Washoe County News

County officials said it was the first time since 2007 the county's budget did not feature wage and benefits cuts for employees, or service reductions.

County officials said it was the first time since 2007 the county's budget did not feature wage and benefits for employees or service reductions.

Democrats may have fallen short of crafting a comprehensive tax reform plan to address Nevada's wobbly revenue structure, but that doesn't mean there aren't a bevy of bills to raise taxes floating around the Legislature this year.

Personal safety should always be a priority, but in light of the recent violent crimes in our area many are re-thinking the steps they should take to keep their families and homes safe as well.

As the Legislature rushes to close its business in the final two weeks of its session, lawmakers and Gov.

The superintendent of Washoe County Schools said the bill to fund school repairs in the county is " very much alive and very active." The assembly bill has yet to come up for a vote in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.

Nevada's STAR bond law is getting another makeover, this time from a bill that would potentially prohibit any future STAR bond-backed projects from pledging sales taxes meant for school districts.

Hendricks, like many of the neighbors who call rural Golden Valley home, live on independnet wells for water.

Animal Lovers are needed to help raise $100,000 for homeless pets at Nevada Humane Society's Walk for Animals, this Saturday, May 18, at Sparks Marina.

The Washoe County Health District Vector-borne Disease Control Program's first aerial mosquito larvicide treatment for the Truckee Meadows area will take place on May 15th in Wingfield Springs, Bella Vista and Damonte Ranch.

Deputies say 84-year-old Robert Pape and his wife, Dorothy Pape, also 84, died inside their Jessica Lane home.

This week the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending the blood alcohol content level for a DUI be lowered from .08 to .05, so News 4 talked to local law enforcement and alcohol counselors to see if they think it would lower the number of people who drive drunk in northern Nevada.

On one hand, Angie Wilson said she's looking forward to when the health care overhaul takes full effect in 2014 - it'll allow the northern Nevada tribal health clinic she directs to maximize its limited resources.

Next time you hear a knock on your door, be very cautious of who may be on the other side.

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.

Two $100,000 grants from the State Historic Preservation Office Commission on Cultural Affairs were received for the seismic and structural rehabilitation of the mansion.

As part of a recent presentation the IVGID board I was assigned to research and present a history of independence movements in Incline Village/Crystal Bay.

Detectives in two Northern Nevada counties investigating a string of five homicides, including the discovery of a body near the Mustang Ranch brothel, warned residents to remain vigilant Tuesday even after an arrest in connection with the case.

Soon after moving into Liberace's gaudy Las Vegas mansion in 1977, Scott Thorson, then a teenage hunk in the foster care system, learned that the jewel-smitten showman could love just as extravagantly as he decorated.

The Sparks City Council Monday approved more than $500,000 in grant funding for community development.