Updated: 5:03 PM A bill introduced in the Nevada Legislature would shave traveling time for motorists through the state's wide open territory.

Updated: 7:32 PM Democrats in the Nevada Legislature are touting an ambitious package of K-12 education priorities for the 2013 session that carries a price tag of at least $300 million.

Posted: 2:30 PM The Washoe County School District will hold five public meetings to discuss school safety and answer parent's questions.

Posted: 9:37 AM Cloudy and 57 Monday with 60 and sunshine by Friday.

Posted: 8:56 AM Two Nevada landmarks have earned spots on the National Register of Historic Places.

Updated: 8:59 AM If you've ever considered testing your chops in front of a camera, you might find getting started is easier than you think, and you don't even have to leave Northern Nevada.

Posted: 6:55 PM Sheriff's deputies think a woman died of exposure to cold weather after her truck became stuck on a dirt road near Elko and she tried to walk back to town.

Posted: 8:39 PM Some wildlife conservation groups and mining companies are helping rehabilitate more than 500 square miles of northern Nevada rangeland that burned in a series of wildfires over the past year.

Posted: 5:12 PM A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his estranged wife's son and grandmother in Sparks.

Posted: 5:02 PM A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence in Reno.

Posted: 4:50 PM According to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, an earthquake struck an area near Tonopah, NV; Dyer, CA; and Mina, NV early Sunday morning.

Posted: 4:50 PM NV Energy Inc. says its annual profit nearly doubled in 2012 thanks to a rate increase and hot summer weather.

Posted: 4:48 PM A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.

Updated: 5:14 PM KOLO 8 News Now confirms 1 male fatality who was not the officer.

Posted: 4:51 PM Drier but colder air working its way into the Truckee Meadows. Overnight low at Reno-Sparks 22 degrees, climbing to 46 Sunday afternoon.

Posted: 9:42 PM Police say a case they thought might be a burglary resulted in nothing being stolen.

Updated: 8:08 PM A proposal for a specialty license plate marking 150 years since Nevada became a state has had its first hearing in the Legislature.

Posted: 8:03 PM One man is dead after a being struck by a car Friday evening.

Posted: 8:04 PM Traffic is reopened after an accident that occurred on Mount Rose Highway near Joy Lake Road early Saturday morning.

Posted: 8:08 PM Reno police are looking for a man who robbed an employee at the Valero Gas Station on W. 2nd St. early Saturday morning.

Posted: 8:09 PM Reno fire crews say everyone was able to get out safely when a Reno home caught fire in the middle of a birthday party Friday night.

Posted: 1:13 AM The Reno Huskies won the state basketball championship on Friday, beating Bishop Gorman 52-39 on Friday night in Las Vegas.

Posted: 1:09 AM Scattered snow showers possible early Saturday morning. Cool and breezy heading into the afternoon. Partly cloudy on Sunday with highs in the upper forties.

Posted: 8:11 PM The number of Nevadans wanting to carry concealed weapons is surging. Counties across the state are reporting a spike in their requests for CCW permits. And that means, it may take a little longer to get one.

Posted: 1:04 AM A Reno woman is being treated for stab wounds she got when a man forced his way into her apartment Friday morning.