Washoe Valley News

A representative from Reno dispatch is scheduled to discuss the status of an agreement with Carson City for ambulance service to Washoe Valley.

Wednesday's kickoff concert for the 2009 Artown festival had a bit of a retro vibe with Woodstock legend Richie Havens entertaining a crowd of hundreds, including some wearing tie-dyed T-shirts. Havens, the folksinger who opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival, performed a soulful set of classic tunes.

CARSON-TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SOSA-DE-NIELSEN-VAUGHAN: To Sandra So De Nielsen and Charles Vaughan of Gardnerville, a son, June 12, 2009.

All around us those once green hills are turning brown. It won't be long before the brush and grass are tinder dry when the slightest spark can set off a big fire.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety honored Wayne Nash with the agency's first Civilian Medal of Honor in an emotional ceremony Friday morning.

NV Energy caused the Eastlake Fire Thursday when a device installed to protect a power instead caught the wind and slapped it into another power line, causing sparks and igniting the fire, the Reno Fire Department said today.

Victor Rodriguez, who also uses the name Steve Contreras, will stand trial for murder.

A Good Samaritan shot and wounded after stopping along a highway to offer aid is being honored by the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Crews attacking the fire in Washoe Valley near Eastlake and Douglas boulevards report success in knocking down flames.

The Sierra Front Wildfire Cooperators are responding to a lightning-caused brushfire in the area of Jumbo Grade on the east side of Washoe Valley.

The man accused of robbing a Bordertown casino and killing his teenage accomplice was in court for the first time today, and he could face the death penalty.

It broke Zina Donoho-King's heart when she had to sell her 1956 Chevy 24 years ago.

The public is invited to bring in their sick plants to ask questions about them at 11 a.m. June 27 at Dry Creek Garden Company, 100 U.S. 395 North, Washoe Valley.

Carmen Creekbaum remembers sitting in the grandstands at the Reno Rodeo as a youngster and dreaming of the day when she could be in the arena herself.

The 30th annual ride commemorating the founding of the Pony Express private mail service is on its way West and is scheduled Thursday morning to pass through Northern Nevada en route to Sacramento.

The rough economy has not interrupted work to construct a hiking trail connecting the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe Valley, meaning the long-sought "Reno to Rim Trail" could be ready by the end of summer 2010.

A human skeleton found last week in a remote area of a national forest near Lake Tahoe has been identified as the remains of a 51-year-old Nevada man who had been missing for nearly three years.

Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space announced today that the opening of Bowers Mansion Swimming Pool will be delayed until June 20 in order to allow time to get the pool fully operational for the summer season.

Ten Washoe County Citizen Advisory Board panels will meet six times a year, rather than 12 times a year, as a budget-cutting move to save on costs and staff time, the county commission unanimously agreed on Tuesday.

The Nevada Appeal's "Silver Dollar" and "Wooden Nickel" feature recognizes positive achievements from the Capital region and, when warranted, points out others that missed the mark.