Nevada Highway Patro troopers and the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a fatal, rollover crash in Hawthorne.

Lightning,thunder and showers Sunday through Wednesday

The ominous clouds to the west of the Truckee Meadows are indications of the storms we can expect across northern Nevada in the coming week.

A truck driver from Washington State has pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges after the Nevada Highway Patrol says he hid heroin and methamphetamine in his tractor trailer hauling watermelons.

A Reno man has been sentenced to four months in jail on an animal cruelty charge in the death of a puppy that police say he threw off the balcony of a third story apartment.

Now showing at the Nevada Legislature: Reruns. At least, that's what's on the marquee. But it's the unadvertised, sneak preview everyone is waiting for as lawmakers enter the final month of session.

A small desert island in Pyramid Lake that serves as home to 10,000 American white pelicans is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a wildlife sanctuary about 30 miles north of Reno.

The warming weather has many golfers eager to return to the course, but vandals in Carson City have caused a minor delay of game.

Police confirm the disoriented woman found near Plumas is 69-year-old Hilaria Segura who went missing earlier Friday from the Home Depot on Summit Ridge Court.

Two men got away after making off with several bottles of stolen alcohol from a Sparks liquor store. One of them is accused of throwing a broken bottle at the store's clerk as they ran.

Sunny early Saturday, with partly cloudy skies into the afternoon. A chance for thunderstorms, mainly to the west along the Sierra. Increasing chances for thunderstorms in western Nevada early next week.

Friday, for the 26th year, Nevada's law enforcement family gathered in Idlewild Park at the James Hoff Memorial to remember the sacrifice of the state's fallen officers.

Dry weather throughout the west is prompting firefighters to remind everyone to try to prevent fires.

Reno police say one local woman they started looking for this week has been found okay, but one more woman is still missing.

Nevada lawmakers want to take a closer look at the cost of keeping the death penalty in the state's criminal punishment arsenal.

Northbound Sparks Boulevard will be closed from Greg Street north to I-80 beginning Friday, May 3 at 6 pm to Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6 am.

Sunny and warm this afternoon with highs in the low 80s.

Sparks police have arrested two people for robbing a 12-year-old Thursday night.

The annual Wildfire Awareness Week takes place May 4-11.

Despite being sued by two Reno-based contractors, the plans to build a new student achievement center at the University of Nevada Reno will proceed.

The Mineral County Sheriff's Office confirms two inmates who escaped Wednesday night are back in custody.

Mainly sunny and warm on Friday with highs in the low eighties. A chance for thunderstorms early next week.

For kids at 19 area schools, it's Christmas once again. Two schools in Truckee and 17 in Reno received thousands of dollars worth of playground equipment Thursday, all thanks to the annual Santa Crawl.

Its been called the most exciting 2 minutes in sports. We are talking about the Kentucky Derby which runs on Saturday after 3:00 in the afternoon. Local sports books have extended that two minutes to roughly 48 hours of action.

Three new names have been added to Nevada's Law Enforcement Memorial in Carson City.