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Falling mortgage rates spur Nevada housing interest
Mortgage rates dropping after federal action to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac help to spur housing interest in Nevada. So says Rob Wigton of Minden, president of the Nevada Association of Realtors, whose agents are busier now...
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Man arrested and charged with terror-related threats awaits extradition
A 36-year-old man accused of committing crimes involving chemical agents and homemade bombs along with numerous death threats against a former girlfriend is in custody and awaits transport to Nye County, Nevada...
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Fallon newspaper cutting publishing days in half
A Fallon newspaper that has served Churchill County and surrounding areas for 105 years is cutting back the number of days it publishes each week...
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Police ask for help finding Colorado prison escapee
Local police are still asking for citizens to be on the lookout for a prison escapee from Colorado and his wife...
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Ethics panel: Governor's tax break OK
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A Nevada Ethics Commission panel concluded Thursday that there's no evidence to support a claim by a state Democratic Party official that Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons pressured a county assessor to get an unwarranted property tax break.
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Telecom & turbine firms in spotlight; new northwest Nevada business recruiter named
RENO - It was an EDAWNing afternoon and evening. The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) featured two area businesses and introduced a new recruiter in its ranks at a Wednesday event...
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Hiker finds skull near Lake Tahoe
Authorities believe a skull found by a hiker west of Lake Tahoe may be that of a man who disappeared while mountain biking four years ago
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Jobs mantra repeated in latest chancellor's memo
Institutions in the Nevada System of Higher Education are at the heart of the state economy because they produce trained people for jobs of the future, the system's chancellor said Tuesday. "The System is an integrated part of all activities in the comm...
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Elko motorcyclist killed in crash
A 41-year-old motorcyclist traveling at a high rate of speed has been killed in a crash near Elko. The Nevada Highway Patrol says...
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Tax legislation fails eligibility for November ballot, appeal planned
A petition to put the Nevada version of California's property tax-capping Proposition 13 on the November ballot has been rejected...
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Fernley arsonist confesses
A Fernley man is in jail after confessing that he started two fires Tuesday night...
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Assault hearing begins today
A man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled girl back in July will be in court Wednesday afternoon...
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Reno, Elko stops planned on flight to mark air mail anniversary
Nevada has a role in a piece of aviation history being celebrated this week with a cross-country flight from New York to California marking the 90th anniversary of air mail delivery. A trio of pilots in vintage airplanes took off...
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Official start of the high flying event today
Reno's National Championship Air Races start today at the Reno-Stead airport with a complete list events to attend...
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Identity known of two dead in Highway 95 crash
Two people are dead following a head-on crash around 5:30 a.m., Tuesday morning on Highway 95 southeast of Reno....
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Countrywide Mortgage security breach, customer info at risk
Countrywide Mortgage company caught an employee selling its customer's personnel information, representatives confirmed Tuesday...
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Second roof-top burglar busted
A 40-year-old Reno man was arrested and now sits in jail facing $150,000 bail...
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A number to call if you are a recent car burglary victim in Red Rock area
No helmet law for smaller two-wheeler but recommended
Multi-car accident on I-80 eastbound causing delays
Explorers have no luck in Nevada search for missing aviator Steve Fossett
Attorney General says there are "deficiencies" in Yucca application
Silver State motorists enjoy ease in prices at pump
Reno officials say fire may have been suicide
BLM rounds up wild horses in southern Nevada
Lake Tahoe wind advisory issued by weather service
Two killed, two injured, in fiery I-80 crash near Battle Mountain
Nuke dump debate: Mountain or molehill for McCain?
Mother sues Washoe County after alleged rape
Pilot dies in crash at Reno-Stead airport while practicing for air races
Armed suspects arrested after attacking convenience store employees
Recent accidents aside, "kit" airplanes are safe, cheap and fast say pilots
Budget woes mean less security for Nevada's first lady
Pilot's death is 19th since Air Races began
Ex-state employee gets probation for stealing Nevada board's funds
Hawthorne shooting suspect identified
The Great Reno Balloon Race lifts off Friday
UNR Center awarded drug use prevention funds
Nevada nuclear dump takes another step forward
Nevada officers target seat belt enforcement
Voter group circulates political courage test in Nevada
SAGE ramps up by going online, meeting soon
Police looking for gunman in Reno pizza parlor robbery
Ribs eaten at record pace to determine who is the "Best in the West"
Las Vegas hospital workers file complaint about care
Calif., Nevada show biggest housing price drops compared to 2007 2Q
Nevada politico, biochemist decry smoking mystique
Missing cartridge found; Washoe County election results unchanged
Nevada Primary Election Results
Clark County Judge Halverson headed to defeat
Panther Valley residents are still wondering what the future holds
House incumbents, Titus easily win primaries
Apartment residents in NW Reno are at risk for identity theft
Police make arrest in Sunday's gang-related stabbing
Nevada casinos win $12.5 billion in fiscal 2008, down 1.9 percent
Washoe County School District police report a wave of copper wiring thefts
Carson City residents asked to conserve water again
It's that time again for immunizing your child for school
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