Health District to resume STD testing of inmates

  05-08-2016 22:54 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Southern Nevada Health District plans to restart its program offering sexually transmitted disease testing and education to Clark County Detention Center inmates this fall.
  
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• Reps. Amodei, Hardy urge approval of race through monument

  05-08-2016 22:35
  
  Two Republican congressmen are urging the Obama administration to expedite approval of an off-road race through Nevada’s newest national monument. The 643-mile “Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Race” is opposed by environmentalists and still hasn’t received the necessary permit two weeks before it’s supposed to begin. The two-day competition is scheduled to start Aug. 19 in Alamo, northeast of Las Vegas, and finish the next day near Dayton, east of Carson City. Cons
  
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• Reno spends up to $50,000 investigating city manager

  05-08-2016 22:35
  
  RENO — The city of Reno will spend up to $50,000 investigating allegations that the city manager sexually harassed three women. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that in a unanimous vote Thursday the City Council gave Mayor Hillary Schieve the power to choose an outside investigator to look into claims made against City Manager Andrew Clinger. Three women have filed a joint sexual harassment complaint against Clinger. Some council members suggested Clinger take voluntary leave while the inv
  
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• Carson City law enforcement investigating reports of inappropriate contact in Summer Kamp program

  05-08-2016 22:15
  
  The Carson City District Attorney’s Office along with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating reports of possible inappropriate contact involving children enrolled in the Carson City Parks and Recreation Summer Kamp program. The parks and recreation department sent an email to parents Thursday night notifying them of the situation. Officials say the investigation involves juveniles and not adults. Carson City’s Summer Kamp is a 10-week program held at the M
  
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• Crash cleared on US 95 near Valley View

  05-08-2016 22:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near the exit for Valley View Boulevard has been cleared, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
  
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• Former day care worker gets 40 to life for sexual assault on three girls

  05-08-2016 22:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A former day care employee was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Friday for sexually assaulting three young girls.
  
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• Facts on Fremont: How much does the downtown crowd know about Nevada? — VIDEO

  05-08-2016 21:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  We wanted to find out what visitors (and residents) actually know about Nevada. We hit Fremont Street to ask random people trivia questions about the Silver State.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Multiple arrests on felony drug charges

  05-08-2016 21:13
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 11:53 a.m., a 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized communication with a prisoner and violation of probation after deputies responded to reports of a man talking to inmates behind the jail. Bail was set at $3,500.At 5:14 p.m., a 24-year-old Fernley man was arrested on suspicion of breech of peace and disorderly conduct after d
  
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• Body cam footage shows Chicago police firing shots at suspect’s fleeing car — VIDEO

  05-08-2016 20:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Video released Friday related to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old suspected car thief shows officers firing into a fleeing vehicle, then handcuffing the blood-covered suspect following a foot chase.
  
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• Scientific Games taps new CEO; shares skid 14 percent

  05-08-2016 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientific Games Corp. on Friday tapped former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan as new CEO and president, but shares dived on the news.
  
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• Scientific Games taps new CEO; shares plunge

  05-08-2016 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientific Games Corp. on Friday tapped former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan as new CEO and president, but shares dived on the news.
  
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• Scientific Games taps former cruise line chief as new top executive

  05-08-2016 19:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientific Games Corp. on Friday tapped former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan as new CEO and president.
  
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• Nevada mourns loss of 1st black woman to earn college degree

  05-08-2016 18:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first black woman to earn a college degree in the state at a time when most of the nation was still segregated.
  
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• 1st black woman to earn college degree in Nevada dies at 86

  05-08-2016 18:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nevada’s two major universities are mourning the loss of the first black woman to earn a college degree in the state at a time when most of the nation was still segregated.
  
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• S.C. mother charged in toddler’s death after feeding her salt

  05-08-2016 18:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A South Carolina mother is accused of killing her 17-month-old daughter by feeding her a teaspoon of salt.
  
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• Judge sets $50,000 bail for Ex-UC Davis football player charged in beating at Strip resort

  05-08-2016 17:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A judge set bail at $50,000 Friday for a California man charged with attempted murder in connection with a near fatal beating at a Strip resort.
  
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• West Nile Virus found in Minden

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  Two mosquito traps near Minden have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.One site is north of Highway 395 and west of Buckeye Road, and the other is west of Highway 395 and north of Muller Lane.Douglas County Mosquito Abatement District Manager Krista Jenkins said the district plans to fog near Winhaven at 10 p.m. Thursday.On Friday, the area behind the Judicial & Law Enforcement Building will be fogged starting at 6 a.m.Jenkins said the district will announce when it will fog the area n
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Presidential race shouldn’t be just about who’s the villain

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  I’ve written about how I thought Mike Pence graciously handled the whole situation involving the booing of a military mom at a rally here Monday, but again I admit as much as I love politics, I’m a sports guy first.So when somebody told me Pence was going to be Donald Trump’s running mate, I replied “I love how Hunter Pence plays baseball, but I don’t know what kind of vice president he would make.”I’ve also written before how much politics is so much l
  
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• Record Kuwait heat for Guard soldiers

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gregory Backus described the recent record-breaking heat wave in Kuwait — including an Eastern Hemisphere high temperature record — with a sweltering analogy.“Imagine the hottest day in Las Vegas out on the hot pavement ... that’s about our average daily high temp,” Backus, a Nevada Army National Guard soldier and Sparks resident, said in an electronic message from deployment in Kuwait. “Then add a bunch of random humidity. It’s
  
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• Nevada Artists announce winners in photography

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  The Nevada Artists Association Gallery has announced its winners for this year’s annual photography exhibit. Local and regional photographers, NAA members and non members, were invited to enter their photos for this judged event. The NAA Gallery is located at Carson City’s Brewery Arts Center, 449 West King Street. Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Photography Exhibit opened August 1 and will run through September 9. A reception for the photographers will be held i
  
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• Food production flourishing in Nevada

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  What industries are important to Nevada’s economy? Gaming? Yes. Mining? Of course. Shipping and logistics? Certainly.Often overlooked is one of the fastest growing industries in Nevada: agriculture. That’s particularly true in northwestern Nevada where the Truckee, Carson and Walker rivers course down from the mountains with an essential supply of water. The Humboldt River and its tributaries also create pockets of agricultural green across the north of the state.“Agriculture
  
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• CHS volleyball campset for next week

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  Carson High is hosting a volleyball camp Aug. 10 through 12 from to 8 p.m. at Tom Andreasen Court.The cost is $100 per participant, and there’s a $50 discount for a family with more than one player. Also on tap is a doubles tournament on Friday, Aug. 12 which is $15 per player to enter. The tournament will have a frosh-soph division and a junior-senior division.Tryouts are set for Aug. 13.For more information call 781-2974.…
  
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• Carson City board approves building permit contract

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  The Board of Supervisors Thursday voted to renew a contract for Carson City building permit services.For two years, the city has been working with Charles Abbott Associates Inc., which provides a full-time building official, building inspector and permit technician, and backup personnel as needed, to process the city’s building permits. The company receives a percentage of building permit fees, ranging from 60 to 70 percent depending on the total fees collected.Shawn Keating, the company&
  
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• 3 more chances to catch YTCC’s Legally Blonde, Jr. in Carson City

  05-08-2016 09:19
  
  Youth Theatre Carson City’s production of “Legally Blonde, Jr” opened to rave reviews this past weekend at the Carson City Community Center, and we are thrilled to announce that there are three more opportunities to see our exciting production, based on the hit film starring Reese Witherspoon and the award-winning Broadway musical, August 5-7, 2016 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center. Legally Blonde, Jr. is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerme
  
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• District Attorney’s office offering free child support case help

  05-08-2016 07:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Family support staff from the Clark County district attorney’s office will offer free child support case help for noncustodial parents from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Child Support Center of Southern Nevada, 1900 E. Flamingo Road.
  
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• Las Vegas City Hall to serve as site of active shooter drill for first responders Friday

  05-08-2016 07:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas City Hall will serve as the site of an active shooter drill for local first responders Friday morning.
  
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• Las Vegas City Hall site of active shooter drill Friday

  05-08-2016 07:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas City Hall will serve as the site of an active shooter drill for local first responders Friday morning.
  
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• California mayor facing charges in underage strip poker scandal

  05-08-2016 06:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A California mayor was charged Thursday with providing alcohol to young adults last summer and making a secret recording of what prosecutors said was a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.
  
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• One person suffers life-threatening injuries after bee attack in southwest Las Vegas Valley

  05-08-2016 04:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person suffered life-threatening injuries after a bee attack in the southwest valley Thursday morning, the Clark County Fire Department said.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries after bee attack in southwest Las Vegas Valley

  05-08-2016 04:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person suffered life-threatening injuries after a bee attack in the southwest valley Thursday morning, the Clark County Fire Department said.
  
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• New Walmart scheduling system provides more certainty for workers

  05-08-2016 03:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, has launched a new scheduling system in about 650 Neighborhood Market stores that gives hourly workers more certainty about their schedules.
  
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• Dutch man hospitalized after waiting 10 days in airport for online ‘girlfriend’ who never showed

  05-08-2016 03:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For one Dutch man, what began as a grand romantic gesture ended in a futile 3,000 mile voyage, a 10-day stay in an airport terminal and a brief trip to the hospital.
  
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• Las Vegas police need help finding missing man

  05-08-2016 03:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are asking for help finding a man who went missing Thursday morning.
  
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• Payment to Iran was not ransom, Obama says

  05-08-2016 02:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama vigorously denied on Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans jailed in Tehran. He defended the transaction as evidence that the nuclear accord with Iran has allowed for progress on other matters.
  
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• Reward offered in case of impersonating law enforcement

  05-08-2016 02:31
  
  Secret Witness is offering a cash reward in the amount of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person who is impersonating a law enforcement officer and making traffic stops. During the past week there have been multiple incidents, which have occurred from Sparks, to south Reno to Carson City. After pulling someone over, he inspects their vehicle and then sometimes requests cash for a violation. The suspect is driving a late model Ford pickup with an extended cab.
  
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• Bears put on a show by splashing around on a busy Lake Tahoe beach

  05-08-2016 01:11
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Some unusual visitors joined the crowds of swimmers and kayakers trying to cool off on Lake Tahoe — a bear and a pair of cubs. Pallas Buckley, who lives near South Lake Tahoe, took video of the rare sight this week: the animals frolicking and splashing in the water near the beach while people paddled nearby seemingly unfazed. She says her fellow lakegoers watched the spectacle but stayed respectful of the bears. Buckley says she’s seen many bears, but
  
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• Bears put on a show by splashing around busy Lake Tahoe

  05-08-2016 01:11
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Some unusual visitors joined the crowds of swimmers and kayakers trying to cool off on Lake Tahoe — a bear and a pair of cubs. Pallas Buckley, who lives near South Lake Tahoe, took video of the rare sight this week: the animals frolicking and splashing in the water near the beach while people paddled nearby seemingly unfazed. She says her fellow lakegoers watched the spectacle but stayed respectful of the bears. Buckley says she’s seen many bears, but
  
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• Long time service with a smile

  05-08-2016 01:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Patricia “Patty” Misuraca has been in the service industry for 40 years. She tries to give people the kind of service she would like. The remembers the names of patrons and what they like to eat with the hope of continuing to create a family atmosphere at Lou’s Diner.
  
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• Private company to manage crossing guards in North Las Vegas for the next two years

  05-08-2016 00:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A private company will manage 96 crossing guards in North Las Vegas for the next two years, shifting oversight responsibility away from the Police Department.
  
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• Private company to manage crossing guards in North Las Vegas

  05-08-2016 00:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A private company will manage 96 crossing guards in North Las Vegas for the next two years, shifting oversight responsibility away from the police department.
  
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• Panasonic representative explains Gigafactory employment needs to Western Nevada College students

  05-08-2016 00:02
  
  Western Nevada College students received a job placement boost in its Applied Industrial Technology lab this week — a Panasonic representative spoke of his interest in their skills and futures.Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America sent representative Patrick Wright to speak to students in the two-class summer manufacturing training program, after Northern Nevada manufacturing leaders gathered at WNC to learn about the college’s new Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Pr
  
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• Nevada court rejects rooftop solar power rate ballot measure

  05-08-2016 00:02
  LAS VEGAS — There won’t be a voter measure about rooftop solar electricity rates on the statewide ballot in Nevada in November, following a ruling Thursday from the state Supreme Court. The seven-member court bluntly rejected proposed Question 5 as fundamentally flawed, ruling unanimously that a description of the referendum that backers provided for voters was “inaccurate,” “misleading” and “argumentative.” The decision dealt a blow to solar indus
  
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