A Reno man was among six people who spent eight months in a research habitat designed to replicate as closely as possible conditions on the planet Mars. Ansley Barnard, an engineer from Reno, joined five others in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation . . . referred to as the HI-SEAS mission, near the Mauna Loa (Mu-wah-nah lowa) volcano. They entered the specially designed habitat in January and exited last month. The conditions in the dome were designed to test how humans might react to living in isolated and confined conditions for an extended period of time. The team ate only food that was freeze-dried or that would be stable on a long-duration spaceflight. Water and electricity were extremely limited . . . not just for drinking, but for showering and other uses. They left the habitat once a week to conduct field studies on foot wearing suits similar to those being designed for astronauts on a Mars excursion.

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A Reno man made his initial appearance in federal court for allegedly engaging in a $3.5 million fraud scheme involving more than 8,000 fraudulent PayPal credit accounts, bank accounts, and prepaid credit and debit card accounts he created with stolen identities. 46-year-old Kenneth Gilbert Gibson was indicted on ten counts of wire fraud; three counts of mail fraud; ten counts of bank fraud; six counts of access device fraud; and six counts of aggravated identity theft.

A Dayton man has been convicted of first degree murder, in the death of his sister in law. 56 year old James Hamrick was convicted in the shooting dead of 60 year old Toni Marie Davis. Both of them disappeared on April 28th, Davis's body was found three weeks later. The small caliber weapon used in the crime was also found. A Sentencing date is pending.

A man was hit by an SUV and killed in North Las Vegas yesterday morning while trying to stop a theft suspect from getting away. About seven in the morning, a woman stole several items from a convenience store before getting into a Jeep Grand Cherokee with California plates. Police say a Good Samaritan tried to stop the woman but was struck by the Jeep. He later died at a hospital. His identity has not yet been released. Police say there were two people in the vehicle. They're investigating the incident as a homicide.

Many of the high school football games under the Friday Night Lights are closely contested, and sometimes tempers flare. But we haven't seen anything recently like the game in Henderson last night.

the Washoe County Sheriff's Office has issued an Amber Alert for a child abduction. Watch for a 2005 black Ford Focus.