Reno News

The Nevada State Fair held annually in Reno is getting a new name. Organizers announced Monday that the fair will now be called the Nevada Territory Wild West Fair.

An exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley will go on display at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

Revelers Rejoice! You're in Reno, where there is no such thing as last call! So put on your party pants and get ready to start the St.

Tribune/Dan McGee - Sparks Councilwoman Julia Ratti listens intently while Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, right, and Sparks Mayor Geno Martini take notes during Monday's joint meeting.

Men's Health Magazine ranks the Biggest Little City #2 on its list of 100 drunkest cities in the United States, ahead of big party cities like Las Vegas and New Orleans.

A regional fire agency serving Reno and Washoe County could free up fire companies and save the region much as $800,000, according to study recommendations from a California consulting group.

Some Reno businesses were booming on Super Bowl Sunday. "Wings and chips are probably the only additional thing we bought," Santina Casey, who is hosting a small gathering, said.

The plaintiffs in a legal dispute over a Nevada gold mining project have asked a federal judge in Reno to issue a full injunction and suspend the project.

Tim Farley, creator of the popular website "What's The Harm.net" will be addressing the group on a variety of topics related to critical thinking.

The number of homicides in Reno and several other cities across the country dropped significantly in 2009, but experts are uncertain why.

Faced with a dozen layoffs and the possibility of 50 retirees who will not be replaced, Reno fire officials fear the department will have a struggle on its hands when the wildfire season hits this year.

A national law firm says it plans to sue to stop the government's planned roundup of nearly 500 wild horses from the range in eastern Nevada.

A magazine is ranking Reno the No. 2 "drunkest city," in the nation. The March 2010 issue of Men's Health also puts Las Vegas at No.

Reno was second in a ranking of the nation's 'drunkest cities' in the March issue of Men's Health magazine.

A group of wild horses is rounded up during a gathering July 8, 2005 in Eureka, Nevada.

Reno Municipal Court Judge Jim Van Winkle has announced he is seeking re-election for his post in Department 3. Official filing begins next month for the six-year term.

Reno Bighorns guard Desmon Farmer has been selected to participate in the inaugural NBA Development League Haier Shooting Stars competition, the league office announced Thursday.

A Washoe District Court judge will decide if a man who pleaded guilty with three others to the June 1979 ambush, robbery and murder of an undercover Reno narcotics officer should get a new hearing or sentencing, after a new discovery in the 30-year-old case.

A pest exterminator who disappeared last month with his employer's truck was arrested Wednesday in Reno, Nev.

It's been all the talk. A national magazine ranked Reno as the second "drunkest" city in the nation.