Reno News

It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that more and more Americans are taking advantage of public transit -- even in transit-averse Los Angeles -- as public transportation agencies recover from the depths of the Great Recession.

The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law: a A 61-year-old Carson man was arrested on two warrants at 11:16 a.m. Total bail was set at $6,105.

The woman convicted of murdering a University of Nevada, Reno nursing student in 1976 has requested a new trial based on DNA evidence examined by the Washoe County forensic examiners.

"A press release dated Monday, March 3 stated that Ian Pasalich was announcing his bid for the United States Representative seat for Nevada's Second Congressional District at a public fundraising event today," wrote Candy Greene in a new press release.

Reno businessman Ian Pasalich- a small kitchen appliance inventor- has announced his bid for Reno mayor.

ALMARAZ-FLORES: To Jose A. and Cristina M. of Reno, a son, Feb. 3, 2014. DENNEWITZ: To Christopher M. and Courtney R. of Reno, a son, Feb. 4, 2014.

Reno Councilwoman Hillary Schieve is the latest candidate to file for this year's mayoral race.

The Veterans Guest House is holding its 11th annual radio-a-thon Friday in Reno at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.

RENO, Nev. New home owners beware. Across the country, solicitors are trying to prey on people's ignorance of the home buying process to trick them out of their hard earned cash.

UNR President Joseph Crowley along with Gov. Robert List and Sen. Paul Laxalt greeted Reagan with the marching band, cheerleaders and many spectators.

When Ann Keniston was in elementary school, her babysitter -- a poet -- would take Keniston's writings to poetry readings and read them to audiences, explaining that the poems were the work of an 8-year-old.

The Truckee River is home to some trophy sized trout any angler would be happy to catch.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's "Climate Prediction Center" issued an El Nio watch Thursday, after temperatures and winds in the equatorial Pacific pointed to signs of warming.

It started as a pitch for one smarter city. One year after winning an IBM challenge, however, the proponents behind Reno's successful Smarter Cities proposal are thinking big.

With the start of spring only a couple of weeks away, experts are urging Reno-area residents and businesses to water trees to help them survive the drought.

Twenty-five years ago, the Friends of the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno created the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.

Dawson City, Yukon, resident Heinz Naef is putting his world record moose rack on display in Dawson City this weekend.

An undercover operation conducted by Reno Police found many people in violation of basic pedestrian laws.

The Reno mayor's race and the issue of term limits have been hot button issues lately.

Sabrina Brown, Claudette Ward and Tamika Centers are charged along with Chante Taylor of Reno with conspiracy to file false claims against the federal government.