Treasure In The Trash: $20K Earrings Found in NYC
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 07/19/08 -
Diamonds in the rough? Try a $20,000 pair of the glinting gems in a reeking truckload of trash.
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Food Bank Distribution Center Opens
Last Updated: 5:53 PM 07/18/08 -
Food bank says its gearing up for higher demand while local good samartian Evelyn Mount says she's already overwhelmed (Full Story) |
Elko Man Convicted; Stashed Drugs in Squad Car
Last Updated: 3:16 PM 07/18/08 -
An Elko man who stashed $40,000 worth of methamphetamine under the front seat of a rookie police officer's patrol car has been convicted of drug charges. (Full Story) |
Delays on I-80
Last Updated: 2:19 PM 07/18/08 -
The California Department of Transportation Caltrans is alerting motorists that currently there are 1½ to 2-hour delays on westbound Interstate 80 at Farad near the Nevada State line due to an early morning accident at the Acid Flat Bridge construction project. (Full Story) |
Crane Collapses At Lyondell Refinery In Houston
Last Updated: 1:30 PM 07/18/08 -
At least five people have been hurt in the collapse of a crane at an industrial complex in Houston. (Full Story) |
Deputy Car Accident
Last Updated: 1:21 PM 07/18/08 -
A Washoe County sheriff's deputy has received “significant crushing injures to his lower torso and legs” after being ejected in a rollover accident Friday morning. (Full Story) |
One Lane is Open Now Westbound at Stateline
Last Updated: 10:12 AM 07/18/08 -
A van has overturned near the stateline on I-80. Traffic is now down to one lane. (Full Story) |
State of Nevada to Help Families on the Brink of Foreclosure
Last Updated: 6:23 AM 07/18/08 -
Senator Harry Reid is amoung state leaders who are hosting a foreclosure prevention forum to help Nevadans who are losing their homes.
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Public Weighs In On Governor's Interview
Last Updated: 11:46 PM 07/17/08 -
Many say personal life will be a distraction (Full Story) |
The Governor's Interview: Plus or Minus?
Last Updated: 11:26 AM 07/18/08 -
In an exclusive interview with KOLO 8 News Now's Pat Hambright, the governor broke his policy of not talking about his personal life. Will it help quell the rumors? (Full Story) |
Concerns Remain Over Sex Offender Law
Last Updated: 6:15 PM 07/17/08 -
Another revision of the Nevada attorney general's position on a new sex offender law has left critics of the law confused - and glad that a federal judge has blocked enforcement of the law pending further review. (Full Story) |
50 Pigeons Trapped Under Reno Bridge
Last Updated: 7:36 PM 07/17/08 -
A few hundred local pigeons are searching for new homes, after nesting under a Reno bridge for nearly a decade. Department of Transportation officials say near the intersection of Keystone and Seventh streets, the bird problem has become increasingly worse over the years...so they've decided to do something about it.
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Nevada GOP Won't Reconvene Convention
Last Updated: 10:11 AM 07/18/08 -
The Nevada Republican Party says it won't reconvene its state convention because it cannot find enough delegates to attend.
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Driver's Edge Keeps Teens Alive
Last Updated: 11:42 AM 07/17/08 -
Race car driver Jeff Payne created Driver's Edge as an "MTV" style approach to getting teen's attention, to help make them safer on the road. (Full Story) |
Tracy Combined Cycle Plant On Line
Last Updated: 7:26 PM 07/16/08 -
Tracy Combined Cycle Plant up and running and making Northern Nevdans energy independent as far as electrictiy goes. (Full Story) |
Hannah Montana Commercials Filmed In Reno
Last Updated: 7:29 PM 07/16/08 -
A local production company is making big strides. FLF films, based out of Reno, recently won the contract to shoot and produce five Hannah Montana television commercials for Disney.
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Tax Petition Revived
Last Updated: 3:46 PM 07/16/08 -
A Nevada version of California's Proposition 13 property tax cap got a much-needed boost Wednesday as the state Supreme Court ruled election officials improperly rejected thousands of signatures from supporters who want the plan on the November ballot. (Full Story) |
NV Illegal Immigration Case Ends in Guilty Pleas
Last Updated: 5:11 PM 07/16/08 -
Two executives and the corporation that owns 11 McDonald's restaurants in northern Nevada pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony immigration charges stemming from raids last fall. (Full Story) |
Gov. Gibbons Speaks On Clash Between Public And Personal Life
Last Updated: 7:31 PM 07/16/08 -
Governor Jim Gibbons has been all over the media these days, for many reasons. But until now, he hasn't spoken much about the recent changes in his personal life. (Full Story) |
Family: 20-Year-Old Murder Victim was Innocent Bystander
Last Updated: 11:52 AM 07/16/08 -
The family of Bryan Coursey, 20, says the young man was an innocent bystander who was fatally shot in Reno June 15th.
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TMWA General Manager Suddenly Resigns
Last Updated: 7:25 PM 07/16/08 -
Resignation comes while TMWA negotiates possibly leasing out the non-profit organization (Full Story) |
New Tracy Power Plant Dedication Today
Last Updated: 8:56 AM 07/16/08 -
Sierra Pacific's new natural gas fired power plant at Tracy will be dedicated this morning at 10:30. (Full Story) |
Family of Diamond Dolls Shooting Victims Needs Community's Help
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 07/16/08 -
20-Year Old Bryan Coursey died 17 days after being shot at Diamond Dollars in Reno, now his family wants the public's help finding the suspects. (Full Story) |
TMWA Takeover?
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 07/16/08 -
TMWA Board to look at a proposal by Goldman Sachs to lease our area's water. (Full Story) |
Going Once, Going Twice...Sold to the Luckiest Bidder
Last Updated: 7:03 PM 07/15/08 -
During these tough economic times, many people are willing to do almost anything to make a little extra cash. And thanks to a new type of property auction, locals can now make money at the expense of other people's misfortune. (Full Story) |
DOE Says Nuclear Dump Cost to Top $90 Billion
Last Updated: 12:03 PM 07/15/08 -
The Bush administration said Tuesday it will cost more than $90 billion to open and operate a national nuclear waste dump in at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. (Full Story) |
4 Escape Reno House Fire that Damages Garage
Last Updated: 11:49 AM 07/15/08 -
Reno fire officials say two adults and two children escaped harm when a fire broke out in the garage of their home south of Reno.
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Reno Woman Given Probation in Killing of Boyfriend
Last Updated: 11:35 AM 07/15/08 -
A Reno woman has been given probation and ordered to undergo drug addiction treatment on her guilty plea to fatally stabbing her boyfriend in September. (Full Story) |
Flash Flooding Closes Road and Damages Park
Last Updated: 11:13 AM 07/15/08 -
Red Baron Boulevard was impassable after being inundated during a flash flood Monday afternoon -- an event that seemed to hit the North Valleys area the hardest.
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Local Banking Concerns
Last Updated: 11:16 AM 07/15/08 -
Local residents concerned they could run into troubles with insolvent banks. (Full Story) |
Search for Adventurer Fossett Resumes
Last Updated: 6:35 PM 07/14/08 -
A 10-member team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers fanned out on foot Monday in rugged mountains on the Nevada-California border, hoping to find what search planes and satellite imagery couldn't - Steve Fossett's body. (Full Story) |
Gibbons' Rural Tax Bill Posted: Amount Doubles
Last Updated: 4:28 PM 07/14/08 -
The tax bill on Gov. Jim Gibbons' 40 acres in Lamoille was $39.71 with an agricultural deferment - more than double what was previously estimated, according to information posted Monday on the Elko County treasurer's office Web site. (Full Story) |
Fannie, Freddie Are in Trouble. Should we care?
Last Updated: 2:36 PM 07/14/08 -
Questions and answers about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their
role in the mortgage market:
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US Spells Out Fannie-Freddie Backstop Plan
Last Updated: 2:45 PM 07/14/08 -
Scrambling to bolster eroding investor confidence, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced unprecedented steps to brace slumping mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (Full Story) |
Stage 1 Air Pollution Alert Still in Effect
Last Updated: 12:51 PM 07/14/08 -
Reno area health officials say a Stage 1 air pollution alert will remain in effect until further notice because of smoke from hundreds of California wild fires. (Full Story) |
Sparks Man Accused of Molesting Girls at Park
Last Updated: 11:51 AM 07/14/08 -
A Sparks man is behind bars, accused of molesting three girls at Bowers Mansion Park south of Reno.
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Grandpa, Uncle, Arrested in Reno for Child Neglect
Last Updated: 11:42 AM 07/14/08 -
Sheriff's deputies say a grandfather and great uncle are facing child neglect charges in Reno after failing to notify anyone for several hours that two young children they were caring for were missing.
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Technology Aids Nev. Rural Mental Health Resources
Last Updated: 11:07 AM 07/14/08 -
Officials hope technology, newly licensed counselors, partnerships with higher education and community education about suicide will reduce deaths and improve the quality of life for rural Nevadans.
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Sparks Trash Rates Could Increase By 38 Percent
Last Updated: 5:03 AM 07/14/08 -
The Sparks City Council will take up the issue today of whether to stay with Waste Management exclusively for trash pick-up. The decision could have a big impact on rates. (Full Story) |
Nevada Term Limit Cases Argued
Last Updated: 7:21 AM 07/15/08 -
A legislative lawyer urged the state Supreme Court on Monday to toss out term limits approved in 1996 by voters - but faced numerous questions from justices and challenges from attorneys for Nevada's elections chief and for candidates trying to oust veteran incumbents.
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Volcano Erupts With Ash Cloud
Last Updated: 5:56 PM 07/12/08 -
A volcano has erupted with little warning on an island in Alaska's Aleutian chain, sending up an ash cloud at least 30,000 feet.
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Another Nevada Inmate Found Dead in Cell
Last Updated: 5:45 PM 07/11/08 -
An Ely State Prison inmate was pronounced dead after guards found him hanging in his single-man cell Friday, a day after a death row convict at the maximum-security prison was found dead in his cell. (Full Story) |
UNR Police Seek Outside Help
Last Updated: 7:05 PM 07/11/08 -
UNR's Police department has faced some tough times in recent months, but say they're now making progress. A restructuring of their policing program was announced Thursday, changing the way officers will help keep the campus community safe.
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2 Girls Injured When Truck Rig Slams Into Bedroom
Last Updated: 1:31 PM 07/12/08 -
Two girls were injured, one critically, when a tractor-trailer slammed into their mobile home bedroom and sheared it off early Friday, authorities said. (Full Story) |
Longtime Political Figure Dies
Last Updated: 3:16 PM 07/11/08 -
Bill Swackhamer, a leader in the Nevada Legislature who later served as secretary of state for 14 years, died Thursday in Idaho. He was 93. (Full Story) |
Stocks End Lower Amid Worries On Fannie, Freddie
Last Updated: 1:11 PM 07/11/08 -
Wall Street has ended an extremely erratic session with a sharp loss after traders tried to assess the dangers faced by mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Software Problems Bug Apple's Launch Of New iPhone
Last Updated: 10:39 AM 07/11/08 -
Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work.
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Inmate Dies in Cell
Last Updated: 6:13 PM 07/10/08 -
A death row inmate at Nevada's Ely State Prison was found dead in his locked cell Thursday, Corrections Director Howard Skolnik said.
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Nevada Man Sentenced for Third DUI Conviction
Last Updated: 5:31 PM 07/10/08 -
A Gardnerville man has been sentenced for a third felony drunken driving conviction.
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Fallon Awaits Study on Radioactive Isotope
Last Updated: 2:23 PM 07/10/08 -
Nearly a year after the discovery of a radioactive isotope in some wells prompted two dairies to dump milk, federal officials have announced plans to conduct a study to determine the extent of the contamination around Fallon.
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