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• Clark County coroner IDs bicyclist killed Sunday in hit-and-run crash

  12-09-2016 23:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The bicyclist killed in Sunday night’s hit-and-run crash in the central valley has been identified as Jeremy Chad Clark, 42.
  
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• Bill Clinton to fill in for Hillary at North Las Vegas rally Wednesday

  12-09-2016 23:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Former President Bill Clinton will be filling in for Hillary Clinton at a presidential campaign event in Southern Nevada on Wednesday.
  
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• Carson City Sheriff’s Office: Man arrested on suspicion of third DUI

  12-09-2016 23:18
  
  The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in court.Carson CityFRIDAYAt 8:50 a.m., Alberto Malasaga, 49, of Carson City was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery with a deadly weapon after deputies responded to a battery near the 600 block of King Street. Bail was set at $30,000.SATURDAYAt 5:45 a.m., a 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI, disobedience to traffic control device, driving left of
  
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• Jet that crashed near Nellis lost power while preparing to land, NTSB says

  12-09-2016 22:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Vietnam War-era jet that crashed Aug. 18 lost power as it turned in preparation for a landing at Nellis Air Force Base, investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
  
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• New top FBI administrator begins at Las Vegas office

  12-09-2016 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI in Nevada has a new special agent in charge.
  
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• New top administrator begins at FBI office in Las Vegas

  12-09-2016 22:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The FBI in Nevada has a new special agent in charge.
  
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• 1-year-old Las Vegas girl who drowned Tuesday has been identified

  12-09-2016 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 1-year-old Las Vegas girl drowned Tuesday, and the Clark County coroner’s office has identified her as Mia Resendiz.
  
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• 1-year-old Las Vegas girl who drowned Sept. 6 has been identified

  12-09-2016 20:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 1-year-old Las Vegas girl drowned last week, and the Clark County coroner’s office has identified her as Mia Resendiz.
  
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• Nevada campaign for energy deregulation picking up

  12-09-2016 18:42
  
  LAS VEGAS — Discussion is picking up on the Energy Choice Initiative, with more people taking public positions on the ballot measure that aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada. Here are things to know about Question 3: HOW DOES IT WORK? If the measure passes the statewide ballot in November and again in 2018, it will enshrine in the Nevada Constitution the right for customers to choose their energy provider and to produce their own power to sell to others. It directs the Nevada L
  
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• Home of Nevada’s eighth governor up for sale

  12-09-2016 18:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Carson City home where Nevada’s eighth governor once lived is up for sale following the completion of a two-year restoration project.
  
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• Tesla CEO says Autopilot improvements would have prevented deadly crash

  12-09-2016 16:17 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes in which they are involved.
  
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• Las Vegas-to-London flight declares emergency after passenger falls ill

  12-09-2016 16:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Daily Mail website is reporting an emergency aboard a British Airways flight that left Las Vegas Sunday night and is headed to London Heathrow Airport Monday morning.
  
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• PUCN obligated to set utility rates that are fair for all Nevadans

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  In Nevada, public utilities are regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“PUCN”). The PUCN is charged with promoting safe and reliable utility services at fair and reasonable rates.Recently, the PUCN has made news in regard to an area of significant interest to many Nevadans — solar energy and the net metering program associated with it. Net metering is a metering mechanism that credits residential, rooftop solar energy system owners for the electricity added to
  
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• Nonprofit sheds light on Down Syndrome

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Melissa Campau learned of the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada (DSNNN) from a Buddy Walk advertisement on the back of a milk carton not long after receiving her daughter Jordan’s diagnosis. With the encouragement and support of family, Campau attended her first Buddy Walk a mere six days after Jordan was born. Not really knowing what to expect, Campau’s family collected information from the DSNNN, other nonprofit organizations and state agencies while her children enjoyed th
  
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• Keys to a successful trade show visit

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  In my career, I’ve attended a LOT of trade shows, some of which proved valuable and some which didn’t. With the NCET Small Business Expo this week — September 16 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa — I’d like to offer some tips on how you can get the most from a visit to a trade show.Trade shows are like short boot camps for business. Everything that you can use to start or grow your business is right there — potential partners, providers of goods and services,
  
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• In her own words: WETLAB’s Michelle Sherven

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Tell us about your company and the duties of your position.Michelle Sherven: Western Environmental Testing Laboratory (WETLAB) is an environmental testing laboratory based in Sparks. We believe getting high quality data can be easy, and working with the right lab can make it a pleasure. As president, my role is to work in conjunction with the leadership to set the strategic vision of the company. NNBW: How did you get into this profession?Sherven: My degree is i
  
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• GourMelt opens brick-and-mortar shop

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Jessie Henderson and Haley Moseley, Reno restaurant owners, got their start as business owners selling gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches out of their mobile food truck called GourMelt. After several years of focusing on their Midtown breakfast restaurant Two Chicks, they have brought the business back as a brick-and-mortar location. GourMelt Grilled Cheese Shop opened this past August just west of the University of Nevada, Reno campus at 101 University Terrace. Henderson and Moseley originally
  
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• Fallon named finalist for geothermal systems site

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Fallon, along with a proposed site in Utah, is one of two locations being considered for an underground laboratory to conduct research on enhanced geothermal systems.Sandia National Laboratories will work on the Fallon project, which is the Ormat site located south of the Naval Air Station Fallon runway toward Macari Lane. The University of Utah will be working at a site in Milford.“We’re grateful to see this project continue forward because of the amount of work we invested along w
  
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• Energizing policy

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Last year about 1,400 people in Nevada submitted applications each month on average to install rooftop solar around the state, compared to 14 applications last month. Looking at the number of applications in 2015 compared to those in 2016, the current rules aren’t working, Chandler Sherman, deputy director with SolarCity explained in a phone interview.Why the dramatic drop in numbers? The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) put a ruling into effect on Jan. 1, 2016, that made sola
  
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• Energizing economy

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Nevada has what it takes to lead the nation in the future of energy.“Nevada is on a great path,” said Kevin Geraghty, senior vice president, energy supply for NV Energy. “It’s incredible what we’ve accomplished in Nevada.”Geraghty said the state has some of the lowest power rates in the mountain west and NV Energy will retire its polluting coal plants ahead of other states, including California.“We need to keep doing what we’ve been doing and do m
  
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• Empowering aviation workforce for the future

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  Pathways to Aviation has charted a new course in 2016 for the future of the aviation and aerospace industry in Nevada. The organization is working to develop education curriculum for all schools and to empower a new generation of aviation industry workforce, experts and leaders by filling aviation industry jobs with quality Nevada labor.Pathways to Aviation, formerly known as the Reno Air Racing Foundation, is inviting all business leaders, government officials, commercial Realtors, aviation in
  
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• DEMOLITION STARTS ON BLIGHTED MOTELS

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  The City of Reno began demolition on two blighted motels in downtown Reno earlier this month. The two motels, located at 500 Virginia Street, were formally known as Heart o’ Town and the Golden West. The buildings have remained vacant for more than seven and a half years. “Blight has been incredibly important in this corridor and we have really set out to change it for downtown,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said at a press conference held Tuesday, Sept. 6.“You can really
  
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• Casino Player Magazine awards GSR

  12-09-2016 15:20
  
  In a recent release from Casino Player Magazine, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR) was awarded with a total of 19 Best of Gaming awards. Some of the casino’s first place wins include ‘Best Overall Gaming Resort,’ ‘Best Hotel’ and ‘Best Casino.’ Casino Player, one of the casino and resort industry’s premier publications, annually polls its readers to determine the recipients of awards in a variety of categories. GSR was awarded nine first place
  
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• 3 die in small plane crash at Reno airport

  12-09-2016 14:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officials say three people are dead in a small plane crash in a parking lot at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
  
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• Arson suspected at mosque attended by Pulse nightclub shooter

  12-09-2016 14:04 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities in Florida say a fire at the mosque that was attended by the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting is being investigated a as a possible arson.
  
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• North Korea ready to detonate another nuclear test at any time

  12-09-2016 12:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States reportedly planned to send two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers to the South in a show of force against Pyongyang.
  
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• Fed rate hike jitters send world markets tumbling

  12-09-2016 11:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  World stock indexes tumbled Monday, as investors reacted to comments last week from a Fed official, who caught markets off guard by saying that interest rates could rise soon.
  
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• Driver killed, 18 others hurt in school bus crash at Denver airport

  12-09-2016 11:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A school bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar on Sunday at Denver International Airport, killing the driver and injuring 18 passengers, some seriously.
  
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• Heroin overdose deaths in Ohio skyrocket

  12-09-2016 10:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Ohio city is experiencing a new spike in deadly heroin overdoses. Authorities say at least eight deaths over the weekend in the Akron area could be from overdoses.
  
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• Fragile cease-fire supposed to take effect in Syria at sunset

  12-09-2016 09:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to begin at sunset in Syria amid mixed messages of commitment from various rebel factions but with verbal backing by President Bashar Assad’s government.
  
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• New Miss America has advice for Clinton and Trump: Compromise

  12-09-2016 09:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Savvy Shields had only been Miss America for less than an hour, but she already had a clear vision of what she hopes America will look like at the end of her term next year.
  
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• Suspect arrested in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist in central Las Vegas

  12-09-2016 08:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bicyclist is dead after a Sunday night hit-and-run accident in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Bicyclist dies after a Sunday night hit-and-run in central Las Vegas

  12-09-2016 08:09 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A bicyclist is dead after a Sunday night hit-and-run accident in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.
  
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• Firefighters in Las Vegas remember peers who died in 9/11 attacks

  12-09-2016 08:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Retired New York firefighter Mike Tomko stood atop a 1950 Seagravefiretruck with a cup of beer held high above his head, looking over acrowd of first responders and their families.
  
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• Utah drinkers choosing craft brews, box wine, flavored whiskey

  12-09-2016 06:02 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cheap liquor, wine and beer have long been best-sellers among Utah alcohol drinkers, but new numbers from Utah’s tightly-controlled liquor system show local craft brews, trendy box wines and flavored whiskies are also popular choices in a largely teetotaler state.
  
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• Portland homeless crisis grows, creating dissent in tolerant Oregon city

  12-09-2016 05:35 via reviewjournal.com
  
  There have always been homeless people in Portland, but last summer Michelle Cardinal noticed a change outside her office doors.
  
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• Campaign for energy deregulation picking up steam in Nevada

  12-09-2016 05:21 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Discussion is picking up on the Energy Choice Initiative, with more people taking public positions on the ballot measure that aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada. Here are things to know about Question 3:
  
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• Henderson festival dances to a distinct Hawaiian beat — PHOTOS

  12-09-2016 02:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Henderson’s annual Ho’olaule’a Pacific Islands Festival, held Saturday and Sunday at the Henderson Events Plaza, celebrated Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture.
  
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• Coastal land in Southern California to remain untouched, for now

  12-09-2016 00:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A long-awaited vote by a California panel will leave a valuable, 401-acre stretch of oil land overlooking the Pacific Ocean virtually untouched and without an immediate plan to develop or preserve it.
  
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• Monday classes canceled at Las Vegas school as mercury cleanup continues

  12-09-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Monday classes at Johnson Junior High School will be canceled while officials work to make sure the school is completely clear of mercury, the Clark County School District announced Sunday.
  
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• Monday classes canceled at Johnson Junior High School

  12-09-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Monday classes at Johnson Junior High School will be canceled while officials work to make sure the school is completely clear of mercury, the Clark County School District announced Sunday.
  
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• EPA recovers quarter-cup of mercury from Las Vegas school as cleanup continues

  12-09-2016 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Environmental Protection Agency official said Sunday that upward of a quarter-cup of mercury has been recovered from Johnson Junior High School and that 60 homes in the community have been evaluated, with one family being temporarily relocated.
  
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• McCarran airport’s baggage has a frequency all its own

  12-09-2016 00:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Before 9/11, bags were sorted into two categories at McCarran International Airport. “They were either California bags, or they were not California bags,” said Samuel Ingalls, assistant director of aviation at McCarran.
  
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