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Stories for January 2003

Thursday, January 30

Bush's finger is on the trigger

Lawmakers debate privatizing state printing and motor pool

Students help make prom possible

Show legislators we care

Judge gives Hook, an arsonist, one last chance

Charges reinstated against second Bustamonte brother

Student makes prom dress for senior project

Reno-Tahoe Winter Games organizers bid for 2014

10 Kmart stores escape the axe, but not Carson's

Beers renews criticism of Nevada Checkup program

Highway Patrol loses most of its command officers

The barn: A great cathedral

Planning Commission denies bridge club's request to stay

Planning Commission approves zoning changes, special use permit

Obituary: Edwin Wait Jr.

Calendar of events

Obituary: Louise Mary Brierley

Obituary: Mildred L. Frey

Obituary: Buelah Idelle Batchelder Plummer

Wednesday, January 29

Gaming industry should bear cost of work cards

Fresh ideas: My Personal Pyramid of Palenque

Drug czar won't respond to Nevada campaign law complaint

Alleged murderer's trial moved to June

Nevada lawmakers offer differing views of Bush speech

Child seat installation class offered

Local boy gets special souvenir at Globetrotter game

Spooner summit memorial raises NDOT concerns

Nevada docs say 76 specialists closed practices

Nevada Power chief says legislative shield should expire

Meltdown seen in Nevada state worker insurance program

Post Office Express inside Carson Kmart to close and not relocate

NDOT moves for money and land needed for bypass

Test scores improve, elementary school hopeful

President's remarks find favor with Carson leaders

Obituary: Robert S. "Bob" Carver

Obituary: Leilani Brown

Calendar of Events

Tuesday, January 28

Where will night owl shoppers go?

Aldean brings valuable abilities to city

Obituary: Edna Chrestensen

Obituary: Carolyn Clodius

Obituary: Melvin Green

Obituary: Lawrence Grimm

Obituary: Edward F. Hill

Obituary: Eddie Martinez

Obituary: David Shaughnessy

Hearings slated for Indian Hills water fees change

Local talk show to discontinue after host's departure

Jobless rate rises four-tenths percent in December

$250 reward offered for info on dog's killer

Calendar of events

Carson bridge club dealt tough hand by city

Carson and Douglas officials to air differences

NDOT to issue bonds today for projects including the bypass

Reno immigration office workers don't speak Spanish

Gaming budget seeks funding for work card program, computer tech

Church victimized by burglar again

Plans for regional medical center unveiled

Monday, January 27

Calendar of Events

Past Pages

Lake-areas drive-throughs becoming hot topic

Man dies in Geiger Grade collision

Commission to decide fate of Dangberg museum

Appeal hosts media seminar Saturday

Cat safe at home after three nights on top of pole

Out & About: Community Calendar of Events & Activities

Local dialysis sought for Tahoe

Avalanche wisdom best way to avoid snowy death

Nevada lawmakers analyze state budget proposal

Washoe County schools face cuts without state's help

Photo contest underway for local birding sites

Highway Patrol appoints new voice to local office

Special meeting to discuss changes to Genoa Lakes development

Wife hailed as hero

Collection of tanks a tribute to those who used them

Carson's Raiders fans heartbroken

Sunday, January 26

Making special events special

PF Chang Bistro coming to Reno

RSCVA targets additional sporting events

IGT hits the jackpot in its first quarter

Group encourages trash-to-treasure swaps

Regional MLS listings readied

Business impact of governor's gross receipts tax

IGT, Aristocrat settle patent, trademark case

Washoe Health updates its network technology

Car museum to house off-road hall of fame

Canadian firm strikes deal to buy three gold projects

Planning contractor finishes pipeline work

Mining company hires investor-relations firm

Vista Gold to purchase Mono County property

Registrations sell out for Hot August Nights

Colliers International moves to new office

15,000 expected for Safari Club show

State parole office headed downtown

Business lights up for photo workshops

The old family property gets a new look

Available: half a million square feet

Office leasing likely to be slow

Reno company plans show for women in April

PR group to get advice on stress-free living

Microsoft recruiting includes Reno

Exchanges can offer help with paper clutter, too

Commercial real estate options

Hytek sees deficit for quarter, year

Michael Yackira

Richard Hinckley

Beth Bridges

Douglas C. Flowers, Alexis G. Michaud, Natalie M. Edwards

Norm Dianda

Becky Aleshire

James S. Tonkin

Obituary: Jesus D. Granados

Carson-Tahoe Hospital forges ahead with physician partnerships

Calendar of Events

Obituary: Lowell Wayne Archer Sr.

Joyce Marie Brooks

By BILL DOLAN

Out of the pressure cooker, out of the traffic

Red Watson celebrates his 97th

Mother said her son would have walked away from a bar fight

Seminar teaches effective lobbying

Author teaches students to find fitness without dieting

Lawmakers finish first week of budget overview

Douglas offers dog adoption, micro chipping

High Desert Divers host diving event at pool

Here are some of the Super Bowl options for the big game today, which starts at 3:18 p.m.

Super Bowl fans have Sunday planned

Saturday, January 25

Obituary for Johnny Lee Starr

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Obituary: Dennis L. Wright

Washington bail jumper caught in Reno

Dot1web money woes continue

Veteran AP reporter turns 100

Taxable sales up 2.8 percent in November

Other woman comes forward in missing Modesto woman case

CHS president aims for unity

Prison system plans inmate program improvements

Lawmakers study Nevada's K-12 school funding plans

Until we become race-neutral, keep affirmative action in place

Carson City Supervisors select local businesswoman to fill Ward 2 seat

Cub Scouts race in Pinewood Derby

Administration stumbles over cost of collecting proposed taxes

Friday, January 24

Collecting from deadbeat parents

Code of the (rural) West

Planners encourage affordable housing project

Obituary: Delbert L. Blair

Men still in serious condition

Obituary: Rhonda Lynn Eichen

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Incline Village man fined for construction violation at Tahoe

Library and Archives gets computers from Gates Foundation

Chase ends in felony arrest

Carson man sentenced to federal prison

Gas leak closes businesses in Truckee

Public outcry saves UNR's Fleischmann Planetarium

University officials point to $93 million hole in budget

Response sought to UNR bid-rig claim

Legislators hear mental health budget

Nevada open meeting law loophole sought

School officials speak with lawmakers

Off the couch

Despite odds, locals fighting Kmart closure

NDOT moves to claim land to finish northern half of bypass

Dispatch center looking to upgrade equipment

Lyon County home to thousands of roaming dogs

Thursday, January 23

Waiting in traffic for Carson's bypass

A book for all Nevadans: 'You know you're a Nevadan if ...'

Calendar of events

Obituary: Rhonda Lynn Eichen

Nevada trooper suspended for skipping out on $3 pizza tab

Late Supervisor Jon Plank to be memorialized

New sponsorship, new promise for Champion Motor Speedway

Nevada considers privatizing state car pool

Basic state support for schools will rise $300 under Guinn budget

Sen. Reid trying, as usual, to cut Yucca Mountain funding

Insurance costs drop for some Nevada obstetricians

IGT continues winning streak with record earnings

Nevada Supreme Court requests new appeals court

Hassle brewing in old Nevada town over new development

Human Resources seeks 280 new staff to meet growth

Mother receives maximum sentence in fatal Silver Springs accident

Wednesday, January 22

Embedded journalists to cover next war

Obituary B. Klett Nunnink

Inmates carve planets for college observatory

Guinn makes his sales pitch, but can he close the deal?

Fan fare ready for super bowls of food

Fresh ideas: Carson City needs leadership during trying times

Health inspections

Make the tough decisions, do the right thing

Appeals court dismisses Weddell case

Husband arrested after hitting wife with car

Old Nevada execution chamber may never be used again

Calendar of events

Obituary: Shirley Lorraine Biller

Nevada denies prison guards' claim that state skimps on security

Moving van overturns, backs up Carson traffic

Carson voters to see new system in 2004 primary election

Russian environmentalists gather at Silver Saddle Ranch

Investigation continues on fatal altercation

Bypass project won't be finished this budget cycle

Sheriff's daughter arrested on drug charges

Potential conflicts emerge early in budget review

Elderly couple homeless after blaze

Tuesday, January 21

Calendar of Events

Obituary: Bert Russell Baldwin

Obituary: Jean Kepner

Obituary: Richard Thut

Tough sledding for Guinn's budget

Is it cruel to dress up cats and dogs for photos?

Prison workers protest conditions

Carson City men critical

Arsenic reduction costs due next month

TRPA to consider zoning for affordable-housing project

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Yellow-legged frog making a come back

Guinn speech draws applause for programs, silence for taxes

Police continue to investigate man's death

California woman killed in Nevada traffic accident

Highlights of Guinn's proposed $4.89 billion two-year state budget

Stakes high as tribes, state renegotiate gambling compacts

I-80 Truckers' revolt over chain controls

Traffic fatalities rise in 2002 in Nevada and Clark County

Excerpts from Guinn's State of the State

Guinn seeks tax increases

Monday, January 20

Nevada recordkeeping on sex offenders questionable

Calendar of Events

Home aces federal accreditation

Eighth-grader spells success

Martin Luther King Day opportunity to appreciate the community

Out & About community calendar of events

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One Valley community applies for block grant funds

After 42-year career, singer pleased by first Grammy nomination

Corrections officers picket today for free speech

Gourmet items take their place in Vegas buffet lines

Baghdad reports finding four more warheads

Rural Assemblyman Dini retires after 36 years

Rescue groups plan to save 800 wild horses in Nevada

Two candidates vie to replace school board trustee James Keegan

Man dies 10 hours after bar fight

Two men critical after Sunday afternoon wreck

Sunday, January 19

Beagle Bay Books barks up the right tree

Builders group installs officers

Outdoor gear to to be spotlighted in expo

Phil Rose steps down from helm of agency

CH2M Hill named among top employers

Edward Jones takes top spot in survey

Metrocall Wireless called good to sell for

Altair, WMU partner

Six Sigma workshop

Miller Heiman wins distribution agreement

IGT game wins plaudits

Kahl wins contract

Meridian: Production totals 108,000 ounces

Liberty Tax Service opens Keystone office

DM Productions to produce Cinco de Mayo

Chamber honors volunteers, service

Tuscan-styled shopping center on schedule

Several new art galleries paint the town

First Independent earnings up

Business Bank to open office

ITLA sees Carson office as beachhead

Father's advice sets tone for design firm

Honduras mine boosts output for Glamis Gold

Get organized and in control

Sun West net up 97 percent

Make Your Move symbol changes

Monarch says it's comfortable with estimates

Film festival board

Jake H. Ichino, M.D.

Nick Brunson

Robin Orr, Shelle Grim-Brooks

Kathy Flamm, Angie Martens

Developers: Flat power rates no panacea

Downtown retail a priority

Pizza will join subs for chain

Can ethanol fire up Nevada agriculture?

UPS wraps up Sparks real estate play

450-unit apartment complex gets new owner

Past Pages

Calendar of Events

Obituary for Harriet L. Crowell

Death penalty can't be arbitrary decision

Obituary for Joseph D. Kobus

Marijuana group says feds broke Nevada campaign law

Retired, but not retiring

Snowshoe demo family fun in sun

Business group wooing Sierra Starlight Amphitheatre to stay in Valley

Man arrested for string of robberies

Strange-acting man had machine gun, drugs

Some offices to close for holiday

Towns to be probed for clues into Fallon leukemia cluster

People of the cloth urged to join 'Faster Pastor' charity race

Anti-war protesters rally in Las Vegas, Reno

Guinn will ask $1 billion tax increase to balance budget

Hit the jackpot? Ante up, child support debtor

Carson shooters place second in shooting match

Saturday, January 18

Obituary for Robert Leroy Krause

First dean of UNR J-School, Travis Linn, dies in Reno

Man who admitted guilt in I-80 accident gets 80 years

Calendar of Events

Martin Luther King Day opportunity to appreciate the community

Minnesota company gets Nevada Magazine printing contract

Residents will learn how to lobby at workshop

Bad call to try to reinstate draft

All Ages Calendar of Events

Student leader drops some knowledge

Students cook up competition

Uncertain future for Post Office Express when Kmart closes

Thursday, January 16

Obituary for Irene Cecilia Schmiedt

Off the Couch

Sin City's reputation is intact

Our neighbor has worse problems

Obituary for June V. Gibson

Olympic Valley man charged with attempted murder

'Wild' armed man subdued, tranquilized in Kmart lot

Obituary for Franklin Gendron

Obituary for Leora "Bea" Hasbrouck

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Carson radio station up and running again

Popular Carson veterinarian retires

Scenic regulation opponents activate suit

Counties set date for joint meeting

Landmark Reno restaurant Liberty Belle Saloon will stay put

Nevada elections chief seeks reforms -- again

Police: Accused looter of ancient Nevada site plotted murder

Children's Museum announces membership drive

Officers train for action at Stewart complex

Jury hands down toughest sentence

Carson supervisors set date to fill open board seat

Ignoring pedestrians is unacceptable

'Endless Nevada' an endless pleasure

Byrds co-founder embraces new technology

All Star's friendly, spacious for karaoke

Obituary: Justine Kochamp Heath

Obituary: Edwin C. Hesselbach

Obituary: Gael Robin Nation

Obituary: Benjamin South French III

Cook arrested in restaurant hold-up

Girl recovering after fight

Final city election spending reports submitted

Minden loan office to open soon

Calendar of events

Guilty: Jury rejects accidental-shooting claim

Supreme Court case tests limits of time off to care for sick relatives

City expects losses with closure of Carson Kmart

Northern Nevada utility files for tiny rate hike

Nevada historical groups tour State Museum

Campaign finance reports filed on deadline in Nevada

Wednesday, January 15

Companies sponsor math competition

One city, two financial districts

Carson targets renewable energy

California bank enters Carson market

Nevada FMLA case goes to Supreme Court

Armstrong Miller, California firm merge

NevadaWorks moves to south Reno

Link Piazzo to be honored for civic leadership

Small favor by coach lands plum of a job

IntoHomes, Carson financial firms create alliance

Gaming board moves

Laura Hackenmueller

Brendan Mulholland, John Biery

JobConnect helps fill jobs at new operations

Hot August Nights needs volunteers

Chamber celebrates 100th anniversary

Fun-loving landscapers do serious business

Serving the whole client

69 franchisees join Assist-2-Sell during past year

Focus on: Taxes

Get tax-smart in 2003: It's all about planning

Starting a new business on the right foot

Making your New Year's tax resolutions

2003's good idea: Don't shred your defense

Fortune lists Intuit among best employers

It's painful to be resolute

Dip into hearty soup for more carbs

Health inspections

Another big-box store leaves Carson

Mountain City is one town with many stories

Planetarium gets a reprieve

Obituary: Richard "Dick" Carver

Obituary: Leslie Morrow

Obituary: Mary Bersani Steneri

Obituary: Helen Tresnit

Freed Franciscan friar's message of nonviolence leaves feds quaking in fear

Nevada asks federal judge to let it refuse water to Yucca

Dot1web settles 2-year-old suit

Girls' high school fight leads to arrest, hospitalization

Calendar of events

Obituary: Angeline F. Felix

Carson Valley Chamber pulls out of joint events center plans

Northern Nevadans unite in literature

Jury to get Echols case today

'Sagebrush Rebellion' author dies at 58

McKenna named school board president

Nevada governor says call for cuts too late

Youth pleads guilty to one count of arson

K-Mart Corp. announces closure of Carson City store

Tuesday, January 14

Past Pages

Calendar of Events

Nevada water supply average despite wet December, El Nino

Students plan to continue fight for planetarium

Board to consider local construction company to manage bond project

City receives thousands of recycled holiday cards

Wildland fire protection is topic of TV program

More Tahoe-area trail work in sight

Nevada high court urged to ease term in Mount Rose drug murders

Fund Raiser for CTH Cancer Center slated for Thursday

Gambling industry, Vegas chamber clash over possible tax plan

White House: talk of energy assistance for North Korea not a reward

Murder defendant claims two shots came separately

Monday, January 13

Officials split over plan to let Nevadans register at polls

Motorcycle club meets to plan year

Calendar of Events

Parole Board Actions

Trails plan tried at private property forum

Passion key ingredient for cook's success

Museum welcomes groups from all over Northern Nevada Wednesday

Past Pages

Out & About: Community Calendar of Events & Activities

Family whose house was hit by Jeep still shaken.

Espionage case appears headed for rare public trial

Former state worker pitted against Nevada in family leave case

Researchers track water quality flowing into Lake Tahoe

Nevada gambles on outdoors to lure tourists

North Korea ready to negotiate despite increasing rhetoric

Nevada Gambling Museum, A Good Bet

Sunday, January 12

Heart of Carson City picks up the beat

Past Pages

Calendar of Events

Parole Actions

Parole Board

Obituary: Benjamin Nelson MacGregor

Obituary: Nancy Ellen Purcell

Snow training in Tahoe City today

Footprints in snow suspect offered plea agreement

SGI lawsuits add up

Catching up with students at WNCC

Children honored at Winter Wine & All That Jazz wine tasting

Bennett takes on HealthSmart, the second time around

Nevada family medical leave case goes to U.S. Supreme Court

New Nevada lawmakers bring youth, diversity to legislature

A train trip two miles into Yucca Mountain

Some Northern Nevadans OK with Yucca dump -- but not all

Saturday, January 11

Youth calendar

Gaming win up just slightly as weak economy continues to hurt business

Calendar of events

Emotional support, friends for youth found at Mentor Center

State of Nevada prepares for BLM action against Indian sisters

Expert: Delay between deadly shots

Carson man arrested in child porn

Drug testing students: There's a better way

Applicants file for open City Supervisor position

New marker depicts site of old Nevada trading post

Nevada Legislature means economic boom for Carson City

Students learn magic of science

Friday, January 10

States should pay attention to Yucca suit

Obituary: Larry Hendrickson

Environmentalists at Vegas trade show protest Dell's recycling

Obituary: Albert John

Obituary: Anthony Jarome Maes

Heller asks congressional delegation to back funding for election reform

Academic honors at police academy go to Douglas deputies

$15 million price tag to fix Megan's Law, attorney general says

Police: Object found in Berkeley Marina could be a body

Off the couch

Music teacher volunteers on the side

Dot1web chief: Issues will be resolved soon

Property owners sing 'unhappy trails' to park officials

Nevada files new constitutional challenge to Yucca Mountain plan

Seeliger students practice lock-down drill

Outdoor concert series and movie theater in the works for Carson

Wife denies affair

Thursday, January 9

Water, water everywhere -- it must be laundry day

Carson, Douglas make a good start

Obituary: Rae Marie Elaine Brien

Karaoke -- A cultural phenomenon of Carson

'Spoon River' comes to life on Carson stage

Chops -- local band with bite

Obituary: Chera LeAnn Peterson

Lynne Cecile Jackson

Obituary: Elaine A. Andrews

Jobless benefit plan could aid 6,000 Nevadans

Shooting victim gets prison in unrelated shooting

Dot1web case referred to FBI

Report: Nevada youth not safe from guns

Nevada gets mixed report card in education survey

No charges for parents of Tahoe infant mauled by family dog

Aladdin Flower Shop changes hands

Carson City employees file complaint against city supervisors

Nevada casinos defend tax payments

Police: Defendant felt victim was trying to take his place

Forest Service logging plans in Sierra under fire again

Climate expert: El Ni-o to bring above-average moisture

Students fight for planetarium

Carson City man called to active duty for Army Reserves

Guinn says $700 million minimum needed for coming two years

Ranchos boys found after night out in wild

Wednesday, January 8

Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand's marriage a capital secretE

Health inspections

Invite friends for seasonal crab dinner

Priest's plea deal not a religious scandal but case of predator escaping justice

Obituary: Mabel Rose Silsby

Obituary: Dr. Bernard Greenblat

Obituary: Robert E. Shannon

Obituary: Jordyn Mykailee Comellas

Obituary: Roe Marie Elaine Brien

New prisons remain shuttered as states face budget crunch

Reward offered in newspaper machine vandalism

Obituary: Lillian S. Earnshaw

Calendar of events

Proposal would clarify Nevada petition process

Douglas County crime increases as car thefts surge

Horse Shows In The Sun will not to return to Minden

Judge says inmate is 'flight risk,' denies funeral trip

Capitol to Capitol Trail map details route

Attorney claims fatal shooting was an accident

Correction

Carson City hosts recruitment for new fire hot shots team

New baby massage class to be offered

Tuesday, January 7

Obituary for Stanley Zolkowski

Obituary for Addie Lamon

Obituary for Martin Louis Schaub

Obituary for Paul W. Stewart

Nevada and other states settle with Pfizer over antibiotic ads

Obituary for Earl L. Carmen

Judge approves final settlement for Mountain Park Homeowners

Calendar of Events

Obituary for Thomas W. Lamaster

Past Pages

BLM surveys Western Shoshone livestock in Nevada

Fire chief's election to board mean promotion for assistant

Douglas County officials sworn in

TRPA looks again at scenic rules

Jury selection begins in murder trial

Man killed as he crosses Carson Street

Southern California commuter train hits truck and derails

Malibu wildfire threatens homes as Santa Anas blow

Education officials accuse Nevada of inflating teacher salary stats

From coast to coast, thousands of troops ship out for Persian Gulf region

TV role costs Nevada state worker his job

BLM decision on Carson's land protest put off until two counties meet

New administration takes over reins of Sheriff's Department

City officials sworn in Monday

Guinn nixes idea of tax on services

Sunday, January 5

High temperatures, winds whip through parts of California

Past Pages

New California law requires higher compensation payments

Out & about community calendar of events and activities

Calendar of Events

Jordanian military court upholds death penalty for Calif. native

History a passion for Ron James, native Nevadan

Mountain bikers and wilderness advocates agree to work together

Educator's Closet gets massive donations of white boards

Auditions this month for Sierra chorale

Famous kidnapper offered care worker $500 to find him a child

Terrain park worth the trek south

Nevada under pressure from feds to lower DUI limit

Different oil scenarios should U.S. invade Iraq

Reno Hopes to Change Its Luck

Most passengers in Nevada accept new airport security measures

California wine industry slumping after decade of growth

Starbucks roasting plant scheduled to open today

Nonprofit offers new life, new hope for disadvantaged

Herb store owner pays price for passion

RTC departments win professional honors

Concrete Expo planned in Reno this month

Sparks promotions firm starts off big

Intuit's payroll strategy: Build on our base

Old Target store demands creative thinking

So you've been asked to volunteer ...

GameTech posts $2.7 million profit for fiscal year

Florida firm seeks to develop claims

Reno firm changes from tortoise to hare

Brian Taylor

Erich Hohman

Julie Wood, Jeannie Franklin, Tony Ly, Barbara Gallatin

Reno no longer among top Hotel.com cities

St. Mary's Galena facility wins honor

The grape state of Nevada?

Hawaiian firm places bet on Sparks

North Reno industrial park set to begin

Professionals target geothermal segment

Directions 2003 expects record attendance

Mining execs rank Nevada high

Atkinson named CFO of Sierra Pacific Resources

Who's doing governor's dirty work?

What Bush gives, Guinn may take away

DMV computer change prompts warning notice to many Nevadans

Power lunching at Garibaldi's

Mexican ID cards accepted at San Francisco federal building

Calendar of Events

Past Pages

City swearing-in ceremony set for Monday

Local Marine proposes with Christmas lights before returning to duty

Nevada governor plans a brief inaugural

Man killed by boulder was a meat cutter at Albertson's

Learn history of Chinese laborers at railroad lecture

Stagecoach teen to begin chemotherapy

Retiring Supreme Court justice served public for 52 years

Saturday, January 4

Obituary: Alice E. Thomure

Obituary: Alta M. Williams

Past Pages

Calendar of Events

Obituary: Hilda Gomes

Obituary: Marsha G. Hesser

Obituary: Robert D. McNeil,

College teachers record thoughts on 9-11 for Library of Congress

TV reporter's complaint against deputy investigated

Reno's air quality drops to yellow

Steven Stayner's molester arrested in Berkeley sting

State Library and Archives celebrates 10-year mark

Replacement Supervisor to be named by Jan. 26

Snowpack well above normal, survey finds.

Nevada DMV enforcing stricter diesel emission standards

Program uses sign language to aid preschoolers' communication skills

Failed Nevada AG candidate says campaign probe being dragged out

President rallies nervous troops at Fort Hood

Man killed when boulder rolls into highway

Family and friends remember life of supervisor

Friday, January 3

Post office will close Stateline branch

Season tickets on sale for Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company

Correction

Tahoe teen missing for a week

Reveler survives 15 hours lost after Tahoe new year

A dispatch from the New West battleground

Carson names interim city manager

Governor's Mansion coordinator to leave

Los Alamos National Laboratory director quits amid investigation

Ecologist to lead BLM effort to restore Great Basin

Murder trial set Monday

Obituary: Jason Dean Marcum

Obituary: Carmen T. Still

Bush promises new economic plan, not 'class warfare'

Americans admire president -- but not teens in Carson

Parole board appearances

Obituary: Stevon L. Johnson

Off the Couch

Thursday, January 2

Calendar of Events

Obituary: Mary Mees Swartz

Environmental activist resolves to leave tree in Santa Clarita

Labor Department retrieves back wages for garment workers

Oakland closes year at 113 killings

Rose Parade fans save loudest cheers for military might, music

Disruptive speakers can be ejected from meetings

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The making of a violin by a Minden luthier

December storms ease drought, may not end it

Tourists celebrate New Year's Eve early and often in Las Vegas

New Year's Eve more mild than wild in Stateline

Cold water, cold fish make for easy catch at opener

Carson High students compete on Wheel of Fortune

ACLU opposition, vandals threaten cross in Mojave Desert

Experimental drug shows promise for treatment of MS and Crohn's disease

Passengers say new bomb detection system not a problem

Boeing, Hughes accused of illegally giving rocket data to China

New Year's baby arrives on time

Wednesday, January 1

Try an Indian feast as a alternate post-holiday fare

Obituary: John W. Samuelson

Obituary: Lydia V. Trijonis

A late request to Santa sends elf on a hunting trip to bag a bird

Health inspections

Obituary: Dorothy Mae Pinckard

Obituary: E. Laurienne Osborne

Obituary: Troy E. Brown

Obituary: Gerald R. Baley

Obituary: Margaret E. Rayer Morris

Hank Williams, the voice of pure country music, died 50 years ago today

Officials question Fallon father's cancer cluster survey

New Year's Day closures

Obituary: Audrey May Austin

Another Nevada utility executive retiring

Calendar of events

Working casino corridor takes planning by officers

Carson assessor's last day after 18 years on the job

Dot1web CEO says company strong, employees being paid back