Reno News

Within a four-month period in the winter and spring of 1976, five young women disappeared in San Mateo County and were later found murdered.

Svitlana Weres was born and brought up in Kiev, the capitol of Ukraine. More than 18 years after she left Ukraine for the U.S., Weres, 47, now watches the political and military struggle in her home country from Reno.

In tonight's Places 2 Check Out, we take you inside Costa Vida - a new fresh Mexican restaurant that opened in south Reno last week.

More than three years after it closed its doors, an old fixture in the local fishing community is poised to recast its line once again.

The field of candidates running for Mayor of Reno continues to grow. Reno businesswoman Idora Silver added her name to a list of nearly a dozen Thursday.

The 10th annual Go Red For Women Luncheon will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.

As the weather improves, there's more activity in Reno's growing Midtown district, including a number of new food-and-drink spots, a couple of galleries and continued city planning for wider sidewalks.

Police say they have re-opened the case of a University of Nevada student killed in the 1970s and new evidence might connect it to multiple Bay Area slayings.

The Peppermill Resort Spa Casino today announced a partnership with Ultimate Gaming to offer online poker play at the Peppermill's Reno property as well as the company's other properties, Western Village Inn & Casino in Sparks and three hotel-casinos in Wendover near the Utah line.

A storm that moved through overnight dropped more precipitation than expected, but the bad news for skiers is that most fell as rain, the National Weather Service reported.

Charles Crocker, the railroad's founder, picked the name of Guiseppe Verdi, an Italian composer, out of a hat to rename the town from O'Neil's Crossing.

Things are about to get heavy. The alternative metal band Tool will bring its brooding soundscape to the Reno Events Center on March 9. The last time the group was in town, a die-hard fan offered an insightful assessment of the live Tool experience, quoted in a 2007 Reno Gazette-Journal review of the show: "It's like a brutal sermon."

The Nevada Supreme Court will not be swayed to change its mind over term-out city council members running for mayor.

The job market is competitive for most people these days, but for people with felonies on their records, finding a job can be a nearly impossible task.

The City of Reno's Police Department is happy to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the position of Police Recruit.

We have an update on craft store Hobby Lobby coming to Reno. The company has announced it plans to open at the end of April.

Lt. Col. Warren Rapp has been hired to lead the program management for the Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems at Reno Stead Airport.

With a new contract from the U.S. Army, the University of Nevada, Reno is partnering with NevadaNano to develop a robotic flying vehicle that can be used for environmental health and safety monitoring of large areas.

In the 40 days between Fat Tuesday and Easter, many people give up consuming unhealthy foods, like sugar, processed food, and alcohol.

State police and transportation officials are launching a drive to tell Nevada motorists to pay attention to red lights and stop signs.