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• Fire causes evacuation of Rumor hotel on Harmon Avenue

  15-08-2016 23:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County and Las Vegas fire departments are investigating a fire that led to the evacuation of the Rumor Boutique Hotel on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Application period opens for Nevada Supreme Court seat

  15-08-2016 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection started accepting applications Monday for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the early retirement of Justice Nancy Saitta.
  
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• Nevada orders Title Max to stop, refund loan extensions

  15-08-2016 22:17
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada has ordered auto title lender Title Max to stop issuing a loan extension option that the state says is illegal. The state Department of Business and Industry announced Monday that the Nevada Financial Institutions Division had on Aug. 12 issued a cease and desist order against the nationwide company. Title Max is also being fined $307,000 and must refund customers who had a Grace Period Payments Deferment Agreement title loan in effect after Dec. 18, 2014. An administrat
  
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• Donald Trump coming to Lake Tahoe for late-August fundraiser

  15-08-2016 22:17
  
  STATELINE — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is headed to Nevada later this month for a fundraiser with the Nevada Republican Party. A dinner featuring Trump is set for Friday, Aug. 26 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline. General admission tickets cost $200, while a VIP table costs $5,000. Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, is also making appearances in Nevada this month. He held rallies in Reno and Carson City on Aug. 1, and scheduled a town hall-style event in Hend
  
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• Gunmen abduct presumed crime gang members from Puerto Vallarta restaurant

  15-08-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Armed men abducted 10 to 12 presumed members of a crime gang who appeared to be celebrating at an upscale restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
  
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• Armed men abduct several people from Puerto Vallarta restaurant

  15-08-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Mexican authorities say armed men have abducted multiple people from an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
  
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• Phone problems hit VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

  15-08-2016 21:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  People trying to call the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System were getting a busy signal Monday.
  
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• ‘C’ honoring Deputy Carl Howell

  15-08-2016 21:19
  
  Overnight, the “C” on C-Hill was modified to add a blue strip to it. This was done to honor fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carl Howell. Howell was killed a year ago today —Aug. 15, 2015, while responding to a domestic disturbance.…
  
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• Final Riviera casino tower set for overnight implosion

  15-08-2016 21:13 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino is about to be reduced to rubble during an overnight implosion on the Las Vegas Strip. The demolition of the Monte Carlo tower is planned for ...
  
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• Alabama man dies in western Arizona motorcycle accident

  15-08-2016 19:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Westover, Alabama resident was killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident in western Arizona.
  
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• Construction moving along on new Henderson Hospital

  15-08-2016 19:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Valley Health System’s Henderson Hospital — the anchor tenant for Union Village, a self-contained community where residents can receive a full continuum of health care — is slated to open Oct. 31.
  
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• 2 hurt, 12 displaced in south central Las Vegas apartment complex fire

  15-08-2016 19:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two people were injured and twelve people were displaced in a fire at an apartment complex in the south central valley Monday morning.
  
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• 7 dead in Louisiana flooding, thousands in shelters

  15-08-2016 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Thousands of people in southern Louisiana hunkered down in shelters Monday, forced out of their homes by intense flooding that took many people by surprise.
  
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• 6 dead in Louisiana flooding, thousands in shelters

  15-08-2016 18:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Thousands of people in southern Louisiana hunkered down in shelters Monday, forced out of their homes by intense flooding that took many people by surprise.
  
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• West Elm opens downtown

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  West Elm’s new store opened in Reno on Thursday, Aug. 11. The 11,000-square-foot store opened in the historic U.S. Post Office building and features West Elm’s fall assortment, including Fair Trade Certified, handcrafted and local Reno-based products. The store also has an in-store Design Lab with complimentary design services.“We are beyond thrilled about the location,” Nicole Sutliff, spokeswoman for West Elm, said during a private tour.“So much of our brand is a
  
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• Urban loft-style proves popular in Sparks

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Moving vans brought the first rush of tenants late last month to a new apartment complex re-envisioned from an old motel in Sparks. The Square 1 apartments in the former Silver Club Hotel features 100 units on six floors, developed by LandCap Investments Partners and GreenStreet Communities.After only two weeks of leasing, about half of the units on the east side of Victorian Square were spoken for.“We’re way ahead of our projections on leases,” Dane Hillyard, partner in Green
  
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• Students learn global acumen

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Business leaders with experience in the global marketplace aren’t easy to come by. According to Jim McClenahan, the director of corporate relations and outreach in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, it is that experience that really sets professionals apart.“In this day and age, chances are the people you are communicating with, either within your own company or with vendors and outside agencies, aren’t from the United States,” McClenahan said. &l
  
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• Sen. Heller covers economic ground at museum event

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Senator Dean Heller opened “The Real Economy: An Inside Look at Nevada’s Economy” with a fast-paced overview of economic conditions in the Silver State. Heller spoke before a panel discussion, hosted by Wells Fargo and USA Today at the Nevada Museum of Art’s Nightingale Sky Room.Heller stressed the importance of Nevada in the national election. The state’s diversity makes it a “bellweather state” and the “bluest of the purple states,” he sai
  
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• School district offers many paths to careers

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  When more than 3,000 students in the Washoe County School District (WCSD) cross the graduation stage to accept their diplomas each spring, many of them will not have their sights set on college. In fact, some of the most dedicated and talented students in our District have mapped their futures directly into the highly-skilled workforce.And we couldn’t be happier.We know that not all of our students are college-bound, and there are plenty of worthy and important highly-skilled career oppor
  
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• Realty organizations give to SOS Washoe

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  The Coalition to Save Our Schools received a big boost when the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors made a check presentation of $200,350 at a press conference at the RSAR offices on Aug. 9.The presentation was made possible in conjunction with the Incline Village Association of Realtors, the Nevada Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.Save Our Schools (SOS Washoe) is a group made up of business leaders, public officials, parents and teachers tasked with increasing f
  
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• Patagonia making move to downtown

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Reno has attracted another major retailer to downtown. Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and gear store, is moving from their current location in West Reno to the newly renovated 17,000-square-foot building on 130 S. Center St. The outlet store is scheduled to open beginning of November, according to Danielle Egge, the North America retail marketer for Patagonia. “We think it is going to be awesome,” Egge said about the new location. “We have a very loyal customer base and custo
  
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• Leaders bullish on economic future

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Economic leaders in northern Nevada expressed strong optimism during a panel discussion on “The Real Economy: An Inside Look at Nevada’s Economy.” Held Tuesday at the Nevada Museum of Art’s Nightingale Sky Room and hosted by Wells Fargo and USA Today, panelists were Adam Kramer, executive vice president of strategy at Switch; Marily Mora, president and CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority; Mike Kazmierski, president and CEO of the Economic Development Authority of Wes
  
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• JDRF One Walk brings hope to families

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  The JDRF One Walk, formerly Walk to Cure Diabetes, is taking place on Sept. 25 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Since the One Walk began over 15 years ago, it has been a day of hope and inspiration for those in northern Nevada, living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Over the last few years type 1 diabetes research has advanced exponentially; progress to a cure is palpable, which makes the need for funding more critical than ever before. JDRF in northern Nevada hopes to raise over $250,000 this Se
  
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• Instagram Stories and the implication for Snapchat Stories

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  This NNBW column features tips on using social media to boost business.Snapchat, a mobile messaging application used to share photos, videos, text, and drawings, had the corner across social media with their Stories function until earlier this month. A Snapchat Story is a photo or video (up to 10 seconds) you post to your story section, which is visible to your friends and disappears after 24 hours. Facebook-owned, Instagram launched Instagram Stories on Aug. 2, which allows users to share phot
  
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• Home prices up, inventory down

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors (RSAR) released its July 2016 report on existing home sales in Washoe County on Aug. 9. During July 2016, the report showed Washoe County had 566 sales of existing single-family homes; a decrease of 13 percent from a year ago in July 2015 and a 14 percent decrease from one month ago in June 2016. The report listed the median sales price for an existing single family residence in the county at $316,850 in July, an increase of 9 percent from July 2015 and a
  
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• Government programs have laudable goals, adverse impacts

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Affordable health care for all Americans. A free and appropriate education for American children. Both are laudable goals. But what do these initiatives imply and how do they impact northern Nevada businesses and residents?The Affordable Care Act was designed to require that each American is covered by health insurance. With this legislation, individuals are required to obtain coverage or pay a penalty, and large employers are required to offer affordable health plans that offer certain minimal
  
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• Fountainhouse opens for tenants

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  On the first day that the first building opened at the new Fountainhouse apartment complex in Sparks, 11 tenants moved in.All the one-bedrooms in the first three buildings have been spoken for, even though only one of the three buildings accepting leases is complete and the third won’t be move-in ready for several months.“The one bedrooms are flying off the shelf,” Elizabeth Witt, director of asset management & marketing for Silverwing Developing, said during an Aug. 8 tou
  
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• Finding new ways to educate the Nevada workforce

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Nevada employers rely on institutions of higher education to build a skilled workforce. As more companies settle into Nevada, universities are working to prepare students for the jobs these companies are creating. “The big questions for Nevada are how do we increase our college attainment rate; how do we improve workforce development and talent development,” Spencer Stewart, Chancellor of Western Governors University (WGU) Nevada, said in an interview with NNBW.One of the ways that
  
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• Coffeebar: UN VERO GUSTO ITALIANO (a true taste of italy)

  15-08-2016 17:07
  
  Greg Buchheister, owner of Coffeebar opened his Truckee location in October 2010 the Reno location in January 2014 and the bakery in Truckee in April 2015.Coffeebar was “inspired by the coffee bars found on every street corner in Italy, Coffeebar was founded on the principles of providing the highest quality coffee and food in a café environment, and that is what we strive to do each and everyday,” states the website. “We are an inclusive community that shares our missi
  
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• Body found in house after fire in east Las Vegas

  15-08-2016 16:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating after a body was found in an early Monday morning house fire on the east side of the valley.
  
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• JFK terminals open again after shooting scare

  15-08-2016 09:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Two terminals at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport are resuming normal operations Monday morning after reports of shots fired prompted evacuations and grounded and diverted flights.
  
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• 1 shot in second night of unrest in Milwaukee

  15-08-2016 09:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police said one person was shot at a Milwaukee protest on Sunday evening and officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve the injured victim during a second night of unrest.
  
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• 1 shot but no Sunday repeat of riots in Milwaukee

  15-08-2016 09:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police said one person was shot at a Milwaukee protest on Sunday evening and officers used an armored vehicle to retrieve the injured victim during a second night of unrest over the police shooting of a black man, but there was no repeat of widespread destruction of property.
  
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• Update: Ricardo Soria Valencia recaptured after walking away from Stewart Conservation Camp

  15-08-2016 07:43
  
  Aug. 16 update: Inmate, Ricardo Soria Valencia, 27, was recaptured at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday morning in Reno.The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) reports a minimum security inmate walked away from Stewart Conservation Camp located next to Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. Staff from the NDOC and investigators from the Office of the Inspector General are searching for Valencia who was discovered missing at approximately 11:40 a.m. Sunday morning. The inmate, Ricardo Soria Val
  
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• Tourists clung to cooler to survive after boat sunk in Tahoe

  15-08-2016 07:32
  
  ZEPHYR COVE — Firefighters say a group of tourists whose speedboat sunk in Lake Tahoe at night lived to tell about it after clinging to an ice cooler and a seat cushion. Eric Guevin of the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District says the four men from California’s Bay Area rented a boat that started to take on water late Saturday night. Guevin says the men were about three miles from the shore and in the dark with only partial moonlight as they were yelling for help. He says it was od
  
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• Ricardo Soria Valencia sought after walking away from Stewart Conservation Camp

  15-08-2016 07:32
  
  The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) reports a minimum security inmate walked away from Stewart Conservation Camp located next to Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. Staff from the NDOC and investigators from the Office of the Inspector General are searching for Valencia who was discovered missing at approximately 11:40 this morning. The inmate, Ricardo Soria Valencia, #1155551, a 27 year old Hispanic male, arrived at NDOC from Washoe County, March 09, 2016, and was servin
  
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• Clark County again faces proposal to develop Blue Diamond Hill

  15-08-2016 05:50 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gypsum Resources is once again seeking Clark County’s permission to build a village containing thousands of homes atop Blue Diamond Hill.
  
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• Overland Fire now 95 percent contained

  15-08-2016 05:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A fire that has burned nearly 7,700 acres in White Pine County is now 95 percent contained, the Bureau Land Management said in a statement Sunday.
  
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• Shots reported at JFK airport

  15-08-2016 04:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The New York Police Department says officers are responding to John F. Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired.
  
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• Three people displaced by north-central Las Vegas house fire

  15-08-2016 04:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters responded to a fire at 1905 Abbott St.,near West Lake Mead and North Martin Luther King boulevards.
  
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• Inmate walks away from Northern Nevada worksite Sunday

  15-08-2016 03:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A camp inmate walked away from a Carson City worksite Sunday morning, the Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement.
  
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• Solar battle shifts toward Legislature

  15-08-2016 01:51
  
  LAS VEGAS — Rooftop solar advocates had hoped to take their cause directly to voters after a rate hike this year rocked the industry in Nevada, and their chances of winning on the ballot looked good after they gathered more than double the number of voter signatures needed to put a sweeping referendum on the November ballot. But after the Nevada Supreme Court dealt them a major blow this month by unanimously declaring the measure was unfit for a statewide vote, rooftop solar advocates are
  
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• After court setback, solar battle shifts toward Legislature

  15-08-2016 01:47
  
  LAS VEGAS — Rooftop solar advocates had hoped to take their cause directly to voters after a rate hike this year rocked the industry in Nevada, and their chances of winning on the ballot looked good after they gathered more than double the number of voter signatures needed to put a sweeping referendum on the November ballot. But after the Nevada Supreme Court dealt them a major blow this month by unanimously declaring the measure was unfit for a statewide vote, rooftop solar advocates are
  
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• Hotshot crew member dies battling Strawberry Fire

  15-08-2016 00:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. Forest Service firefighter died around 4 p.m. Saturday after he was hit by a tree while working to suppress the Strawberry Fire at Great Basin National Park near Baker.
  
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• Firefighter dies battling Strawberry Fire near Baker

  15-08-2016 00:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A U.S. Forest Service firefighter died around 4 p.m. Saturday after he was hit by a tree while working to suppress the Strawberry Fire at Great Basin National Park near Baker.
  
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• Coroner identifies man who died after vehicle crashed into trailer in northeastern valley

  15-08-2016 00:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner on Sunday has identified the man who died after the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a semitrailer Saturday night.
  
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• Coroner identifies man who died in Sunday morning shooting

  15-08-2016 00:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner has identified the man who died after a shooting in North Las Vegas on Saturday morning.
  
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• Coroner identifies man who died in Saturday morning shooting

  15-08-2016 00:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County coroner has identified the man who died after a shooting in North Las Vegas on Saturday morning.
  
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