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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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Courtesy/WCSO - Melissa Buschette Woman arrested for abusing her fiancée’s 3-year-old girl
RENO — A Reno woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly abusing her fiancee’s 3-year-old daughter. Melissa Buschette, 31, surrendered to Washoe County Sheriff’s deputies after the authorities wer...
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City wants federal fire dollars and job leeway
SPARKS — The city of Sparks is looking to pursue a $2.3 million federal grant to hire 11 additional firefighters. However, when City Council members voted to go after the grant Monday, they adde...
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‘Running with the arms’
by Debra Reid
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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
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Vagrants have been seen in the abandoned A Street home, which burned again late Friday
Libraries to form new advisory committee
by Sarah Cooper
Jul 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
SPARKS –– The Washoe County Library System Board of Trustees is ready for a little help and direction from the community. Now, it just needs to find a few good bookworms. The library system will b...
national news
By BOB CHRISTIE 2010-07-29T18:29:18Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear....
Thu Jul 29 13:29:18 -0500 2010
By JIMMY GOLEN 2010-07-29T18:36:20Z
BOSTON (AP) -- Forget two wars, health care and the economy. The hottest political issue in New England right now is Curt Schilling....
Thu Jul 29 13:36:20 -0500 2010
By JESSE WASHINGTON 2010-07-29T18:13:41Z
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist....
Thu Jul 29 13:13:41 -0500 2010
By DAVID A. LIEB 2010-07-29T18:38:09Z
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law....
Thu Jul 29 13:38:09 -0500 2010
By TIM MARTIN 2010-07-29T18:23:19Z
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) -- A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a major Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in the pipeline was insufficient....
Thu Jul 29 13:23:19 -0500 2010
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and TREVOR TOMPSON 2010-07-29T16:25:47Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets....
Thu Jul 29 11:25:47 -0500 2010
By HARRY R. WEBER 2010-07-29T18:26:35Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says preparations for an attempt to plug the gusher from above are going well enough that the timeline for the "static kill" may be moved up....
Thu Jul 29 13:26:35 -0500 2010