The city of Sparks and a Sparks police officer have reached a settlement with a black teenager in a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force and racism by the police officer

In a 4-3 ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court held Thursday that there's no constitutional right to a jury trial in a small claims case.

A task force formed to improve morale at the University of Nevada, Reno is recommending that the school hire an ombudsman to serve as a mediator among faculty, staff and administrators.

If you are depressed during the shorter days of winter, and happier during the longer days of summer...you may have seasonal affective disorder.

Evelyn Mount has helped our community for many years giving to those in need of a good holiday meal. Now she is getting a present herself. She is getting a day at the spa from Salon Infiniti.

Patients with two very common skin disorders are being asked to volunteer for clinical trails.

A high school principals' gathering originally scheduled for the hurricane-damaged New Orleans convention center may fill more than 7,300 hotel rooms in Reno this March.

House Republicans, led by Congressman Jim Gibbons, have dropped a provision in budget legislation that would have allowed the sale of public lands for mining.

Governor Kenny Guinn says "it just seems like yesterday" when he was elected Nevada's governor in 1998 in his first bid for public office amid criticism that he was the hand-picked candidate of powerful special interests.

Washoe school trustees plan to bill the parents of two students involved in a mercury spill last month at Reed High School for the cost of cleaning up the mess.

American Troops have been fighting for 1,000 days in Iraq. With no end in sight, local peace activists are using this milestone to once again call for troops to come home immediately.

Reno police say they want you to fill out your own crime report, when it comes to things like a non-injury car accidents, or a minor theft rather than having an officer do it.

This is a peak week for Amazon-dot-com. We're talking about hundreds of thousands of presents being shipped out a day. And, the hub of it all...right here in Fernley, Nevada.

State regulators have cleared the path for construction of a 514-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant eastof Reno - a proposed $420 million project that underscores SierraPacific Resources' recovery from the financial chaos it faced after the 2001 Western energy crisis.

It's an early Christmas present for Nevada motorists -- especially ones who are planning a trip over the holidays.

It all happened in a crowded shopping mall...as Continental Currency was opening up for another busy holiday rush.

According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, Nevada's female inmate population is climbing at a much higher rate than the national average.

We have new information now on the relationship between two Reno men: one who was gunned down on Friday in front of a sporting goods store in South Reno, and one who committed suicide the next day in Sacramento.

Gold prices continued to soar on Monday, reaching their highest level in nearly a quarter century, as investor interest in the precious metal continued to peak.

Santa Claus joined local law enforcement Saturday morning to help dozens of local kids check off items from their christmas list early this morning.

The suspect on the run after a Friday night shooting at the Big Five store in South Reno has killed himself in Sacramento, California.

Reno police and fire have called off a search are east of verdi looking for a radioactive device that may have fallen off a truck.

New study from UCLA Stroke Center says an amazing amount of brain cells are destroyed every minute during a stroke.

He's not especially greedy, but he's a bank robber nonetheless and Reno police are looking for him.

Three down, one to go. Taking classes at the University of Nevada, Reno has been a family affair for four members of Reno's Fyfe family the past few years.