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Tribune file/Debra Reid - Sparks police surrounded a house where suspects were believed to be hiding after a gang-related shooting. At least two other suspects had already been detained for questioning.
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The city today ponders a grant that would pay for six new police officers for three years.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged in singer's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star’s stunning death last summer and...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter, capping an exhaustive investigation into the pop star’s stunning death last summer and...
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Prison closure, abolish equal rights commission among proposals to close Nevada's budget gap
A look at some proposals being considered for closing a gap in the $6.9 billion budget passed by the 2009 Legislature: —Closing the 140-year-old Nevada State Prison in Carson City, resulting in 13...
A look at some proposals being considered for closing a gap in the $6.9 billion budget passed by the 2009 Legislature: —Closing the 140-year-old Nevada State Prison in Carson City, resulting in 13...
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NV official worries about water ruling effect
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Depending how it is interpreted, a recent Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a key water case could lead to “chaos” for thousands of water rights awarded over a 55-yea...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Depending how it is interpreted, a recent Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a key water case could lead to “chaos” for thousands of water rights awarded over a 55-yea...
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Plaintiffs ask court to halt gold mine project
ELKO , Nev. — The plaintiffs in a legal dispute over a Nevada gold mining project have asked a federal judge in Reno to issue a full injunction and suspend the project. In a U.S. District Court f...
ELKO , Nev. — The plaintiffs in a legal dispute over a Nevada gold mining project have asked a federal judge in Reno to issue a full injunction and suspend the project. In a U.S. District Court f...
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SPARKS — Little did Lindsey Scott know that volunteering at the the St. Vincent’s food pantry would help her learn about government. On Saturday, Scott talked about her experience helping illegal ...
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Areas of Sparks have found themselves in and out of FEMA’s designated flood zone as developers make changes to the land.
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SPARKS — An old home with a new look received several dozen visitors on Friday as the No. 2 man from U.S. Housing and Urban Development came to get an up-close look at how some federal grant money ...
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The annual prosthetics conference is this weekend at John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
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Letters from 19 Sparks children reached half way across the world and made a difference for one military dad serving in Afghanistan.
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RENO — The number of locals seeking help from Nevada food banks has exploded since 2006, according to a study released Tuesday. More than 124,200 people, including 49,556 children, receive emergen...
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said....
Mon Feb 08 20:05:53 -0600 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge....
Mon Feb 08 20:05:55 -0600 2010
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, saying they couldn't rule out negligence....
Mon Feb 08 20:22:05 -0600 2010
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man without a boarding pass walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said....
Mon Feb 08 17:15:53 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic....
Mon Feb 08 20:06:10 -0600 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied....
Mon Feb 08 20:14:07 -0600 2010
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A 26-year-old Buffalo man remained jailed Monday on charges of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son....
Mon Feb 08 16:33:17 -0600 2010