The board of supervisors will discuss and hear a presentation about the Emergency Management function in Carson City when it meets Thursday. The special item is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Sierra R...

KINGS BEACH - After four years of pensive anticipation, what's another 12-hour wait for one of the most momentous decisions in the recent history of the Lake Tahoe Basin?After years of public sc...

Western Nevada College claimed its third regular-season Scenic West Athletic Conference title by sweeping College of Southern Idaho, 12-2 and 3-2, Saturday afternoon at John L. Harvey Field.WNC imp...

MINDEN - Carson High's boys and girls track teams finished sixth at Friday night's Big George Invitational at Douglas High School.Reno won the boys meet with 133.5 points followed by McQueen (107.5...

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and...

A car chase to report tonight, shortly before 8 p.m. by Carson City sheriff's deputies who began to tail a vehicle in the area of Edmonds after a possible hit and run report. The suspect vehicle apparently sped up, exceeding speeds of 60 mph. The suspect vehicle then blew through traffic lights and stop signs. The chase reportedly ended at Pheasant and Mockingbird, according to police dispatch via scanner. A male suspect reportedly jumped out of the car and began running but was eventually detained by authorities.

5th Annual Walk/Run/Bike

Sponsored by Casa of Carson City, Muscle Powered and "We Can" (Way's to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition)

Bring the family for a 5k walk, run or bike. Also a kids/family fun run/walk will be about 1 1/4 miles through the park.

Lot's of goodies and information for everyone!
Come out and enjoy a fun day!

Donations are welcomed!

Congressman Paul Ryan has been called "courageous" by his supporters and a "villain" by his detractors. He's obviously a talented "numbers guy" who has forgotten that our country is based on pCopyr...

MINDEN - A 17-year-old Carson City resident, certified as an adult, was granted a deferred sentence Tuesday and ordered to successfully complete Western Regional Drug Court. District Judge Dave Gam...

LAS VEGAS - The indictments that led to three major online poker companies shuttering U.S. operations have provided an opening for American casinos to cash in on an industry worth untold billions o...

A manhunt for a Reno resident suspected of assaulting his brother ended peacefully in Zephyr Cove Friday afternoon.Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested Wade Richard Kelly, 52, about 12:30 p.m...

Jon Sigado is the first to admit that his sophomore season at Western Nevada College has resembled a rollercoaster ride.Sigado enjoyed his single most productive game in the first game of Friday's ...

HENDERSON - College of Southern Nevada swept Western Nevada in a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader.CSN won the opener 11-2 and then rebounded from a 6-3 deficit to win the night...

By Nevada Wolfpack.com
RENO, Nev. — San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will serve as the keynote speaker at the 43rd annual Governor’s Dinner on Friday, July 8 at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City.

By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – The Assembly worked late today meeting as a Committee of the Whole to review Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget for health and human services.
The review by the entire 42-member Assembly followed a similar session held in the Senate earlier this week.

Jane Johnson, Program Chair of the American Association of University Women Capital Branch, presents a set of Cool Careers books to Amber Sady, the Carson City Library Youth Services Librarian. These books were created by Sally Ride Science and donated by AAUW to interest girls and boys in today's exciting careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Updated: The following is a press release from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office: At approximately 12:30 p.m. today Wade Kelly was apprehended following an extensive manhunt in the Round Hill area of Lake Tahoe. Mr. Kelly was being sought on suspicion of committing battery with a deadly weapon.

The public is invited to attend a classroom discussion at Western Nevada College, by author Heidi Ayarbe, whose published works are geated towared young adult readers. The author will discuss her writing and publishing experiences, including how she garners story ideas, her writing process, and the obstacles she has faced.

RENO - Republican Ron Paul said Thursday that his criticism of U.S. fiscal policy and opposition to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are much more popular views today than they were during his unsucces...

With summer just around the corner, parents may take advantage of the Carson City Recreation Division's new Summer Kamp 2011 online registration system, which starts Monday.Summer Kamp offers paren...

A star-spangled baton holding the names of Nevada Peace Officers killed in the line of duty began making its way across the Silver State in the hands of Nevada's men and women in law enforcement on...

Carson High is facing the meatiest part of its schedule now, and coach Cody Farnworth hopes that his team is ready for the challenge ahead.The Senators are if Thursday's 11-6 win over archrival ...

The first contender series produced two rising stars in boxing, Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert. I thought the first contender series was the best with Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone. It ...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . Lost in all of the Colin Kaepernick NFL draft discussion the last three months is whether or not Kaepernick can do what no Nevada Wolf Pack quarterback befo...