CARSON CITY — A bill to change the makeup of Nevada’s public employee retirement board has died in an Assembly committee after meeting stiff opposition in a hearing last week from Democrats and union representatives. ...

Aug. 4, 1950 - Jan. 23, 2015Stephen Dale Lindsey, 64, of Carson City, NV, passed January 23, 2015. He ...

In the ongoing attempt by the secretary of state and the attorney general to probe GOP activist Tony Dane's suspicious quarter-million-dollar PAC contribution, the AG pointed out that the subject of the probe's lawyer apparently missed the point. The attorney then responded, in what seems to be his ...

Boy Scout Troop 847 continues to serve the young men of the Comstock. Meeting weekly at the Mark Twain Community Center, 500 Sam Clemens Avenue in Dayton, the Troop currently has 14 registered Scouts from Dayton and Virginia City.

The Troop’s program and operations are youth-run under the leadership of Senior Patrol Leader Star Scout Joshua Baughman and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Star Scout Matthew McGifford. Under the mentorship of Scoutmaster Bill Boston and three Assistant Scoutmasters, these Scouts strive to provide a quality program of Scout activities.

After the Carson City Chamber's Soup's On! luncheon on Wednesday, Mayor Robert Crowell donated a dog biscuit to add to Nevada Humane Society Executive Director Kevin Ryan's one-of-a-kind treat jar designed by Linda Ritter of Pinyon Pottery. Photo by Beverly Eiswert.

Sept.18, 1954 - Jan. 22, 2015In loving memory Marlaine “Laine” Sanchez born in Auburn, CA Sept. 18, 19...

North Las Vegas is seeking a legislative fix that would allow it to take action when Clark County gets cold feet on political “hot potatoes” such as the More Cops sales tax....

Oct. 25, 1931 - Jan. 24, 2015LaVona Ericksen Steffen, 83, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, Ja...

Jan 27, 1948 - Jan 24, 2015Darlene Betts of Silver Springs, NV, born on January 27, 1948, went on to h...

Oct. 19, 1948 - Dec. 7, 2014Jane Aileen Richards, 66, passed away in her home after a 60 year struggle...

April 23,1916 - Jan. 26, 2015Leown Lavinnia Turley, a resident of Fallon for 25 years, died Monday, Ja...

Dec. 15, 1926 - Feb. 6, 2015Robert L. Kennedy, 88, of Carson City, Nevada passed...

Apr. 20, 1942 - Jan. 31, 2015Dickie Bob Phelps passed away January 31, 2015 at his residence in Carson...

UPDATE: A motorist wanted for burglary in the Sparks area eluded Carson City sheriff's deputies early this morning in a vehicle pursuit that began around College Parkway but was terminated for safety reasons once the vehicle was in Reno, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Assembly Government Affairs Committee today rejected a bill to change the governing board of the state Public Employees’ Retirement System. The bill was strongly opposed by ......

State lawmakers took up the first of three 2nd Amendment bills Wednesday, with the Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing testimony on a bill that would require Nevada to recognize concealed carry weapon permits issued to individuals from all other states....

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Wednesday presented Congress the case against President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, delivering an argument he said should focus on constitutional law and not partisan politics....

Appearing before Congress, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt elaborated on his controversial decision to join a lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s immigration actions, telling lawmakers it’s a matter of defending the rule of law. “This suit is not about immigration,” Laxalt told members of ...

The annual Spring Wings Festival is Saturday, May 16th from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. starting in the Churchill County multi-purpose building in Fallon, Nev. Come celebrate the migration of the shorebird and waterfowl through the Lahontan Valley. Go on guided tours, visit interactive exhibits, see exclusive demonstrations and learn more about wildlife through hands on activities.

Churchill County multi-purpose building: 225 Sheckler Road, Fallon, NV 89406

For more information call 775-423-5128 or email friendsofstillwaternwr@gmail.com

University officials asked a combined hearing of the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees on Tuesday to restore the merit pool funding that provides professors and other professionals with raises.The ...

Grammy-Award winning singer-song writer Boz Scaggs will bring his timeless and soulful stylings of R&B, jazz, and guitar rock to Lake Tahoe’s MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa over the Memorial Day weekend with a one-night-only show Saturday, May 23.

Western Nevada College Baseball hosted Sierra College Wolverines of Rocklin, Calif., Tuesday, for their first home game of the 2015 season. The Wildcats improved to 9-7, topping the Wolverines 15-6. Coach DJ Whittemore gave several of his pitchers a chance on the mound.

DJ Peters started for the Western, he was relieved by Cody Kerns in the top of the third. Ty Fox came in to pitch in the fourth, and Kyle Johnson took over in the fifth. Matt Young pitched in the sixth, followed by Thomas Kerr in the seventh and eighth, and Chase Kaplan closed in the ninth. Peters earned the win.

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed the first major Republican-backed reform bill of the 2015 session, a measure making changes to Nevada’s construction defect law....

State Sen. Joe Hardy thinks Nevada’s schoolchildren should exercise their bodies as well as their minds, but his bill to mandate at least 30 minutes of physical education a day for students from kindergarten to the 11th grade isn’t expected to proceed this session in its current form after a hea...