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• Prosecutors indict three in racketeering case tied to slain actor

  18-08-2016 23:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  After 70-year-old Charles Thomas Deishley started asking questions about the investments he thought he made, he was shot dead.
  
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• Federal Justice Tower officially welcomed to downtown Las Vegas

  18-08-2016 23:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The long-awaited Federal Justice Tower had its official debut in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday.
  
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• $400M paid to Iran was tied to American prisoners release, US officials say

  18-08-2016 23:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Obama administration said Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners.
  
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• Clark County School District to hold 2 information fairs for families

  18-08-2016 22:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County School District will hold two free public fairs before classes resume Aug. 29 to help families prepare for the 2016-17 school year.
  
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• Driver who crashed into pole suspected of being impaired, Las Vegas police say

  18-08-2016 22:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A vehicle crashed into a traffic pole in the central valley Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Driver suspected of impairment after crashing into pole, Las Vegas police say

  18-08-2016 22:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A man is in custody after crashing a car into a traffic pole in the central valley Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being struck by vehicle in east Las Vegas ID’d

  18-08-2016 21:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The pedestrian killed by a vehicle Aug. 10 on Boulder Highway has been identified.
  
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• Number of women in prison skyrockets and many are moms of small kids

  18-08-2016 21:55 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nearly 80 percent of the 110,000 women who are jailed are mothers of small children, and many of those women are single.
  
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• Another Nevada National Guard unit heads for overseas assignment

  18-08-2016 21:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval bid farewell on Thursday to about 120 of Nevada’s citizen-soldiers, who will conduct customs and border duties primarily in Kuwait.
  
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• EX-NFL player Darren Sharper gets 18 years in prison for drug, rape cases

  18-08-2016 21:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.
  
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• Pine trees to palm trees

  18-08-2016 21:24
  
  Reno officials on Aug. 15 welcomed Jet Blue’s inaugural flight linking Reno to Long Beach with non-stop daily service.In a celebration on the tarmac at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, the Damonte Ranch High School marching band and cheer team performed for dignitaries waiting for the flight as the Jet Blue Airbus 320 landed and unloaded.“Thanks to Jet Blue we now have a new destination to add to our list of cities that we serve,” Marily Mora, president and CEO of the Ren
  
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• Tanker truck rolls, spills fuel on major freeway in Washington — VIDEO

  18-08-2016 21:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A section of a major freeway is closed in Washington state after a tanker truck rolled over and spilled fuel near the Port of Tacoma.
  
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• Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive to reopen; Strawberry Fire 90 percent contained

  18-08-2016 21:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive in Great Basin National Park will reopen Friday after the Strawberry Fire was contained, the National Park Service said.
  
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• Pit bull that mauled Las Vegas boy to death has been euthanized

  18-08-2016 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The pit bull that mauled a child to death Wednesday was euthanized Thursday.
  
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• ‘Pit bull mix’ that mauled, killed Las Vegas boy in ‘tragic event’ euthanized

  18-08-2016 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The boy, Derion Jayvon Stevenson, of Las Vegas, was visiting a friend’s house, near Desert Inn Road and Hollywood Boulevard, about 3:35 p.m. Wednesday when the friend’s family dog either escaped the home or was let outside, then began attacking Stevenson.
  
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• ‘Pit bull mix’ that mauled, killed Las Vegas boy euthanized

  18-08-2016 20:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The boy, Derion Jayvon Stevensons, of Las Vegas, was visiting a friend’s house, near Desert Inn Road and Hollywood Boulevard, about 3:35 p.m. Wednesday when the friend’s family dog either escaped the home or was let outside, then began attacking Stevensons.
  
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• Pedestrian injured after being hit by vehicle in central Las Vegas

  18-08-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in the central valley Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Motorists and engineers get a front-row seat for ferocious Blue Cut firefight — PHOTOS

  18-08-2016 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Drivers who took advantage of the reopening of I-15 in both directions Thursday got a close-up look at the man-vs.-nature drama unfolding in the San Gabriel Mountains.
  
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• Blue Cut wildfire in Southern California only 4 percent contained — PHOTOS

  18-08-2016 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters face searing temperatures and steep terrain on Thursday after making limited progress containing a fast-moving Southern California blaze that has incinerated many buildings and forced more than 80,000 people from their homes.
  
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• Blue Cut wildfire in Southern California only 4 percent contained; I-15 reopens — PHOTOS

  18-08-2016 19:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  I-15 reopened in both directions Thursday morning as firefighters gain ground against a fast-moving Southern California blaze that has incinerated many buildings and forced more than 80,000 people from their homes.
  
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• Pilot survives crash of contractor’s jet near Nellis Air Force Base in northeast Las Vegas

  18-08-2016 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Air Force spokesman says “a civilian aircraft supporting a 57th Wing operation” came down adjacent to the base.
  
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• Pilot survives crash of civilian aircraft near Nellis Air Force Base in northeast Las Vegas

  18-08-2016 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Air Force spokesman says “a civilian aircraft supporting a 57th Wing operation” came down adjacent to the base.
  
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• Nellis Air Force Base investigating ‘aircraft incident’ in northeast Las Vegas

  18-08-2016 17:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Nellis Air Force Base officials confirmed they are investigating reports of an “aircraft incident” Thursday morning near the base in northeast Las Vegas.
  
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• Uber will begin using self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

  18-08-2016 16:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Uber passengers in Pittsburgh will be able to summon rides in self-driving cars with the touch of a smartphone button in the next several weeks.
  
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• When parents miss red flags, burden falls on teachers, schools to catch mental health issues

  18-08-2016 15:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  When children struggle with mental health, it can be difficult to notice. Sometimes, it’s shrugged off as normal teenage angst or behavioral battles, but other times, the internal war becomes a violent and physical combat sending children to the hospital. If parents and caretakers don’t see warning signs or shrug them off, school officials could be a student’s only safeguard.
  
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• Pinning down cancer in Carson City

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  Hundreds of pinwheels adorn the lawn of the Legislative Building Wednesday signifying the donations to UNR’s cancer research honoring loved ones in the battle against cancer.…
  
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• Children become U.S. citizens in Carson City

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  Fifteen children made their own bit of history in the Nevada State Museum Wednesday. Surrounded by family and friends, the kids ranging in ages from 5 to 19 all took part in a ceremony to become U.S. citizens. One child each born in Bangladesh, Canada and the Philippines, and a dozen children born in Mexico took the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America and left with a Certificate of Citizenship. “Congratulations to the new group of American citizens,” sa
  
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• Carson City teens complete wilderness program

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  While some Carson City kids spent their summer traveling, tanning or binge watching Netflix, 16 teens spent their summer with nature.These teens were a part of the Leadership and Resiliency Wilderness program through Juvenile Probation. The teens were court ordered to attend the 10-week summer program, where they learned about leadership, positive choices and health and fitness.“It has been a long journey, but it has been a great one,” said Chief Deputy Director of Juvenile Probatio
  
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• Carson City Strings in the Schools program returning

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  The Strings in the Schools program is asking students to consider signing up as back-to-school season gets underway in the Carson City area. Carson City Symphony’s comprehensive program of free string instruction will begin on the last week of August, after school, at three locations in Carson City. Strings in the Schools, directed by the Symphony’s Education Director Sue Jesch, provides beginning violin lessons for students in grades 2-5; a beginning cello program directed by symph
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on domestic battery, contempt of court

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.TUESDAYAt 11:45 a.m., a 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and contempt of court after deputies responded to reports of a woman screaming for help near the 4100 block of Midas Way. Bail was set at $1,500.The Nevada Appeal only names people arrested on suspicion of felonies and violent crimes. Carson City Secret Witness will pay up to $2,500
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s looking for volunteers

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteers to participate in their Volunteers in Partnership with the Sheriff program.They’re looking for qualified people to assist in the patrol division, front counter and jail visitation program.All applicants must be qualified and all candidates will be trained by the Sheriff’s Office. Applicants must be a retired person who can volunteer four to eight hours a week.To qualify, a volunteer must have a valid Nevada driver&rsqu
  
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• Carson City Chamber Singers, Symphony Chorus opening 32nd season

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  Area vocalists are sought to join The Carson Chamber Singers and The Carson City Symphony Chorus for their 2016-17 season.The Carson Chamber Singers, conducted by Michael Langham, will begin rehearsals for its 32nd season at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Carson High School’s Choral Room, 1111 N. Saliman Road. Founded in 1985 as the select choral group of the Carson City Symphony, the group performs a wide range of music, from sacred to Broadway. It has performed throughout Northern Nevada
  
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• Carson City artists featured in Constant Coogan’s ‘Bury Me Alive’ music video

  18-08-2016 09:11
  
  Anyone who watches the music video for “Bury Me Alive,” a new song from the Bay Area rock band Constant Coogan, may recognize local youth artists and dancers as well as scenery from the Carson City area. The group, a trio made up of Jen and Matt Coogan and Ben Peterson, returned to Northern Nevada to film the video for its latest album of the same name. Using its background in musical theatre, the band recruited young talent from the Lake Tahoe and Carson City area.“I traced m
  
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• What to expect at this year's Black & White Party

  18-08-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  Saturday's shindig not only marks 30 years, but a return to the Strip.
  
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• Taking stock of AFAN's impact as the Black & White Party turns 30

  18-08-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The client services afforded by the annual swanky affair has saved and empowered Las Vegans living with HIV/AIDS.
  
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• Rite of passage: Doolittle Community Center has spent a half-century as Vegas' hoops hub

  18-08-2016 09:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  The games here are famous for their intensity. If you plan to take your shot, you’d best come ready.
  
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• Veterans honored at Air Force band concert in Carson City

  18-08-2016 08:06
  
  World War II veterans were honored at the USAF Band of the Golden West’s visit to Carson City on Tuesday, Aug. 16.…
  
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• USS Nevada celebrating milestone

  18-08-2016 08:06
  
  The Blue and Gold crews of USS Nevada (SSBN 733) celebrated the ship’s 30th anniversary with a ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, Wash., on Aug. 12.With this milestone, Nevada became the fourth active Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), and the third based in Bangor, to go beyond its originally planned 30-year service life.“The age of the ship really makes our Sailors more important than ever,” said Cmdr. Gene Severtson, commanding officer of Nevada Gold. &ldq
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Thank you firefighters

  18-08-2016 08:06
  
  As the Executive Assistant Editor of the Sierra Nevada Media Group, Nevada Appeal Branch, Newsroom Division, I felt like I didn’t do my job Sunday even though it was my day off. Thank goodness Carson City firefighters did theirs.As I walked out of church just after noon Sunday, I saw the smoke from the Shooting Fire on the backside of C Hill and thought “it’s not that big of a deal.”I then took my dogs to Sonoma Park (an excellent place for dogs to roam I might add) and
  
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• Officials: No oil leaks into Lake Tahoe from boat fire

  18-08-2016 08:06
  
  RENO — Firefighters protected Lake Tahoe’s famously clear water as they quickly snuffed out flames shooting from a docked tourist cruise boat, preventing any fuel or oil leaks, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The 144-foot Tahoe Queen had 800 gallons of diesel fuel and 100 gallons of hydraulic oil on board when the fire broke out about 8 a.m. Tuesday. None made it into the mountain lake’s azure waters, said Lt. Jake Aulner, chief of the Coast Guard’s domestic vessel
  
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• Carson City area live entertainment for Aug. 18-24

  18-08-2016 08:06
  
  Mountain Folk at a local art showcase from 5 to 7:30 p.m. today on Telegraph Street.A medley of soul, Latin and jazz by New World Jazz Project from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Cafe at Adele’s, 112 N. Carson St. Deep Groove at 6:45 p.m. today at Sierra Place Senior Living, 1111 W. College Parkway. Jazz, rhythm and blues and country by The Carolyn Dolan Band from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall. Prey for Son from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Living the Good Life,
  
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• Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect in card fraud

  18-08-2016 06:47
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for assistance in seeking a suspect in a stolen credit card report.On Aug. 7, a stolen credit card was used at Adam and Eve in Carson City. The suspect purchased an adult toy using the stolen credit card. The suspect was seen leaving in a green SUV.Anyone with information should contact Carson City Sheriff’s Office Detective Acosta at 775-283-7855 or at [email protected].…
  
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• Child attacked, killed by friend’s pit bull in far east Las Vegas Valley

  18-08-2016 06:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pet pit bull mauled a child to death in the far east valley Wednesday afternoon, Metropolitan Police Department officials confirmed late Wednesday.
  
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• North Las Vegas police recruits to star in pilot for reality show

  18-08-2016 05:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The fresh-faced recruits joining the North Las Vegas Police Department could soon be thrust into the national spotlight.
  
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• Police seek help finding motorcyclist who robbed businesses

  18-08-2016 04:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the suspect would park his motorcycle outside a business and then enter to rob the employees at gunpoint.
  
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• Woman sues detention center alleging negligence in handling pain complaints

  18-08-2016 03:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman who was jailed at the Clark County Detention Center in August last year is suing its medical providers for negligence, alleging they failed to properly address her repeated complaints of abdominal pain.
  
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• USS Nevada celebrated at naval base in Washington state — PHOTO

  18-08-2016 03:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Reno Navy League sponsored the USS Nevada’s 30th anniversary with a ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, Washington, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.
  
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• Nevada AG cites breach of contract in late delivery of school test scores

  18-08-2016 02:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  For the second time in as many years, the state has found a vendor in breach of its lucrative contract to manage and score the standardized tests that thousands of public school students take every spring in Nevada.
  
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• The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas ranked highly for Pokemon Go players

  18-08-2016 02:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Are you a Pokemon Go player hunting pocket monsters? Hotel booking site hotels.com suggests The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas may have your quarry.
  
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• Las Vegas council ponders bill draft requests for 2017 Legislature consideration

  18-08-2016 02:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Some Las Vegas City Council members were indignant Wednesday over the Clark County Commission’s proposed bill draft requests for the 2017 Nevada Legislature.
  
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