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Judge tosses Nevada casino tax initiative
Language of petition initiative to raise taxes paid by largest casinos ruled to be misleading
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Gov. Sandoval, Sen. Heller endorse Romney
Two Republicans issue joint statement Wednesday
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Man confined to wheelchair dies after hit and run
Police identify victim of Sunday crash
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County begins to draw up joint fire agreement plans
Commissioner says city of Reno is ‘playing games’ with public's safety
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Nevada casino revenue up 5.7 percent in February
Growth was up all over the state, state analyst says
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Courtesy/WCSD - Literacy programs will benefit from a $4 million grant recently awarded to the Washoe County School District as part of the federal “Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant” program. The grant aims to give special attention to homeless, low-income, special needs and limited English students.
Schools get $4M grant to support literacy
Homeless, special needs and limited English students will be focus of funds
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NTSB makes recommendations for air races
Dry runs, special suits are among federal safety suggestions
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Gay rights group sues Nevada for same-sex marriage
National organization trying to force state's hand on the issue
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Nevada gas prices up in all but 1 area of state
AAA says prices are up 11 cents over last year
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Sparks council extinguishes talk of Sparks fire consolidation
City will send fire chief, city manager to keep an eye on actions by Reno, Washoe Co.
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Tribune/Nathan Orme - Emma Sepulveda, director of the Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, poses in front of two of the posters that are part of a new outreach campaign to Hispanics warning of the dangers of unlicensed physicians.
Campaign seeks to deter use of unlicensed doctors
UNR Latino Research Center, state attorney general and others join forces in effort
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Tribune File/John Byrne - Heath Morrison, superintendent of the Washoe County School District, is a finalist for a similar job with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the 18th largest district in the nation. Morrison was named national Superintendent of the Year for 2012.
Washoe County school chief eyes job in Charlotte
Heath Morrison has strong family ties in North Carolina area
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Courtesy Photo - The new Hoover Dam bypass bridge, shown here during construction, saw its first suicide on Saturday when a woman jumped to her death from the walkway.
1st suicide reported at Hoover Dam bypass bridge
Federal police were not able to talk woman out of jumping Saturday
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Fernley sues state over local tax distributions
RENO (AP) — The city of Fernley has filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada officials, arguing it is being shortchanged in the distribution of various consolidated taxes. In its suit filed Friday is U.S. District Court in Reno, lawyers argue that Fernley is receiving substantially less money under the so-called “C-tax” distribution than other incorporated cities of similar size. It says in the last fiscal year, Fernley received a tax distributi...
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Courtesy/USDA - The sage grouse has been a subject of debate over possible federal protection for more than a decade.
Nevada governor to convene sage grouse panel
Sandoval wants to show that protection effort can co-exist with economic development
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Nevadans love it, state still shuns lottery
Last week's Mega-Millions draw drew many Nevadans to California to buy tickets
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WCSO - Danny Johnson
Man arrested for threatening girlfriend, kids
SPARKS — A man was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly threatening his girlfriend and two children with a large butcher knife. Danny Edward Johnson, 57, has been charged with domestic battery, coercion with threats of violence, child endangerment and destruction of property. At about 6 p.m., Sparks police officers responded to the 1500 block of Gault Way where Johnson had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend. During the argument, Jo...
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ACLU finds Nevada police tracking people through cellphone u...
ACLU documents say authorities don’t always get court OK
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Electric car world tour to stop at UNR
RENO — The Electric Odyssey, the first world tour of a standard electric car, will arrive on the University of Nevada, Reno campus today. The tour began in Strasbourg, France in February and is scheduled to arrive at 2 p.m. at the Joe Crowley Student Union. Antonin Guy and Xavier Degon, a pair of young engineers from France, will charge their vehicle on campus before continuing on their journey. They will travel 15,534 miles in eight months an...
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Sparks farmers’ market marks 20 years with new producers
Shirley’s Farmers’ Markets, JA Nugget join Whole Foods to sponsor summer event
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