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Hacking through the weeds
City clerk pitches in to deal with eyesores the overworked code enforcement office can’t get around to.
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Display shows art made by Alzheimer’s patients
RENO — The Arbors Memory Care and Moments of Memory will host the “Art From The Hearts of Alzheimer’s Artists” reception and auction Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The Artown event is free and open ...
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Council: Police tax hinges on voter support
City leaders say Legislature won’t support sales tax for cops if residents don’t OK it
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Courtesy Graphic - This prototype of a new Sparks website was presented to the City Council on Monday by local firm KPS|3, which was awarded the contract for the job. City OKs contract to redo its website
SPARKS — Visitors to the city of Sparks’ website can expect to see something new in the coming years. The City Council agreed Monday to pay local company KPS |3 Marketing $44,500 to redesign Sp...
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Your safety and mine
by Nathan Orme
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National competition in Reno this week tests the readiness skills of rescue teams from mining operations in 16 states
‘Running with the arms’
by Debra Reid
Jul 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jogglers show off competitive juggling skills
Jugglers convention leaves it all up in the air
by Jessica Garcia
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International association for professionals and amateurs offers locals a glance at some of the best in the craft.
Mind over munchies
by Tribune Staff
Jul 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Free lecture by Cornell University food psychologist is today at UNR
Council considers image, public safety today
by Sarah Cooper
Jul 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Firefighter grant, police tax, website redesign and branding effort on this week’s agenda
Third house fire worries residents
by Debra Reid
Jul 25, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Vagrants have been seen in the abandoned A Street home, which burned again late Friday
national news
By 2010-07-30T08:58:23Z
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures....
Fri Jul 30 03:58:23 -0500 2010
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and AMANDA LEE MYERS 2010-07-30T09:13:25Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country....
Fri Jul 30 04:13:25 -0500 2010
By BRUCE SMITH 2010-07-30T09:11:38Z
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- In a quiet Southern bedroom community of gardens and parks across the country from Arizona, another skirmish in the battle over illegal immigration is brewing....
Fri Jul 30 04:11:38 -0500 2010
By JIM FITZGERALD 2010-07-30T07:11:23Z
RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- If some of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests want to make a weekend of it in Rhinebeck, there's a stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" on the boards Saturday night and Sunday....
Fri Jul 30 02:11:23 -0500 2010
By KEVIN McGILL 2010-07-30T08:59:51Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official....
Fri Jul 30 03:59:51 -0500 2010
By ANDREW MIGA and DAVID B. CARUSO 2010-07-30T07:18:11Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts....
Fri Jul 30 02:18:11 -0500 2010
By JILL ZEMAN BLEED 2010-07-30T08:46:24Z
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Prosecutors insist that a doctor accused of masterminding a bombing that disfigured the Arkansas State Medical Board chairman was a weapons fanatic bent on avenging the restriction of his medical license....
Fri Jul 30 03:46:24 -0500 2010