The Nevada Bighorns summer college baseball team made two comebacks on Saturday against the Southern Oregon Riverdawgs of Medford at Western Nevada College's John L. Harvey Field.

After playing Little League as a child, and yes there was a Little League back then, I'll throw out some suggestions that should be heeded. The first one is get rid of the mandatory play rule in all-stars. The whole notion behind all-stars is...

A group of local women who've dubbed themselves The Pink Totties have teamed up with the The Firkin & Fox and other businesses to put on a 5k breast cancer fundraiser.

DENVER - For Henry Sun Eagle, this week's Indian Health Summit in Denver gave him a chance to share ideas and learn from other American Indian health officials from around the nation.

The Gottschalks store in Carson Mall will close to the public for the final time at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Northern Nevada hospital administrators are sorting through the details of a plan that calls for hospitals nationwide to give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments as part of the Obama administration's health care...

There was no knockout. The crowd didn't have the same fire. But the final result was what Jesse Brinkley wanted.Consider the southpaw test passed.

WASHINGTON - The drive to remake the nation's health care system suffered yet another setback in Congress on Thursday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded changes in legislation the leadership was drafting on a fast...

A legal notice that owners of a chemical processing facility in Dayton have applied for a water pollution control permit has drawn the attention of nearby residents who fear the plant could endanger lives and property values.

DETROIT - After a night spent signing mounds of paperwork authorizing the transfer of cash, real estate, technology and other property, GM attorneys are expected to officially usher the new General Motors out of bankruptcy protection today and...

Nevada casinos won $889 million from gamblers in May, down 8.3 percent compared with their May 2008 win, according to a state report released Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials at Oklahoma State said Thursday that a former baseball player accepted a used car as a gift while he was in a summer league in what the NCAA contends was a major rules violation that could cost the program.

RENO - For Jesse Brinkley, Thursday night meant the end of a five-week journey that has nearly deprived him of food and water.

Going into this year's Relay for Life fundraising efforts, co-chairwoman Joyce Whitney-Silva worried the economy might make raising money difficult.But so far, it's going better than last year.

By Justin Lawsonjlawson@nevadaappeal.com

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of June 9 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):

South Lake Tahoe - Dozens of medical marijuana advocates showed up at the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting on Tuesday, but the council did not discuss what action to take against the city's three medical marijuana collectives.

CHICAGO (AP) - Proposed limits on Tylenol, a painkiller as common as pain itself, have left many consumers fearful, confused and wondering where to turn for relief.

The best bet for stretching your food budget - use every bit of what you buy. Even stale bread.

There's only so much our nation's politicians can do in their limited time in Washington, D.C., and only so many issues they can tackle.

By the time you read this article the 3rd & Curry Street Downtown Farmers Market will have been opened two weeks already. The market is bigger and better than ever this year. If you haven't had a chance to come and see what the market is all...

It was a tough few days for the Nevada Bighorns summer collegebaseball team against one of the West Coast premiere teams. But theBighorns can still take a little satisfaction that they did come away

Michael Hohl breaking ground for new dealershipMichael Hohl Honda Subaru will host a ground-breaking ceremony 10 a.m. Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction on their new dealership facility at 2800 S. Carson St.

I see dead people.Not so strange, really. I'm a journalist. And for part of my life I was a war reporter. But what is spooky at times is the words that linger on. In the air, on the paper.