Sunny skies with highs in the upper 70s. Another sunny day tomorrow with winds picking up this afternoon.

A Northern California man faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless driving causing the death of an Incline Village couple who was hit in a pedestrian crosswalk at Lake Tahoe in December 2011.

Nevada lawmakers aren't ready to allow private equity firms to wager chunks of cash at casino sports books.

Texas Roadhouse restaurants in seven northern California and Nevada locations will be teaming up with their local law enforcement officers on May 20 when the restaurants host a benefit lunch.

Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

A non-native snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout population.

Mostly sunny and warm today. Expect highs in the upper 70s.

Was it an offer they couldn't refuse from their multimillionaire boss doing the bidding for arguably the most powerful man in the U.S. Congress?

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office Detective Division is investigating an apparently accidental shooting that killed a juvenile.

Mainly sunny and warm Monday. Stronger winds and warm Tuesday... with much cooler temps on Wednesday.

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

The transit agency that runs the Metro-North commuter rail line says trains damaged in a Friday crash in Connecticut are being removed in the first step to making repairs and restoring service.

Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken by legislative money committees.

The Federal Election Commission says former U.S. Sen. John Ensign has agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty over a payment made by his parents to his one-time mistress.

Legislative money committees have added $6 million for mental health programs, including a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric hospital.

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

A Reno bookstore is the latest victim of senseless vandalism, and it's not the first time it has been a target.

Mostly sunny Sunday with highs in the low 70s.

Careflight crews worked with Washoe County Search and Rescue, the RAVEN helicopter and Calstar to search for rescue two backcountry accident victims in the Mt. Rose area Saturday.

Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut. They say it's fortunate no one was killed.

It has been a little more than a year since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.

Detectives conduct undercover alcohol compliance check in Reno/Washoe County area.

Friends of the Fernley murder victims are coming forward to make sure Northern Nevada knows what kind of special people were lost earlier this week. One woman talked to KOLO 8 News Now about senior volunteer Angie Duff.

The pilot of a small plane that crashed Thursday in Sierra County, California was killed, and was the only person on board. That's according to a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration.