Overstocked forests around Lake Tahoe are in danger of catastrophic wildfires like those that burned 750,000 acres in Southern California last year, industry experts warned at a logging conference Thursday.
Criminal charges could face the parents of a 10-year-old boy who was suspended from his elementary school after he brought a handgun and ammunition to class.
The parents of a University of Nevada, Reno freshman pledge who drowned in 2002 have sued the university and the fraternity.
Nevada university system officials have found another discrepancy in tuition bills for in-state residents, prompting a review of whether more students could qualify for refunds.
Sen. Harry Reid called for an immediate work shutdown at the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project until inspectors determine whether rock tailings piled outside the repository tunnel pose a health hazard.
December's promise of the first hefty Sierra snow pack in five years turned to disappointment in January, as water storage dropped from ample to barely average.
Massachusetts lawmakers debated a constitutional ban on gay marriage for more than six hours Wednesday but ended the day as divided as they began — and still with no resolution on an issue that has drawn nationwide scrutiny.
Gathering on Valentine's Day in high school gyms, churches, senior centers and even saloons, Nevada Democrats will say who they like best among their party's dwindling crowd of presidential contenders.
A lower court ruling in an Ely case seen by election officials as a threat to Nevada's residency requirements for candidates and voters was overturned Wednesday by the state Supreme Court.
A white powder contained in an envelope along with a threatening letter to the Elko County School District apparently is not toxic, Elko Police Chief Clair Morris said Wednesday.
Nevada casinos won $9.63 billion from gamblers in 2003 - up slightly from 2002 totals as the state's tourism-dependent economy continues its slow recovery from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
His front-runner status bolstered by dual Southern victories, John Kerry is looking to Wisconsin to dispatch the dwindling field of Democratic presidential rivals still clinging to hope.
Wesley Clark, the novice politician with four-star military credentials, abandoned his presidential bid Tuesday after two third-place finishes in the South.
Sparks is not getting into the business of birdies and bogeys for the time being.
Two post offices were closed Tuesday and two local school district employees were treated for exposure to a possible contaminant found in a threatening letter, authorities said.
Republican state Treasurer Brian Krolicki announced Tuesday he won't challenge U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who already has raised $6.2 million for his re-election bid.
A leaky reservoir that holds treated wastewater could mean a $6 million repair bill for Carson City.
Clark County prosecutors asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to block a new trial a judge ordered for Jessica Williams, the driver found guilty in the deaths of six teenagers on a road crew in southern Nevada.
President Bush and Democratic front-runner John Kerry sparred on Monday over the president's economic leadership, while Kerry's rivals sought to slow his brisk pace toward the Democratic nomination in three states with upcoming primaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court late Monday let stand an appeals court decision halting the execution of a man who was convicted of hacking four people to death in 1983 but who insists that a review of the evidence will prove his innocence.
A three- car accident claimed the lives of a man and woman this afternoon on U.S. 395 near the Mt. Rose Junction south of Reno.
The counterculture Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno is starting to go industrial, with Washoe County's blessing.
Freedom was brief for a man who escaped from the Carlin Conservation Camp over the weekend, and he was recaptured because he broke the law.
Law enforcement authorities were searching Sunday for two inmates who walked away from separate northern Nevada conservation camps over the weekend.
A north Lake Tahoe bike trail project, stalled more than a decade by insufficient funds and wildlife concerns, could soon be back on track.
