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Prison and NHP workers protest cuts planned for swing, graveyard shifts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 3:01am

A group of state workers - primarily in corrections and the highway patrol - asked the state on Monday not to cut back their differential pay for working the swing and graveyard shifts.The money-sa...

2011 Reno Marathon: Aces win 7-6 in walkoff fashion over Tacoma
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:07pm

RENO- With the Aces having a commanding seven and a half game lead in the Pacific North Division with over the Tacoma Rainiers thanks in part from taking the first two games in this four game series against Tacoma. Reno looked to distance themselves even more from Tacoma on Monday night.

The Aces got a very quick start with the bats in the first inning behind two RBI doubles from Tony Abreu (scoring Evan Frey and Angel Berroa), and Cole Gillespie (scoring Abreu) off of Tacoma starter LHP Luke French (8-8, 6.12 ERA) for an eary 3-0 lead.

Amodei, Marshall Duel Over Facts, Foreign Policy, Medicare and Taxes
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 8:05pm

State Treasurer Kate Marshall and former state senator Mark Amodei sparred over Medicare reform, campaign ads and even the uprising in Libya in an hour-long debate airing on the statewide news program Face to Face on Monday and Tuesday.

New Report Projects Debt-driven Tipping Points for Nevada and the States
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:27am

A new report on the financial outlook for the nation’s states says Nevada could reach a debt-driven “tipping point” in 2034.

Carson City man arrested for sexual assault against 15-year-old girl
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 8:43am

Carson City Sheriff deputies Sunday night arrested Luis Mayoral-Ortiz, 27, in the 3200 block of Market Street for sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.

According to the police report, the victim reported being at a residence in the 400 block of Hot Springs Road, and that the suspect had given her shots of Jack Daniels. She said she became sick and passed out, and when she woke up, the suspect was having sex with her.

2 bears killed on opening weekend of Nevada hunt
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 12:12am

RENO - Two female bears were killed during the opening weekend of the first bear hunting season in state history, state wildlife officials said Sunday.One was shot in the Carson Range near Verdi we...

Aces/Rainiers Showdown in Reno Round 2: Aces win 4-2
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 2:43pm

RENO- After what some are saying was the best game at Aces Ballpark on Saturday night which saw some 'fireworks' with the Aces starting catcher Robby Hammock get ejected for arguing balls and strikes while in the squat behind the plate, a sellout crowd was also treated to an offensive shootout, and eventually an 8-7 Aces victory. Sunday afternoon's game was a calm one in comparison.

Column: We need more than just jobs to fix the economy
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 6:19am

Job, jobs, jobs. We are told that is what we need to fix our ailing economy.

With an unemployment rate above 9 percent, we do need more jobs. But there's a better chance of getting Sarah Palin to pose naked for a PETA anti-fur ad than there is of getting any kind of job-creating bill through a Congress held hostage by deficit-obsessed Tea Party Republicans.

Lodging properties, visitors bureau at odds over putting 'heads in beds'
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:01am

A group representing Carson City's hotels and motels has become increasingly frustrated by a tourism bureau that it says is stuck in the past and does little to foster and support events that attra...

Bighorn sheep to be released at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center
Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:01am

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners have voted to release Desert Bighorn Sheep, one of North America's most endangered mammals, into the 107,000 acre Tahoe Reno Industrial Center."Soon volun...

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