Besides car problems, people are seeing their water pipes breaking under these extreme temperatures. As a homeowner you may not have experienced it yet, but some local businesses are already feeling the pain.

Weather forecasters warned northern Nevadans to brace for more bitter cold as the temperature dropped to a record minus 24 in Ely early Monday and wind chills were expected to drop to near 40 below as winds pick up Monday night into Tuesday.

Lyon County's overcrowded jail is finally being replaced this week with a new one more than three times bigger than the old one.

Ten lawyers have applied to replace retiring Washoe County District Judge Steven Elliott.

The unproven kid thoroughly beat the former Super Bowl champion and reigning MVP.

On Wednesday first term Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval will report to lawmakers and Nevadans on their return on investment from his policies and outline his priorities for the 2013 legislative session.

One week from Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Washoe Fire. While some long time residents who lost everything chose to leave the area. Others were bound and determined to rebuild no matter how long it would take.

The flu epidemic isn't bad in Nevada. But the state health division says confirmed cases are up 57% from only two weeks ago. They say something as simple as washing your hands can be the single most important thing you can do to stop influenza from spreading. We say “can” because not everyone takes the time to wash hands properly.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports a missing snowboarder has been found alive, and may never have been in trouble.

U.S. 95 is closed for south bound traffic from Schurz to Hawthorne due to high winds.

For the past two days a hearing involving a murder and two rival motorcycle gangs as been going on in Washoe District Court. Because of the nature of the case, security has been beefed upped. We've received calls from viewers concerning RAVEN in the area, and increase police presence on Court Street.

For the second time in four days, we've had a Code Red Air Quality Day. It means the air quality has hit unhealthful levels, meaning no wood burning for the next 24 hours.

Twenty cars of a Union Pacific train hauling grain derailed Saturday afternoon in the northern Nevada desert, but no injuries were reported.

About 60 wild horse advocates protested in front of the state legislative building in Carson City on Friday. The advocates say they want to bring light to what they say is the state department of agriculture advocacy of horse slaughter. Specifically the slaughter of Virginia Range Horses. Their claims are based upon the minutes of an agriculture board meeting 2 years ago.

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

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.

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.

A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for a woman accused of shoving a man to his death in front of a subway train because she believed he was Muslim.

A conservation group is appealing federal land managers' approval of a major open-pit mine in central Nevada.

The next couple of days will be some of the busiest of the year for Reno Tahoe International Airport. Many passengers are coming into the area for skiing or New Years. Others are leaving from home after the Christmas Holiday.

Drivers returning back to work after the holidays had to contend with snowy roads Wednesday morning after nearly 6 inches of snow hit the valley floor in some places. City of Reno road crews were out on the streets by three Tuesday afternoon and worked around the clock clearing crucial roads in our area. Crews have already been out Wednesday sanding roads in anticipation of what might happen Wednesday night should clear skies break through.

A massive crowd is expected for New Years Eve at Stateline, and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is getting ready.

As many as seven crayfish harvesters may soon be trolling the waters of Lake Tahoe, seeking to make a buck while ridding the lake of an invasive species.

The Nevada Department of Transportation was prepared for this winter storm to hit northern Nevada.