Posted: 2:44 PM The Tahoe-Douglas Fire District is getting an infusion of money from the federal government to hire firefighters and be better prepared for emergencies.

Posted: 12:51 PM Burn code yellow...high 31..clear and cold this Friday.

Posted: 8:46 AM A scientist at the Desert Research Institute in Reno has been named to a special National Science Team to support a new Landsat satellite scheduled to launch next month from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Updated: 10:55 AM Reno police say a man crashed his car outside the U.S. Bank on South Virginia and Liberty Street in downtown Reno.

Posted: 11:36 PM Police confirm 19-year-old Alyssa Byrnes was found dead near South Lake Tahoe Friday morning.

Posted: 8:49 AM Drug detectives from northern Nevada and California have arrested six people and seized about 20 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of almost $900,000 in an ongoing investigation.

Posted: 8:48 AM A 31-year-old Washoe Valley woman is charged with open murder, accused of shooting her husband to death last weekend.

Posted: 8:50 AM On Thursday workers painted over the sign and took down the Marquee at CommRow on South Virginia Street.

Posted: 7:33 PM Reno police have arrested the suspect in a Thursday morning robbery.

Posted: 12:41 AM Clear and cold once again overnight... with patchy freezing fog. A pattern change may help to mix out our valley inversions by Sunday.

Posted: 12:22 AM An overflow shelter for the homeless to sleep in is open amid frigid temperatures in the Truckee Meadows. The shelter is a heated warehouse-type building near Mill Street and Edison Way can accommodate one hundred men, according to Volunteers of America.

Posted: 7:29 PM State agriculture officials are exploring ways to muster support for slaughtering stray horses in Nevada and the discussions are stirring protests among advocates for the free roaming animals.

Updated: 6:51 PM Truckee Meadows air quality is still moderate. The burn code is still yellow, but the inversion causing our pollution is sticking around.

Posted: 7:29 PM While this cold, wintery, snowy weather may be a pain to work and drive in, here in Northern Nevada, we really need it.

Updated: 6:53 PM There is now a $1,000 reward in connection with information to find a woman who was last seen in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Updated: 9:09 PM Legendary former McQueen football coach Ken Dalton lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.

Posted: 1:02 PM Michael Martinez, an editor and writer at the Reno Gazette-Journal for 12 years who specialized in community issues and was a jazz expert, died Wednesday from a stroke. He was 59.

Posted: 1:38 PM The Obama administration announced Thursday that four red states are on the list of those getting the initial go-ahead to build their own health insurance marketplaces.

Posted: 1:03 PM Reno Police say almost two dozen cars were stolen in the month of December.

Posted: 9:00 AM A skier injured in the backcountry by Echo Peak is safe and warm after a daring rescue.

Posted: 11:27 PM How will the "Cliff Deal" affect your shopping habits? We hit the street to talk to consumers and business owners to find out what they had to say.

Posted: 11:18 PM Temperatures have been colder than average for the past few days. While many people spend most of their days warm inside, some people are exposed to the cold all day long.

Posted: 5:57 PM 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.

Posted: 11:16 PM 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.

Updated: 6:26 PM Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service in Sparks was updating its tax tables Tuesday after lawmakers passed the 'fiscal cliff' legislation.