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Nevada's Second-Largest County Switches to MWH Soft Geospatial Technology
MWH Soft, a leading global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, today announced that Washoe County, Nevada, has adopted the companya s industry-leading InfoWater Executive and InfoSewer Pro Suite software as its standard water and sewer network modeling, design, and management solution.
Washoe County appeals October tax ruling to state Supreme Court
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Washoe County is appealing a district court order demanding $13 million be refunded to all Incline Village and Crystal Bay property owners, meaning the process could take even longer than the almost-year estimate the treasurer's office offered in October.
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Nevada sees first drop in unemployment rate since November 2005
Washoe's decline to 12.2 percent, based on a mid-month survey of employers and other market estimates, is more a reflection of a stagnant or declining workforce than outright improvement in the job market, said Bill Anderson, chief economist at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Washoe County
Sparks Library is closed today, due to a power outage. Terri Farley's "Hold Your Horses" program, which was scheduled for 4 p.m. today, has been cancelled.
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Sheriff's deputies looking for Sun Valley man missing since Nov. 1
Washoe County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man whom family members said has been missing since November 1. William Thomas Billing, 29, was last seen at his home on Gerdes Avenue in Sun Valley, Sheriff's spokesperson Brooke Keast said.
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Reno police arrest man suspected in robbery spree
Reno police detectives say they arrested a man Thursday responsible for a week-long robbery spree.
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Washoe School District renovates 15 buildings in effort to revitalize campuses
Capital improvement plans are set for 15 of Washoe County's 64 elementary schools, even as the district looks ahead to more bond funding in the future.
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3 arrested after Sun Valley man is stabbed in buttocks during fight
Washoe County Sheriff's deputies arrested three Sun Valley men in the aftermath of a fight that resulted in one of the men getting stabbed in the buttocks.
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Reno Teen Faces Murder Charge in Homeless Death
A 16-year-old Reno boy has been ordered to stand trial in the beating death of a homeless man after he allegedly stomped on him and robbed him of $6, cigarettes and a portable radio.
Related Topix: Reno, NV, Reno Metro, Life, Self Defense
SWAT Standoff in Cold Springs Over
" An early morning standoff is over with one person behind bars and another in the hospital The situation started at 1am Tuesday at a home in Cold Springs near Nancy Gomes Elementary School.
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Traffic stop on Interstate 80 results in cocaine and marijuana possession arrests
A Fernley man and a man from Fairfield, Calif., were found with about 2.5 pounds of cocaine in their car when the Nevada Highway Patrol stopped the pair on Interstate 80 near Mogul Sunday night.
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Reno man remains jailed after weekend shooting death at Sparks home
A 32-year-old ex-felon remains jailed on charges he was drunk and fatally shot his estranged wife's relative, who intervened during a heated confrontation with the woman's mother.
Related Topix: Violent Crime, Sparks, NV, Reno, NV, Reno Metro
Washoe clerk, challenger spar over marriage identification
Margaret Flint is challenging Washoe County Clerk Amy Harvey in next year's election, claiming Harvey has hurt tourism by denying some Hispanic couples marriage licenses after rejecting their Mexican identification cards as forged documents.
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Shooting reported near Washoe coroner's office
A man described as 'suicidal' by Reno police was shot by law enforcement using foam bullets outside the Washoe County Coroner's office Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
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County's property assessment to lower taxes
Bill Frankmore-News 4 We're still over a month away from Christmas, but you'll soon be getting a gift in the mail from the county assessor's office.
Ex-Washoe legal guardian faces drug charges
A 35-year-old former Washoe County legal guardian jailed last week for bringing an unloaded gun into a Reno court also has been charged with possessing prescription drugs, after deputies found them in her jail cell.
Three county incumbents to seek reelection
With the primary election and the filing period for the 2010 election moved up two months due to a change in state law, politicians thoughts are already turning to the upcoming elections with three county elected officials saying they plan to seek reelection.
Related Topix: Lyon County, NV, Fernley, NV
New Washoe County H1N1 Clinic Dates Announced
The Washoe County Health District has announced new H1N1 vaccine clinic dates. In following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the Washoe County Health District has scheduled three additional novel H1N1 flu vaccination clinics for those who are at greater risk of getting the novel H1N1 flu or of developing potentially ...
Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Washoe County Commission actions
Water merger: Commissioners Tuesday approved an agreement with Truckee Meadows Water Authority to add a county member on the authority board as a first step in merging the county water utility with TMWA.
Related Topix: Reno, NV, Sparks, NV, Spanish Springs, NV
Washoe gaming revenues fall for 27th straight month in Sept.
Update at 8 a.m. Gaming revenues across Washoe County tumbled by 6.4 percent in September from the same month a year earlier, the state reported today, the 27th straight month of declines.
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