Time is running out for Wolfpack fans to make it to the big game in Indianapolis.

Construction has begun on a new geothermal plant south of Reno.

Storey County Sheriff Pat Whitten is hanging up his badge next week for a new county job. County commissioners have appointed the 51-year-old Whitten to the newly created position of administration and budget director.

Cabela's, the outdoor gear retail giant, has signed a deal to build a new outlet store outside Reno, city officials said. The Nebraska-based company will purchase 38 acres near Boomtown Hotel Casino on Interstate 80 near the Nevada-California line.

How well do you know your family physician, your veterinarian, even your accountant? Would you know if they were a convicted felon? State licensing boards here in Nevada are suppose to protect citizens from dangerous or incompetent professionals, but in 2003 Assembly Bill 55 changed the playing field.

We've all received those mass mailers They say you've won a million dollars...but you have to send money back to receive your check. Did you know people are actually losing money...by responding to these giveaways.

Have you ever wanted to earn a law degree, but were discouraged by the expense or inconvenience? Now, with the advent of *on-line law schools, the process has become simpler for some.

We've all felt a little pain at the gas pump lately, but imagine having to fill a tank which holds hundreds of gallons. That's what truckers face, with diesel prices topping two-thirty a gallon. With prices ranging beetween four and five hundred dollars to fill up their big rigs...some independent truckers and small operators are re-thinking how they do business.

Kindergarten-aged kids in Nevada public schools may see a longer school day if state educators can get a proposal passed through the legislature.

Police are investigating two shootings Sunday in Reno. A Hispanic man is killed in an alleged drug dispute in Northeast Reno. Now they're looking for this man, 18 year old Michael Bernard Wadsworth.

Nevada will get a chance to duplicate last year's run to the N-C-Double A Tournament's... Despite a first-round exit from the Western Athletic Conference tournament. 24th-ranked Nevada opens play against the Big 12's Texas on Thursday in Indianapolis.

At one time or another most of us have enjoyed a piping hot order of fast food french fries. But did you ever imagine converting the oil used to cook those fries... into diesel fuel?

A Reno woman is being sued by a third party debt collector...for a debt she says she never owed.

It is customary for our Senators and congressmen to speak to the legislature early in the session. Much of what happens in Washington has a direct effect on what needs to happen in Carson City....and these addresses provide a heads up for Nevada lawmakers and it gives our national representatives a chance to influence their agenda.

Graffiti has become a major problem here in the Truckee Meadows this winter.

If you live in Carson City....you'll most likely see your water rates go up by the end of the year. City officials say it's because of an increase in demand. The City Manager tells us the increased demand is simply from existing customers using more water. The region has been under drought conditions for the last few years, but that means people only use more water, especially for landscaping.

As that "gradual warming" continues, Mormon *crickets will start hatching, And if recent trends continue...we'll have a bumper crop. The Nevada Department of Agriculture is holding a meeting in Reno Tuesday tonight to discuss Mormon crickets and what the state is doing about them.

A new proposal in front of Nevada lawmakers calls for an increase in the minimum wage as soon as this Fall.

Help may be on the way for a group of construction workers stranded in Reno. You may recall they had worked without pay for weeks, then were suddenly fired. Since then they've been living hand-to-mouth, pooling their resources. Finally today, some good news.

A morning of backcountry skiing ended in tragedy this weekend when a group of skiers was caught in an avalanche. A Reno woman lost her life, swept away by the rush of snow. It happened about two miles out of bounds from the Sugarbowl Ski Resort.

The credit company ChoicePoint is now admitting people in all 50 states may have had their identities compromised, including people here in Nevada. Nevada's Attorney General says the letter he wrote, along with other attorneys general from across the nation, convinced ChoicePoint credit company to release the numbers of victims affected by its mistake.

The nation's Public Television Stations are being warned they will air a documentary on U-S soldiers in Iraq next week at their own risk. The Public Broadcasting System is telling the stations it can't insure them against F-C-C fines for obscene language.

The debate over three controversial arthritis drug is over. Now, the F-D-A must make its decision. Two stories on prescription drug use top the news tonight

The Nevada Army Guard's Chinook Helicopter Unit is finishing it's training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The unit of more than two hundred soldiers from three states and 12 CH-47 heavy lift helicopters will be deploying to Afghanistan next month. It's expected they will be there for at least one year. News Channel 8's John Tyson flew with the unit at Fort Sill last week.

A NewsChannel 8 investigation draws the attention of the Attorney General's Office.