Updated: 5:21 PM Sparks police are looking for a man who tried to lure a child Tuesday evening. Police got a call from the mother of an 11-year-old boy at 5:20pm.

Updated: 10:33 AM Authorities say a 33-year-old Washington state man who fled before he could be sentenced on federal child pornography counts is hospitalized in Nevada after shooting himself as sheriff's deputies closed in.

Posted: 9:01 AM The Powerball fever is surging across the nation d with nobody matching the number last weekend, it's going to be the, third biggest jackpot in powerball history with $360,000,000. All day long people have been lining up at gold ranch casino to get their hands on a ticket.

Updated: 6:06 PM Next two days much cooler and a chance of rain.

Updated: 7:15 PM A troop of motorcyclists bound for Washington, D.C. made a morning visit to Reno's Veterans Administration Medical Center Wednesday morning.

Updated: 7:02 PM Reno's V-A Hospital and a neighboring school have partnered once again in an effort to help homeless vets.

Updated: 6:11 PM Civilian employers of members of the National Guard and the Reserves make sacrifices too when their workers are called for military duty. Still some say hiring guard and reservists is just good business.

Updated: 5:17 PM The trial for an ex-Nevada developer and once-powerful lobbyist accused of breaking campaign finance laws opened Wednesday with lawyers arguing whether there were any strings attached to money Harvey Whittemore gave his employees while suggesting they contribute to Sen. Harry Reid.

Updated: 6:11 PM State legislators are discussing an entertainment-admissions tax that would have you paying more for a wide range of activities in the state. An eight percent tax would apply to almost anything that requires a membership or a ticket. Movie tickets, gym memberships, greens fees at golf courses and ski tickets would all be taxed.

Updated: 4:26 PM The Carson City and Douglas County sheriff's offices are confirming a small plane went down Wednesday afternoon with three people onboard.

Updated: 3:13 PM We now know the names of three people killed in a crime spree in Fernley this week.

Posted: 1:50 PM August 24th-25th, 2013 The symbolic beauty and clarity of Lake Tahoe, a pristine mountain lake setting, combined with the youthful energy and close proximity of the Reno/Sparks area provide the perfect venue for the GRANDVenture™ Sports Festival!

Posted: 1:13 PM Looking for a great biking adventure? Then look no more! Come Bike the Bizz in Susanville California taking advantage of a new shuttle bus service.

Posted: 3:49 PM Thelma Kessler is 86, her husband Stanley, 87. They've been married for 36 years, but now in the sunset of their lives they are allowed to see each other for just one hour a week and a court order gives others the power to file for their divorce.

Updated: 12:26 PM A proposal to collect DNA from people arrested on felony charges is still alive in the Nevada Legislature.

Updated: 12:43 PM Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 80s. Tomorrow we'll see some big changes including showers, thunderstorms and cooler ttemps.

Posted: 11:08 AM The principal of Spanish Springs High School has been named the state's best.

Updated: 3:50 PM A judge has granted a brief delay in the trial for former Nevada lobbyist Harvey Whittemore on charges he broke campaign finance laws, after his lawyers said some long-sought "mystery documents" surfaced that could help prove his innocence.

Updated: 9:55 AM Sparks City Manager Shaun D. Carey has announced that Sparks Deputy Police Chief Brian Allen, a 22-year veteran of the Sparks Police Department, is his choice to become the city’s next Chief of Police.

Updated: 12:36 PM Partly cloudy today with highs in the low 80s. Big changes tomorrow... cloudy, rainy, with possible thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Updated: 9:33 AM Wednesday warm but breezy. Thursday much cooler.

Posted: 8:29 AM Governor Brian Sandoval is pitching a plan he says will increase funding for education, while at the same time not raising taxes.

Updated: 4:57 PM Music, Food, Beverages, Vendors...all waiting for visitors to the annual festival at the Sand's Regency the first weekend of June.

Updated: 4:33 PM Redneck Rodeo Truck Show kicks off Country Crossroads Weekend at the Nugget featuring live music and a truck show.

Updated: 4:33 PM The Eldorado's Brew Pub offering up a summer food challenge that isn't for the faint of heart.