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Woman faces identity, bank fraud charges in Reno

RENO (AP) " A woman charged with trying to withdraw $100,000 from another woman's bank account has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud and identity theft charges in Reno federal court.

Thirty-seven-year-old Kimberly Sue Olmsted was indicted in April. Authorities allege she tried to withdraw the money from a Wells Fargo bank in Winnemucca by using the other woman's identification.

She was arraigned Monday.

Authorities: Smoking, oxygen caused fire

RENO (AP) " Investigators say an early morning fire at a Reno apartment complex was caused by someone smoking while using a medical oxygen device.

The fire at the Rosewood Park Apartments broke out around 1 a.m. Thursday in a downstairs apartment and spread quickly through the eight-unit complex.

Investigators say an explosion heard by residents appears to have been the oxygen tank exploding.

Witnesses say some residents jumped from second-story windows and balconies.

Authorities say four people were taken to local hospitals for undisclosed injuries, and one person was treated at the scene.