In 1982, Michael Jackson released "Thriller," the Rubik's Cube swept the nation and Nevadans elected 41-year-old Harry Reid to represent them in Congress.

Nevada Law Enforcement started issuing citations for talking or texting on your cell phone while driving one year ago. Since that time nearly 12,000 citations have been issued by Nevada's Highway Patrol. That includes 2nd and 3rd time offenders.

Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service in Sparks was updating its tax tables Tuesday after lawmakers passed the 'fiscal cliff' legislation.

The Nevada Highway Patrol says it handed out nearly 12,000 tickets in the past year to people using cell phones while driving.

The number of active registered voters in Nevada topped 1.3 million in December as Democrats extended their registration lead over Republicans.

Thousands of long-term unemployed in Nevada dodged a plunge off the fiscal cliff when Congress reached an end-of-the year deal on taxes.

It's a fresh, new year and with everyone hoping for a good one, we decided to see if we could try to get a sneak peak at what lies ahead.

State officials are set to conduct this winter's first survey of the Sierra snowpack, which provides about a third of the state's water supply.

It's unclear what sparked a fire at a home on the 200 block of East Lincoln Way in Sparks early Wednesday morning.

Cold days and nights for several days to come.

Reno's first baby of 2013 was born at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center at the stroke of midnight.

People walked and waved in downtown Reno on New Year's day to pay tribute to "the waver." Ed Carlson waved to traffic from the roadside for several decades. Carlson died at age 75.

The New Year's Eve celebration in the casino care area of Stateline, Nev. went as planned, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

An elderly man disoriented after he mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal drove his truck into a home Tuesday.

There were very few DUI arrests on New Year's Eve and into this morning. The Nevada Highway Patrol reports that out of 275 traffic stops only seven motorists were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Most of the motorists that were pulled over were designated drivers.

It was a relatively quiet night for the Sparks Police Department. There were no major incidents reported from 2pm Monday afternoon to 2am on Tuesday.

Your neighbors are talking about the indecision in the nation's capital that will take the United States over the 'fiscal cliff.' While President Obama said he and lawmakers are close to a deal, no deal has been approved to avoid spending cuts and tax increases on January 1.

Fans of the late Ed Carlson, better known as "The Waver," are planning a final wave in his honor.

Fireworks specialists setting up downtown Reno's New Year's fireworks show promise some new features and salutes to artists we lost this past year.

Reno fire crews are investigating a fire at a house on Thunderbolt Drive, near Arrowcreek in south Reno.

A Smith Valley teenager has been fined $697 and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a traffic accident that killed a man in Douglas County.

New Year's Eve is one of the most popular nights for drinking alcohol. More than a million people nationwide will get stopped on suspicion of impaired driving. Law enforcement across Northern Nevada will be part of the effort to get drunk drivers off the road. What actually happens after you get pulled over?

Clearing and very cold overnight... as morning lows drop into the single digits. Cold temps for the start of 2013.

Local photography students are partnering with the Atlantis to help the families affected by the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.

An early morning shooting sent one man to a hospital Saturday, and now Sparks police are looking for the person who pulled the trigger.