RENO - Robert Hill's mind keeps returning to one image from the smoke-filled Amtrak passenger car: the elderly woman he tried, again and again, to coax down from the upper deck after he escaped ...

You don't need me to tell you that this country is broke. Not just broke. Flat busted. Un-flush. Tapped to the max. No bread or cabbage or scratch to speak of. Moolah-less. Holes in our pockets. Fr...

Three years ago, an independent watchdog group ranked Nevada's campaign finance transparency laws 45th in the nation - an "F" rating underscored by high-profile campaign finance hijinks in the past...

I've said it before and I will keep saying it, that Congressman Paul Ryan's plan is disastrous for seniors, and anyone who votes for it is not a friend of our older population. Make no mistake; his...

Carson City businesses reported a whopping 30 percent increase in taxable sales for April - all in one category.The listing for electronics and appliance stores increased to $17.14 million compared...

Cody Farnworth, Carson Blue Jays coach, wants Drew Moreland to take on a bigger role next spring during the high school season.Farnworth wants Moreland to be one of his main starters, not just a sp...

Carson City Little League will again host the 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 age group All Star tournament for District 1 Little League. We will begin with an opening ceremony on Wednesday June 29 at 3:30 p.m. at Governors field. Games will continue to July 13th. Come volunteer or just watch an action packed baseball game with some of the most talented youth in the area battle it out for the District title.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety-Highway Patrol Division has learned the identities of the truck driver and two of the train passengers who were killed in the fatality collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and an Amtrak passenger train last Friday around 11:22 am on US Highway 95 in Churchill County, approximately 70 miles east of Reno.

SPARKS - Investigators struggled Monday to piece together how a truck driver who plowed into an Amtrak train in the Nevada desert failed to notice the crossing gates and blinking lights that sho...

The Carson City School Board will discuss and take action on the final 2010-2011 amended budget on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

Also up for discussion and possible action is a memorandum of understanding between the district and its employee groups concerning the 1.125 percent increase in the required contribution to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) in lieu of any salary increase.

High Sierra Swing Dance Club presents its monthly dance party July 23 at the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom, 449 W. King St., Carson City. There will be a lesson at 7 p.m., with the social dance at 8-10:30 p.m. Partners are not required. Lesson $7 for HSSDC and any swing dance club members or $10 for nonmembers; dance $7 for members of swing clubs and $10 for nonmembers. Join the club that night, and the dance is free. For information, go to www.highsierraSDC.org or call 775-629-9369.

The Sertoma Football Classic should go away forever, and the closing minutes of Friday's brutal football game makes my point for me.A few games in recent years have ended early because of fighting ...

Northern Nevada's cadre of small farmers - those with just a few acres - are finding that subscription farming provides a valuable stream of revenue when they need it most.And the deals in which...

Emergency personnel responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a body discovered in a swimming pool.Sheriff Kenny Furlong said a 90-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a pool on Califo...

Former Carson High School Naval Junior ROTC instructor Skip Cannady and his wife Eileen, attended the recent graduation of three Carson High School alumni from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapoli...

The Carson City Planning Commission will handle a very short agenda when it meets at 5 p.m. Wednesday.The only item for planners to address Wednesday is a special use permit from Mike Michell and S...

RENO - State Treasurer Kate Marshall took a landslide victory over two other contenders Saturday, claiming 117 out of 122 votes to win the Democratic Party's nomination in the special election t...

CARSON CITY- The Nevada Bighorns baseball has seen a split season and Saturday afternoon was no different. The visiting S.L. Ports (from San Leandro, CA) were able to salvage a split with the Bighorns on the Saturday double-header at Governor's Field. Game 1 belonged to the Bighorns winning 7-2. Three home runs sailed over the fence for Nevada, hit by: Corey Metoyer, Cam Young, and Chad Schryer.

Federal authorities plan to look into the driving and medical records of the semitrailer driver who died when the truck slammed into an Amtrak train, killing a train crew member and injuring dozens...

LAS VEGAS - U.S. Rep. Joe Barton introduced a bill Friday to legalize online poker, hoping to pull the estimated $6 billion industry out of the shadows at a time when its top operators face serious...

A friend of mine commented recently, "The Legislature and the governor have kicked the can down the road again, and this time they're tearing up the road." She's right.Some believe the governor and...

RENO - Trying to put in a real offense in three days of practice for an all-star game is virtually impossible, and Spanish Springs' Scott Hare knows that.Hare chose to keep things simple for his Si...

FALLON - At least two people were killed Friday morning, but that number could increase, following a fiery collision between an Amtrak train and a semi-truck on a rural northern Nevada highway.A...

FALLON - Amtrak passengers recounted the horror of the fatal accident Friday morning 38 miles north of Fallon when a semi-truck slammed into the side of a westbound train shortly before noon."I ...