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Schmitt wants to go from member of City Council to mayor of Sparks
SPARKS – After sitting on the City Council for nine years, Ron Schmitt has filed his intentions with the county recorder to run for mayor. “It is time we set a new direction and a new focus for...
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School board recoups after special session
RENO –– Moving forward with a clearer idea of what will be expected in terms of cuts needed to help Nevada’s budget crisis, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees will meet today an...
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Nev. governor seeks dismissal of waitress lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Gibbons led a cover-up of allegations that he grabbed a waitress outside a Las Veg...
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Preliminary ratings show Oscars up over last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Early indications are that an Academy Awards telecast where “The Hurt Locker” topped the popular “Avatar” for best picture was popular with viewers. The...
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Aftermath Of A Drug Raid:
by Sarah Cooper
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Reno landlord gives her side of DEA lawsuit.
Sparks Introduces Solar
by Tribune Staff
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SPARKS –– A small sea of solar was unveiled Monday at the Larry D. Johnson Community Center in Sparks to the fanfare of city leaders and NV Energy representatives. The 28 kilowatt photovoltaic sys...
Area teens recognized for artistic excellence 
by Nathan Orme
Mar 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Several dozen winners of the northern Nevada regional competition for the Scholastic Art Awards of 2010 and their families converged on the Nevada Museum of Art Saturday for a ceremony and reception.
Kindness breaks out on Breaker Way
by Jessica Garcia and AnnElise Hatjakes
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Volunteers give a day to help a Sparks couple fix up their abode.
Oscars give reason for glamour
by Cortney Maddock
Mar 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Northern Nevada residents have a reason to get glamorous and walk the red carpet on Sunday when Sierra Arts hosts its annual Arts and Oscars benefit starting at 4 p.m.  What started as a small gat...
Pentagon shooter had Reno arrest record
by Tribune Staff and Associated Press reports
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
RENO –– The man who initiated a gunfight late Thursday afternoon at the Pentagon was arrested one month ago in Reno for drug possession. Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley told reporters Friday morn...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday....
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Tue Mar 09 20:30:32 -0600 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."...
By JAY REEVES
Tue Mar 09 21:09:48 -0600 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex....
By SAMANTHA GROSS
Tue Mar 09 20:30:34 -0600 2010
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Relatives of four women and a 12-year-old girl who were brutally slain in the late 1970s exploded in applause Tuesday as the jury recommended death for Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer whose bizarre defense strategy included lyrics from an Arlo Guthrie song and showing an episode of "The Dating Game."...
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Tue Mar 09 20:45:16 -0600 2010
PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter....
By MIKE BAKER
Tue Mar 09 19:12:27 -0600 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt....
By MATT LEINGANG
Tue Mar 09 20:30:27 -0600 2010
DUBLIN, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100....
Tue Mar 09 21:47:26 -0600 2010