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State regulators to close Reno psych hospital

Jun. 10, 2009
State regulators have issued notice on a Reno psychiatric hospital that it intends to close the facility within 30 days because of concerns over patient care. The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance, in a notice issued Tuesday, suspended the license...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler