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Quest to legalize gay marriage in Nevada takes two long roads
As the nation continues to debate President Barack Obama’s stance in support of gay marriage, the quest to end its ban in Nevada plays out on two separate stages.
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One arrested, one sought in $115,000 Las Vegas casino chip grab
Police say a wig-wearing 24-year-old Southern California man is jailed and a second man is sought after an attempt to pepper spray a blackjack dealer and snatch $115,000 in chips at the Bellagio casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
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State of Nevada struggles to fill vacant jobs
The state of Nevada is recruiting workers again and agencies are trying to get the word out. But even though Nevada leads the nation in unemployment, officials say the state is having trouble filling its government jobs.
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Nevada prep athletes get break on physical cost at UNR
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 The exams will only cost $20 but their being offered for only...
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Take our interactive tour of an underground mine
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School district seeks input on how to replace Superintendent Heath Morrison
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees has scheduled a series of town hall meetings to gather information from the public on the search for a new superintendent.
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10 Reno area high school seniors receive National Merit Scholarships
Ten seniors from the Reno-Sparks area have received college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, including three from the Davidson Academy of Nevada and two each from Bishop Manogue Catholic High School and Reno High School.
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Plumas Street improvements to be discussed on Thursday
Planned safety improvements along Reno’s Plumas Street will be the focus of a public meeting Thursday hosted by the Regional Transportation Commission.
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Reno police use SWAT team to save suicidal man
A special weapons and tactics team entered a southeast Reno home Friday and saved a suicidal man who had cut his own throat, police said.
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Blog: Walkathon to help Nevada Humane Society will be June 2 at Sparks Marina
The Reno shelter hopes to raise $100,000 at event that includes pet contests, pet-product vendors, face-painting, a raffle and pets available for adoption.
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Calif lettuce grower expands recall across nation
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported.
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Reader photos from Sunday's eclipse
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Reno Assemblyman Hickey calls for changes to state's campaign contribution system
Assemblyman Pat Hickey, R-Reno, proposed sweeping changes to Nevada's system of contributions and campaign reporting during a news conference at the state capitol building in Carson City Monday morning.
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4 arrested after man's beating at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.
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Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday he is resigning amid accusations by fellow commissioners that he acted like a bully.
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Creative Fundraising: Nonprofits go beyond traditional sit-down dinners
Fundraising is an important component for nonprofit organizations. Events allow organizations to inform sponsors and the community about what they're doing while asking for contributions.
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Eclipse puts on astronomical light show
The moon’s orbit passed in front of the sun from 6:28 to 6:33 Sunday to hide the star from Northern Nevada’s view. It covered about 95 percent of the sun’s light with the outer edges piercing through to create a giant ring of fire in the sky.
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Metromix photos: Symbiosis at Pyramid Lake
Thousands gathered at Pyramid Lake over the weekend to party Burning Man style, and to watch the "Ring of Fire" on Sunday evening.
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Tons of pot found floating off Southern California coast
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have seized hundreds of bales of marijuana that were floating in the ocean off of Southern California. A boater spotted the bales around noon Sunday about 15 miles off the coast of Dana Point.
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Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday.
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Photo Gallery: Damonte Ranch High prom
Images from the Damonte Ranch High School Prom held in the Joe Crowley Student Union at UNR on Saturday night.
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Dismissal wanted in 'Stripper 101' suit in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some instructors of the popular "Stripper 101" class and show in Las Vegas are in a legal battle over video cameras, claiming they were secretly recorded while in a dressing room.
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Tahoe bicyclists turn out in force for record
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1,200 bicyclists pedaled in single file on Lake Tahoe's south shore in an effort to set an offbeat world record.
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Harvey Whittemore, former business partners continue legal squabbles
Harvey Whittemore and the Seenos continue their legal battles in court. They have asked that the other side’s lawsuit be thrown out.
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NIAA Top 10: Morgan Prince has been a different kind of athlete
Morgan Prince will be honored by the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association tonight. Her career at Spanish Springs High School has been one of perseverance. Prince has been a walking emergency room patient during her career and has bounced back.
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Cycle Pub pedals into Reno
Reno resident Mike Ball was reading a beer magazine last year and saw something in an advertisement he'd never seen. In the photo, multiple people were pedaling a party bike the size of a boat and enjoying some drinks.
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Authorities identify man driving stolen car who was killed by Reno police
The man killed by a Reno Police Department officer on Friday has been identified as Jace Herndon, 41, of Reno. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is handling the shooting investigation and released no new details other than Herndon's name.
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Pilot, passenger killed in Nevada jet crash identified
BOULDER CITY — Two people killed in a jet crash shortly after takeoff from the Boulder City airport have been identified as 65-year-old California men.
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Hundreds gather for glimpse of eclipse
With the total solar eclipse moments away hundreds have gathered for a look at this momunmental event, wearing protective glasses.
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
Robin Gibb, one of the three Bee Gees whose falsetto harmonies powered such hits as "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever" and defined the flashy disco era died Sunday, his representative said. He was 62. Gibb's family announced in a statement that
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Nevada shares baseball title, but misses out on bye
The Nevada baseball team gets a piece of the WAC title in its final year in the conference, but it won't get a first-round bye in the WAC Tournament.
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'Ring of Fire' eclipse underway in east Asia; due in Reno at 6:23 p.m.
Parts of eastern Asia were being treated to a solar spectacle as the moon slid across the sun, creating a "ring of fire." Sky-watchers in the western U.S.
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Brush fire near Cold Springs now 80 percent contained; crews going home
4:30 p.m. update: The fire near Cold Springs is about 80 percent contained, said Capt. Dale Hildebrandt, of Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department:
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Pack baseball loses, now needs SJSU win to get first-round bye
The Nevada baseball team dropped an 8-3 decision to Hawaii at Honolulu late Saturday night and now must await its fate.
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Deaths of two people found in Spanish Springs house fire called suspicious
The deaths of a man and woman found in a burning Spanish Springs home on Saturday are suspicious, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office said.
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Bengals' Moch, ex-Pack defensive end, suspended 4 games
Former Nevada defensive end Dontay Moch, a second-year linebacker with the Cincinnati Bengals, has been suspended for four game for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, NBCSports.com and multiple news agencies are reporting.
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President Obama wants new banking rules put in place soon (watch video)
President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the regulations.
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Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the...
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Want to view the eclipse today? Here's some tips on how to do it
You can look up on Sunday when the sun and moon cross paths during an annular eclipse, but do so only with the proper vision protection or risk serious eye damage, eye experts warn.
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Video: 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse explained
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Mining spurs Elko economy
It's not just about cowboys here anymore. It's about gold. Other counties, including Eureka and Humboldt, are also gold-mining meccas.
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Pahrump grad must tell alma mater how he cheated his way to salutatorian honors
A former Pahrump Valley High School student convicted of hacking a grading system to earn himself salutatorian honors now must tell students at his alma mater about the consequences.
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When Jim Thorpe called Nevada home
Tuesday is the 125th anniversary of Jim Thorpe's birth in Bellemont, Okla. A Clark County elementary school is named for him in Henderson.
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Photographers shoot the ever-changing Great Basin
The Nevada Arts Council prepares art exhibits that will typically tour the state for two years.
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Cory Farley: Time to get dirt under the fingernails
The Joy of Gardening, I'm happy to report, seems to be back. Some years ago, I was designated as home and garden reporter for this newspaper. It came about logically, as those things go: My wife and I bought a definitive fixer-upper in Verdi.
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Does county give due respect to Old Glory?
The flag display outside the Washoe County administration buildings at East Ninth and Sutro streets is disrespectful of the American flag. Three flag poles of equal height are at the Washoe County complex.
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Siobhan McAndrew: A real zombie world
Maybe the world isn't so different than Marvel Zombie. In the popular comic book series, the superheroes aren't saving lives but, instead, eating their way through the universe. It's a cruel world when even Spider-Man eats his wife.
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Nevada's new gold rush: Technology yields improvements in mine production, safety
Mines are running at full-bore in a modern-day gold rush fueled by never-before-seen prices that make Nevada, if it were its own country, No. 5 in the world for gold production. “We’re not your great-grandpa panning for gold.
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