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Gov. Jim Gibbons delivered the State of the State Address Monday, detailing a grim situation for Nevada's budget and the need for layoffs and reductions across departments.
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NV gov. says government will shrink
Nevada State Fair takes a turn toward the ‘Wild Wild West’RENO — As the Nevada State Fair moves forward into 2010, the event will take a step back by adopting a new name and placing an emphasis on state history. Executive director Rich Crombie announce...
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City OKs grant to hire 6 more cops
SPARKS — Amid a sense of insecurity about the city’s financial future, the Sparks City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire six new police officers through a federal stimulus fund grant. T...
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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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The city today ponders a grant that would pay for six new police officers for three years.
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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.
national news
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply....
Tue Feb 09 05:16:58 -0600 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death....
Tue Feb 09 05:28:08 -0600 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform....
Tue Feb 09 05:22:45 -0600 2010
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station....
Tue Feb 09 05:24:16 -0600 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city....
Tue Feb 09 05:39:16 -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
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) -- Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet....
Tue Feb 09 05:34:55 -0600 2010