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Investigators: Adults filled in correct test answers in Las Vegas school tests

By TREVON MILLIARD LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 6:41pm
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The state’s investigation into a Las Vegas elementary for its high jump in test scores has found that adults erased students’ incorrect answers and filled in the correct response.

BLM tries to contact Cliven Bundy, but the rancher won’t take the message

Wranglers moving proposed rooftop ice-rink facility to ground level

Nevada rancher questions Bundy’s legal strategy

Bee swarm forces outbound Las Vegas flight to land

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Armed robber lives 13 years of life meant for prison

By JIM SALTER ASSCIATED PRESS
Apr 17 2014 - 8:40am
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After he was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, Cornealious Anderson was sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison. But those instructions never came.

One person dies after double stabbing in northeast Las Vegas

By ANNALISE PORTER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 17 2014 - 7:52am
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One person died early Thursday morning after being stabbed on the northeast side of the Las Vegas Valley.

New UNLV basketball assistant Miller brings strong pedigree

By MATT YOUMANS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 17 2014 - 7:18am
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UNLV head coach Dave Rice announced the hiring of Ryan Miller as a Rebels assistant basketball coach on Wednesday, filling the vacancy created when Heath Schroyer accepted the head coaching job at Tennessee-Martin.

Downtown Las Vegas unions show force as contract talks continue

By DAVID FERRARA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 17 2014 - 6:47am
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In the past few weeks, the Culinary and Bartenders unions have authorized a strike, signed up thousands of workers for strike benefits and spent hours picketing in front of 10 downtown Las Vegas casinos.

Barking up the wrong tree: NJ dog summoned for jury duty

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Apr 17 2014 - 6:23am
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Cumberland County, N.J., has summoned IV Griner to jury duty. The only problem is that IV is a 5-year-old German shepherd.

‘X-Men’ director accused of sexually abusing 17-year-old boy

By OSKAR GARCIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
Apr 16 2014 - 11:06pm
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A former child model and aspiring actor is accusing “X-Men” franchise director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him as a teenager in a federal lawsuit filed in Hawaii.

15 injured when fire truck crashes into restaurant

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Apr 16 2014 - 10:44pm
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Two fire trucks answering a call have collided in a Los Angeles suburb, sending one careening into a restaurant and leaving 15 people, including six firefighters, injured, one critically.

Bryce Harper’s new sports drink commercial is a scream

By RON KANTOWSKI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 10:44pm
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A Gatorade spot featuring the Las Vegas slugger rekindles memories of Bugs Bunny pitching to the Gashouse Gorillas.

9 dead, nearly 300 missing after ferry sinks off South Korean coast

By FOSTER KLUG and YOUKYUNG LEE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Apr 16 2014 - 10:35pm
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A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters.

Lorde does more with less during show at Cosmo

By JASON BRACELIN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 10:22pm
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Lorde throws herself into her performances, and the 17-year-old New Zealander did just that Tuesday night at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. She’s back for another show Wednesday night.

Real world application shakes up new SAT test

By KIMBERLY HEFLING ASSOCIATED PRESS
Apr 16 2014 - 10:11pm
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Calculate the foreign exchange rate a vacationing American would pay in India. Estimate from a random sample the number of 18- to 34-year-olds who voted for a candidate. These are sample questions from the newly redesigned SAT, which aims for more real-world applications and analysis from students.

Las Vegas council clears up part of Fremont Street bar challenge

By JANE ANN MORRISON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 9:56pm
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A preliminary settlement between casino owner Steve Burnstine is expected to culminate with him dismissing his lawsuit against the Fremont Street Experience and the city of Las Vegas.

Sea lion pup found in CA 100 miles inland

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Apr 16 2014 - 9:29pm
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Workers at a central California ranch could hardly believe their eyes when they spotted a sea lion pup hopping through an almond orchard, a mile from the San Joaquin River.

Majoring in eligibility

By ED GRANEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 8:31pm
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The Academic Progress Rate, the measure by which the NCAA tracks eligibility and retention rates of student-athletes, isn’t as straightforward a system as some would believe. It’s like most things in life: Money might be the root of all evil, but it sure does benefit those with the fattest wallets.

Horse-drawn carriages might be in downtown Las Vegas’ future

By JANE ANN MORRISON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 7:27pm
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At a time when New York City’s mayor has pledged to remove horse-drawn carriages from his streets, the Las Vegas City Council decided Wednesday to add them to its already congested downtown streets.

$1.5 million delivered to City Hall — mob style

By JANE ANN MORRISON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 6:33pm
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A serious matter — the Mob Museum’s repayment of $1.5 million to the city of Las Vegas — became a comedy routine Wednesday when former Mayor Oscar Goodman entered the City Council chambers with a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.

Activists protesting armed drones arrested at Creech Air Force Base

By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 6:10pm
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Nine anti-war activists protesting drones were arrested Wednesday at Creech Air Force Base, 45 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Celebration for 50th anniversary of Mustang going on at speedway

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 5:42pm
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A celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang is being held by the Mustang Club of America at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Wednesday through Sunday, and Ford is celebrating with a limited-edition model.

Kevin James films ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’ in Vegas

By DOUG ELFMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 5:31pm
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On Monday, Kevin James will begin filming the art-heist comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” at the Wynn for eight weeks — the first full feature Steve Wynn has ever approved on the property.

North Las Vegas to use donated paratransit buses for senior trips

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 4:17pm
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Senior citizens who go on bus outings from North Las Vegas’ Neighborhood Recreation Center will have new wheels starting Thursday. The city is rolling out the first of four donated RTC paratransit buses to provide rides for senior outings.

Nevada Cattlemen’s Association gives statement on rancher Bundy

By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 4:15pm
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While distancing itself from the legal issues that prompted the BLM to round up Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s range cattle then release hundreds of them as the threat violence loomed, the conservative Nevada Cattlemen’s Association issued a statement Wednesday that sympathizes with Bundy.

Reno mayor candidate dies; will remain on ballot

The name of Reno mayoral candidate Tony Perri, who was found dead this week in his apartment, will remain on the June 10 ballot.

Prosecutor lays out case in federal tax fraud trial

By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 3:52pm
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A federal prosecutor Wednesday laid out the government’s case before a jury in the trial of three men charged in a massive tax fraud scheme that occurred more than a decade ago.

Culinary, Bartenders unions agree to deal with Golden Nugget

By DAVID FERRARA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 3:07pm
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The Culinary and Bartenders unions reached a five-year contract agreement with the Golden Nugget on Wednesday, the first settlement after a more than a year-and-a-half of negotiations with several downtown casinos.

Boston police up patrols after man’s arrest near marathon finish line

By BOB SALSBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS
Apr 16 2014 - 2:49pm
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The arrest of a man with a rice cooker in his backpack near the Boston Marathon finish line led police to step up patrols Wednesday, while organizers sought to assure the city and runners of a safe race next week.

Web applicants shocked by ‘world’s toughest job’ interview

By ASHLEY CASPER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 1:56pm
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After hearing the job requirements during video conference interviews, applicants described the “world’s toughest job” as “sick” and “inhumane.” Yet this mother of all jobs entails a little more than they expected.

Runaway horse-drawn carriage crashes into vehicles, injures operator

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Apr 16 2014 - 1:06pm
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Police say a horse carriage operator was hurt and five passengers from New York escaped injury when the horse pulling their carriage got startled and crashed into five vehicles in downtown Savannah.

Horsford out-raises challengers in Nevada congressional race

By LAURA MYERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 12:52pm
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U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford out-raised his GOP congressional opponents in the first quarter of 2014 and has nearly three times the cash on hand as well, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

U.K. family grants child his dying wish: a Star Wars funeral

By ASHLEY CASPER REVIEWJOURNAL.COM
Apr 16 2014 - 12:20pm
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After dueling with a cancerous brain tumor, 4-year-old Jack Robinson fell to the Force and was commemorated with a Star Wars funeral march.

Report: Vegas economy healing but not close to recovered

By JENNIFER ROBISON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 16 2014 - 11:46am
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Think tank Brookings Mountain West’s fourth quarter Mountain Monitor shows how far the Las Vegas Valley’s economy has come — and how far it has to go.

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Armed robber lives 13 years of life meant for prison

Man dies, suspect arrested in stabbing Wednesday afternoon

In one of several stabbings this week, a man died Wednesday afternoon after a fight in the northwest side of Las Vegas.

One person dies after double stabbing in northeast Las Vegas

One person died early Thursday morning after being stabbed on the northeast side of the Las Vegas Valley.

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New UNLV basketball assistant Miller brings strong pedigree

Kennedy spoils Bisping’s return with UFC victory

After more than a year out of action because of an eye injury, perennial Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Michael Bisping hoped to jump right back into title contention.

Fishing report, April 17, 2014

LAKE MEAD — Anglers fishing near Callville Bay and 33 Hole are finding improved action for largemouth bass. Texas rigged worms are productive, and many of the beds are shallow. The top three teams at a bass tournament all finished with five-fish bags topping 24 bags, a bit of a milestone for Lake Mead. When fishing during the spawn, catch-and-release fishing is a good way to improve future opportunity.