The trial for an ex-Nevada developer and once-powerful lobbyist accused of breaking campaign finance laws opened Wednesday with lawyers arguing whether there were any strings attached to money Harvey Whittemore gave his employees while suggesting they contribute to Sen. Harry Reid.

The Carson City and Douglas County sheriff's offices are confirming a small plane went down Wednesday afternoon with three people onboard.

We now know the names of three people killed in a crime spree in Fernley this week.

Thelma Kessler is 86, her husband Stanley, 87. They've been married for 36 years, but now in the sunset of their lives they are allowed to see each other for just one hour a week and a court order gives others the power to file for their divorce.

The principal of Spanish Springs High School has been named the state's best.

A judge has granted a brief delay in the trial for former Nevada lobbyist Harvey Whittemore on charges he broke campaign finance laws, after his lawyers said some long-sought "mystery documents" surfaced that could help prove his innocence.

Sparks City Manager Shaun D. Carey has announced that Sparks Deputy Police Chief Brian Allen, a 22-year veteran of the Sparks Police Department, is his choice to become the city’s next Chief of Police.

Sparks police have arrested a man they say fired several shots early Tuesday.

Deputies say a body found near a vehicle in northern California belongs to a woman with dementia who'd been missing in Reno for weeks.

Grand Sierra Resort will host a job fair Tuesday to fill more than 100 positions throughout the resort.

Lyon County Undersheriff Albert Torres confirms the four murders in Fernley are connected with the death of a man found in a ditch at the Mustang Exit.

A driver is dead and two construction workers are hurt after a crash near Truckee Monday afternoon.

A bill to raise the sales and property tax rates in Washoe County to fund maintenance at aging schools remains in limbo.

Washoe sheriff's detectives are investigating a body found near the Mustang offramp Monday morning.

A science teacher at Reno's Wooster High School is being honored by the Desert Research Institute.

A Carson City man is facing arson charges tonight after allegedly setting his home on fire. Investigators say he was distraught and attempting to take his own life when he lit the fire in a home on the 1400 block of Siskiyou Drive. He escaped, and no one else was injured in the fire.

As the weather keeps getting nicer, more people will start leaving their cars behind and opting for two-wheel transportation. This season, you'll have a chance try riding the 'hog' safely and at an affordable price.

Lawyers defending Harvey Whittemore at his upcoming federal trial on charges he made illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid say money Whittemore gave to employees were gifts of appreciation not reimbursement for their own donations to the Nevada Democrat.

One person was severely injured in an apartment fire in the 5200 block of W. Fourth Street, west of downtown Reno late Sunday morning. Investigators are now trying to find out what started it.

A Native American leader from Nevada recently named to a national tourism advisory board says tribes need to learn to better tap into the keen interest so many travelers have in their heritage and the culture and history of the West.

It's not that easy to catch crawfish in Lake Tahoe. Turns out, it's harder to keep them.

Law enforcement cleared the scene of a suspicious package at the 7-Eleven on Main Street in Fernley.

Firefighters in Carson City are mopping up after a large fire at an apartment complex on W. College Parkway.

And you dread the April 15 IRS tax deadline? That's nothing compared to the fervor building at the Nevada Legislature.

Drivers in the state capital came out in force to help support the Carson High School cheerleaders.