Wells News

The 1990s spawned a diverse set of television programs, spanning everything from Ace Ventura, Pet Detective to the X-Files. Speaking of the latter.

Lawmakers listened Thursday as school officials described the effects state budget cuts would have on their districts.

Nevada school superintendents pleaded with state lawmakers Thursday for flexibility from educational mandates to try to meet a 10 percent budget reduction that could mean thousands of teacher layoffs statewide.

Clark County schools Superintendent Walt Ruffles told legislators today he would have to lay off 2,322 teachers and increase class sizes by six students if he must cut spending by 10 percent because of declining state tax revenue.

The Reno City Council on Wednesday tightened rules on convenience stores selling liquor in on 15 blocks of Wells Avenue.

In one of its first volleys of 2010, the Tax Court recently knocked down one of the historic advantages which have motivated folks to use family limited partnerships as gifting tools.

Several sheep in the East Humboldt Range south of Wells are being tested for pneumonia, the Nevada Department of Wildlife says.

Bighorn sheep in two mountain ranges in northeastern Nevada are being monitored after a number showed symptoms of pneumonia.

Judges throughout Nevada will conduct studies to determine whether additional security measures should be taken at local and state courthouses, Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Parraguirre announced today.

The conflict between all-night taverns and downtown Reno residents was placed in the hands of a new committee created Wednesday by the Reno City Council.

Robert Ballard, Ph.D., best known for his 1985 discovery of the TITANIC, will give a presentation on Tuesday, April 20 at the Peppermill Hotel Casino as part of his recognition as the Nevada Medal Honoree.

As of 10:30 a.m., there are approximately 800 wristbands left for tomorrow's novel H1N1 flu vaccination clinic and 700 wristbands left for the clinic to be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

Eight years ago, Paulo Cividino rode his bicycle to explore the Wells Avenue neighborhood until he found what he wanted: A 1930s brick home that he could make over.

In the fall of 2008, visitors to the town of Almere, Netherlands, found a remarkable sight in a grassy lot in the town center - an exact replica of the Lincoln School archway found in the ghost town of Metropolis.

A wealth of geothermal resources and ready power transmission lines makes Churchill County one of the state's hottest areas for geothermal power development - and provides a financial windfall to the county as well.

Elko County commissioners have reaffirmed their opposition to a proposed wild horse refuge at the Winecup-Gamble Ranch north of Wells.

Supporters of the Education Alliance of Washoe County, including: the Altmann Family Foundation, Circus Circus Reno/Mirage, Reno Gazette-Journal, Western Nevada Supply and David Hehn, for the Focus on Literacy after-school tutoring program, which provides support for below-average readers at elementary schools; the Terry Lee Wells Foundation, for a ...

Police say a Nevada man broke his ankle after his equipment malfunctioned during a BASE parachute jump from a Snake River canyon bridge in south-central Idaho.

You don't expect to find an alpine lake in the desert. But Angel Lake above Wells, Nev.

U.S. Senator Harry Reid and State Senator Bill Raggio will dedicate the new DRI Computational Research and Visualization Building and the University of Nevada, Reno Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library.