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With entries like "The Potty Poopers," "Flapper Crapper" and "The Urinator," the annual World Championship Outhouse Races promise to entertain when the competition kicks off Oct. 1-2."WeCopyright 2...

The Washoe County Medical Examiner has released the name of the last one of eleven victims killed Friday when a vintage P-51 Mustang plane crashed into the VIP seating section at the National Championship Air Races in Reno.

The death toll from Friday's Reno air race crash has risen to 11, city of Reno spokeswoman Michele Anderson has confirmed. Anderson did not immediately have the person's name and could not say if the person died at a hospital or on the tarmac.

An account has been established to benefit the family of a former Woodfords resident who died of injuries received at the Reno Air Races on Friday.

A memorial service is planned for October at Turtle Rock Park for former Woodfords resident John Craik, who died of injuries received at the Reno Air Races on Friday.

When the lawsuits are filed --and experts say they will be -- following last week's air race disaster, experts say the target may not only include the owner of the plane, but also the Reno Air Racing Association Inc. and the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, which runs the Reno Stead Airport.

Two men are dead after a tire blew on their Chevy Camaro during the Silver State Classic Challenge, a high-speed race in rural Nevada.

By Aimi Xistra-Rich
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation has opened registration for the 2011 – 2012 Alpine, Freestyle, Freeride and Snowboard Programs. With a variety of options from the One-Day Program to the Full-Time Competitive Program, the Lake Tahoe foundation has something for all ages and levels of skiers and riders. Registration packets are available online, at the HSSF building, or by calling the HSSF administration office. Those who register and pay in full now will receive the early registration pricing; prices increase $100 on November 1, 2011.

A Denver television station is reporting that one of the victims in the Reno Air Race Crash was Alpine County native and Gardnerville resident John Craik. KUSA Denver interviewed Craik's sister-...

When “Galloping Ghost” went down it narrowly missed the thousands of fans sitting in the grand stand. Also near the grand stand, were the official announcers, the voices of the Reno Air Races.

"Drive," a violent crime movie now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City and elsewhere, stars Ryan Gosling, a major Hollywood star as you can tell when his name appears even before the film title, along with 11 producers (some of whom were obviously go-fers) listed before the director Nicolas Winding Refn.

Both the plane and the 74-year-old pilot who crashed Friday at the National Championship Air Races in Reno had been air-racing since the 1940s. Together, they had the longest racing careers of any other active pilot or aircraft in the Reno event, according to race records.

A spectacular air race that drew tens of thousands of spectators Friday transformed into a horrific war scene after a veteran pilot crashed his vintage plane on the tarmac just feet away from VIP box seats, forcing officials to cancel the remaining two days of the event.

RENO - A World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during a popular air race, killing three people, injuring more th...

At least three are confirmed dead and 54 injured after the P-51 Mustang "Galloping Ghost" crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air Races this afternoon.

The pilot, Jimmy Leeward, 74, was killed after his plane nosedived into the ground at high speed.

The event has been canceled for the weekend as the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation.

With election 2012 in full swing now, let's take a look at the Republican presidential race.First, beware of polls in Nevada. Unless the pollster is polling the small minority of registered Republi...

CARSON CITY – The results of the vote in the special election in the 2nd Congressional District went the way that most pundits had predicted: Republican and former state Sen. Mark Amodei will assume the seat vacated with the appointment of Dean Heller to the U.S. Senate.

Polls open at 7 a.m. today to determine who will replace Dean Heller in the U.S. House of Representatives.Some 67,000 Nevadans have already cast their ballots in the 2nd Congressional District race...

Jeff Gordon secured his spot in NASCAR's 2011 Chase for the Championship with his historic 85th victory in the rain-delayed Atlanta race on Tuesday. He and teammate Jimmie Johnson both put on an am...

GARDNERVILLE - Alex Drozdoff and April Shonnard were in mid-season form at Friday's Class Races held at Lampe Park.In the class-race format, boys and girls run together in the same race based on th...

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nevada, says he wishes the judge who ruled in the second congressional special election case had disclosed business interests he shared with Republican candidate Mark Amodei.

Last weekend I saw two of the weirdest race finishes in a while. Well, technically one of them happened on Monday, as once again NASCAR elected not to utilize Goodyear's treaded rain tires for the ...

RENO – The two major party candidates running in the 2nd Congressional District special election to replace Dean Heller stuck to their talking points in a tame hour-long debate here today.
But the verbal jousting in front of about 150 people at the California Building in Idlewild Park still managed to illustrate the contrasts between Republican Mark Amodei and Democrat Kate Marshall.

CARSON CITY – Assembly Speaker and announced candidate for Congress John Oceguera acknowledged today that a number of Democrats are seeking seats in the House of Representatives in the 2012 election, and that hopefully any costly primary battles can be avoided.

Before summer segues to fall, Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

CARSON CITY – The Board of Examiners today approved a request for more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of the Sept. 13 special election in the 2nd Congressional District.

If you were planning to visit Reno-Fernley Raceway's clay oval for the DIRTcar Western All Star Late Model race tonight, you might want to make other plans. Faced with a disappointing car count, th...

CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of the Sept. 13 special election in the 2nd Congressional District.

A race through the Nevada desert isn't top of mind for Northern Nevada special events, but the annual Best in the Desert race from Beatty to Dayton packs hotel and motel rooms throughout Reno and C...

Full 1/4 mile, outlaw style drag races will be held at RENO FERNLEY RACEWAY on August 12th and 13th. Outlaw Races hearken back to the early days of drag racing before sanctioning organizations and rules. It's "Run What You Brung" and open to all comers. This year’s annual event is called SMOKIN HOT DRAG RACES and expected to attract hundreds of competitors from Reno Nevada and adjacent markets.

CARSON CITY – Nevada Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Byron Georgiou said he is in the race to win it in 2012 despite facing opposition from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.