Reno News

Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day, when communities across the country take time to honor all Americans who have died in military service.

Reno resident Ronald Wenker was sentenced three life terms in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Lewdness with a Minor Under the Age of 14, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

A bill changing the charters of four Nevada cities to requiring ward only voting in municipal elections has won final legislative approval.

It's a long weekend. And the real focus this weekend will be on Monday. Memorial Day has everyone celebrating.

Nevada may be on the verge of legalizing gay marriage as the state's assembly recently approved a measure that would allow same-sex couples to tie the knot, the Las Vegas Sun reports.

On Thursday, May 23, 2013 detectives from the Regional Street Enforcement Team conducted an underage alcohol compliance operation at several local restaurants and bars.

A Reno woman will attempt to make Nevada history Saturday by becoming the first person to travel the Nevada Discovery Trail solo on horseback.

The pilot of a small plane has been hospitalized in Reno after he crashed in the Sierra near the Truckee Tahoe Airport.

A juror in the Whittemore trial was dismissed Thursday after the judge said one of the jurors made a comment the day before that suggested he had already made up his mind in the case.

The Regional Transportation Commission in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno is requesting public participation in a survey to help assess the economic impacts of roadways where Complete Streets have been implemented.

Gathered here are the Oppositelock posts that people have put a good deal of effort into writing from the last 24 hours.

Investigators are shedding light into the traffic accident that occured on Wednesday that took the life of a young man in south Reno.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident that killed a Reno man on Wednesday near Welcome Way in south Reno.

Question: UFO or Drone? At 0430 hours, 19 MAY 2013, a UFO was flying over North Reno, but it sounded distinctly like a Drone.

An Aug. 4, 1878 Nevada State Journal front page reports a fire devastated Reno's Chinatown the same night the Reno Workingman's Party held a meeting to start a black list of citizens who favored Chinese labor.

A federal judge in Reno has removed one juror but declined to declare a mistrial in Harvey Whittemore's case alleging campaign finance violations after the juror was overheard making a comment that raised questions about whether he could be fair to the former developer and lobbyist.

Federal prosecutors in Reno have rested their case against Harvey Whittemore, the former developer and lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Harry Reid.

A motorist died in a crash on south Reno on Wednesday when the driver's SUV went off a roadway and... LAS VEGAS - A third suspect has been charged in the killing of an exotic bird at a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Blackstone Group LP and Prologis Inc have agreed to buy a portfolio of 17 million square feet of warehouse and distribution centers whose majority owner is Lehman Brothers for about $960 million, two sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.

There is something about the Volkswagen Beetle that brings out the Mr. Hyde in normally mild mannered people.