Reno News

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is investing in a new type of wind turbine designed for use by homes and businesses.

Authorities believe a man started an explosive house fire Wednesday morning and then killed himself in the backyard.

Jim Gibbons. Gibbons named Daryl Capurro of Reno to replace McNinch. Capurro for years headed the Nevada Motor Transport Association, and is a member of the Izaak Walton League and the National Audubon Society.

Investigators believe a man who lived in a northwest Reno home set a fire then took his own life.

A Tuesday autopsy confirmed a 6-year-old Reno boy drowned in Lake Lahontan during the weekend.

An eight-year captain was appointed Reno fire marshal last week. Joan Presley had been acting fire marshal since March 23 and was a named fire prevention captain since 2001.

Forest Service officials have been forced to drain a small lake overlooking Lake Tahoe that they acquired in a land deal last summer because of concerns about the safety of a dam.

Former journalist Ben Kieckhefer says he's running as a Republican candidate for the Nevada state Senate seat being vacated by term-limited Sen.

County health officials say they've been unable to determine the source of an outbreak of norovirus that sickened dozens of members of a wedding party and others at a Reno casino last week.

A dog rescued by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper on Interstate 80 last week has been reunited with her Reno owner, officials said Monday.

Tuesday 07 Jul Reno Aces Top Sacramento River Cats 7-4 - PCL Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 07:56AM Reno, Nev.

A Reno newspaper wants the Nevada Supreme Court to force Gov. Jim Gibbons to turn over 104 e-mails he sent to various individuals in early 2008.

A Reno attorney with a "commitment to injustice" is the latest to float his name as a possible Republican opponent to Sen.

The Forest Service has released a plan to increase access to the wilderness between Reno and Lake Tahoe.

From seed-bead designs to wirework creations, local bead experts continue an art form that has its roots in prehistory, one that flowered in cultures around the world.

Approximately 60 law enforcement and search and rescue personnel are combing Lake Lahontan and the adjacent desert looking for a 6-year-old boy who disappeared Saturday night.

Reno buildings are burning down at an alarming clip, and Aiden O'Neill is the firefighter who most wants to dig to the bottom of the series of burning buildings and find the answer to his father's death.

RENO, Nev.: With more than 300 free events throughout July, organizers of Reno's 14th annual Artown festival are promoting this year's celebration as the perfect vacation for families on a budget.

The Peppermill underwent a fairly expensive renovation not too long ago, mostly focused on their tower rooms.

Sat, Jul 4, 2009 Fernley's 40th annual Fourth of July parade took place Saturday with a new grand marshal after organizers' first choice withdrew because he could not prove he had received the Navy Cross.