Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans speaks at his badge-pinning ceremony at Station 51 in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Schreihans, who is the fifth paid chief in the history of the department, has been with the Carson City Fire Department for nearly 31 years. Assistant Chief Tom Tom Tarulli, left, served as emcee for the ceremony which drew about 125 people.

Nevada State Sen. Debbie Smith announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with an operable brain tumor and will face surgery on Friday....

The threatened revolt to try block election of John Hambrick as Assembly Speaker — feared by some, hoped for by others — never m...

A toddler from Churchill County with symptoms consistent with the measles is being evaluated with laboratory results are pending, health officials there announced Tuesday. Two similar cases were reported by Washoe County health officials on Monday.

What was expected to be a routine review of federal grant spending today turned into a venting session for several Clark County commissioners frustrated with how ......

Republican Sen. Dean Heller helped Democrats block a bill today that would have funded the Department of Homeland Security while rolling back President Barack Obama’s ......

A $10 million fund set up to entice businesses to come to Nevada is “the most efficient economic development tool” in the state and has surpassed projections for job creation, the head of Nevada’s economic development agency told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday....

February 13 and 14, Carson City women will take the stage in support of Advocates to End Domestic Violence by performing Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking monologue play, “The Vagina Monologues” in the Performance Hall at the Brewery Arts Center.

This compelling show takes a look at the funny, fantastic, and occasionally frightening world of being female. It’s a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, abuse, and self-questioning staged to benefit a local charity that houses, counsels, and works on the front lines to protect victims of abuse in Carson City.

According to the recent CDC Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report, the number of reported flu cases in Carson City, and Douglas and Lyon counties is higher than the national baseline. Dustin Boothe, Epidemiologist at CCHHS, identified a 53 percent increase in documented flu cases in the tri-county region over last year’s numbers.

On Tuesday, the Nevada State Engineer issued Order No. 1250 requiring a 50 percent mandatory reduction of groundwater that may be pumped for the 2015 irrigation season in the Smith Valley Basin (107) and Mason Valley Basin (108) Hydrographic Basins under supplemental irrigation water rights.

The objectives of the order are to protect existing water rights and wells, protect the physical integrity of the aquifer and to protect the long-term water supply. Nevada is entering what is anticipated to be a fourth year of drought conditions.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several calls where a male with a Hispanic accent threatens to kill a female if monies are not sent to him.

Sgt. Pat Brooks with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the agency is investigating three calls where a female in the back ground is heard screaming and a male is asking for $50,000 to be sent to him or he will put a bullet in the female’s head.

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) will hold a veterans' town hall meeting in Reno on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the McKinley Art and Culture Center at 925 Riverside Dr.

"This veterans’ town hall in Reno continues our efforts across Northern Nevada to meet with and listen to veterans regarding the issues and challenges they face," said Amodei. "In addition to thanking them for their service, this is an opportunity to connect them with the assistance my office can provide."

Patches of dense fog formed Tuesday morning in the valleys from Reno south to Carson City and Carson Valley prompting a statement from the National Weather Service because of commuter traffic and driving conditions.

The fog has developed over the Truckee Meadows and North Valley area. The worst visibility was east of Pyramid Highway in Sparks, Spanish Springs and along East McCarran including around the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

In Nevada, pundits have long mythologized a conflict-of-interest culture in the Legislature even if instances of impropriety seldom arise. Still, the hobnobbing often on display in the lobby easily lends itself to allegations of cronyism and unfair access to ......

Carson City firefighters were called Monday night to the 700 block of Roop Street for a van that was fully involved in fire that was threatening nearby structures. Firefighters were able to douse the flames before they spread.

The fire was called into dispatch at around 9:50 p.m. Flames had threatened a nearby home and it was about to be evacuated before the fire was put out. The van, which reportedly belongs to a mental health clinic, was unoccupied, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Earl Mays.

The Washoe County Health District reports Monday of two possible measles cases including one involving a school student. While laboratory confirmation is pending, symptoms are consistent with measles.
One case is a student attended Spanish Springs Elementary School during the infectious period, according to a news release from the health district.

Getting to the finals of the Walt Disney Imaginations Design Competition was a pinnacle for three University of Nevada, Reno engineering students, who spent a week in a fun and intensive competition with five other finalist universities.

Plenty of warm gestures and other airs of bipartisanship wafted through the Nevada Legislature on Monday. But the show of congeniality isn't likely to last in the world of the 78th Nevada Legislature. All eyes were on the Legislature’s lower house ......

Sarah Lillegard works in what she calls second skin. The Reno artist featured in the latest show at the Office eXhibition Series Gallery works in fabrics that explore group identity, belonging and symbols, in garments sometimes called clan jackets.

The attire is said to communicate meaning, cultural legacies and myths. The OXS exhibit “Second Skin” is free at the Nevada Arts Council, 716 N. Carson St., in Carson City, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 17. Lillegard will discuss her work at a public reception from 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, with an artist talk at 6:15.

Update: This event has been cancelled.

International author and poet L.E. Hart will be at the Browsers Corner Book Store in Carson City on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
His new book, “You’re There, I’m Here” is a collection of over 100 poems describing a love story.

A still battered-looking Sen. Harry Reid made a return to the Senate floor on Monday, and immediately jumped into a fray over immigration and homeland security....

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