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Woman arrested in toddler drowning “may have been experiencing a medical crisis”

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:23am
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A Las Vegas woman facing murder charges in the drowning death of her three-year-old son Friday “may have been experiencing a medical crisis” at the time, Las Vegas police said.

Long-hauling cabbies prey on locals, tourists as citations decline

North Las Vegas man goes missing from group home

Woman in fatal crash on Friday identified

From Siegel to Spilotro, Mafia influenced gambling, regulation in Las Vegas

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‘Supernatural’ fans ready to sing out, geek out at the Rio

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 1:48pm
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What “Supernatural” fans lack in numbers, they make up for in enthusiasm. And you’ll be able to hear the screaming for yourself as the Salute to “Supernatural” Convention descends on the Rio.

Judge dismisses FAA fine against small drone user

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 1:28pm
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A federal judge has dismissed the Federal Aviation Administration’s only fine against a commercial drone user on the grounds that the small drone was no different than a model aircraft, a decision that appears to undermine the agency’s power to keep a burgeoning civilian drone industry out of the skies.

‘Today’ feeling fight again after Sochi

By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 1:10pm
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NBC’s “Today” show didn’t leave its mojo in Sochi and is feeling newly energized in the program’s perpetual battle with ABC’s dominant “Good Morning America.”

New York City artists live, eat, sleep on ‘human hamster wheel’

By ULA ILNYTZKY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mar 9 2014 - 12:52pm
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Two performance artists, Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder, are spending 10 days living, eating and sleeping on a giant hamster wheel to make a larger point: We all have to work together to get through the daily grind.

Hubble Telescope captures shattering asteroid

Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 12:20pm
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first pictures of a disintegrating asteroid.

Blind man survives track fall as Los Angeles train arrives

Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 11:20am
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A blind man fell onto the tracks at a subway station as a train was arriving Thursday, but he escaped unharmed by lying flat as the cars screeched to a halt above him, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

On the rocks? ‘Ice yachts’ sail cold Hudson River

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 10:40am
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Sharp winds lashed up the Hudson River as sailors launched boats onto the ice. Sails whipped furiously as the long blades slid across a white sheet that spread for miles.

Alvarez rebounds by stopping Angulo in MGM Grand bout

By STEVE CARP LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 10:04am
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With the very first punch he threw, Canelo Alvarez made sure the boxing world knew he was over losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September.

Caesars’ moves don’t ease Street’s debt worries

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:58am
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Nothing is simple when it comes to Caesars Entertainment Corp. Take last week’s announcement that the company is selling four casinos to its Caesars Growth Partners subsidiary for $2.2 billion.

Laughlin’s new event center hosts its first big show

By DAVE HAWKINS SPECIAL TO LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:51am
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There’s a buzz in the Southern Nevada gaming community of Laughlin where a brand new entertainment facility hostsed its first event Saturday night.

Senior year beneficial for Khem Birch, UNLV basketball

By ED GRANEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:43am
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hope Khem Birch listens to the right people. I hope he takes his time and clearly examines his options and understands the NBA will not suddenly disappear in a year’s time.

Despite Asperger’s syndrome, Green Valley student is conqueror, not victim

By SIERRA ESPINOSA R-JENERATION
Mar 9 2014 - 9:37am
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A petite girl, her beauty is beyond skin deep. She befriends anyone and everyone and leaves a lasting impression in Green Valley High School classrooms.

NASCAR fans can track Las Vegas action on Twitter

By NORM CLARKE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:15am
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If you didn’t make it out to the NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Twitter had it covered with commentary ranging from breast-feeding to pre-race prayer.

Jimmie Johnson at home with racing in Las Vegas

By MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 9:00am
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NASCAR champion driver Jimmie Johnson raced in Las Vegas as a youngster. He has won the Cup race four times at the local speedway.

Jet may have turned; suspicious passengers checked

By CHRIS BRUMMITT and EILEEN NG Associated Press
Mar 9 2014 - 8:53am
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International intelligence agencies joined the investigation Sunday into two passengers who boarded the missing Boeing 777 jetliner with stolen passports, as Malaysian authorities said radar images showed the plane may have turned back before vanishing.

Penn & Teller’s ‘Tim’s Vermeer’ shows the blood, sweat, tears in detail

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 8:42am
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The mystery surrounding 17th century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s use of light and how he was able to produce such photorealistic paintings has baffled art historians for centuries.

Adults study long and hard to become B’nei Simchat Chochmah

By JOHN PRZYBYS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 8:04am
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It was a celebration filled with prayer, music, singing, blessings and, even handfuls of candy flung forward by members of the congregation.

Slot machine keys available online — but who can use them?

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 3:27am
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Common slot machine reset keys are easily found for sale on various Internet retail sites. But what do they sell for? Who can buy them? And what happens if you use them in a casino?

Attorney general candidate Ross Miller target of ad blitz

By LAURA MYERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 1:46am
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A national group is launching a $500,000 TV ad campaign and website targeting Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, a Democrat running for Nevada attorney general, painting him as a politician leading the high life and taking freebies.

Nevada graduation rate rises as students excluded from count

By TREVON MILLIARD 2014 ©, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 1:45am
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More than 1,000 struggling seniors are being excluded from Nevada’s graduation rate calculation under direction from the Nevada Department of Education.

UNR rallies to defeat UNLV 76-72, sweep season series

By MATT YOUMANS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 9 2014 - 1:41am
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Just when it seemed Deonte Burton might go down without a fight, the senior guard unleashed a flurry. And, when it was over, UNLV was hit with a knockout blow.

Mayweather says Maidana earned opportunity for May 3 fight

By STEVE CARP LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 8 2014 - 11:17pm
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said it many times — he has earned the right to pick his opponent and where he wants to fight.

Pilot, skydiver escape serious injury after plane gets entangled with parachute

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mar 8 2014 - 10:30pm
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A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver’s parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla., with both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries.

Las Vegas woman arrested in drowning of 3-year-old son

By TOM RAGAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 8 2014 - 10:03pm
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A Las Vegas woman was arrested in connection with the drowning of her 3-year-old son in the northwest Las Vegas Valley on Saturday night, police said.

Nevadan at Work: West Point grad finds passion in craft beer

By ALAN SNEL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 8 2014 - 9:28pm
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Little did Brian Chapin know in 1998 when he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he studied engineering, that his job 16 years later would be staging a monster beer festival in downtown Las Vegas.

Vehicle strikes, injures pedestrian in east Las Vegas

By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 8 2014 - 9:07pm
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A woman was reported in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Saturday afternoon.

Keselowski wins Boyd Gaming 300, first victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

By TODD DEWEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mar 8 2014 - 7:47pm
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Brad Keselowski seized the lead from Kyle Busch on lap 163 following a restart of Boyd Gaming 300 and led the rest of the way, holding off Busch down the stretch to claim his first victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Half of millennials more likely to lean Democratic

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press
Mar 8 2014 - 7:46pm
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Most of America’s young adults are single, don’t go to church and while half say they have no loyalty to a political party, when pushed they tend to swing further left politically than those before them.

Marathon spelling bee comes to ‘stifling’ end

By BILL DRAPER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mar 8 2014 - 7:13pm
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A marathon spelling bee between two Kansas City-area students who exhausted the initial word list last month ended after 29 more rounds Saturday when the eventual runner-up stumbled over the word “stifling.”

John Denver’s ‘Country Roads’ becomes West Virginia state song

By JOHN RABY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mar 8 2014 - 4:53pm
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Singer John Denver never called West Virginia home, but his 1970s hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is one of the state’s official songs.

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Judge dismisses FAA fine against small drone user

Hubble Telescope captures shattering asteroid

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first pictures of a disintegrating asteroid.

Woman in fatal crash on Friday identified

The Las Vegas woman killed in a crash on Bonanza Road Friday was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

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Jimmie Johnson at home with racing in Las Vegas

NASCAR champion driver Jimmie Johnson raced in Las Vegas as a youngster. He has won the Cup race four times at the local speedway.

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Cougars roll past Marymount, Gonzaga survives in WCC tournament

For a few moments as he lay in pain on a basketball floor in Moraga, Calif., on Feb. 15, Kyle Collinsworth was convinced his season was over.

Entertainment

‘Today’ feeling fight again after Sochi

NBC’s “Today” show didn’t leave its mojo in Sochi and is feeling newly energized in the program’s perpetual battle with ABC’s dominant “Good Morning America.”

New York City artists live, eat, sleep on ‘human hamster wheel’

Penn & Teller’s ‘Tim’s Vermeer’ shows the blood, sweat, tears in detail

The mystery surrounding 17th century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s use of light and how he was able to produce such photorealistic paintings has baffled art historians for centuries.

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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area set for infrastructure improvements

Input is being taken from the public on how best to address Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s infrastructure needs. A Feb. 6 meeting alerted residents about upcoming projects, such as possibly repaving the Scenic Loop Drive.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, March 11-17

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Southwest photographer takes Thailand trip after making career switch from marine biology

When Southwest resident Yasmin Tajik made the career switch from marine biologist at Wynn Las Vegas to a self-employed photographer, she knew she wanted to make a difference. Tajik and five other female photographers were selected to travel to Thailand Feb. 25 for an eight-day project with The Giving Lens, an organization that works with nonprofits to provide educational photography workshops.