Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:27am
The four brothers leaned on one another, and sometimes it seemed like they leaned on Mikey more %u2014 the serious one who started his own company in high school, the brave one who wrote letters to ask for things they needed, like wheelchairs and scholarships and maybe baseball tickets %u2014 and the only one to graduate from college so far.
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 3:00am
Historic Nevada State Prison is now down to just over a quarter of the number of inmates it held at its peak population as prison officials continue the process of closing it for good.Corrections s...
Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 3:00am
Carson City Clerk-Recorder Alan Glover will present the Board of Supervisors with a canvass of the special election vote Monday morning.State law requires supervervisors to canvass the vote seven w...
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 12:14pm
Nine persons are confirmed to have died yesterday when a modified P-51 Mustang crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air Races.
The National Transportation Safety Board just held a press conference this afternoon, and a Reno Police official confirmed that seven people were killed on the tarmac including the pilot, and two more died at Renown Medical Center.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 6:24am
Both the plane and the 74-year-old pilot who crashed Friday at the National Championship Air Races in Reno had been air-racing since the 1940s. Together, they had the longest racing careers of any other active pilot or aircraft in the Reno event, according to race records.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 5:57am
A spectacular air race that drew tens of thousands of spectators Friday transformed into a horrific war scene after a veteran pilot crashed his vintage plane on the tarmac just feet away from VIP box seats, forcing officials to cancel the remaining two days of the event.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 3:01am
For the first time since 2003, enrollment in the Carson City School District has increased, albeit slightly. Friday's official count recorded 7,607 students in class, up six from last year's 7,6...
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 3:01am
Two wild horses were killed and one had to be put down after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night in Mound House. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a 2003 Dodge pickup was eastbound on Hi...
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 12:48pm
Governor Brian Sandoval this morning sent a letter to President Obama asking for assistance in making changes at the federal level that could clear the way for new jobs in Nevada.
“This is my first request of President Obama since becoming Governor,” Sandoval noted in a press release. “I need his help to get Nevadans working again, and we have identified a very specific step he can take to spur job creation in our mining industry.”
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 3:01am
With a week before the Nevada Commission on Wildlife is scheduled to discuss making temporary regulations on a bear hunt permanent, the number of bears taken by hunters has fallen off dramatically....
