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• Southern California enduring smoggiest summer since 2009

  13-08-2016 23:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Southern California sunshine means sparkling beach weather, but this summer it’s contributing to a return of a traditional nemesis: smog.
  
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• Ohio fugitive arrested in New Mexico officer’s death; 1 held

  13-08-2016 23:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Ohio fugitive wanted for murder has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a New Mexico police officer while a second man who was his passenger is being held on a warrant.
  
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• Feds give green light to desert race through Nevada monument

  13-08-2016 22:55
  
  RENO — Federal land managers have issued a special recreation permit that will allow a popular off-highway race from Las Vegas to Reno to pass through a new national monument next week with special restrictions that include a slower, no-pass zone on existing dirt roads. Bureau of Land Management Nevada Director John Ruhs approved the permit Friday over the objections of conservationists who say the agency is minimalizing the potential ecological impacts on the Basin and Range National Mon
  
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• Graffiti damages petroglyph rock panel at Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park

  13-08-2016 20:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officials at southern Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park are asking for help identifying who may have carved graffiti messages into centuries-old petroglyphs at the park.
  
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• Las Vegas police officer arrested on child porn charges

  13-08-2016 20:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Las Vegas police officer was arrested on child pornography charges, the department said Saturday. Officer Ruben Delgadillo was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.
  
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• More of the same: It’ll be hot and breezy this weekend in Las Vegas

  13-08-2016 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Temperatures for the weekend in the Las Vegas Valley are expected to be hot. Saturday will see sunny skies, have a high temperature of 109 degrees and a low of 84.
  
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• Las Vegas will see a hot weekend followed by cooling temps

  13-08-2016 17:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Temperatures for the remainder of the weekend in the Las Vegas Valley are expected to be hot but will slowly cool off in theupcoming week, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Solo on her own as ugly American

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  I don’t know much about soccer. I do know U.S. goalie Hope Solo’s reputation goes before her and she’s a galvanizing figure. And right or wrong, fair or unfair, Solo has become the first ugly American of these Olympic Games.I watched the U.S.-Sweden women’s soccer match in which Sweden shocked the Americans 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout to move onto the semifinals. Sweden eliminated the U.S. in the process.Actually with danger of offending soccer fans, I watched the gam
  
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• Thanks to Carson City work crews

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  Lauren Arends submitted these photos of Sierra Nevada Construction and Carson City Public Works crews making progress on the paving project on Goni Road on Aug. 6. Arends said she appreciates the graciousness and politeness of the crews and wishes to thank them for helping to make the roads smoother and safer for residents.…
  
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• Teri Vance: Organizer wants Carson to join bandwagon — literally

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  Sam Hardt, founder of the Red Wagon Network, has a vision for the Nevada Day parade: To see 152 wagons being pulled down Carson Street. “We think the little red wagon is a symbol of the playfulness, neighborliness, and freedom that together make a city a great place to live,” Hardt explained on his website. “Our red wagons are a staple at our events, and many of our community partners use them to collect donations like food, blankets, and other things our neighbors need.&rdquo
  
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• Squires off and running in football at Dayton

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  DAYTON — When Pat Squires came to Dayton, he brought with him a new offense and a great attitude.Squires, Dayton’s first-year head football coach, is completing his first full week of practice, and he likes what he sees of his new team. Squires is running a spread offense compared to the triple-option ran last year during an 0-10 season. “I’m very happy with our progress,” Squires said. “The kids were apprehensive at first; some of the returning players espec
  
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• Sage of Greater Nevada Field

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  During the past four seasons in Reno, the Aces’ hitting coach Greg Gross has easily become the hitting sage of Greater Nevada Field.When Reno players take the field during a game, Gross either sits quietly in the dugout or positions himself next to Aces’ skipper Phil Nevin to discuss strategy. Yet, on offense when a player stands in the batter’s box to take his swings, Gross maneuvers himself near the dugout’s railing with clipboard in hand, focusing on each pitch, exami
  
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• Olson able to run crime lab alone in Carson City

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  Running the Carson City Crime Lab with just one person may seem like a daunting task, but crime scene investigator Jason Olson has been running it solo with minimal difficulty.The Sheriff’s Office’s crime lab has only two positions slated for the department and the lab’s second employee Kurt Urbanski has just retired from the position after 13 years. This leaves Olson running the lab by himself until the vacancy can be filled.“There hasn’t been a noticeable differe
  
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• Helping hands prepare WNC for black tie gala

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  Wells Fargo bank employees lent Western Nevada College their helping hands last week to prepare its Jack C. Davis Observatory for the WNC Foundation’s “Reach for the Stars” Black Tie Gala fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 20.Employees from local Wells Fargo banks generously donated their time to weed and clean up outside the observatory on a recent warm morning.Wells Fargo Capitol District employees are encouraged to take part in community service. They typically devote two hours p
  
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• German cadets finish training in Carson City

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  For an out of town visitor, Carson City is a pretty friendly place to be.The last three weeks, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office had two German police cadets, Kristina and Tobias training with them in order to gain new perspective, technique and understanding of foreign policing.The two are cadets in the police academy in Germany, and as part of their training they were able to come to America to further their police training in a foreign country. They trained with all the departments in t
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of felony principal to theft in Douglas County

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.THURSDAYAt 11 a.m., a 76-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of charges he stole cash form another patron’s wallet at Costco. He was charged with petit larceny after security recovered $457 in cash for the victim and returned her wallet. He was ordered held in lieu of $250 bail.At 5:03 p.m., a 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of contempt of court and petit larceny a
  
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• Boys and Girls Clubs talent show in Carson City

  13-08-2016 09:25
  
  7-year-old Jacob Blandford dances for the audience Friday at the Boys & Girls Clubs.…
  
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• Man who brought monkey on Las Vegas-bound flight said ordeal was ‘big misunderstanding’ — PHOTOS

  13-08-2016 06:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Though Jason Ellis went through a hassle-free security screening at John Glenn Columbus International Airport that night — with Gizmo out in the open, scurrying on one of his arms — his plane’s crew was never notified about the pet monkey, he said.
  
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• Asian American journalists come together in Las Vegas for annual convention

  13-08-2016 06:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  While the presidential candidate town hall headlined the Asian American Journalists Association convention in Las Vegas on Friday, the four-day event aims to be a boon for journalists young and old.
  
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• Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson tweets that he was likely target of robbery

  13-08-2016 05:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A legendary poker champion took to Twitter on Friday, telling his 400,000-plue followers that he was probably the intended target of an armed robbery that occurred at the home of a neighbor who lives down the street from him in the southwest valley.
  
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• Neo-Nazi convicted of robbery, even with tattoos concealed

  13-08-2016 04:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Even without knowing that the neo-Nazi tattoos on Bayzle Morgan’s neck, face and head had been covered for trial, jurors who found him guilty of robbery Friday said he had an intimidating presence.
  
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• Elderly man taken to hospital after fire at southwest Las Vegas home

  13-08-2016 04:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was taken to University Medical Center after a house fire at 2920 Crystal Bay Drive near West Sahara Avenue around 6:30 p.m, the Las Vegas Fire Department tweeted.
  
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• Elderly couple taken to hospital after fire at southwest Las Vegas home

  13-08-2016 04:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When officers arrived, the elderly woman was outside of the couple’s home, yelling in fear that she couldn’t find her husband. Firefighters soon found the elderly man sleeping upstairs, then “picked up the soot covered man and took him outside.”
  
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• Off-road drivers get OK to race through Basin and Range National Monument in Nevada

  13-08-2016 03:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  More than 300 off-road racers have won permission to drive across Nevada’s newest national monument next week, but they won’t be allowed to race or go off-road.
  
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• Senior judge Ray honored for service

  13-08-2016 02:31
  
  Senior Judge John W. Ray was the recipient of a proclamation Tuesday from the Nevada Supreme Court signed by Chief Justice Ron D. Parraguirre and all six Associate Justices. Mayor Robert L. Crowell and Justice of the Peace Judge John Tatro presented Senior Judge John W. Ray with the proclamation in his home with his wife Geniel Ray by his side. The proclamation read: “WHEREAS, John W. Ray began his career with the First Judicial District Court — Juvenile Court in January of 1976 to
  
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• Senior judge honored for service

  13-08-2016 02:07
  
  Senior Judge John W. Ray was the recipient of a proclamation Tuesday from the Nevada Supreme Court signed by Chief Justice Ron D. Parraguirre and all six Associate Justices. Mayor Robert L. Crowell and Justice of the Peace Judge John Tatro presented Senior Judge John W. Ray with the proclamation in his home with his wife Geniel Ray by his side. The proclamation read: “WHEREAS, John W. Ray began his career with the First Judicial District Court — Juvenile Court in January of 1976 to
  
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• California murder suspect awaiting extradition from Carson City Jail

  13-08-2016 02:07
  
  Anthony Garcia, 56, is in the Carson City Jail awaiting extradition to Orange County California on a murder charge.Sheriff Ken Furlong said his detectives assisted a team of investigators from Newport Beach while they interviewed as many as a half dozen people in this area putting together the case. But Furlong said the case was “months in the making.”He said no press release was issued earlier because Newport Beach detectives were considering other possible arrests in the death of A
  
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• No Supreme Court decision yet on education savings account cases

  13-08-2016 02:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday issued eight published opinions as Justice Nancy Saitta leaves the bench, but the highly anticipated rulings on two education savings account cases were not among them.
  
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• Valley residents can still experience Perseid meteor shower

  13-08-2016 02:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Residents can take in views of strong meteor shower activity late Friday night through early Saturday morning. The best times to catch the meteor shower are between 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, College of Southern NevadaPlanetarium Manager Andrew Kerr said.
  
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• Las Vegas Valley residents can still experience Perseid meteor shower

  13-08-2016 02:00 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Residents can take in views of strong meteor shower activity late Friday night through early Saturday morning. The best times to catch the meteor shower are between 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, College of Southern NevadaPlanetarium Manager Andrew Kerr said.
  
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• Zion National Park road reopens after house-sized boulder broken, moved

  13-08-2016 01:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A road in Utah’s Zion National Park that was closed after a boulder the size of a house tumbled onto the highway has been reopened.
  
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• Zion National Park road reopened after house-sized boulder moved

  13-08-2016 01:59 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A road in Utah’s Zion National Park that was closed after a boulder the size of a house tumbled onto the highway has been reopened.
  
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• Police talking to person armed with knives in southwest Las Vegas

  13-08-2016 01:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a report of a person armed with knives in the southwest valley Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man armed with knives surrenders to police after five-hour barricade

  13-08-2016 01:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A barricade incident in the southwest valley Friday afternoon ended peacefully after a man surrendered to Las Vegas police later in the evening.
  
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• Pilot unhurt in small plane crash near Pyramid lake

  13-08-2016 01:35
  
  RENO — A pilot escaped injury when the small plane he was flying crashed near Pyramid Lake north of Reno. Don Pelt, emergency manager for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, says the male pilot was the only person on the plane that went down Friday afternoon on the northwest side of the lake near State Highway 445. Pelt says the man called 911 after he said he walked away from the crash and seems to be fine. He says the pilot was attempting to land when he clipped a cattle guard.…
  
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• Director of south Las Vegas valley Boys & Girls Club arrested on lewdness charges

  13-08-2016 00:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Brown, who goes by “Coach Willis,” is booked at the Clark County Detention Center, where he faces three counts of lewdness with a child under 16, according to jail records. He is being held without bail.
  
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• Director of Boys & Girls Club in south Las Vegas Valley arrested on lewdness charges

  13-08-2016 00:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 44-year-old man who was serving as the director of a south valley Boys & Girls Club was arrested this week in connection with three lewdness cases involving young teens at the club, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday.
  
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