Cops Widen Search For Missing Reno Teen

Posted on January 28th, 2008 by david

Cops Widen Search For Missing Reno Teen
With no suspects and little evidence, police say they plan to interview 93 registered sex offenders who live within a mile of the Reno home where 19-year-old Brianna Denison last was seen.

Fewer U.S. Soldiers Have H.S. Diplomas
The percent of Army recruits with a high school diploma dropped last year, a trend that has worsened since the start of the Iraq war, according to a report. The Army has not met its goal of 90 percent high school graduates since 2004.

NTSB Probes Fatal Plane Collision In SoCal
Authorities were trying to learn why two small planes collided over a row of businesses, dropping a macabre shower of debris and body parts and killing someone inside an auto dealership when one of the aircraft punctured the roof.

States Take Aim At Abusive Teachers
Heeding a steady drumbeat of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers, at least 15 states are now considering stronger oversight and tougher punishment for educators who take advantage of their students.

Few Leads In Case Of Kidnapped Reno Teen
Investigators are searching for clues into the whereabouts of 19-year-old Brianna Denison, who may have been abducted from a couch she was sleeping on at a friend’s home on the edge of a Nevada university campus.

Vegas Hotel Fire Prompts Evacuations
A fire on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino forced guests and gamblers to flee and sent a plume of smoke above the Las Vegas Strip, hotel officials said. The three-alarm fire is now out.

Maine postcard delivers history mystery

Officials have a history mystery on their hands in the form of a cellophane-wrapped postcard mailed from a post office long closed to a town manager long dead.