From sun-bathing one day to shivering the next, some locals were not suprised by recent temperature extremes. If you don't like Nevada's weather, just wait a few minutes said one pedestrian on Tuesday.
Tribune/Debra Reid - Sparks firefighter Matt Norland ties warning tape to telephone lines blown down along Pyramid Way on Friday. The lines were not life-threatening but were an obstruction for high profile vehicles at the Greenbrae Shopping Center said Fire Capt. Phil Barton.A tractor-trailer reportedly collided with downed power lines in east Washoe Valley.
Tribune/Debra Reid Miss Reno-Sparks Elizabeth Coleman, 23, and Miss University of Nevada Jaclyn Baird, 20, celebrate after winning Sunday's pageant at Harrah's Hotel & Casino. The women go on to the state level to compete for the Miss Nevada title.