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Three Arrested For Armed Robbery, 1 Suspect on the Loose
Last Updated: 8:54 AM 05/23/12 - Reno Police have arrested three people for armed robbery but a fourth suspect is still on the loose.
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Bodies ID'd in Spanish Springs Garage Fire, Investigated as Homicide
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/23/12 - The suspicious deaths of two Spanish Springs residents now investigated as a homicide has spawned an investigation, with many questions to be answered.
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Deputy: Missing skydiver Found Dead in Lake Tahoe
Last Updated: 8:37 AM 05/23/12 - Rescuers have found the body of a skydiver who went missing after jumping out of a helicopter at Lake Tahoe.
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Reno Air Races Plans to Change Course this Fall
Last Updated: 8:36 AM 05/23/12 - Organizers of the national air racing championships in Reno plan to change the race course for the fastest planes to keep them farther from spectators after last year's mass casualty crash near a grandstand.
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Possible Break in Rash of Business Burglaries, Arrest Made
Last Updated: 8:31 AM 05/23/12 - Several two-men groups may be behind business burglaries.
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2 Airlifted After High-Speed Rollover Near Fernley
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 05/22/12 - Nevada Highway Patrol officials say a Silver Springs man was driving a van at a very high speed before rolling it on a two-lane highway south of Fernley.
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Big Horse Holds Big Promise For Artist
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 05/22/12 - If you had 160,000 pounds of rock in your backyard what would you do? For the last 10 months in Reno a local landscape artist has taken that rock and turned it into anything but a pile of rubble.
WCSD Trustees Seek Community Input For New Superintendent
Last Updated: 12:26 PM 05/22/12 - As part of its continuing commitment to community outreach, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees has scheduled a series of townhall meetings to gather information from the public regarding the search for a new superintendent of schools.
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Blue Ribbon Panel to Release Recommendations for Future Air Races
Last Updated: 10:12 AM 05/22/12 - A blue ribbon panel of experts reviewing the deadly crash at last year's National Championship Air Races in Reno is making a number of recommendations to make the event safer but none would prevent the competition from continuing as scheduled in September, officials told The Associated Press
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Deadline for Nevada Candidate Reports
Last Updated: 8:16 AM 05/22/12 - Nevada candidates face a deadline to file their campaign contribution and expense reports with the secretary of state's office.
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Man Escapes House Fire
Last Updated: 8:14 AM 05/22/12 - A man is able to escape his home when flames take over it late Monday night.
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Rash of Commercial Burglaries Continues, Two More Victims
Last Updated: 7:53 AM 05/22/12 - Two more local businesses have been hit by a pair of smash-and-grab burglars believed responsible for more than 40 such crimes since March.
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Dogs Learn to Avoid Rattlesnakes
Last Updated: 7:49 AM 05/22/12 - RENO, NV - They might be headed for your yard, and pets often don't know better than to approach them - rattlesnakes are expected to be headed to cooler, damp areas during the hot summer months.
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Nevada Prep Athletes Get Break on Physical Cost at UNR
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 05/21/12 - Physicians at the University of Nevada School of Medicine are teaming up with local doctors to offer low-cost sports participation physicals for high school athletes in northern Nevada.
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Second Cash Mob Event Scheduled for Tuesday
Last Updated: 4:41 PM 05/21/12 - The second Reno Sparks Cash Mob event will take place on Tuesday, May 22 at Sundance Bookstore.
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Monday Morning Web Weather
Last Updated: 4:45 PM 05/21/12 - A red flag warning today means that fire danger is high. Winds bring cooler weather soon.
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Nevada Struggles to Fill Vacant Jobs
Last Updated: 1:36 PM 05/21/12 - The state of Nevada is recruiting workers again and agencies are trying to get the word out.
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Cold Springs Fire Downgraded to 57 Acres
Last Updated: 4:47 PM 05/21/12 - No one is hurt and no structures burned in a fire Sunday afternoon in Cold Springs.
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National Safe Boating Week
Last Updated: 12:07 PM 05/21/12 - This week is National Safe Boating Week. The campaign is aimed at reducing boating deaths and accidents by raising awareness about boat safety.
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Annular Solar Eclipse Creates Memorable Sight; Viewer Photos
Last Updated: 12:13 PM 05/21/12 - A lot of people are talking about the spectacular image over the skies above Reno. On Sunday night, our area was treated to a rare annular solar eclipse - and it brought out folks from all over to check it out.
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Dead Man ID'ed in Officer-Involved Shooting
Last Updated: 11:27 PM 05/20/12 - The victim in Friday's officer-involved shooting downtown has been identified.
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2 Found Dead in Spanish Springs Stucture Fire
Last Updated: 4:47 PM 05/20/12 - Sheriff's deputies are investigating two bodies found in a home that burned Saturday night.
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Wild Island Celebrates Opening Weekend
Last Updated: 1:36 PM 05/20/12 - Wild Island Family Adventure Park had its opening day in Sparks and the weather couldn't have been better.
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Washoe County Bans Open Burning Due to Fire Threat
Last Updated: 1:21 AM 05/20/12 - Open burning has been banned in Washoe County for the entire summer season in response to extremely dry conditions that are contributing to a rising threat of wildfires across much of Nevada.
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Wildfire in Remote NV Range Burns 27 Square Miles
Last Updated: 1:27 AM 05/20/12 - A wildfire burning more than 27 square miles in a remote northern Nevada mountain range was threatening prime habitat for sage grouse and mule deer, fire officials said.
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Thousands Gather for Celebration at Pyramid Lake
Last Updated: 1:28 AM 05/20/12 - It’s a five-day festival of music, art, transformational learning and sustainable living under the sun and stars. And the thousands of people who are at Symbiosis 2012 will have a great view of Sunday’s solar eclipse from the shores of Pyramid Lake.
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Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
Last Updated: 1:33 AM 05/20/12 - Defense Attorney David Houston says he and his staff heard what they describe as popping sounds just outside their office on court street this afternoon.
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RTC Ride Bus Drivers Set to Strike if Need Be
Last Updated: 1:35 AM 05/20/12 - RTC Ride bus drivers are voting overwhelmingly to go on strike if necessary -- that's accoring to union sources.
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Police Searching for Attacker in GSR Stabbing
Last Updated: 1:36 AM 05/20/12 - Police are searching for a person who stabbed someone inside the GSR Friday afternoon.
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Tamed Behind Bars
Last Updated: 1:38 AM 05/20/12 - The horses go by names like Red Rider, Nokaoui meaning number one in Hawaiian, Delbert, Drifter, Buster, and Downtown Bobby Brown.
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After 150 Years, Nevada State Prison's Future Uncertain
Last Updated: 1:39 AM 05/20/12 - The Nevada State Prison was officially decommissioned Friday, turning a page on 150 years of the state's history.
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Pick Up After Your Pooch
Last Updated: 1:41 AM 05/20/12 - Washoe County is cracking down on bad dog owners who don't do their duty by picking up after their pooches. It's a serious problem and they say not cleaning up after your dog creates a health hazard for you and your pet.
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Police Investigating Deadly Downtown Reno Shooting
Last Updated: 9:29 PM 05/18/12 - Reno police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer at Arlington and Court in downtown Reno.
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Eclipse Viewers in High Demand
Last Updated: 7:16 PM 05/18/12 - As Sunday’s solar eclipse nears, the Fleishmann Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno is seeing great interest in the purchase of solar viewers.
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Traffic Clear on 80 After Crash
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 05/18/12 - A four-vehicle crash that tied up traffic on eastbound Interstate 80 at Virginia Street has been cleared.
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Wildfire in Remote Range Burns 17,500 Acres
Last Updated: 1:36 PM 05/18/12 - Fire officials say a 17,500-acre wildfire burning in a remote northern Nevada range is threatening prime habitat for sage grouse and mule deer.
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Nevada Jobless Rate Drops Below 12 Percent
Last Updated: 11:17 AM 05/18/12 - Nevada's unemployment rate has dipped below 12 percent for the first time in nearly three years.
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Friday Web Weather
Last Updated: 10:23 AM 05/18/12 - The cooler weather doesn't last long as the weekend goes on.
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Another Business Target of Break-in Overnight
Last Updated: 11:12 AM 05/18/12 - The string of local commercial burglaries continues in our area.
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Reno Assemblyman Calls for Campaign Reforms
Last Updated: 7:49 AM 05/22/12 - Assemblyman Pat Hickey called for tightening Nevada's campaign contribution reporting laws and shortening election cycles Monday, saying under the current system lawmakers spend too much time raising money and taxing the patience of voters.
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Reno Assemblyman Calls for Campaign Reforms
Last Updated: 10:21 PM 05/21/12 - Assemblyman Pat Hickey called for tightening Nevada's campaign contribution reporting laws and shortening election cycles Monday, saying under the current system lawmakers spend too much time raising money and taxing the patience of voters.
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Nevada State Prison Decommissioning Today
Last Updated: 8:36 AM 05/18/12 - The last inmates left months ago, and now the 150-year-old Nevada State Prison is being officially taken out of service.
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Sparks Police Release Photo of Female Suspect in TMCC Carjacking
Last Updated: 8:48 AM 05/18/12 - Sparks police are still looking for the female suspect in last week's carjacking at TMCC, and they have a surveillance photo they hope the public will use to help find her.
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Sparks Police Release Photo of Smash-and-Grab Suspect
Last Updated: 8:35 AM 05/18/12 - Sparks police are looking for information regarding a commercial burglary that happened at 91 E. Prater Way on Monday May 14.
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Silver Legacy Files for Bankruptcy
Last Updated: 7:17 AM 05/18/12 - The Silver Legacy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After getting several extensions to try to restructure its $143 million debt, the agreement has fallen through.
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WCSD Manages Students With Food Allergies
Last Updated: 8:04 AM 05/18/12 - So many kids have been diagnosed with severe food allergies in our area, the Washoe County School District has come out with a 24-page policy that outlines what should be done in case a child suffers an allergic reaction.
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Fund Set for Family of Sun Valley Boy Killed in SUV Accident
Last Updated: 11:32 PM 05/17/12 - A fund has been set up to help the family of a two-year-old boy killed in an accident in Sun Valley this week.
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Van Halen Tour Dates Postponed, Including Reno Date
Last Updated: 12:16 AM 05/18/12 - Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour.
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Bus Driver Strike Looming?
Last Updated: 10:41 PM 05/17/12 - Drivers for RTC Ride may go on strike, according to union members. KOLO obtained a flyer stating a "Strike Vote" will happen Friday. Leadership for Teamsters Union Local 533 declined to comment. According to a union-member, the vote will not be on whether to immediately strike, but rather to have the option of a strike available if talks break down.
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Burglary Crime Spree Continues
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 05/17/12 - A rash of commercial burglaries in Reno and Sparks continues.
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