Program tracks daily driving habits to give drivers personalized insurance rates
Calli Fisher-News 4 A new car insurance program that rolled into the Silver State Monday bases your rate on your daily driving habits. Progressive's MyRate program tracks your driving behavior to determine
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| Firefighters gain control of brush fire in NW Reno
Firefighters are now in control of a fire that burned about two acres in northwest Reno Tuesday morning...
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Structure fire burns two homes in Fernley
A fire burned two homes in a small northern Nevada city Sunday afternoon.
The flames burned a large section of a garage on one home and damaged a small section of the other house. The structures are
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| Nevada Falls to Missouri 31-21
Blaine Gabbert passed for 414 yards and three touchdowns, including scoring tosses of 74 and 31 yards to Danario Alexander, to help Missouri beat Nevada 31-21 on Friday night. Alexander finished with nine catches for a career-high 170 yards, and Grant Resel made all four of his field-goal attempts to run his streak to 10 for 10 this season for the Tigers (4-0), who have won a school-record 14 consecutive nonconference games...
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Hundreds get dirty to clean up the Truckee River
Hundreds of volunteers across Northern Nevada picked up their shovels, paint brushes and trash bags to clean up the Truckee River on Saturday....
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| Motocross rider breaks world jump record in Reno
A motocross rider broke a world record for motorcycle jumping in Reno Saturday night. Ryan Capes not only broke the world ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jump record on Saturday, he shattered it twice....
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Reno mayor slams new slogan as embarrassing
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The Reno area's tourism agency is going back to the drawing board after a proposed marketing slogan was met with criticism from Mayor Bob Cashell and others...
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| Neither heat, nor snow, will deter the Cardboard Box City from taking to the park
More than 200 volunteers are expected to give up luxury for reality at downtown's Wingfield Park Friday night...
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Former Reno city manager's son arrested for alleged abuse
Authorities arrested and charged the son of former city manager Charles McNeely with felony "domestic battery by strangulation," and home invasion.
Brian McNeely was taken into custody Saturday by Reno
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| Police look for "persons of interest" in slain mother case
Reno police released pictures Thursday of two men they say are critical witnesses in the gang-related killing in July of a Reno mom and grandmother...
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Lawyer: Kidnapped Calif. girl has mixed emotions
NEW YORK (AP) -- The lawyer for a Northern California woman found alive 18 years after she was kidnapped says his client has mixed emotions surrounding the arrest of her alleged captors, but realizes "some bad and terrible things were done to her..."
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| Washoe superintendent brings in consultant to rally district principals
Principals from each of Washoe County's 92 schools say they're ready to ‘get back to basics', using an educational approach endorsed by Superintendent Heath Morrison, and author Michael Schmoker...
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Washoe County reports swine flu-related death
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Health officials have confirmed Washoe County's first swine flu-related death...
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| Nevada's 14.2 divorce rate highest in nation
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show Nevada had the highest divorce rate of any state in the nation last year with 14.2 percent of the population having been through a divorce...
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Searchers begin 2nd day of digging on Garrido property
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) -- Police are starting to dig on the property where a Northern California couple held a girl captive for 18 years in their investigation of two other child abductions...
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| Accused kidnapper thought he could speak with God through device
Phillip Garrido--the man who allegedly kidnapped and held Jaycee Dugard for 18 years--also apparently thought he could speak with God through a black box he invented.
Neighbors who knew Garrido say
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Mediators get ready to help homeowners and lenders in mediation program
The Nevada Foreclosure Mediation Program is ready to get down to business in Northern Nevada after a small group of about 25 mediators were sworn in on Monday.
"It's a milestone because we've sworn
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| Two Reno residents and cat homeless after early morning apartment blaze
Two Reno residents are homeless following an early morning fire at an apartment complex Monday...
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Making a first impression in the online world of job hunting
It's no secret finding a job right now is a challenge. Job hunters are faced with few job opportunities as businesses...
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| Body found on interstate, Reno police continue investigation
Reno police removed a man's body from a busy highway Monday morning...
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Police continue multi-day search of accused kidnappers' Calif. home
ANTIOCH, Calif. - On Thursday investigators continued to search the property of a Northern California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her in their backyard for 18 years. Inspectors
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| Former fed judge will run for governor of Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Schools officials and community leaders in Washoe County plan to visit children who haven't attended classes since school started three weeks ago. The Door to Door for Student Achievement
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Alleged sticky note bandit arrested in No. Nevada
A Cameron Park, California woman dubbed the "Sticky Note Bandit" has been arrested in Nevada, police said Wednesday.
Authorities said Kathleen Vinson and her alleged accomplice, Marciano Feliciano,
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| Washoe County officials to visit no-show students
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Schools officials and community leaders in Washoe County plan to visit children who haven't attended classes since school started three weeks ago.
The Door to Door for Student Achievement
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Police again search home in Calif kidnap case
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) -- Police are again searching the Northern California home of a man charged with kidnapping a girl and holding her captive for 18 years...
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| Is the downtown condo market healthy?
A recent government takeover of a bank that helped finance a condo project in downtown Reno is raising questions about the stability of the condo market...
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Nevada soldier killed in Iraq to be buried in Fernley
A northern Nevada soldier killed last week in Iraq will be laid to rest in Fernley...
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| Rural Nevada hospitals hurting in the wake of budget cuts
Nevada's rural hospitals are suffering in the wake of the state's budget cuts and administrators say additional cuts could cripple them...
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Plan to dump California trash draws fire
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A plan from a waste management firm to dump millions of tons of California trash in a landfill near Winnemucca is drawing protests from Nevada residents...
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| Elderly man dies after hit and run on interstate
Authorities say an elderly man was the victim of a fatal hit and run accident on Interstate 80 Saturday night...
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$30M bail set for Dugard kidnap suspect
PLACERVILLE, Calif. - A judge has set bail at $30 million for a Northern California man accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old South Lake Tahoe girl and holding her captive for 18 years...
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| Housing market fallout leads to extreme deals in apartment market
Signs advertising "move-in specials," "free rent," and "lease today" are popping up around Northern Nevada enticing people to check out the promoted apartment complex...
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Kaleidoscope of color soars over Reno area
Hot air balloons splashed the Truckee Meadows sky with a kaleidoscope of color as the Great Reno Balloon Race took flight during the three-day event this weekend.
Several balloons lifted off at about
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| Crews quickly contain lighting-caused fires near capitol city
Authorities say two separate brush fires that were started by lighting strikes near Carson City Saturday evening are fully contained...
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Nevada continues to receive federal funding for homeland security
As Northern Nevadans remember the Sept. 11 attacks, some may wonder if the country and the state of Nevada are safer than eight years ago...
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| Two Reno men share vivid memories of 9/11
Reno residents marked the somber eighth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks with ceremonies honoring the heroes who lost their lives, and the innocent victims of the terrorists who struck in New York City, Washington, D.C., and in a field in Pennsylvania...
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Agencies help No. Nevada homeless veterans
More than 100 veterans-many of them homeless- attended the annual Stand Down event at the VA Hospital in Reno Thursday. A dozen local agencies stood by to help them find housing, jobs and medical care....
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| Bikers ride through Reno and remember Sept. 11
Eight years have passed since the September 11 terror attacks on New York City.
On Wednesday a group of motorcycle riders made their way through Reno to remember those who lost their lives that day.
The
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2010 Census is a golden opportunity for Nevada
The 2010 U.S. Census will determine how $4 trillion federal dollars will be distributed to states during the next 10 years. The census will be conducted in April, and Nevada is banking on citizen participation....
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| Several law enforcement agencies involved in Stead arrest operation
Reno police arrested a person or persons in Stead early Thursday morning.
Details are still sketchy but several law enforcement agencies were involved in the arrest operation located at a residence
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Fernley family mourning loss of son killed in Iraq
A Fernley family is mourning the loss of their son after learning he was killed in Iraq Tuesday.
Private First Class Thomas Lyons, 20, was a military police officer based out of Fort
Richardson, Alaska.
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| Washoe trustees to renew rollover bonds
Washoe County school trustees decided Tuesday to ask voters next year to renew a rollover bond issue.
Superintendent Heath Morrison recommended the issue be placed on the November, 2010 general election
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Bone found near Garrido's home 'probably human'
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) -- A sheriff's spokesman says that a bone fragment pulled from the backyard of a home where kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido once stayed is probably human.
Contra Costa County
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| President Obama to make health care pitch to Congress and American people
President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress Wednesday night at five. The President plans to use the nationally televised speech to renew his case for health care reform...
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Washoe County students and educators react to Obama's speech
Thousands of Washoe County school children joined millions across the country in watching President Obama's speech to students Tuesday morning. And despite the controversy over whether the speech should be showed in classrooms, a preliminary estimate shows that relatively few parents chose to have their children removed from classrooms during the speech...
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| Parade celebrates Jaycee Dugard's life
The South Lake Tahoe community celebrated the return of Jaycee Lee Dugard Sunday with a parade in her honor. Hundreds showed up to support the little girl who was found after her kidnapping 18 years ago. Signs read "Welcome Home Jaycee" and "Nevada Loves Jaycee."
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Girl dies after falling off horse at Nevada rodeo
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Authorities in Nevada say a 6-year-old girl has died after falling off her horse at a Fallon junior rodeo.
The Churchill County Sheriff's department says the girl died Sunday morning
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| Police: Reno man advertising stolen goods on Craigslist
Police arrested a Reno man who they say attempted to sell stolen goods on a popular classified advertising Web site...
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Reid challenger meets with supporters in Sparks
One republican hoping to beat out Nevada Senator Harry Reid in the 2010 election visited northern Nevada Thursday...
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| NHP: Carson City man dies in highway accident
Nevada Highway Patrol says a Carson City man died in a traffic accident that occurred in Douglas County Thursday afternoon.
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Cops: Garrido was arrested in 1972 rape case
Authorities in Antioch, California, say a woman has recognized accused kidnapper and rapist Phillip Garrido as the man who attacked her in 1972...
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| Four-vehicle crash near Truckee kills 1, sends 2 more to hospital
Authorities say a four-car accident that closed a rural mountain highway near Truckee for about four hours left one motorist dead and two others hospitalized Tuesday...
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