Heavy rains and warm weather hitting a healthy snowpack could be the perfect recipe for another flood which could be hitting us in just a few days. Several businesses in Sparks are using this weekend to get prepared.

Convicted murderer Michael Anselmo has been urned down in his first bid for a parole after serving more than 30 years in prison for killing co-worker Trudy Ann Hiler at a Lake Tahoe casino.

The number of confirmed cases of the flu is up statewide, with Washoe County leading the way.

A psychologist has testified at a hearing for three adults accused of starving two children and locking them up for years that the victims faced --quote-- "an extreme level of deprivation."

Two Carson City children, allegedly locked in a bathroom for five years, have been released from the hospital. And, tomorrow...prosecutors will try and prove their mother, stepfather, and grandfather were responsible.

Federal Judge requires medical personnel at a California execution. Doctors say they want to part..indefinite stay is result

The director of the Reno High School orchestra says she couldn't narrow it down to just one student. In this segment of, "Kids You Should Know," it's a trio whose music is worth hearing.

Reno could be losing its rank as the third most populous city in the state.

It was approved by the Reno City Council despite major concerns over flooding...but tonight the hotly contested Butler Ranch project took a major blow...as the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission said "no" to changing the master plan...

New reports say Las Vegas police believe the victim and shooter knew each other, but still don't know why they were in the hotel room. The victim, 43-year old Phil McElreath, worked for the city of Reno public works department as a maintenance worker for the last several years. Those we spoke with on camera and off, say he was well-liked.

It's official. The YMCA will be closing its doors on Foster Drive in Old Southwest Reno and relocating to downtown. But the move has some members very upset.

Local women participate in national study which examined vitamin D and calcium and its effects on hip fracture and colon cancer. Reserachers say benefit for some with a decrease in hip fracture but no impact on colon cancer.

A high-ranking Reno Fire Chief is facing charges of sexual misconduct, following a party involving several minors.

Detectives are asking for your help in the investigation regarding a suspicious death at a South Reno apartment complex...

A standoff at Harrah's Las Vegas yesterday leaves a Reno man dead...

A Reno woman is dead after being trapped in the burning kitchen of her northeast Reno home.

While the winter games in Torino, have been tough on our U.S. Olympians so far, it's the American women who may ultimately emerge as shining stars. But 50-years ago, such an athlete would be a rare find. Which is why when one woman came speeding down a mountain on a pair of wooden skies, she would capture America's attention until tragedy struck

An American Indian tribe will return to Geneva this month to renew their claims before a United Nations committee that the U.S. government unconstitutionally stole its ancestral land.

Put that diet aside for a while... Girl Scout cookies are here again!

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block a trial of a lawsuit filed by a former sheriff's detective who accused Washoe County District Attorney Dick Gammick of retaliation.

A group of animal rights advocates plans a demonstration Saturday at the University of Nevada, Reno to protest the drowning deaths of 346 sheep during the New Year's Eve flood.

Nevada bug experts are hoping that the signs point to a decrease in the infestation of Mormon crickets this summer after six straight years of a plague of the insects that has stretched across (m) millions of acres of Nevada.

School principals in Washoe County have declared an impasse in talks with the school district.

A 20-year-old Gardnerville woman was killed in a rear end collision after she stopped for a red light on U-S 50 east of Carson City.

It's a major component to homeland security: protecting our ports. But now the US is set to give up control of 6-major ports to a company based in the United Arab Emirates. A nation, critics say cannot be relied upon to help the US battle terrorism.