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  Lyon County Authorities Investigates Juvenile Death

  Lyon County Sheriff's Office Detective Division investigates accidental shooting that killed a juvenile.

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  Juvenile Dead After Early-Morning Stabbing

  Reno police want to talk with anyone who has information about a fight Sunday morning that left one person dead.

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  Texas Roadhouse Hosts Event Monday to Raise Money for Special Olympics

  Texas Roadhouse restaurants in seven northern California and Nevada locations will be teaming up with their local law enforcement officers on May 20 when the restaurants host a benefit lunch.

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  "Star Trek" Takes Weekend Box Office Crown

  "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

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  Damaged Trains Being Removed from Wreck Site

  The transit agency that runs the Metro-North commuter rail line says trains damaged in a Friday crash in Connecticut are being removed in the first step to making repairs and restoring service.

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  Rural Colleges Get Some Relief in Budget Closings

  Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken by legislative money committees.

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  Ensign to Pay $32K Fine Over Parents' Payment

  The Federal Election Commission says former U.S. Sen. John Ensign has agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty over a payment made by his parents to his one-time mistress.

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  Amendments Add Money for Mental Health

  Legislative money committees have added $6 million for mental health programs, including a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital.

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  Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

  A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

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  Grassroots Books Latest Target of Vandalism

  A Reno bookstore is the latest victim of senseless vandalism, and it's not the first time it has been a target.

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  KOLO Sunday Forecast

  Mostly sunny Sunday with highs in the low 70s.

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  Backcountry Climbers Rescued in Mt. Rose Area

  Careflight crews worked with Washoe County Search and Rescue, the RAVEN helicopter and Calstar to search for rescue two backcountry accident victims in the Mt. Rose area Saturday.

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  Probe Begins After Commuter Trains Crash

  Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut. They say it's fortunate no one was killed.

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  Powerball Jackpot Closing in on Another Record

  It has been a little more than a year since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.

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  Underage Alcohol Compliance Check Yields Highest Compliance Rate in Years

  Detectives conduct undercover alcohol compliance check in Reno/Washoe County area.

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  Fernley Victim Angie Duff Remembered

  Friends of the Fernley murder victims are coming forward to make sure Northern Nevada knows what kind of special people were lost earlier this week. One woman talked to KOLO 8 News Now about senior volunteer Angie Duff.

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  Radio Transmission from Air Traffic Control in Crash That Killed Pilot

  The pilot of a small plane that crashed Thursday in Sierra County, California was killed, and was the only person on board. That's according to a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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  New Details In Fernley Murders

  Shocking new details in the murders that have rocked the small town of Fernley. Five people, all allegedly killed by one man, 25-year-old Jeremiah Bean.

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  Weekend Web Weather

  Mostly sunny and warm on Saturday. A breezy afternoon with NW winds 10 to 15 mph.

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  Panel OKs Bill to Help Domestic Violence Victims

  Domestic violence victims would have a way to break housing leases to escape their abusers under a bill amended and approved by a Senate committee.

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  Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold Recommended

  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

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  Timeline Reveals Elderly Couple Killed Three Days Before Bodies Found

  Formal charges have been filed against a 25-year-old Fernley man accused in a string of five apparently random killings in northern Nevada.

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  Bear Put Down After Breaking Into Incline Home

  A worker with the Nevada Department of Wildlife killed a bear in Incline Village Thursday night after it did considerable damage to a condo.

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  Superintendent Says School Repair Bill Still Alive

  The superintendent of Washoe County Schools said the bill to fund school repairs in the county is " very much alive and very active."

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  Friday Midday Web Weather

  Partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a slight chance for thunderstorms. We should clear up and warm up this weekend.