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• The Latest: Trump makes stop at Las Vegas church, school

  05-10-2016 23:07
  
  BC-NV--Campaign 2016-Trump-Nevada-The Latest, 1st Ld-Writethru,405The Latest: Trump makes stop at Las Vegas church, schoolAP Photo NVEV102, NVEV101, NVEV104, NVEV103, NVEV102, NVJL102, NVJL101Eds: Updates. Links additional photos. With AP Photos.classify(id:2e40996daa464221b4f3d91145cc05e8;section:AP Event;name:Campaign 2016 Trump Nevada;Associated PressHENDERSON, Nev. — The Latest on Donald Trump rallies Wednesday the Las Vegas area and Reno (all times local): 12:50 a.m. Republican presid
  
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• Las Vegas keeps focus on Cashman as ‘Field of Dreams’ site

  05-10-2016 23:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Las Vegas city officials are still dreaming about a major-league sports complex within city limits.
  
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• New Las Vegas logo goes pink and flashy

  05-10-2016 22:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The city of Las Vegas got a pop of pink Wednesday, with the official unveiling of its new logo.
  
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• Construction will temporarily close 2 popular Lake Mead trails

  05-10-2016 22:29 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The National Park Service announced Wednesday that the Historic Railroad Trail and part of the River Mountains Loop Trail at Lake Mead will be temporarily closed for improvements.
  
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• Nevada Legislature special session set for Monday

  05-10-2016 21:59
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday he will call the Legislature into special session Monday at 8 a.m.The purpose of the special session is to approve room tax increases to fund construction of a 65,000 seat domed stadium in Las Vegas as the potential future home of the Oakland Raiders football team.Sandoval said full details of the agenda he is proposing for the special session will be in the official proclamation he plans to issue on Sunday.The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee r
  
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• Nevada Legislature special session to being Monday

  05-10-2016 21:29
  
  Gov. Brian Sandoval has called the Legislature into special session starting at 8 a.m. Monday. The session will center around funding for an NFL stadium in Las Vegas.A formal proclamation and agenda are scheduled for release on Sunday.Sandoval says Las Vegas has a chance to usher in a new era for tourism with the stadium, as well as with a recommended convention center expansion and more police hires.He says he’ll also ask lawmakers to tweak the hotel tax to cover an expected shortfall in
  
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• NSA contractor arrested, charged with taking classified information

  05-10-2016 21:26 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A contractor for the National Security Agency has been arrested on charges that he illegally removed highly classified information and stored the material in his house and car, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
  
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• Nevada governor calls special session for Monday to consider Raiders stadium plan

  05-10-2016 20:39 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A special legislative session to consider financing for a domed NFL stadium in Clark County and expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center will commence 8 a.m. Monday, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday.
  
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• New clerk chosen for U.S. District Court in Nevada

  05-10-2016 20:37 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Debra Kempi, chief deputy clerk for the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida, has been selected to replace Lance Wilson as the clerk for the U.S. District Court in Nevada.
  
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• Legislature to weigh funding for NFL stadium starting Monday

  05-10-2016 20:23 via lasvegassun.com
  
  Nevada lawmakers will meet next week to consider raising a hotel tax for an NFL stadium, convention center expansion and more police officers in the Las Vegas area. Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Wednesday that ...
  
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• 2 new attack ads go up in tight race for Congress in Nevada

  05-10-2016 20:03
  
  LAS VEGAS — Two new attack ads hit the airwaves Tuesday in the tight race for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District — a swing district that’s held by a Republican in spite of its 10-point Democratic registration advantage. The National Republican Congressional Committee’s new ad associates Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen with “sleaze,” saying he’s “picking our pockets while lining his own.” It criticizes Kihuen for supporting a bill in
  
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• Clark County coroner IDs pedestrian who died Tuesday after being hit by SUV

  05-10-2016 19:46 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Las Vegas man hit and killed by an SUV Tuesday has been identified as Drew Alleman by the Clark County coroner’s office. He was 30.
  
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• South Reno senior affordable housing project breaks ground

  05-10-2016 19:21
  
  Vintage Housing and Greenstreet Companies held a ground-breaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 3 for Vintage at The Crossings, a 230-unit affordable senior apartment complex in South Reno. The project marks the first large-scale affordable housing project to break ground in 10 years.The four-story complex will be comprised of one and two bedroom apartment units that ranage from 580 square feet to 800 square feet with large 3,000 to 4,000 square feet community rooms. The project is designed to house low
  
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• Nevada Poll: Voters strongly support Questions 3 and 4

  05-10-2016 19:05 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Likely voters in Nevada overwhelmingly support state constitutional amendments that would open the electricity market to competition and provide a tax exemption for medical equipment, according to a poll commissioned by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  
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• New wildfire burning near Mary Jane Falls on Mount Charleston

  05-10-2016 16:25 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Firefighters began working on a new wildfire near Mary Jane Falls on Mount Charleston about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Report: Yahoo secretly scanned all customers’ incoming emails for US intel

  05-10-2016 16:01 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Yahoo last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Anderson Cooper staying with CNN

  05-10-2016 15:14 via reviewjournal.com
  
  CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is sticking with the cable news network.
  
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• Nevada Day Treasure Hunt Clue 2

  05-10-2016 15:03
  
  While we encourage a jaunt to all 12Because such a walk may pleaseOnce you pass the smallest Granville figureYou will no longer find our little present…
  
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• World’s oldest man finally no longer a boy, celebrates his bar mitzvah

  05-10-2016 14:27 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The world’s oldest man has finally celebrated his bar mitzvah — a hundred years later than usual.
  
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• Russian, Syrian warplanes continue to pound besieged city of Aleppo

  05-10-2016 13:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The U.N. on Wednesday released stark satellite images showing the most recent destruction of Syria’s embattled northern city of Aleppo, pounded by Syrian and Russian airstrikes since the collapse of a U.S.-Russia brokered cease-fire two weeks ago.
  
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• 3 win Nobel chemistry prize for molecular machines

  05-10-2016 12:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, British-born Fraser Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard “Ben” Feringa on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing minuscule machines at the molecular level.
  
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• Millions prepare for worst as Matthew gains strength and zeroes in on US

  05-10-2016 12:23 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Hurricane Matthew’s slog toward the East Coast has government officials worried about complacency, especially in South Florida, which hasn’t seen a major hurricane in 11 years.
  
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• Fact checking Kaine, Pence debate claims

  05-10-2016 11:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Not all the claims in the vice presidential debate stand up to scrutiny.
  
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• What a united Hard Rock brand means for customers

  05-10-2016 11:00 via vegasinc.com
  
  It’s all one again. The Hard Rock brand, which had been split among different owners at different times for more than three decades, is now completely controlled by Hard Rock International,owned by ...
  
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• Digging into economic projections tied to a Raiders move to Las Vegas

  05-10-2016 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  
  Proponents say the proposed 65,000-seat, domed stadium is the missing link in Las Vegas’ entertainment offerings. A flashy stadium steps away from the Strip, they say, could draw an entirely new segment of visitors. That projection is based on ...
  
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• How to Build a Democratic Majority That Lasts

  05-10-2016 10:21
  Spend campaign money on mobilization, not TV ads.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by SUV on Jones Boulevard

  05-10-2016 10:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A 30-year-old man died Tuesday after an SUV hit him on South Jones Boulevard north of West Edgewood Circle just after 5 p.m., according to police.
  
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• Voting registration deadline Oct. 18

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital (NV) Branch, and PFLAG Carson Region, reminds everyone the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Oct. 18.Nevadans who wish to vote must be at least 18 years old by Nov. 8, U.S. citizen and must have continuously lived in Nevada for at least 30 days and in their county for at least 10 days. Registration can be done online, by mail or in person
  
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• Thumbs up for Carson City’s new animal shelter

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  The new Carson City Animal Shelter is now open for business. An open house for the public is Saturday starting at 10 a.m., but animals up for adoption are already there, including a few dogs transferred in during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for donors and those who worked on the project. “This marks a new beginning for homeless pets in Carson City,” said Tierra Bonaldi, president, the board of directors for the Nevada Humane Society, which operates the shelter.Bonaldi said the
  
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• The Popcorn Stand: Not too early for Willow Bill

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  Those who bother to read this Popcorn Stand know my feelings about the Christmas season (to me, it’s pretty much over by Thanksgiving). But there are two people who I don’t blame for being knee deep into Christmas by this time of year — Santa Claus and “Willow” Bill.Yes, it’s that time of year again for “Willow” Bill Goulardt to carry on Northern Nevada’s Christmas tradition, the Willow Reindeer. It’s become such a tradition Gov. Brian
  
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• Prep roundup: Carson tennis teams advance in playoffs

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  Don’t look now, but the Carson High boys tennis team is just one win away from advancing to the state tournament.The Senators, led by a dominating performance from Taylor Saarem and Jayson Artz, cruised to an easy 14-4 win over Bishop Manogue in the opening round of the 4A team playoffs Tuesday at Carson High.Carson will play at Damonte Ranch Thursday at 3 p.m. for the right to play in Friday’s final. The top two teams advance to state.Saarem and Artz went 3-0, dropping just one gam
  
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• Nevada Department of Transportation completes Cave Rock tunnel project

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  The Nevada Department of Transportation has basically completed work to improve the safety for drivers through the Cave Rock tunnels at Lake Tahoe.The project extended the westbound lakeside tunnel entrance to keep falling boulders from landing on the roadway. The new entrance is about 60 feet long and 27 feet high.In addition, workers added white paint and lighting inside both tunnels to improve visibility and installed radar-activated signs to automatically notify drivers of bicycles in the t
  
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• More than 51K voters registered in September

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  CARE Chest coming to Carson City this Friday, October 7 To serve residents of Carson City and surrounding areas, CARE Chest is bringing their mobile outreach unit to Carson this Friday. We will provide free medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, medical nutrition like Ensure and Glucerna, and diabetic supplies. We will be at the Carson Senior Center located at 901 Beverly Drive in Carson City this Friday, October 7, 2016 from 11:00am to 1:00pm. To utilize our services, please be
  
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• Evidence linked to Cal shooting found in Carson City

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  A multi-jurisdiction search warrant execution was successful in finding evidence linked to a California shooting.The Carson City Sheriff’s Office and Yuba City Police Department executed search warrants on two residences and a business in Carson City and Yuba City, Calif., Sept. 25 to attempt to locate evidence in a drive-by shooting that occurred in Yuba City.The shooting happened Sept. 14 at 8:21 p.m. after the Yuba City Police Department responded to reports of shots fired. There, offi
  
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• Community spotlight: Dayton greats inducted into Hall of Fame

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  Dayton High School inducted five new members into its athletic Hall of Fame last weekend.Kathie Arias, Paul Howard, Jeremy Kinney. Travis Wood and the late Shannon Wines were inducted Friday at a dinner, and then introduced to the Homecoming football crowd later that night.Arias was a track, volleyball and basketball standout at Dayton. She won three straight state shot put and discus titles, and attended Cornell. She fractured her ankle her freshman track season and returned to northern Nevada
  
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• CHS notebook: Carson continues its playoff push

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  Historically, two wins in the five-team Sierra League is enough to make the post-season.The Carson Senators, fresh off an easy 40-13 win over Galena, will be looking to go 2-0 in league when they visit the league’s youngest team, the Bishop Manogue Miners, Friday at 7 p.m.Manogue has 31 players on its roster, and 16 are sophomores up from the undefeated freshmen team last season.“They are remarkably improved from the last two or three years,” Carson coach Blair Roman said befo
  
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• Carson City murder trial postponed to March

  05-10-2016 09:23
  
  The trial for the six defendants accused in the murder of a Carson City man in January is scheduled for March.Reed Skenandore, 21; Jesus Garcia-Manriquez, 18; Allen Garcia-Manriquez, 19; Jonathan Skenandore, 18; Daniel Lease, 20; and Jacob Huttman, 19 are all charged in connection with the Jan. 11 murder of 18-year-old Grant Watkins.Watkins was killed after being shot in the abdomen in an early morning drug deal-turned-robbery, detectives said. Detectives believe Watkins was meeting with Reed S
  
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• Fire damages wall, shed in Las Vegas home; no one injured

  05-10-2016 08:34 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Fire damaged a backyard shed and an outside wall at a Las Vegas home Tuesday afternoon, but no one was injured, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
  
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• Henderson City Council OKs contract extension for 3 units represented by Teamsters

  05-10-2016 05:44 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A two-year contract extension for three bargaining units represented by Teamsters Local 14 that will cost Henderson $3.8 million through 2018 was approved Tuesday by the Henderson City Council.
  
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• Judge to rule Friday on Paiute voting lawsuit

  05-10-2016 05:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A federal judge in Nevada says she intends to decide Friday whether to grant an emergency order sought by two Paiute tribes who say the state and two counties are discriminating against them ahead of the November election in violation of the U.S Voting Rights Act.
  
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• Laborers union challenges Culinary over stance against Las Vegas stadium project

  05-10-2016 03:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A proposal for a $1.9 billion NFL stadium to Las Vegas has created a rift between two local unions.
  
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• Defense lawyers concerned about secret jailhouse recordings in Bunkerville standoff case

  05-10-2016 03:19 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Lawyers for one of the defendants in the Bunkerville standoff case say they are concerned that private phone conversations with their client are being secretly recorded at the federal detention center in Pahrump and turned over to prosecutors.
  
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• Suspect in custody after fatal shooting in Summerlin neighborhood

  05-10-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is dead and a man is in custody after barricading himself inside a Summerlin home for hours Tuesday afternoon after a fatal shooting.
  
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• Man, 45, in custody after fatal shooting in Summerlin neighborhood

  05-10-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is dead and a 45-year-old man is in custody after barricading himself in the backyard of his Summerlin home for hours Tuesday afternoon after a fatal shooting.
  
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• Las Vegas police investigating shooting in Summerlin neighborhood

  05-10-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officers arrived about 4:45 p.m. on the 2100 block of Henniker Way, near Lake Mead and Rampart Boulevards, the Metropolitan Police Department said. A woman had been shot and was in the street.
  
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• Grandson accused in fatal Summerlin shooting booked on murder charge

  05-10-2016 01:58 via reviewjournal.com
  
  A woman is dead and a 45-year-old man is in custody after barricading himself in the backyard of his Summerlin home for hours Tuesday afternoon after a fatal shooting.
  
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• Coroner’s office identifies child who died Monday in east Las Vegas Valley apartment

  05-10-2016 01:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County Coroner’s office has identified the child who died at an apartment complex in the east valley early Monday morning.
  
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• Veteran public defender to run Clark County DA’s conviction integrity unit

  05-10-2016 01:36 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Clark County district attorney’s office has tapped a veteran public defender to run a new unit that will review claims of innocence.
  
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• Man sentenced to prison for role in Las Vegas jewelry store heists

  05-10-2016 01:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Philbert Cole was sentenced Tuesday to about nine years in prison, but the alleged ringleader of the 2014 robberies is walking free.
  
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• Man sentenced in Las Vegas to prison for role in jewelry store heists

  05-10-2016 01:12 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Philbert Cole was sentenced Tuesday to about nine years in federal prison for his role in a series of 2014 jewelry store robberies.
  
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