Virginia City News

On this day in history in 1862, Samuel Clemens began working as a reporter for a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada.

A decomposed body believed to be of a man missing since early June was recovered Wednesday in an area northeast of Virginia City, Storey County sheriff's deputies said.

Slideshow FORT CHURCHILL STATE HISTORIC PARK What is it: An old U.S. Army fort in a state of "arrested decay" When did it operate: 1860-1869 Total battle deaths: 1 When it is open: Daily Where is it: Near Silver Springs, 400 miles north of Las Vegas How to get there: Take U.S. Highway 50 east from Carson City to Silver Springs, then right on U.S.

The man who hoped to raffle off his home to pay for surgery has been ordered to stop.

'The Club,' the portion of the Boys and Girls Club of Mason Valley set aside for teens only, is sending locals out into the community this summer to learn job skills by working as an employee of businesses through the Club's Leaders in Training Program.

Forbes has released what a group of judges have assessed as the 10 best travel and tourism campaigns.

The Nevada Comstock Railroad Memorabilia Show & Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 11 in the Virginia City Middle School gym at 127 S. D St.

Fourth of July fireworks displays: Star Spangled Sparks 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Victorian Square Reno Aces At Aces Stadium after the game, which usually ends at 10 or 10:30 p.m. Lights on the Lake 9:45 p.m., South Lake Tahoe North Lake Tahoe 9:30 p.m., Incline Beach ; 9:30 p.m., Commons Beach ; 9:30 p.m., Donner Lake West End Beach Carson City 9:15 ...

Their praise of the manner in which that model prison is conducted under the administration of General Batterman, are loud.

Tribune/Debra Reid - German writers will judge and report the quality of local cuisine and shops at the Legends at Sparks Marina.

Ten years ago, during the weekend of July 17 and 18, the entire Dayton community and people from all over the world celebrated Nevada's first gold discovery sesquicentennial on the historic streets of Old Town.

The assignment for reporter Anke Myrrhe from the travel desk at the Berlin's Der Tagesspiegel newspaper was clear: Fly across the Atlantic.

A truck rolled down an embankment on the road to Virginia City Tuesday morning and the driver was taken to a Reno hospital for treatment.

Virginia City and its silver and gold deposits helped put Nevada on map: Economy doesn't keep tourists away Jun.

Slide show VIRGINIA CITY AT A GLANCE Population 1,027 people. Elevation 6,200 feet.

A 16-year-old competitor in a Virginia City Motorcycle Club event died this afternoon of a severe head injury, Storey County sheriff's deputies said.

Of the four original discoverers only "Manny" Penrod survives, living in Elko and planning to attend the festivities.

The owners of the new Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City are hoping that their shot at reviving the storied saloon is the one that sticks.

Tailing piles and ruins are nearly all that remain of the historic mining town of Delamar in Eastern Nevada.

As of today, Incline Village and Virginia City have one thing in common - they both boast a vibrant weekly newspaper.