No one in Carson City had to go hungry or be alone for Thanksgiving thanks to the generosity of the Carson Nugget, which threw open its doors to the public for three hours Thursday. The annual free turkey dinner had

The Carson Valley Trails Association has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Bingham Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada to support the Genoa Foothill Trail System project. In 2008, CVTA received a $396,378 Question 1 grant

Harrah's mulls purchase of Planet Hollywood in VegasLAS VEGAS (AP) - Harrah's Entertainment Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman says his company is trying to buy the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas.In an e-mail to employees obtained by

When Warren Miller started showing ski movies in 1949, Northstar-at-Tahoe was a tree farm, Squaw Valley boasted the "World's Largest Double Chairlift" and South Lake Tahoe's Ski Run Boulevard still was a ski run.The tree farm is now tree runs,

Don't tread on meRecently there have been many letters taking Congressman Dean Heller to task for opposing the Obama/Pelosi health care bill. Congressman Dean Heller is absolutely correct in his opposition to the bill.This bill is 2,000-plus pages of federal

Back in 2003, the anti-education apparatchiks who run the Nevada teachers union used their clout in the Legislature to pass a law banning teachers from being evaluated based on, you know, something so objective as how well their students performed

The chairwoman of the Indian Hills General Improvement District said she opposed increasing water rates because she felt there wasn't enough public input into the process.District trustees voted 4-1 to increase the administrative fee by $17.77 a month on Nov.

The first segment of a long-awaited regional water pipeline could go to bid early next year.Principals in the complex agreement between Douglas County, Carson City, Indian Hills, Minden and the Carson Water Subconservancy District met Monday to review progress on

Real estate experts said the latest extension of the homebuyer tax credit will help decrease the large supply of housing still on the market in Northern Nevada.Earlier this month, the newest version of the popular tax credit was signed into

Douglas GOP hosting Christmas partyReservations are being accepted for the Douglas County Republican Central Committee's annual Christmas party. It will be in the Nevada Room at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City on Thursday, Dec. 3.Social hour begins at 5:30

After three months of waiting, Gardnerville town staff is recommending approval of new plans for a proposed Walmart Supercenter in south Gardnerville, which will be reviewed 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the town office, 1407 Highway 395."It's a world of

Seventh-grader Nadia Tung called President John F. Kennedy's words, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country," a summation of "the American ideals of generosity, selflessness and patriotism."Her submission in

A Carson City family is reeling just days after their 2-year-old son and nephew was diagnosed with leukemia.Stacy Contreras said that in late September her sister-in-law Sandra Contreras noticed a lump on her son Christian's upper chest. "We took him

AP) - The state teachers union, in an about face, is working with legislators to change a state law that blocks Nevada from applying for education federal stimulus grants.A law passed in 2003 prevents test scores from being used to

Law enforcement authorities along Interstate 15 or Interstate 80 in Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California have been advised to be on the lookout for a white or light-colored Chrysler 300, California license plate number 6E0E275.The driver, Lashena Wilson, is suspected

The Reno Police Department is asking for help in locating a 14-year-old Reno girl, Mackenzie (Kitty) Parker, who was last seen at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Reno arch.Police suspect she is a runaway. She is described as Caucasian,

Despite below-freezing temperatures Thanksgiving morning, runners of all ages turned out bright and early for the 2009 Turkey Trot.The 1-mile kid's fun run and a 5K run hosted by Fleet Feet Sports Carson City owners Scott and Joy Keith, was

Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paperDENVER (AP) - It wasn't fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor's mansion Thanksgiving morning.Gov. Bill Ritter told KUSA-TV that he and his wife noticed shortly

NEW YORK (AP) - Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.Crowds

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say.Except for rising energy bills. And how much they'll go