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.

Dayton Intermediate School was locked down for about 45 minutes because of a chemical scare Thursday.

When the letters students at Traner Middle School sent to Army National Guard Specialist Cherice Stormfeltz in Afghanistan were returned, there were worries.

Sparks police tell KOLO 8 News Now a body was found near the Truckee River close to an industrial area Thursday afternoon.

Reno fire crews have put out a fire at the Rosewood Park Apartments on Sierra Madre Drive in Reno.

Nevada lawmakers want to close a loophole in state law that allows teachers to pursue otherwise illegal sexual relationships with some students by either the student or employee transferring schools.

Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) has been awarded the “Best Tasting Water in Nevada” title for the second year in a row.

Every year, John Ascuaga's Nugget helps local high school students reach their dreams.

Struggling Nevada homeowners facing possible foreclosure would be given added protections against a confusing process and advised of ways to try to keep their homes under a bill heard by an Assembly committee.

A new truck stop in west Reno is one step closer to reality, now that the Reno Planning Commission has said okay.

Reno police and fire crews are investigating a body found once a fire was extinguished.

County commissioners in rural northeast Nevada say they'd rather kill coyotes than study them.

The 10th annual Reno River Festival is nearly upon us and there will be some street closures and bike lane restrictions.

Sunny and warmer today. Expect highs in the mid to upper 70s.

Sunny and warmer on Thursday. Highs back into the mid seventies.

On May Day groups in cities across the country gathered to shine the spotlight on immigration reform. Several hundred people gathered in Reno's City Plaza Wednesday afternoon.

To date, Nevada has seen a total of 15 motorcycle deaths this year. This time last year there were 10. As the weather warms up here in Northern Nevada you'll be sharing the road with motorcyclists more frequently. Just like drivers there are good and not so competent motorcycle riders. Both need to watch out for each other.

Nevada is continuing to experience economic growth, although the recovery is happening slowly, according to information presented at the economic forum.

A Las Vegas Hotel Casino has announced plans to build a 60 lane bowling stadium and the sports' governing body says it will hold national tournaments there, but local officials say there will be no impact on Reno.

Nevada's first birthday gift of the year comes from the Coeur Rochester silver mine near Lovelock - and it's a big silver bar.

State revenues aren't expected to improve dramatically from a forecast made six months ago by an independent panel of business experts.

A motorcyclist hurt after a crash on South Virginia Street Tuesday afternoon is expected to recover.