Updated: 6:14 PM The weather has hotel and gaming businesses wondering what will happen to the New Year's Eve crowds.
It appears the wet weather isn't dampening their spirits.
Major properties report being sold out all week long,
Updated: 6:22 PM A Carson City family is watching reports from Southeast Asia with special interest and concern. Their son - a 1991 graduate of Carson City High - survived the tsunami in Thailand.
Updated: 6:18 PM The community honored one of its best-known and best-loved residents today.
Former Judge and District Attorney Mills Lane was recognized in a ceremony at a downtown court building which will bear his name.
Updated: 5:55 PM A Carson City girl has died while snowboarding at Heavenly Mountain Resort.
She has been identified as 13 year old Alisha Martin.The tragic death is still under investigation but it has been ruled accidental.
Updated: 8:47 PM Nationwide, thousands of air travelers were sidelined over the weekend. Some cases were due to weather, others, straightforward logistical problems.
Unfortunately, early forecasts for the airline industry in 2005 indicate more turbulent skies for passengers.
Updated: 6:34 PM The way is now clear for developers to apply for permits to build as many as three thousand new homes in the Verdi area.
A judicial ruling has settled what may be the last issue in a long legal battle that started with Reno's annexation of property next to the rural community.
Updated: 6:26 PM A frightening morning for residents in a South Reno apartment complex.
A fire this morning forced them to flee for their lilves.
Investigators now say it may have been arson.
Posted: 10:26 PM It's the season for after christmas bargains and holiday shopping returns. The day after Christmas is usually one of the busiest for retailers here in Northern Nevada.
Updated: 6:37 PM A suspected serial rapist has been booked on additional charges related to a 2001 rape in Reno to which he was recently linked through DNA evidence.
Updated: 6:18 PM Two days before Christmas a Sparks family of seven had their lights up, and their presents under the tree.
Now, they have to find a new home after fire destroyed their home.
Updated: 5:37 PM Hotel rooms at area casinos are filling up fast.
Usually, this is a slow time a year.
But, with Christmas and New Year's falling on back to back weekends, many are choosing to spend the holidays in Northern Nevada.
Updated: 5:10 PM We probably don't have to tell you, the holiday season can be stressful. That fact can definitely snowball and create other health problems. We know statistically more cardiac and non-cardiac deaths occur in the winter months. But you may be surprised to learn when these events actually spike.
Updated: 5:02 PM New population figures have been released by the Census Bureau .....and there's little surprise. Nevada is once again the fastest growing state in the union.
Updated: 7:14 PM Nevada workers now must earn nearly 17-dollars an hour in wages to be able to afford to pay for rent and utilities for a typical two-bedroom apartment in the state.
Updated: 11:49 AM If you're still up to your ears in gifts to buy and it's stressing you out, you might find some relief...while you shop.
You can find a few ways to relax at Meadowood Mall.
Updated: 6:27 PM Millions of people wait until the final week before Christmas to do their holiday shopping, sometimes out of procrastination, sometimes in confusion over what to buy. If you're a last-minute-shopper, have no fear.
