May 24, 2013

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Angle Blasted For Election Suit

Assemblywoman Sharron Angle has gone to court seeking a new Republican primary election despite criticism from a pair of top party leaders to end her contest against Dean Heller for Nevada's second district congressional seat.

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Mid-Air Collision

Authorities say the jet was travelling, at three hundred knots, when it collided with the glider over Douglas County about three this afternoon. They say the plane had just gotten clearance, from the tower, to descend to 12-thousand feet.

Titus Leads In First Poll

In the first poll since the primary race, state Senator Dina Titus received more support than Congressman Jim Gibbons in the race for governor.

Cheney Defends Terror Policies

Policies initiated by the Bush administration are the reason the United States hasn't been attacked since the Sept. 11th strikes five years ago, Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday in Reno.

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VIPs Galore At VFW Confab

About 12-thousand people are expected to attend the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention through Thursday in Reno.

Whittemore Sues Sparks Over Lazy 8

Developer Harvey Whittemore has sued the city of Sparks for more than $100 million dollars in damages, claiming the City Council rejected his resort project just to protect another hotel-casino from competition.

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Plane Crash Connection

News Channel 8 has learned that two of the Kentucky plane crash victims were on their way to Reno for a roller skating convention.

Extra School Zone Patrol

While a few schools in Washoe County are already in session, the rest of them are set to start their new school year tomorrow morning.

Friday Night Sports Caravan-8/25

Sit back and enjoy the first NewsChannel 8 Friday Night Sports Caravan of the 2006 high school gridiron season along with highlights of Nevada Wolfpack football fortunes. Join Eric Sperling and Josh Little for northern Nevada's only full half hour of scholastic gridiron action.

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Adwatch --State Employees

The Club for Growth....a Washington-based anti-tax group...played a very visible role in raising much of the money in Sharron Angle's primary campaign fund.

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Angle Challenges Election

Assemblywoman Sharron Angle is calling for a do-over. Angle says voting errors in her August 15th Republican congressional primary are cause for a revote.

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Casino Lawyer Sentenced

A Sparks hotel-casino's former lawyer has received a ten-year prison sentence for embezzling three-point-one (m) million dollars from the resort.

Traffic Safety

With a new school year about to begin, you may need to change how your child gets to and from school.

"Gear Up" Grant

Nevada is "Gearing Up" state education with a new $18 million grant.

Medical Marijuana Assistance

Washington DC based project wants to help low income Nevadans qualify for the the state's medical marijuana program.

Lazy 8 Vote

Developer Harvey Whittemore is threatening to sue for millions because of the Sparks City Council's rejection of plans to build a hotel-casino in Spanish Springs Valley.

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Verdi Fire Investigation

The Reno Fire Department now says they believe the Verdi Fire that scorched more than 6,000 acres twelve days ago...was man-caused.

Back to $$School

Retailers target college student during the back to school season because they have more disposable income than k-12 students.

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Primay Vote: It's Now Official

Final, official totals reported by Nevada counties with two-thirds of the votes in the state's tightest August 15th race shows Dean Heller picking up two more votes in his razor-thin victory over Sharron Angle in a Republican congressional primary.

Body Identified

The identity of a body found near Washoe Lake last week has been released.

Pint for a Pint

The United Blood Service and Model Dairy are joining forces to up the dangerously-low blood shortage before Labor Day.

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