Tuesday 7th September, 2010
Loan Guarantee Issued for Nevada Geothermal Project
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Department of Energy has announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan for a geothermal project in northwest Nevada. The Blue Mountain project in Humboldt County will c...
Renewable energy touted at Nevada policy 'summit'
With clean energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution at a national summit meeting Tuesday.
Reno's riskiest intersection has 7 crashes in 3 months
The intersection of Center and Maple streets in Reno remained the most dangerous intersection for a three-month period that ended this week, the Reno Police Department reported.For the three-month per...
Truck spills cement on freeway on ramp to U.S. 395, but traffic still getting by
Reno Gazette-JournalA truck hauling cement lost its load after turning from Kietzke Lane onto the westbound freeway on ramp that connects to U.S. 395 at the Spaghetti Bowl, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Nevada candidate's budget plan: For $25, drive 90 mph
Las Vegas SunTuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 | 10:39 a.m. One Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada's budget crisis. Nonpartisan candidate Eugene "Gino" DiSimone believes people would pay for the privil...
Colorado Firefighters to Step Up Attack on Boulder Blaze
KOLO 8Firefighters ramped up their fight Tuesday against a 3,500-acre wildfire that has forced about 3,000 people to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes near Boulder, including some that belonged to fire...
Experts, lawmakers talking clean energy in Las Vegas
Reno Gazette-JournalLAS VEGAS (AP) - Industry leaders, policy experts, investors and public officials are set to take part in the third in a series of national clean energy "summit" meetings in Las Vegas.
Magnitude 2.1 quake under Lake Tahoe recorded this morning
Reno Gazette-JournalThe Placer County Sheriff's Office has not received any reports of anyone feeling the earthquake. The report has not been reviewed by a seismologist.The quake was reported at 6:07 a.m. about 10 miles ...
Reno forecast: Breezy today, chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday
Reno Gazette-JournalScattered showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 p...
Lewis MDA Telethon raises $58.9 million
Reno Gazette-JournalLAS VEGAS -- Despite the struggling economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon said contributions and pledges from this year's Labor Day event totaled $58.9 million.
Reno psychologist to plead insanity in mail fraud trial
Reno Gazette-JournalA former University of Nevada Medical School psychologist is expected to say he is insane ahead of a Sept. 21 mail fraud trial in Reno federal court, according to court records.
Good chukar season expected
Reno Gazette-JournalState wildlife officials said the 2010-11 chukar hunting season is expected to be good for most of Nevada with some areas providing excellent prospects for the state's most popular game bird.
DUI checkpoint nets five arrests
Reno Gazette-JournalFour local law enforcement agencies joined forces Sunday afternoon to conduct a DUI checkpoint in Spanish Springs, netting five arrests over six hours.
Rare find of Sierra red fox confirmed
Reno Gazette-JournalScientists are hailing the confirmed find of a Sierra Nevada red fox about 90 miles south of Reno, a native subspecies feared extinct in the range since the last verified sighting in 1990.
Bone Daddy's wins 3rd crown
Reno Gazette-JournalBill "Bone Daddy" Wall succinctly summed up his feelings about winning both first place and the People's Choice award Monday against 23 competitors at the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off in Spark...
Lions Club reaches out to youth
Reno Gazette-JournalThe Dayton Valley Lions Club's annual golf tournament fundraiser was deemed a success. Club members offer local residents, mostly children, eye exams and glasses.
Dugan braves political arena
Reno Gazette-JournalDugan acts as a volunteer adviser on education for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid and has been asked to speak at news briefings about education on behalf of U.S. Senate Majority Leader H...
Legislator says his suggestion of food tax was misunderstood
Reno Gazette-JournalAssembly Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea is backing off a proposed 2 percent statewide sales tax on food after receiving a deluge of calls against it.
Was Siena's downward spiral inevitable?
Reno Gazette-JournalSiena Hotel Spa Casino owner Barney Ng says his casino's downward spiral started with faulty slot machines he purchased from International Game Technology.
Casino plan made backers nervous
Reno Gazette-JournalSome investors who have invested with father Walter Ng for the past 25 years, and later with sons Barney Ng and Kelly Ng, said they didn't want their money used as in the Siena Hotel Spa Casino in Ren...
Operations Update, Nye County, Nevada
Market Wire7 September 2010 U.S. Oil and Gas PLC ("US Oil" or the "Company") (PLUS: USOP) Operations Update, Nye County, Nevada Analysis of the structural fault systems and integration o...
Tombstone Exploration Corporation Renews Bureau of Land Management Mining Claims - Arizona & Nevada
Market WireTMBXF ) announced today that it has renewed its Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") mining claims in the Tombstone Mining District located in the State of Arizona. The Company has paid all required fees...
CSU aim to end streak vs. last team Rams beat: Nevada
Denver PostThe Colorado State defense harasses Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the first half of the Rams' 35-20 victory at Fort Collins last season. The Rams brace for another meeting with Kaepernick and...
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