Reno Gazette-Journal reporter Frank X. Mullen set out to locate 100 Northern Nevadans in four counties who were owed about $4.5 million, or 1 percent of the total unclaimed funds held by the Nevada State Treasurer's Office. The newspaper found about half of the people, told them about their hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost money and how to apply for it. Many of the people found by the Gazette-Journal claimed their lost money and others are in the process of locating the documentation needed to apply for their funds. From July to September, the Nevada State Treasurer's Office Unclaimed Property Division paid out 4,895 claims, as compared with 3,617 during the same period last year. In fiscal year 2009, the division returned more than $20.6 million to rightful owners. Hospital-acquired infections increase
The hospital-acquired "superbug" infection known as C.diff is on the rise in Nevada heath care facilities, reporter Frank X. Mullen found. Unlike 27 other states, Nevada does not report hospital infection statistics, so no one can track overall infection trends in the Silver State. Those infections have become more frequent, more severe and more difficult to treat. The articles served as a catalyst for Nevadans whose relatives have died after contracting hospital-acquired infections to lobby for disclosure of hospital infection trends and better mandated controls to prevent such infections. Key lawmakers said they will raise the issue in the 2011 session of the Legislature. It Could Happen Here. Jaycee Dugard kidnapping and a tight Parole and Probation budget
California parole officials were sharply criticized for failing to properly supervise Phillip Garrido, who with his wife is charged with kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive in a hidden backyard compound for 18 years. But an investigation by Reno Gazette-Journal Watchdog reporter Martha Bellisle into Nevada's Division of Parole and Probation found that a similar scenario could happen here. Discussions with legislators, reviews of budget cuts and three separate audits going back to 1993 found that some offenders have gone unsupervised, leaving the public at risk. Lawmakers vowed to look closely at the division during the next legislative session to determine if the agency can operate effectively with fewer officers. state Sen. Bob Coffin, D-Las Vegas, wants agency officials to ask for what they need to keep the public safe. Drunken Cop, No Arrest
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