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SMALL HELICOPTER CRASH
ID for pilot killed in crash at Reno Stead Airport
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities have identified the pilot who died in the crash of a small, home-built helicopter at Reno Stead Airport.
Washoe County sheriff's officials say 46-year-old Michael Seeliger was the only person on board when the privately owned, single seat aircraft known as a helicycle crashed shortly after noon on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Airport spokesman Brian Kulpin says the helicopter had been built recently and was certified a week ago.
The crash site north of Reno was in the high desert away from the small airport's runway but on airport property.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.
CHURCH HIT-RUN CRASH
Court date set for Utah woman in North Vegas crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sentencing is scheduled next week for an 18-year-old Utah woman on a felony leaving the scene of an accident charge in a crash that hurt eight pedestrians outside a storefront church in North Las Vegas last summer.
Clark County District Court Judge James Bixler on Tuesday set sentencing April 22 for Nyakueth Tear (NEYE'-keeth TEER').
Tear could get probation or up to 15 years in prison.
She pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to driving away after hitting people late Aug. 8 outside Iglesia de Cristo on Losee (LOH'-see) Road.
A 54-year-old man was critically hurt and a pregnant woman was among the seven others injured.
Tear admitted stopping and then trying to drive away on the dark industrial street.
She was caught after crashing the car and running toward Interstate 15.
FATAL VEGAS SHOOTING
Vegas police probe fatal shooting
(Information in the following story is from: KLAS-TV, http://www.klas-tv.com)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting at an intersection south of the Strip and west of the Henderson Airport.
Police say nearby residents reported a man running in a desert area before collapsing shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of East Neal Avenue and La Cienega Street.
Lt. Ray Steiber says the man died from multiple gunshot wounds. He tells KLAS-TV officers are canvassing the neighborhood in the area near St. Rose Parkway and Bermuda Road.
He says they are looking for a dark-colored, two-door car that witnesses say left the area shortly after the shooting.
FERNLEY PEDESTRIAN FATAL
Nevada Patrol probes pedestrian death in Fernley
FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a car in Fernley.
The patrol has not released the name of the pedestrian who was killed shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Farm District Road and Jennys Lane.
Trooper Dave Gibson says the initial investigation indicates she was in a marked crosswalk.
Gibson says the driver of the car is cooperating with authorities. No charges have been filed, but an investigation continues.
RENO ELECTRIC BUSES
Reno unveils 4 new electric buses; $500K savings
(Information in the following story is from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com)
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Transportation officials in Reno have unveiled a new fleet of buses that run solely on electric batteries.
Officials for the Regional Transit Commission say the four new buses are quieter, cleaner and cheaper than their gasoline-powered counterparts. They expect to save up to $500,000 over the life of the vehicles.
Sen. Harry Reid was among those on hand for the unveiling on Monday. He praised the cooperation between various agencies to secure a $4.6 million grant for the buses based on the promise of reducing pollution and improving public transit.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the buses have zero emissions. They can be fully charged within 10 minutes at a special charging station at the downtown transit center.
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