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The long-awaited tomato harvest has begun. Tomatoes are ripening, but what's with the blackened leathery spot on the bottom? We put in all kinds of time and energy to grow lovely, delicious tomatoes and these are ugly.

ATLANTA (AP) - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots.Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.

After his second alcohol-related arrest this year, Joe Enge has seemingly resigned his position on the Carson City School Board on Thursday.

What effect does faith have on physical healing? Do religious or spiritual practices help people recover from - or cope with - illness and injury? Such questions are the subject of a discussion between Sally Quinn, a moderator of the...

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Dying for guacamole, but avocados still days from being ripe? Put them in a paper bag and toss in a banana, apple or citrus fruit.

Green bean salads generally are bit players on the summer food scene. But a few carefully chosen ingredients can transform them into scene stealers that let one of the season's best offerings shine.

As a result of budget cuts, student athletes in Lyon County will have to pay a fee starting next year, officials said this week.

Jennifer Hall inked the words "For Mom" above a heart drawn on her shoulder before Saturday's Pink Totties Cancer Firkin Sucks walk and run in downtown Carson City.

WASHINGTON - Thousands of families carry the gene that causes sickle cell disease and don't know it - even though almost every newborn today is tested for what's called "sickle cell trait," and starting this...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists say they may have tracked down the origins of the deadly disease malaria - chimpanzees.

WASHINGTON - A new type of eye drop may point the way to treatment for glaucoma, though it's only been tested in three people so far.

PANCREATIC CANCEREating red meat and dairy appears to raise risk.

Students who wish to participate in athletics in the Lyon County School District will have to pay a fee starting next year, officials announced Monday.The "pay to play" policy is a result of budget cuts.

I love going out to Silver Saddle with my dogs in the morning. Take a look at the map to see where it is:

Grade point average matters as much as batting average when you play for the Western Nevada Wildcats. Both the baseball and softball teams are receiving academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The Carson City Health Department is preparing for the possible fall release of a swine flu vaccine undergoing clinical studies right now, an official said.

WASHINGTON - Spc. Marco Reininger started the year on the dusty streets of Afghanistan. He'll end it on the campus of Columbia University with the government picking up a large chunk of the $100,000 tab for tuition.

Are you tired of playing nursemaid to baby flowers, seedlings that each year you plant in containers, carefully nurture, then plant out in the garden once the weather settles?

Before his sight-saving operation for glaucoma, Don Lamb tried to stay upbeat even though his vision was almost gone and doctors gave him lousy odds for the success of surgery.

It's been two years since Lou and Joan-Marie Lane bought the Creekside Deli on East College Parkway, and in that time they have changed the name, increased the space, and proven their formula for success can be, well, successful.

Two probationary teachers whose jobs were eliminated because of the budget shortfall have sued Carson City School District.

ATLANTA (AP) - Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

The Boys & Girls Club of Carson Valley has closed its Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School location this week in response to a second confirmed case of the swine flu.

Fremont Elementary School this year will be designated a Title I school, a program aimed at giving extra funds to disadvantaged students, Associate Superintendent Susan Keema told Carson City School Board members Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight.

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

Long lazy days, open windows, sprinklers clicking time to a ball game playing on the radio, children's laughter filled voices drifting through the neighborhood savoring their freedom, eating outside ... this is summertime!

You don't have to invest in a Prius or renounce electricity to green up your life. A new breed of "green" cookbooks advocates small but significant changes in your kitchen and your cooking habits that will increase your contribution to...