University of Nevada-Reno News

This editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: The American Civil Liberties Union is vilified by conservatives as a left-wing lobby disguised as an advocate for free speech for all.

After making historic gains in the interior West in the past three elections, Democrats are bracing for expected losses in the region in 2010.

Tours are scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10 for prospective middle and high school students at the Davidson Academy of Nevada, located on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Complimentary Thanksgiving meals for families with children in the Washoe County School District's Children in Transition program are scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday at Flowing Tide Pub, 465 South Meadows Parkway.

A University of Nevada, Reno philosophy professor has been honored by the Carnegie Foundation as Nevada Professor of Year.

Contractors for local building projects, including Aces Ballpark and the Legends at Sparks Marina, were recognized Friday as responsible for the area's best construction projects.

Potted plants are a welcome gift for many occasions. You may not have time to get some mature specimens together for Christmas, but don't let that stop you from learning how to propagate plants so you'll have some ready for Valentine's Day.

Close LIFE & STYLE NOVEMBER 21, 2009 The Talented Mr. Pang From his boyhood in a Las Vegas motel to his final days in a California mansion, Danny Pang charmed and deceived.

This story originally appeared Sept. 14, 2008. The case is still unsolved. The heartbroken mother of a former showgirl-turned-scholar, who disappeared more than three years ago, is visiting Reno to pass out fliers in the hope that someone will help find her daughter.

November 20, 2009. Reno, Nevada. Extreme winds in the Truckee Meadows today are causing an extraordinary increase in calls to the Washoe County Regional Animal Services Facility reporting dogs running loose in the community.

The best way to begin to address immigration reform is for those on both sides to have a positive dialogue that includes law enforcement and immigration advocates, two speakers said Thursday night at a forum at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Sarah Palin will soon be making a stop in the Biggest Little City. It comes as part of her national book tour for "Going Rogue." The former Republican vice presidential candidate will appear at the Reno Costco next month.

Before joining TXA21 and CBS11, Keith Garvin spent three years as an anchor and reporter for WRC-TV, the NBC-owned station in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he was a correspondent for ABC News and regularly anchored World News Now/World News This Morning.

The Internet, the information system that has changed the way we learn, conduct research, do our jobs and connect socially, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

When Frank Fahrenkopf checks into his hotel room this week in Las Vegas for the Global Gaming Expo, he'll probably get an excellent rate.

Speaker causes controversy at UNR Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, is one of two panelists scheduled to appear at a Thursday forum sponsored by Flipside Productions, an enterprise of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno.

A University of Nevada, Reno graduate who worked the last two years as news editor of the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza in Incline Village, Nev., has been named the new editor of the Tahoe Daily Tribune.

The Washoe County School District's first session on using metric data to design solutions and strategy to improve education on Thursday revealed the good and the not so good.

American Pacific Corporation is pleased to announce the election of Barbara Smith Campbell and William F. Readdy to serve on its Board of Directors, effective November 9, 2009.

A Washoe County study published this week in a national medical journal has found that mothers who used illegal drugs such as methamphetamine and certain over-the-counter cold medicines were more likely to have babies born with part of their intestines outside their bodies.