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• Report: Staffing shortages hamper work at US wildlife refuges

  21-09-2016 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of national wildlife refuges that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and other species are crippled by a staffing shortage that has curtailed educational programs, hampered the fight against invasive species and weakened security.
  
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• Report: Staff shortages hamper US wildlife refuges

  21-09-2016 23:07 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of national wildlife refuges that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and other species are crippled by a staffing shortage that has curtailed educational programs, hampered the fight against invasive species and weakened security at facilities that attract nearly 50 million visitors annually, a group of public employees and law enforcement said Wednesday.
  
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• Transportation officials seek input on plans for Highway 95 at Charleston

  21-09-2016 23:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation will hold a meeting Thursday to gather input about plans to improve traffic flows for the U.S. Highway 95 interchange at Charleston Boulevard.
  
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• NDOT officials to gather public input on plans for US 95 at Charleston

  21-09-2016 23:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation will hold a meeting Thursday to gather input about plans to improve traffic flows for the U.S. Highway 95 interchange at Charleston Boulevard.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigate suspicious package at the Stratosphere

  21-09-2016 22:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The call reporting the package at the Stratosphere came in at 1:22 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Traffic is shut down at a nearby intersection.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigate suspicious package at Stratosphere; streets closed

  21-09-2016 22:56 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas police are investigating a suspicious package at the Stratosphere. Part of the casino is being evacuated.
  
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• Smaller Stars Will Get a Chance to Shine at Latin Grammys

  21-09-2016 22:43
  With many of Latin music’s major artists on the sidelines, the field will be wide open at the awards show on Nov. 17.
  
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• State education chief Canavero warns U.S. reps federal law could be chaotic for Nevada

  21-09-2016 22:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero warned members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Wednesday that proposed rules to implement a new federal education law could create chaos and confusion as Nevada schools try to help at-risk students.
  
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• Education chief warns US reps federal law could be chaotic for Nevada

  21-09-2016 22:43 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State superintendent of public instruction told members of a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that proposed rules for a new federal law could create chaos and confusion for Nevada schools.
  
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• Kingman man charged with torturing wife, boy was previously convicted of murdering his stepfather in Tucson, records show

  21-09-2016 21:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Kingman man charged with torturing his wife and her young son was previously convicted of murdering his stepfather in Tucson, Arizona Department of Corrections records show.
  
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• Kingman man charged with torturing wife, boy previously convicted of murdering stepfather, records show

  21-09-2016 21:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Kingman man charged with torturing his wife and her young son was previously convicted of murdering his stepfather in Tucson, Arizona Department of Corrections records show.
  
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• North Las Vegas looking at land near veterans facility for medical research development

  21-09-2016 21:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee on Wednesday said he’d like to see medical research businesses built on roughly 200 acres of vacant land north of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
  
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• North Las Vegas looking at BLM land for medical research development

  21-09-2016 21:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee on Wednesday said he’d like to see medical research businesses built on roughly 200 acres of vacant land north of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
  
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• Judge grants murder suspect’s wish to represent himself in court

  21-09-2016 21:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An Arizona judge on Tuesday granted murder suspect’s Richard Polaski’s request to represent himself in further legal proceedings.
  
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• Plan to dig up, move historic Nevada graves angers heirs

  21-09-2016 20:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pioneer cemetery on the edge of downtown Reno where the remains of Civil War soldiers, city founders and a tribal chief have rested for more than a century has been anything but restful in recent weeks.
  
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• Bullhead City Council votes to end annual regatta

  21-09-2016 20:24 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Bullhead City council voted 4-3 Tuesday to end the annual Bullhead City River Regatta that had more than 30,000 people floating the Colorado River together in August.
  
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• Missing Laughlin man’s body found in Arizona

  21-09-2016 20:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The body of a Laughlin resident who went missing in August has been found on the other side of the Colorado River in Bullhead City, Arizona.
  
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• Crash closes lanes on 215 Beltway near Decatur

  21-09-2016 17:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on the eastbound 215 Beltway near South Decatur Boulevard has closed all but one lane, the Regional Transporation Commission said on Twitter Wednesday morning.
  
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• 215 Beltway near Decatur reopens after crash

  21-09-2016 17:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A crash on eastbound 215 Beltway near South Decatur Boulevard Wednesday morning has been cleared and all lanes are now open, according RTC traffic cameras.
  
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• 1 person injured in house fire in northeast Las Vegas

  21-09-2016 16:49 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person with serious injuries was taken to University Medical Center following a house fire Wednesday morning in northeast Las Vegas.
  
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• Obama, Netanyahu to meet to cement U.S.-Israeli ties despite years of testy ties between the two leaders

  21-09-2016 14:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Frustrated after years of fraught diplomacy, President Barack Obama will seek Wednesday to cast the U.S. partnership with Israel as on solid footing, even as he openly weighs using the final stretch of his presidency to ramp up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to finally make peace with the Palestinians.
  
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• Trump draws ire of blacks with ‘worst shape’ remark

  21-09-2016 13:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Donald Trump faced a swift backlash Tuesday after declaring that African-Americans are “in the worst shape they’ve ever been” during a campaign event.
  
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• NC police say man given warnings to drop gun before being shot, killed

  21-09-2016 13:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Police officers gave a black man multiple clear warnings to drop a handgun before one of the officers opened fire and killed him, Charlotte’s police chief said Wednesday
  
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• At least 12 officers injured overnight in Charlotte, N.C.

  21-09-2016 13:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that left about a dozen officers injured in North Carolina’s largest city and shut down a highway after the fatal shooting of a black man by Charlotte police who said he was armed and posed a threat.
  
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• Attacker foiled at Israeli Embassy in Turkey

  21-09-2016 12:41 via reviewjournal.com
  
  An attacker apparently armed with a knife tried to enter the Israeli Embassy in Turkey on Wednesday before being shot and slightly wounded by Turkish security officials, an Israeli official said
  
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• Fed could raise rates — 3 things to watch

  21-09-2016 11:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Not quite yet. That’s the decision the Federal Reserve is expected to deliver Wednesday when it announces to the financial world whether it will resume raising interest rates now — or wait until later, perhaps sometime soon.
  
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• Skittles controversy just one of many for Trump Jr.

  21-09-2016 10:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  With 42 words, a hashtag and a bowl of Skittles, Donald Trump Jr. set out to illustrate what he saw as the danger of letting Syrian refugees into the United States. Instead, he set the Internet ablaze with controversy.
  
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• JonBenet Ramsey family lawyer threatens to sue CBS because of documentary

  21-09-2016 10:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The lawyer for the family of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey denounced a CBS documentary theorizing she was killed by her brother, Burke, as a “false and unprofessional television attack” and threatened to sue the network for libel.
  
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• Law enforcement appreciation rally Saturday, Oct. 1 in Carson City

  21-09-2016 09:51
  
  As a way to thank local law enforcement, a group of Carson City friends are gathering the town for an appreciation rally Saturday, Oct. 1. Board of Supervisors trustee Lori Bagwell, P.J. Degross and Carol Howell are hosting the first We Love Our LEOs: Carson City Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Rally Saturday afternoon. “A couple of girlfriends and I were talking and watching the things happening on TV everywhere and with Carl Howell and it just struck us to have an opportunity to sh
  
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• Focus on enforcing underage drinking laws by Carson City Sheriff’s Office

  21-09-2016 09:51
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is revamping its Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws to try to reduce any juvenile alcohol related accidents.The program is designed to prevent juvenile access to alcohol through business compliance checks, shoulder tap operations and providing alcohol training for Carson City businesses and servers.“The focus is to keep juveniles away from alcohol and do that through working different details for alcohol enforcement such as parties, large gatherin
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Neutral on climate change, big on clean energy

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  I came across an op-ed written by Arnold Schwarzenegger (I’m having a hard time refusing to use the “it’s not a tuba” joke again) he wrote last December.And while I’ll clean up the language in his op-ed (https://www.facebook.com/notes/arnold-schwarzenegger/i-dont-give-a-if-we-agree-about-climate-change/10153855713574658/ Schwarzenegger), Schwarzenegger says he doesn’t care if you believe in climate change or not, he’s committed to a clean energy future.
  
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• Prep roundup: CHS girls soccer settles for tie

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  By the narrowest of margins, the Carson High girls soccer team fell from the perfect ranks Tuesday night at the Jim Frank Track & Field Complex.The Senators tied the game with a goal early in the second half, but were unable to finish off a plethora of opportunities down the stretch and settled for a 1-1 tie with McQueen.Carson dropped to 5-0-1 while McQueen is 3-2-1. The Senators had 17 shots on goal, 13 of those coming in the final 40 minutes.“Soccer is a funny game,” Carson c
  
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• Law enforcement appreciation rally Saturday in Carson City

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  As a way to thank local law enforcement, a group of Carson City friends are gathering the town for an appreciation rally Saturday.Board of Supervisors trustee Lori Bagwell, P.J. Degross and Carol Howell are hosting the first We Love Our LEOs: Carson City Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Rally Saturday afternoon.“A couple of girlfriends and I were talking and watching the things happening on TV everywhere and with Carl Howell and it just struck us to have an opportunity to show law enf
  
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• FoodMaxx plans Nov. opening in Carson City

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  Two regional Save Mart stores transitioning to the FoodMaxx label have faced delays due to the need of extensive remodeling.The Save Mart stores in Carson City on Highway 50 East and in Sparks at Prater and North McCarran closed in March with an expectation of reopening as FoodMaxx stores by the end of the summer, which has now been extended to mid-November.“These are brand news stores,” said Nannette Miranda, public affairs manager for Save Mart, which also owns FoodMaxx and the Lu
  
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• Focus on enforcing underage drinking laws by Carson City Sheriff’s

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is revamping its Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws to try to reduce any juvenile alcohol related accidents.The program is designed to prevent juvenile access to alcohol through business compliance checks, shoulder tap operations and providing alcohol training for Carson City businesses and servers.“The focus is to keep juveniles away from alcohol and do that through working different details for alcohol enforcement such as parties, large gatherin
  
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• Commerce Tax outperforms 1st year projections

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  Nevada’s controversial commerce tax outperformed projections by a substantial margin in its first year.Taxation Director Deonne Contine said as the state closed its books on the 2016 Fiscal Year Friday, the tax had generated $143,508,593 in revenue for the General Fund. That’s more than 17 percent above the $119,826,000 it was projected to raise in year one.“We’re happy the commerce tax performed at least to projections,” said Mike Willden, chief of staff to Gov. B
  
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• CHS notebook: Carson High to count on Gagnon, young receivers

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  With Luke Myers sidelined with a shoulder injury, the Carson Senators will rely heavily on senior Brandon Gagnon and untested Terin Keller Friday against North Valleys.Myers injured his shoulder in the first half of the McQueen game. Trainer Adam Hunsaker expects Myers to return for the Sierra League opener against Galena.Myers had 11 receptions for 128 yards in 3 1/2 games. Gagnon has three catches for 81 yards and a TD. The TD came last week in the 45-17 win over McQueen. Keller has yet to ca
  
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• Carson volleyball rolls past North Valleys

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  Carson High’s volleyball team never trailed Tuesday night against winless North Valleys, but it didn’t dominate like it should have either.The Senators improved to 4-1 with a 25-16, 25-14 and 25-11 victory at Morse Burley Gym.Carson closes out the crossover portion of its schedule Thursday night at home against McQueen (6 p.m. start).Coach Robert Maw said he was happy to see his team win, but he knows his team could have played much better.“Very uninspiring,” he said. &l
  
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• Carson City airport grows with community

  21-09-2016 08:57
  
  It’s a clear warm day in early September and the construction crew working on the Carson City Airport terminal is hammering away at repairs. A few planes come in for landings while up on the second floor of Stirling Air, Steven Lewis is sitting at his desk with Tim Rowe, the airport manager.“This local airport is truly an economic engine for the city,” Lewis, Stirling’s president and a former Airport Authority chairman says. But it’s a quiet engine a majority of re
  
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• Pair of county commissioners, uneasy about stadium plan, air their concerns

  21-09-2016 07:20 via lasvegassun.com
  
  Former state lawmakers who now sit on the Clark County Commission led an exhaustive examination of the stadium proposal, poking holes in the recommendation forwarded to ...
  
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• Protesters gather after police shoot, kill armed man in North Carolina

  21-09-2016 06:15 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A black police officer shot an armed black man at an apartment complex Tuesday, authorities said, prompting angry street protests late into the night.
  
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• Clark County Commission won’t take stance on Las Vegas stadium issue until questions are answered

  21-09-2016 05:47 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Questions raised by two Clark County commissioners about aproposed NFL stadium prevented the body from taking a stance Tuesday on the $1.9 billion project.
  
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• Guinn Center for Policy Priorities to give presentation on pot ballot question

  21-09-2016 05:10 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities will give a presentation Wednesday on Ballot Question 2
  
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• 1 killed, 1 injured after dirt bike, SUV collide in western Las Vegas Valley

  21-09-2016 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The dirt biker died at the scene. The woman driving was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
  
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• 1 killed, 1 injured after a motorcycle, car collide in western Las Vegas Valley

  21-09-2016 04:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  One person was killed and another was injured after a motorcycle and a car collided in the western valley Tuesday night, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
  
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• Prosecutor says Ammon Bundy had more than $8K in his jacket at the time of his arrest

  21-09-2016 03:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel told the court Tuesday the cash indicates Ammon Bundy planned to continue occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for a long time.
  
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• Marine veteran arrested after allegedly attacking pastor, firing into his home

  21-09-2016 03:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A Marine veteran has been arrested by Las Vegas police for attempted murder and battery with a deadly weapon after he tried to run over a pastor with his Toyota sedan.
  
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• Job opportunities available for veterans at Wednesday hiring event

  21-09-2016 03:13 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Veterans, National Guard members, reservists and transitioning service members can explore job opportunities Wednesday at the Las Vegas Veteran Hiring Expo & Summit.
  
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• Pollutant made famous by Erin Brockovich flows from taps in Las Vegas, nationwide

  21-09-2016 03:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A pollutant made famous by Erin Brockovich shows up in drinking water supplies across the country, including the Las Vegas Valley, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group.
  
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• Scenic Nevada loses last shot at reinstating Reno billboard limits

  21-09-2016 02:08
  
  The Nevada Supreme Court has unanimously rejected Scenic Nevada’s final attempt to reinstate the ordinance limiting billboards in Reno.The court in July ruled the Reno City Council had the right to amend the voter-approved ordinance capping the number of new billboards in the city because they did so more than three years after the vote.Under state law, lawmakers can’t change a voter-approved statute for at least three years but, after that period, can make changes. The July opinion
  
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