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 ...

Morse Arberry, who served 25 years in the Assembly until his resignation last year, has been charged with concealing and diverting $121,000 in campaign contributions for his personal use.The compla...

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...

By the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
There are caves found throughout the Shasta Cascade region that are waiting to be explored. Some of which have even helped shape the course of history such as the Modoc Indian War, where Modoc Indians took refuge from the US Army forces.

Venture through the thousands of years old lava tubes that was once cutting, slicing, and twisting through the crust of the earth.

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oregon fishery managers added three days to the all-depth sport halibut fishery off the central Oregon coast.
Fishing for Pacific halibut will be open Thursday, June 23, through Saturday, June 25, at all depths.

The spring all-depth season for the central coast area – from Cape Falcon (30 miles south of the Columbia River) to Humbug Mountain (south of Port Orford) – opened May 12 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Robert B. Lincoln, a sportsman from Carson City, has won a $1,000 gift certificate, an incentive for applying ear¬ly for a 2011 Big Game tag.

Lincoln was notified via phone by Don Sefton of Systems Consultants, the sponsor of the gift certificate.

“The winner had the option to choose a gift certificate to Cabela’s, Scheels or Bass Pro and chose Cabela’s,” said Sefton. “It was a very exciting phone call to make, and Mr. Lincoln was thrilled to win the incentive prize.”

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will participate in a national effort to reduce instances of boating under the influence. For the effort, dubbed Operation Dry Water, officers will be out in force June 24-26 looking for boat operators with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) exceeds the state limit of .08%.
Operation Dry Water will include increased patrols statewide, including at Lakes Mead and Mohave, South Fork Reservoir and Lake Tahoe.

Kiyah Davis, daughter of Tim Davis and Chris Davis, both of Carson City, caught this fish during an outing with her dad in Elko, Nev. After holding the fish for the photo, the fish was returned to the reservoir. Kiyah just graduated from Seeliger Elementary School and will attend middle school next year.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority is hosting a breakfast meeting on Wednesday, June 29 from 7:00 am – 9:00 am at the Carson Nugget on the topic of health care.

“Creating an Accountable and Affordable Healthcare Delivery System” – Ed Epperson, CEO at Carson-Tahoe Regional Health Care Center will review the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and what it did – and didn’t do – to ensure development of affordable and accountable health care throughout the nation. Epperson will also address trends and challenges that are developing in the health care industry.