A budget deal one insider described as 99 percent done stalled Monday night and Tuesday as Republican lawmakers dug in their heels over construction defects reform."We're getting really close," ...

Idaho State junior Mike Arnold, a Carson High graduate, has advanced to the next round of the pole vault in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship with his third-place finish in the first ro...

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CARSON CITY – A bill implementing “performance-based” budgeting, including requirements for agencies to set benchmarks and goals and be held accountable for their spending priorities using quantifiable measurements, has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Assembly Bill 248, sponsored by Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, and Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, passed both houses of the Legislature in unanimous votes. It was signed into law on Sunday.

CARSON CITY – A bill imposing more transparency on rate increases sought by health insurance companies is now on its way to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his review.
Assembly Bill 309, sought by Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, requires health insurance companies to publicize their rate increase requests online and allows the public to participate in rate hearings before the Nevada Division of Insurance.

We just received an automated announcement that Carson City School District buses were vandalized and would not be running this morning. The announcement urged parents to make efforts to get their children to school however they can. According to one person in the district office, the entire fleet of school buses were vandalized.

Update: It appears vandals flattened the front two tires on all of the district's 44 buses. The district hopes the buses will be ready for service this afternoon.

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

Terry Hubert's raw emotion reminded everyone at Lone Mountain Cemetery on Monday exactly what Memorial Day represents. Even more than 40 years after losing fellow Marine, Private 1st Class Micha...

The Senate on Monday approved legislation making restoration of a felon's rights much easier and more automatic.Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, said AB301 removes the exceptions that currently make ...

The legislation to expand good time credits and get more felons out of Nevada's prison system won legislative approval Monday.But not without drama as, on the first vote in the Senate, Democratic S...

For you seniors that have been following Congressman Paul Ryan's Republican budget proposal, you should be outraged and scared silly.First of all, his budget would force rapid cuts of Social Securi...

CARSON CITY – Two major bills seeking reforms to and transparency in Nevada’s campaign finance laws won approval in the Senate today and now must await review in the Assembly before they can go to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his consideration.

(AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislators staged a flurry...

As the Nevada Legislature struggles with a huge budget deficit in its final days, I wonder why lawmakers don't close a flagrant existing tax loophole by charging sales taxes on purchases made on th...

As the Nevada Legislature struggles with a huge budget deficit in its final days, I wonder why lawmakers don't close a flagrant existing tax loophole by charging sales taxes on purchases made on th...

Mother Nature not only rained on their parade, she had the audacity to snow on it Saturday.While a full-blown snowstorm was not in force, the air was frigid and snow flurries swirled around the ...

Joe Hanus served as a supply sergeant in Korea with the U.S. Army in 1954-'55."That was just after the shooting had stopped. We were there to help organize the Korean Army," Hanus said.More than 55...

Patrons visiting the library recently often ask where all the books have gone. Though many books have been "weeded," more than 8,000 books and materials have been purchased this year and the collec...

The bill amending Nevada's smoking restriction law to allow food service in bars and taverns where minors are prohibited will get a vote in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.Sean Higgins, repre...

The Storey County Sheriff's Office is looking for Reno resident Jose Luis Vargas, 36, in connection with a Friday night stabbing in Virginia City.About 9:30 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a rep...

The 2011 Intermountain Classic Memorial Day Swim Meet continues today at the Carson Aquatic Center. The meet, hosted by the Carson Tigersharks, features more than 400 swimmers from Nevada, Calif...

CARSON CITY – A bill allowing Nevadans to carry concealed weapons on college campuses passed the Senate today and now heads to the Assembly for consideration as the legislative session draws to a close.
Senate Bill 231, sponsored by Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, passed 15-6.

A free gospel concert by The Nelons will be presented 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday at Good Shepherd Wesleyan Church.The Nelons draw from a three-decade gospel legacy begun by the Lefevres. Today, the gr...