The exploration companies that act as the research-and-development arm of Nevada's mining industry won a key legal battle last week.Carson City District Court Judge Jim Wilson in Carson City ruled ...

Billionaire financier George Soros and his army of drug legalizers will be back in action in Nevada next year in their continuing campaign to legalize "personal doses" of marijuana. Although we've ...

SAN FRANCISCO- AT&T Park 'magic' took a day off as the San Francisco Giants' (36-29) ace Tim Lincecum (5-5) was chewed up and spit out by the Cincinnati Reds (34-32) who beat the Giants 10-2 on Saturday afternoon in front of 41,725 fans at AT&T Park (30th consecutive sell-out). Lincecum failed to record an out in the fifth inning in which he was relieved by Guillermo Mota.

Are you a little tired of the same fitness routine? Are you hot and sweaty? Try a change of pace from your regular workout style and move your fitness into the swimming pool. Water is a wonderful medium for those of you who enjoy summer exercise.

Carson City’s Aquatic Facility holds Wet Sweat Water Aerobics classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00pm, with Monday and Thursday evenings held in the shallow end of the pool with less water resistance and less water weight to lift.

With enough cannon fire, frontier food and Wild West living history to pack a weekend's worth of activities, the 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous continues today, tonight and through Sunday at Mills Park in Carson City.

The Carson City Rendezvous is noted for portraying the lifestyle of early Nevada settlers, with a host of gun skirmishes, mountain man encampments and trapping demonstrations. This year the main demonstration of the Civil War-era gun battles has been moved from afternoon to dusk to better capture the backdrop of live-fire, rounds shot from muskets and cannons.

The Carson City Regional Transportation Commission awarded several new projects at its June 8 meeting. The newly awarded projects will primarily be funded through federal and state grants. The proj...

Four TechCamps 2K11, are slated for this summer and are open to students ages 10-15 years and offer participants a chance, not only to learn about computers but also to build a 2 gigahertz-plus com...

Starting in her days working as a paralegal in the special victim's unit of the Las Vegas District Attorney's Office, Stephanie Gardner knew she had a keen interest in working with underprivileg...

Soroptimist International of the Comstock hosts Beauty, Bling & Bubbles, 4-8 p.m. June 18 at Dayton Valley Golf Club.Proceeds from the event will go to improving the lives of local women and childr...

(AP) - A wide range of legislation dealing with animal cruelty, graffiti, train whistles, campaign finance reform, the state wildlife agency and other issues were among 36 bills signed into law Fri...

The Silver Springs man accused of killing his girlfriend and then shooting himself was taken off life support today.The family of Leland Scott Lawson said his organs were donated to seven people. L...

CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 6th among the states in a new index generated by the Mercatus Center called “Freedom in the 50 States, An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom.”

By Jake Sunderland
CARSON CITY — Do you know if you have enough homeowner’s insurance coverage for everything in your home? If you had to file a claim for a total loss could you list the value of every one of your destroyed possessions? Because the investments that you make in your personal hobbies and homes can have a great influence on your insurance needs, the Nevada Division of Insurance (Division) recommends that you create a home inventory to help make your insurance decisions easier.

Following the end of the 2011 Legislature, my friend and political pundit Steve Sebelius wrote the following:"That brings us to the Americans for Tax Reform pledge overseen most vigorously in Nevad...

Gaming licensees reported basically flat win numbers for April at $806 million.While that is a half percent down from the same month of 2010, Gaming Control Board analyst Mike Lawton said part of t...

A Silver Springs man who police say gunned down his longtime girlfriend then turned the gun on himself, remained on life support Thursday, according to police.But friends and family have created a ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval Thursday issued a statement further ensuring that redistricting for legislative and congressional seats will be handled in the Nevada Supreme Court."As the Legislature has now a...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . The legend of Colin Kaepernick keeps growing and growing. Kaepernick said this week on the Comcast Sports Net Bay Area television show "Chronicle Live" that...

Carson City Senior Citizens Center- Meals on Wheels has been named a finalist in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program. Everyone is encouraged to vote for the Meals on Wheels program June 16th 2011 on Toyota's Facebook page here as the Senior Citizens Center competes for a new Toyota vehicle that will be used to deliver meals.

Statewide gaming revenues for Nevada casinos were down about a half of a percent in April, with a 3 percent decrease for the Carson City area, but up by nearly 15 percent for South Shore Lake Tahoe, the state's Gaming Control board reports this morning.

One swing of the club gave Dayton resident Janice Campbell her 15 seconds of fame.The 61-year-old Campbell, playing in the pro-am at the Patty Sheehan & Friends Tournament at Reno's Hidden Valley C...

Throughout his restaurant career, Paul Lau said he has come to enjoy one simple pleasure: Watching his customers smile after they taste his food. "This has been my job my whole life," said Lau ,...

The community is invited to attend a roast honoring Helaine Jesse Morres, Western Nevada College vice president of external affairs, June 17 at the Carson Nugget.Hosted by the WNC Foundation, th...

A transient jailed for allegedly stealing copper piping from a vacant building may be tied to a previous theft there. Roger Schenkhuizen, 33, was booked into the Carson City Jail at 5:07 a.m. Wedne...