Associated Press Construction begins soon on new Reno indoor sports dome RENO — Construction begins in south Reno later this month for a 120,000-square-foot (11,150-square-meter) indoor sports facility for children and adults. KOLO-TV reported Thursday the new Sportsdome XL on South Meadows Parkway will be three times bigger than the current Reno Sportsdome north of … [Read more...]
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Associated Press Reno Pedestrian Dead, Pickup Sought in Hit-and-Run RENO — Reno police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that killed a man who apparently had laid down in the middle of a street on the edge of downtown. Police say they are looking for a light-colored, full-sized pickup similar to a Dodge Ram that fled the scene near East Fourth Street and … [Read more...]
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Associated Press 1 Killed, 1 Hurt in Sparks Crash Near Middle School SPARKS — Sparks police are investigating an early morning crash that killed one person and injured another. Police say the driver lost control of a vehicle that hit a parked car on Prater Way near Dilworth Middle School at about 1:15 a.m. Monday. A passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. … [Read more...]
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Associated Press 2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Lyon County Crash that Closed US 95-A SILVER SPRINGS — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash in Lyon County that killed two people over the weekend and shut down a state highway for several hours. The patrol says two people in a southbound Chevrolet Sonic died in the crash with a pickup truck at about 5:30 … [Read more...]
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Associated Press Authorities Say Death at Burning Man Festival ‘suspicious’ RENO — A man’s death at the Burning Man festival is being ruled as suspicious. The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the man found dead in a medical tent as Shane Billingham. Pershing County sheriff’s officials did not release a cause of death, age or … [Read more...]
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Associated Press Hundreds Stranded When Crash Shuts Down Burning Man Highway RENO — A fatal crash shut down a rural highway leading to the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s desert, snarling traffic for hours and temporarily stranding hundreds of festivalgoers at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The victim of Sunday’s crash was identified Monday as 61-year-old … [Read more...]
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Associated Press Missing Thumb Drive Contains Renown Health Patient Info RENO — The largest health care provider in northern Nevada says some of its patients’ private information was stored on a thumb drive that’s been missing since June 30. Renown Health said in a letter sent to patients on Friday the incident only affects an unspecified number of people who … [Read more...]