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• Obama commutes sentences for 111 convicts jailed for drug crimes

  30-08-2016 23:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences of 111 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his second round of clemency grants this month, the White House said on Tuesday.
  
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• Carson City deputies surprise local lemonade stand

  30-08-2016 23:03
  
  Two young Carson City entrepreneurs were unexpectedly surprised by a couple of deputies Monday.Two-year-old Joseph Pruyt and three year-old Owen Pruyt were hosting a lemonade stand Monday afternoon when two Carson City deputies, who were patrolling the area, stopped to buy some lemonade and cookies from the two brothers.“I was expecting it to be a complete bust, as three in the afternoon on a quiet street is not exactly a high visibility area. However, you deputies took notice of my littl
  
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• State treasurer wants to replace some taxes with corporate income tax

  30-08-2016 22:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Treasurer Dan Schwartz has submitted a bill draft for consideration by the 2017 Legislature to eliminate the modified business and commerce taxes and replace them with a corporate income tax.
  
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• Officials sign landmark pact to protect Northern Nevada sage grouse

  30-08-2016 22:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval, along with other officials, signed an agreement Tuesday to protect Nevada’s sagebrush ecosystem and a chicken-size bird that depends on it.
  
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• Landmark pact signed to protect Northern Nevada sage grouse, ecosystem

  30-08-2016 22:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval hosted state and federal officials along with executives of a global mining company Tuesday to sign what was hailed as a landmark agreement designed to protect Nevada’s sagebrush ecosystem and a chicken-size bird that depends on it.
  
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• Las Vegas 51s, Mets extend affiliation through '18 season

  30-08-2016 21:57 via lasvegassun.com
  
  The Las Vegas 51s and New York Mets today announced a two-year extension of their Player Development Contract, maintaining the teams' affiliation through the 2018 season. The 51s signed as the Triple-A affiliate of the Mets in September 2012 and renewed the …
  
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• Coroner IDs man killed Sunday on I-15 near Strip

  30-08-2016 21:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday morning on Interstate 15 near the Strip has been identified as Matthew Robert Graves, 26, of Australia.
  
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• ISIS says its spokesman and senior commander has been killed in Syria

  30-08-2016 21:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Islamic State group said Tuesday that its spokesman and senior commander has been killed while overseeing military operations in northern Syria, and threatened to avenge his death.
  
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• Steve Aoki on his documentary, getting personal and building from the underground

  30-08-2016 21:00 via lasvegasweekly.com
  
  I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is worth watching whether you're an Aoki fan or not.
  
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• Man confronted over stolen Flamin’ Hot Cheetos tries to set fire to St. Louis gas station, police say

  30-08-2016 20:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A St. Louis man is accused of trying to burn down a gas station after being confronted for stealing a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
  
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• RTC announces discounted bus fare ‘U-Pass’ for Las Vegas area colleges

  30-08-2016 20:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Students, faculty and staff at local colleges can save up to 60 percent on bus fares, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said Tuesday. The “U-Pass” is available to those who attend or work at UNLV, Nevada State College and the College of Southern Nevada.
  
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• Vladimir Putin, not the Russian president, arrested at Florida supermarket

  30-08-2016 20:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Vladimir Putin has been arrested at a Florida supermarket. No, not THAT Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Kingman police officer shoots, kills woman brandishing shotgun

  30-08-2016 19:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Kingman woman who police said pointed a shotgun at an officer was shot and killed in this northwest Arizona community Monday.
  
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• Clark County coroner IDs man killed Sunday in crash near Moapa

  30-08-2016 19:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The man killed Sunday morning in a rollover crash near Moapa has been identified by the Clark County coroner as Mario Anthony Martinez, 29, of Salt Lake City.
  
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• Remains of possible homicide victim recovered from Kingman backyard

  30-08-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The remains of a suspected homicide victim were recovered from under a slab of concrete and dirt in the backyard of a north Kingman home Monday night.
  
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• Lake Mead snorkeler died of heart disease, coroner says

  30-08-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Sunday death of a snorkeler at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area has been ruled an accident by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Heart disease caused death of snorkeler at Lake Mead

  30-08-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Sunday death of a snorkeler at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area was ruled an accident by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Coroner: Lake Mead snorkeler died of heart disease

  30-08-2016 19:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Sunday death of a snorkeler at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area has been ruled an accident by the Clark County coroner.
  
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• Officials investigating house fire near Sunrise Hospital

  30-08-2016 19:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Fire Department responded to a single-family house fire early Tuesday near Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
  
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• Agriculture Department closes offices in 5 states after receiving threats

  30-08-2016 19:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Agriculture Department said Tuesday it had closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats that it considered serious.
  
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• Study finds adult mosquitoes can pass Zika to offspring

  30-08-2016 18:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Adult female mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus along to their offspring, a finding that makes clear the need for pesticide programs that kill both adult mosquitoes and their eggs.
  
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• State funeral to honor 37 victims of Italy quake

  30-08-2016 17:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Construction crews worked through the night to build a tent complex to host an Italian state funeral Tuesday in Amatrice after outraged residents rejected the government’s plan to hold the service in a distant airport hangar.
  
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• Tahoe City rallying support around 118-room lodge project

  30-08-2016 16:57
  
  TAHOE CITY, Calif. — It’s been a long time coming, but Tahoe City finally may get a new luxury hotel.Just a few months after the extensively remodeled Basecamp hotel graced the east end of Tahoe City, the 118-room Tahoe City Lodge is making its way through planning stages on the western end at the site of the Henrikson Building.The Lodge is proposed to be a four-star hotel that will include a restaurant, rooftop bar, pool and hot tub, as well as conference and meeting space.In addit
  
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• Man suffers gunshot wounds at Sam’s Town

  30-08-2016 14:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An early Tuesday morning shooting, that police believe was accidental, has left one man in the hospital and officers with a number of unanswered questions.
  
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• Husband of Heart singer Ann Wilson arrested

  30-08-2016 14:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities say the husband of Heart lead singer Ann Wilson is being held on investigation of assaulting two relatives during the group’s show in suburban Seattle.
  
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• EU orders Apple to pay $14.6B for illegal tax benefits

  30-08-2016 13:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Apple will have to pay up to $14.5 billion plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the U.S. technology giant received illegal tax benefits over 11 years.
  
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• Outer Banks braces for possible flooding

  30-08-2016 13:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A tropical weather system off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks is expected to strengthen in the next day, bringing winds up to 45 mph and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas.
  
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• Suspect stabs three men near liquor store

  30-08-2016 12:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police are looking for a suspect who stabbed three people Monday evening near a liquor store on East Twain Avenue.
  
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• FBI warns state election officials of hacking attempts

  30-08-2016 12:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI is warning state officials to boost their election security in light of evidence that hackers targeted related data systems in two states.
  
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• Seattle’s ‘secure scheduling’ offers hourly workers protection

  30-08-2016 12:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Seattle leaders have proposed new rules for businesses with hourly employees, including requiring them to schedule shifts two weeks in advance and compensate workers for some last-minute changes.
  
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• Harry Reid and Koch Brothers Wage Proxy War for a Nevada Senate Seat

  30-08-2016 12:00
  The battle to choose Mr. Reid’s successor is pitting him against Charles G. and David H. Koch, who are trying to flip a Democratic seat and help Republicans seal control of the Senate.
  
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• Study: Dogs understand what we say and how we say it

  30-08-2016 11:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Scientists have found that dogs use the same brain areas as humans to process language.
  
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• Arizona Charlie’s evacuated after suspicious substance found

  30-08-2016 09:33 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Arizona Charlie’s on Boulder Highway was evacuated Monday night after a hotel employee found an item that was believed to be a flammable substance in one of the rooms.
  
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• Nevada congressman hospitalized after heart attack

  30-08-2016 08:39
  
  A spokesman for Nevada Rep. Cresent Hardy says the Republican congressman is recovering after suffering a heart attack. Spokesman Larry Farnsworth says Hardy underwent a routine medical procedure after the Monday night incident and remains hospitalized. A statement from Hardy’s office says he is expected to return to a full schedule later this week. The 59-year-old Hardy is running for re-election in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District, which covers much of southern Nevada, including
  
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• FAA expects 600K commercial drones in operation within the year

  30-08-2016 08:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday.
  
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• FAA expects 600,000 commercial drones in operation within the year

  30-08-2016 08:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration estimate.
  
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• Hurricane Madeline takes aim at Big Island

  30-08-2016 08:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Monday issued a hurricane watch for the Big Island of Hawaii as Hurricane Madeline closed in on the island.
  
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• Tree mortality an increasing concern in Lake Tahoe Basin

  30-08-2016 07:33
  
  STATELINE — An increase in tree mortality in the Lake Tahoe Basin due to drought conditions and growing bark beetle populations has local experts teaming up to figure out a course of action. Forest service and fire management officials presented the facts and outlined an action plan at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) governing board meeting on Aug. 24. “Presently there are more than 66 million dead trees in the state of California,” said Mike Vollmer, environmental i
  
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• JoAnne Skelly: Ecological landscape design

  30-08-2016 07:33
  
  Urban landscape design can be repetitious to extravagant, lush to ridiculously sterile. Landscape design is a contrived artistic system of imposed order. It can complement and encourage the ecology of an area or fight against it. Often designs are not integrated with the natural environment. An ecological approach to landscaping allows for the interaction of multiple organisms. Plants need insects for pollination; birds and animals for seed dissemination. Certain animals disturb the soil for see
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: California man arrested on suspicion of felony grand larcey

  30-08-2016 07:33
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityTHURSDAYAt 3:04 p.m., Chase Rowe, 33, a transient, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, felony possession of a dangerous drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, no proof of insurance and failure to obey a traffic control device after deputies initiated a traffic stop near Carson Meadows Drive and Robinson Street. At the same inciden
  
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• Carson City Freeway project crosses halfway point

  30-08-2016 07:33
  
  The final stretch of the Carson City Freeway is starting to look like a freeway.Crews from Road and Highway Builders have begun laying asphalt on the four-mile section between Fairview Drive and Spooner Junction.With nearly all the 20-inch thick base down and compacted and paving under way, NDOT Resident Engineer Ashley Hurlbut said the project is now officially more than half complete. To prepare the roadbed, NDOT officials say the contractor has moved almost a million cubic yards of material.
  
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• Olympic medalist Cody Miller returns to Las Vegas, speaks to local swim club

  30-08-2016 06:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Olympic champion and American swimmer Cody Miller is taking a victory lap. At the 2016 Rio Games the Las Vegas local won bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke and helped the U.S. clinch gold and set an Olympic record in the 4x100-meter medley relay.
  
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• ITT college chain halts enrolling new students following federal ban

  30-08-2016 06:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services, which operates two campuses in Southern Nevada, has stopped enrolling new students.
  
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• Funeral services announced for Las Vegas banker E. Parry Thomas

  30-08-2016 06:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Services have been announced for E. Parry Thomas, the Las Vegas banker who helped transform the Las Vegas casino industry.
  
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• Funeral services announced for E. Parry Thomas

  30-08-2016 06:16 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Services have been announced for E. Parry Thomas, the Las Vegas banker who helped transform the Las Vegas casino industry.
  
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• Congressman Cresent Hardy hospitalized after heart attack

  30-08-2016 05:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Rep. Cresent Hardy, R-Nev., has suffered a “minor” heart attack, his office’s communications director reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday evening.
  
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• UNLV student who almost flunked out learns how to succeed

  30-08-2016 04:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Zachary Cabanski is a senior at UNLV. He plans to become a teacher. He almost flunked out. Then he fell back on the traditional values of hard work and committment to education that his parents instilled in him.
  
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• Media lawyer says feds trampling on free speech in Bundy case

  30-08-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The lawyer representing the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other news media filed court papers Monday accusing the government of trying to “stifle” free speech in the criminal case stemming from the Bunkerville standoff.
  
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• Las Vegas police open new substation, aim to quicken west valley response times

  30-08-2016 03:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The new substation — which acts as a hub for patrol officers within a specific, bordered area of the valley — is located at 8445 Eldora Street, near Durango Drive and Sahara Avenue. It is expected to cut down on response times because its opening means Metro will have more officers responding to calls in the west valley.
  
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• Testimony wraps up in Las Vegas trial of man accused in iPad killing

  30-08-2016 03:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lawyers are expected to present closing arguments Tuesday in the murder trial of 24-year-old Michael Solid, accused in the death of a Las Vegas high school student who refused to give up his iPad.
  
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