Douglas County News

A 24-year-old Gardnerville man was killed early Tuesday when the car he was speeding in crashed into a parked flatbed truck in the 1300 block of Leonard Drive.

Effective this week, Douglas County Public Library patrons have fewer hours to browse for books.

With much of the region either already on fire, dangerously dry or shrouded in smoke, fireworks will be under tight control.

Former "Beverly Hillbillies" star Max Baer Jr. has lost an appeal over an outdoor sign for a hotel-casino he's trying to build in northern Nevada.

If drinking is part of your Fourth of July plans, you'll have to cross off a couple of Lake Tahoe destinations off your list.

Nevada law enforcement agencies say illegal use of fireworks won't be tolerated over the Fourth of July holiday -- or any other time either.

Effective Monday, Douglas County Public Library patrons will have fewer hours to browse for books.

A transient from New Jersey faces up to six months in Douglas County Jail for trespassing on Washoe tribal land after a camp fire he admitted setting caused a wildland blaze that scorched a quarter-acre in ...

My name is Kyle Heidt and I'm 18 years old and a senior at Douglas High School. I live in Minden with my father, mother and two sisters.

The Partnership of Community Resources is sponsoring a presentation Thursday at the Douglas County Senior Center to the people often referred to as "first responders" in dealing with methamphetamine use in ...

A 24-year-old Stateline man who was hospitalized after apparently hanging himself with a bedsheet in the Douglas County jail in Stateline has died, authorities said.

After eating an entire stick of margarine, eight uncooked hot dogs and a dozen Nitro Wings from Hamdogs in Gardnerville, Fred Daniel was a man of few words.

Douglas County Sheriff's investigators continued to search Wednesday for the man who robbed El Dorado Savings Bank Friday.

The Douglas County Library Foundation will host an ice cream social fundraiser Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the C.V.I.C. Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden.

A 24-year-old Stateline man remained hospitalized Monday in intensive care after Douglas County sheriff's deputies found him hanging by the neck from a bed sheet in a cell at the Stateline jail.

A paving study accepted by Douglas County commissioners last week supports keeping a weight limit at Minden-Tahoe Airport.

A robbery at El Dorado Savings Bank in downtown Gardnerville was reported around 10:45 a.m. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for white male, about 40 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds.

The new Web site is up and running, and we're working on filling up all the holes on it.

Dr. Richard Conte listens to his former lawyer testify. A former Carson City emergency room physician will make a plea to the parole board next week to release him on charges he kidnapped and drugged his ...

The Douglas County Public Library is presenting an orientation for county commission candidates and the public from 1-5 p.m. June 11 at the CVIC Hall in Minden.