A three-judge federal appeals court panel has freed a man who claimed his lawyers betrayed him during proceedings that led to a 1992 sentence to double life terms in prison for a Reno-area murder.

With home energy costs expected to soar between 50 and 75 percent this winter, the demand for firewood is at a fever pitch.

Bankruptcy filings soared in the first half of this month as Nevadans raced to beat changes in the law that took place Monday. The changes make filing more complicated.

The Washoe Education's Association has asked an arbitrator to step in and settle a dispute with the school district over teacher wages.

According to local experts, now is the best time to start preparing your house for the chill... and we looked at several simple, and inexpensive ways to get started.

The snow is here... and it provided the perfect landscape for the first big "ski swap" of the year where ski fans gather to swap last year's gear for used and marked-down merchandise.

Sit back and enjoy week seven of NewsChannel 8's Friday Night Sports Caravan with Donna Fendrick and Eric Sperling - Northern Nevada's most comprehensive high school football show.

Gov. Kenny Guinn has again raised the prospect of higher taxes to help keep up with Nevada's road-construction needs, but a spokesman said Friday that Guinn isn't saying that boosting taxes is the only solution.

The combined leadership and video production class at Carson Valley Middle School teaches more than just how to work in news. Experts say taking the right classes is one of the best ways to get into the right college.

Getting students interested in science isn't always easy.

An apartment fire Friday morning in Reno leaves a man dead, which brings the total to five home fires this week during National Fire Prevention Week.

A second local helicopter crewman killed in Afghanistan was remembered today. CWO Patrick Stewart was described by friends and family as a hero.

The city of Reno has a new anti-graffiti vandalism truck. Workers were training on it today in Northwest Reno. There was a considerable amount of graffiti off Interstate 80-East at the McCarran on-ramp. The new truck is equipped with four different kinds of paint, has a 250 gallon power washer, and has the capability to sand blast or soda blast graffiti. The old system used a truck and trailer...that couldn't always reach graffiti spots.

There are several opportunities in our area for extra education or tutoring. But, how do you know if it's necessary?

The who's who, of the legal profession, were in Reno Thursday talking about some of the most high profile cases we've seen in the past few years. We told you, how these attorneys feel like celebrities with all the media attention. But, are cameras in the courtroom adding to the frenzy?

More than a thousand people gathered this afternoon to remember a fallen soldier from Sparks. Chief Warrant Officer John Flynn was killed on September 25th in Afghanistan.

Attorney General Brian Sandoval is warning elderly Nevadans about the potential for fraud in solicitations to sign up for a new Medicare prescription drug program.

The IRS has served notice that it wants a cut of the nearly $300 million in tax rebates that started arriving Saturday in Nevadans' mailboxes.

Sit back and enjoy week 6 on Friday Night Sports Caravan with Josh Little f\eaturing the best in Nevada high school football action in the area's only half hour scholastic sports show.

Three UNR students say they've been ambushed by a man who grabs them inappropriately, then walks away.

Bears roaming neighborhoods at Tahoe have become almost common in recent years and it's no longer unusual for them to show up in neighborhoods in Reno, Carson City, and the Carson Valley.

The military now confirms that two local National Guardsmen were killed because their Chinook helicopter was shot down by hostile fire in Afghanistan.

Whether it is belly dancing, knitting, or finding your stress points, there is a class offered by the Washoe County School District to meet everyone's interest.

Nevada motorists and some senior citizens should begin receiving their slice of the state's $272 million tax surplus.

A new highway is being built through the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, that will give an added incentive to companies looking at relocation there.