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Here are your top stories for this Sunday, February 5, 2012: – Russia and China veto United Nations resolution on Syria – Mitt Romney using Nevada as springboard for February contests – Police clear tents from Occupy encampment in D.C. – Thousands rally against Putin’s rule

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Firefighters are battling a massive brush fire that has torn through the Reno area, destroying more than 25 homes and forcing thousands of local residents to flee. The raging wildfire was made worse by high winds yesterday and raced across mostly dry terrain south of Reno, wiping out homes and other buildings as firefighters hurried [...]

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It’s official! Laura Kaeppeler, this year’s Miss Wisconsin, was crowned Miss America 2012 last night at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler, 23, beat out 53 other beauties and takes over the crown from Teresa Scanlan, who, as a 17-year-old Miss Nebraska, became the youngest woman to ever win the pageant [...]

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While this video is clearly a blatant marketing ploy, it’s still pretty damned cool. These guys took an Apple iPad, sent it up into space via a weather balloon, then dropped it. It took a licking and kept on ticking, landing in Nevada near Area 51. Sure, it’s a lot like what these guys did [...]

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Sunday will mark the beginning of a brand new year, and with it will come the enactment of several new laws that were passed in 2011. In all, almost 40,000 laws were passed in 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Many of these new 2012 laws go into effect on New Year’s [...]

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been sentenced to 90 days in the slammer after pleading guilty to reduced domestic violence battery and harassment charges in Las Vegas. Mayweather was sentenced to 6 months in jail, but 3 months of that sentence was suspended. He also gets 3 days’ credit for time already served. He has [...]

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A luxury helicopter tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam ended tragically on Wednesday as the chopper crashed into the side of a mountain. Delwin Chapman and his wife Tamara Chapman were in Vegas to renew their wedding vows after 25 years of marriage. The two were killed in the crash, along with [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday, November 21, 2011: – Supercommittee debt deal deadline now looks doubtful – Doctors say three people killed in Cairo protests – Reno wildfire mop-up expected this week – Baghdad troops celebrate early Thanksgiving

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Here are your top stories for this Thursday, November 3, 2011: – Surgeons separate conjoined twins in California – 1st Reno air race crash lawsuit filed – McCourt, MLB agree to process to sell Dodgers – Safeway drops theft charges against pregnant mom

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Here are your top stories for this Monday, October 24, 2011: – Rescuers trying to reach victims of Turkey earthquake – Libya finally declares liberation – Nevada shifts GOP caucuses – French president’s new baby heads for home

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Here are your top stories for this Sunday, October 23, 2011: – Nevada GOP caucus debate – Iraq troop withdrawal – Libya’s liberation – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince dies

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