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Assembly considers fallen soldiers memorial

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers are ushering through a bill that authorizes a memorial for Nevada's fallen soldiers on the Capitol complex in Carson City...

Harlem Globetrotters visit local schools

RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) – Players from the Harlem Globetrotter Alumni Team will be visiting schools to promote education...

Street Closures for Reno River Festival

RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) – To make way for the 10th Annual Reno River Festival there will be some street closures and bike lane restrictions Wednesday through Sunday...

Senate panel considers cooling off bills

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Bills seeking to slow the revolving door and restrict the influence former legislators and public officers have on their former colleagues are up for debate by the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections...

Nevada Assembly considers trapping law changes

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers will again consider mandating the registration of animal traps and allowing the public to move traps that pose immediate threats to people or pets...

Survey: US home prices up 10.5 pct. in past year

WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006...

Survey: US home prices up 10.5 pct. in past year

WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006...

Truckee River flows peak, 3rd lowest in 4 decades

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Some of the lowest season flows in the Truckee River in four decades are raising concerns about Nevada's lingering drought...

Benghazi witness: We knew it was a terrorist attack 'from the get go'

A top State Department official scheduled to give congressional testimony this week...

City Council to discuss new budget

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) --The Reno City Council will meet Monday morning for a special session to present and discuss the 2013-2014 fiscal budget...

April: US adds 165k jobs, unemployement rate declines

WASHINGTON (AP) - US employers added 165,000 jobs in April, lowering the unemployment rate to a 4 year low of 7.5 percent...

Naked body found in Sparks

SPARKS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- A naked body has been found behind a business in some willows off Coney Island Drive in Sparks...

Genoa Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival 2013

GENOA, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) – A celebration of western culture, traditions, music, art, and food the cowboy way kicks off May 3,2013 for the Fourth Annual Genoa Cowboy Festival...

Town Rallies Around Eagle Scout Facing Expulsion over Gun Charge

(Todd Starnes via townhall.com) - Cole Withrow was just a few weeks from graduating with honors at North Carolina’s Princeton High School. But on Monday, the Eagle Scout and active church member was expelled and arrested after he accidentally left a shotgun in his pickup truck...

More Boston Bombing Suspects In Custody; Roommates of one alleged bomber

BOSTON (KRNV, MyNews4.com, NBC & CNN) -- Boston Police said Wednesday that three additional suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings...

Commissioners approve Boomtown Truck Stop proposal

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Reno Planning Commissioners approved the Boomtown Truck Stop proposal with a majority vote...

White Pine County man fined $4,000 for killing elk

ELY, Nev. (AP) — A 35-year-old White Pine County man has pleaded guilty to one count of illegal possession of a big game animal after he shot an elk in an area where he did not have a hunting tag...

Former Pack Running Back talks about forgoing senior season

Reno, NV (MyNews4.com) -- Last year, former Wolf Pack Running Back, Stefphon Jefferson was the nation's second leading rusher, averaging close to 145 yards per game...

Artown to announce nearly 500 events for July

Reno, NV (MyNews4.com) --Reno's Artown is in full throttle preparing for the summer. The festival has locked in nearly 500 events spread out through the entire month of July...

Plans for Reno truck stop to return by Boomtown

VERDI, Nev. (AP) — A 24-hour truck stop with a casino may be returning to a spot along Interstate 80 just west of Reno near the Boomtown Casino and Hotel...

US home prices rise by most in nearly 7 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose in February compared with a year ago by the most in nearly seven years, as a growing number of buyers bid on a limited supply of homes...

Company expansion to Reno expected to bring hundreds of new jobs

GreatCall, Inc. and the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada announced a new call center location in Reno...

Online poker back: Legal site to launch in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based social gambling company says it will launch the first legal, real-money poker website in the United States...

Mississippi man charged in ricin case expected to appear in court

CNN) -- A Tupelo, Mississippi, man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and others is expected to appear in court on Monday...

Community helps raise 20K for The Eddy House

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Local chefs came together to cook up their version of the pot pie and along with community support helped raise $20,000 for The Eddy House...

Nevada players land on NFL teams after draft

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - Although, these former Nevada football players didn't hear their names be called in the 2013 NFL Draft, they still signed with NFL teams as Undrafted Free Agents...

Latest developments in the Boston bombing investigation

(CNN) -- Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation...

US economy grows at 2.5% rate in 1st quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. economic growth accelerated from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years...

IGT predicts 4th year of double-digit growth

RENO, Nev. (AP) — International Game Technology says a strong performance in its earnings for the second quarter has the Nevada-based slot-machine maker confident it will post its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth...

Rescuers scour mangled heap after Bangladesh building collapse kills 204

Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- More than a day after a Bangladesh building collapsed, killing hundreds of people, rescuers searched Thursday for survivors as thousands took to the streets...

Valuable mineral stolen from UNR museum

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com)-- A valuable and historic mineral worth thousands was stolen from the W.M. Keck Museum inside the Mackay School of Mines, now University Police are investigating...

Pope is asked to make celibacy for priests optional

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — She uses a wheelchair and carries the weight of her 87 years, but Clelia Luro feels powerful enough to make the Roman Catholic Church pay attention to her campaign to end priestly celibacy...

Charges dropped against man in ricin letters case

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) -- A court filing says charges have been dropped against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others...

Annual Police Memorial parade May 4, Virginia City

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) — The 4th annual Police Memorial Week parade is scheduled May 4 in Virginia City...

Bill restricts where welfare benefits can be used

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill restricting places where welfare benefits can be used has unanimously passed the Nevada Senate...

Boston bombing suspects built explosives with help of online Al Qaeda magazine,

FoxNews.com - The brothers suspected of planting deadly bombs at the Boston Marathon may have gotten their ideas...

Tier III sex offender on the loose

SPARKS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) is seeking the public's assistance in locating Raymond William Holubec III, a Tier III sex offender...

IMAX Theater construction starts at Legends

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SPARKS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The construction of the Galaxy IMAX Theater has started at the Outlets at Legends.

The Surviving Boston bomb suspect is identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev

WASHINGTON (AP)- The Surviving Boston bomb suspect is identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev age 19 and officials are saying both suspects are brothers of Cambridge, Mass...

Feds: Mississippi man arrested in ricin scare

(CNN) -- An arrest has been made in connection with possibly contaminated letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, the Department of Justice said Wednesday...

Public opinion gets trumped in gun control defeat

Washington (CNN) – Four months after the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, the gun-control proposal with arguably the best chance of passing through Congress went down to defeat...

McQueen Choir to perform with rock band Foreigner

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) --One of the most popular rock bands in the world is smashing into Reno Friday night and a group of local high school students will be joining them on stage...

Envelope tests positive for ricin at Washington mail facility

Washington (CNN) -- An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN...

Pat Summerall, legendary NFL announcer, dies at 82

(CNN) -- Pat Summerall, the football player turned legendary play-by-play announcer, died Tuesday. He was 82...

Ex-GOP Senate hopeful Angle to speak to Elko GOP

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle is scheduled to speak this weekend at a meeting of the Elko County Republican Party...

Woman shares firsthand account of Boston tragedy

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- 21-year-old Shelby Johnson works at Stephanie's on Newbury, a restaurant just around the corner from where the bombs went off near the Boston Marathon finish line...

Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts

From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon...

Benefit corporations bill up to bat in Senate

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada state senators are set to consider allowing companies to be accountable for their social and environmental impacts, alongside profit margins...

Tax Day Freebies 2013: April 15 Is for Filing Taxes and Snagging Handouts

A new Pew survey has it that one-third of Americans actually like doing their taxes...

Local mom working to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome

COLD SPRINGS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Shaken Baby Syndrome is preventable, yet studies estimate that thousands of young children die or are disabled from being physically shaken each year...

NV historians seek to honor explorer John Fremont

RENO, Nev. (AP) — On his historic 1843-44 expedition across the West, John Fremont named some prominent features in what became Nevada, including Pyramid Lake and the Humboldt and Walker rivers...

Aces prep for home opener, players to be in specialty uniforms

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) --The Reno Aces will be blasting into the Biggest Little City for their home opener Friday and fans are in for a surprise. Players will be wearing specialty on field uniforms for the big opener...

Nevada gambling revenue up 15 percent in February

LAS VEGAS (AP) — State officials say Nevada casino revenue jumped 15 percent in February compared with a year earlier, led by big gains on the Las Vegas Strip...

Postal Service backs down on ending Saturday mail delivery

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change...

As 2014 pre-registration opens, Hot August Nights organizers look forward to 201

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Pre-registration for the 2014 Hot August Nights event kicked off today and includes cars made in 1976, which means four more years of eligible vehicles...

Washoe school tax up for vote in committee

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County School District officials will be keeping their fingers crossed as the Assembly Taxation Committee is poised to vote on AB46...

First statewide brand to be unveiled

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Governor Brian Sandoval will unveil Nevada's first-ever statewide brand Tuesday...

Celebrating Chris Ault's Nevada Legacy

Reno, NV (MyNews4.com) -- On Sunday morning, the Nevada Football Alumni Association held an event celebrating Hall of Fame Football Coach, Chris Ault...

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87

London (CNN) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87...

Speakers wants report on Nevada tax abatements

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick says it's time Nevada knows how much the state gives out in tax abatements...

Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Bill To Regulate And Tax Marijuana in Nevada

Carson City, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Friday morning on a bill to make marijuana legal for adults...

US Economy adds 88K jobs, rate drops to 7.6%

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months...

Next 2 Safari Club conventions in Vegas; Reno out

RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of the biggest convention and trade shows in Reno this year has scuttled plans to return to town in 2015...

Assembly tackles campus carry, background checks

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A woman raped on the University of Nevada, Reno campus in 2007 is urging lawmakers to allow current and future students to carry weapons on campus for protection...

Renown Shake-Up: Board Chair - Our legal team hid information

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - A major shake-up at Renown Medical Center after a botched deal with a group of local cardiologists...

Nevada bill creates driver privilege cards

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada Senate panel is set to consider creating driver privilege cards for non-U.S citizens...

Nevada Car Insurance Rates Could Double Due to Deteriorating Credit

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (PRNewswire) – A new study from OnlineAutoInsurance.com shows that Nevadans could be seeing big differences in their auto insurance rates depending on how healthy their credit history is...

Pipeline leak brings crude reality to Arkansas

(CNN) -- Heavy crude oil flowing like a river through a central Arkansas neighborhood could keep residents away for several more days as crews work to clean it up...

Record low snow could lead to dangerous fire season

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The final snow pack measurement of the year shows this winter isn't any better than last...

Smellable search results and other April Fools' tech pranks

(CNN) -- Search results you can smell, a crowdsourced hunt for pirate booty and paying for vowels on Twitter are some of this year's attempts at tech pranks...

Senate committee to consider bill preventing sexual abuse of children

CARSON CITY, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by their 18th birthday...

WCSD Budget Meetings

(MyNews4.com & KRNV) – Washoe County School District leaders invites the community to a series of meetings starting Monday, April 1, 2013 to learn about the WCSD budget...

Powerball winner wanted for child support

(CNN) -- The New Jersey man who won $338 million in the Powerball lottery last weekend is wanted on charges of unpaid child support...

Distracted driving report: Nearly half of commuters admit to texting while drivi

Reno, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Distracted driving continues to be a growing problem across the nation. A new report by AT&T shows that nearly half of commuters admit to texting while driving...

Former Assemblyman Steven Brooks is arrested again

BARSTOW, CA. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) - Former Assemblyman Steven brooks was arrested near Barstow, California at 6:57 p.m. on Thursday...

Could same sex marriage come to Nevada?

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he personally believes that marriage should be between one man and one woman. But in a statement Tuesday, Sandoval said Nevada voters "should have the freedom to decide should this issue come before them for a vote."

Could same sex marriage come to Nevada?

Brooks might get the boot

CARSON CITY, NV (KRNV & MyNews4.com)-- A select legislative committee voted Tuesday night to recommend the expulsion of embattled assemblyman Steven Brooks. The vote came after more than three hours of deliberation and ended in a 6-1 vote.

Freeway delay

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- According to Scott Magruder with Nevada Department of Transportation, the date for the Meadowood interchange freeway portion opening has been pushed from middle of April to end of May.

David Petraeus apologizes for affair in first speech since leaving CIA

LOS ANGELES – David Petraeus apologized Tuesday night to an audience of many veterans for the conduct that led to his resignation as head of the CIA following the disclosure of an extramarital affair...

Nev. panel votes to oust embattled assembly member

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A special Nevada legislative panel has recommended the expulsion of an embattled assemblyman in a move that could make history in the state Legislature...

Experts disagree over extradition for Amanda Knox

(CNN) -- Experts disagreed Tuesday over whether Amanda Knox is likely to be extradited to Italy, where the country's highest criminal court overturned her acquittal...

Tiger regains No. 1 ranking

(CNN) -- Tiger Woods regained the No. 1 spot in the world golf rankings, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday in Orlando, Florida...

One male dead after shots fired on Wewoka Way, Leon Drive

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office tells News 4 that someone had called at 3 p.m. after reportedly hearing approximately 4 to 6

Nevada Assembly considers first-ever expulsion

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A lawmaker who has been arrested twice in two months, hospitalized for a mental evaluation and accused of...

The Easter Bunny arrives

SPARKS, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Easter Bunny Festival will be held tomorrow, Mar. 23 from 11am-3pm at the Sparks Crossing Shopping Center. The event offers kids a chance to meet the Easter Bunny, get goodie bags, play games and more, all for free.

Washoe wants feedback on the Aces

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Open Washoe County, an online program for citizen input and feedback, is asking residents for their opinion on the funding of the Reno Aces’ baseball stadium.

Obama closing out Israel visit with symbolic stops

JERUSALEM – Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, President Obama paid respects to the nation's heroes and to victims of the Holocaust, solemnly reaffirming the Jewish state's right to exist...

FFA helps Washoe Senior Center, Food Bank

The Washoe Senior Center and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada are getting some much needed help from the future farmers of our community...

Doug Knuth formally introduced to Nevada

A new era has begun in the University of Nevada athletic department...

Nevada town mourns Marines who died in explosion

Hundreds of residents in a rural community steeped in military history turned out to mourn the loss of at least seven Marines...

Reed High School teacher passes away

Kelly Harris a teacher at Reed High School has passed way...

Money panel dives into higher ed campus budgets

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Campuses and programs within the Nevada System of Higher Education come under scrutiny when legislative money panel takes up various budget proposals...

Bill sets up medical marijuana shops in Nevada

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Medical marijuana patients in Nevada would have a legal way to buy the drug under a bill introduced Monday by Democratic state Sen. Tick Segerblom...

7 Marines killed in explosion during training at Army Depot in Hawthorne

UPDATE 7 a.m. - WASHINGTON (AP) — US military: 7 service members killed and at least 7 wounded in training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot...

Knuth new AD at Nevada

News 4 has learned Doug Knuth has been recommended to become the new Nevada Wolf Pack Athletic Director. Knuth is the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Utah. Knuth's contract will be voted on by the University Board of Regents at their Thursday meeting. The details of his proposed contract are not immediately

USA Today: Reno Air Races is one of 10 best air shows in the world

10best.com and USAToday.com released a list of what they are calling the "10 best air shows around the world" and the Reno Air Races is featured...

Local veteran to trek across the state

41-year-old Reno veteran Jesse Daunis has served in five tours, three of which were in Iraq. He is now retired from the army, but...

Reno Aces reward students in Student Heroes Program

The Reno Aces Baseball Club will be rewarding deserving students in their Student Heroes Program....

Employee responds to company's no CPR policy

Two properties in Sparks are owned by Brookdale Senior Living, the parent company of the retirement facility in Bakersfield that refused to do CPR on an elderly woman...

Assemblyman Brooks to face criminal charges

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced today that Assemblyman Steven Brooks was charged with various criminal offenses...

Dead dogs in the desert, Fallon

FALLON, Nev. (Mynews4.com & KRNV) - Eleven dead dogs have been found in a remote area in the desert near Power Line road. A photo of seven dogs found just this past weekend...

Class size a priority?

Nevada's schools chief encountered a barrage of retorts from state lawmakers for suggesting class sizes shouldn't be high on their education priority list. In a joint meeting Friday before legislative money panels, state Superintendent James Guthrie said effective teachers trump the issue of class size. He recommended instead that districts be given leeway to spend money to address

Homeland security releases illegal aliens

The Associated Press has learned that the Homeland Security Department released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks because of looming budget cuts. It also planned to release 3,000 more during March.

South Tahoe pedestrian, 51, hit, killed by car

South Lake Tahoe Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a DUI-related crash at the lake over the weekend...

Woman Stabbed at Sands Regency Casino

One woman is in critical condition after police say she was stabbed at Sands Regency Casino...

School in Massachusetts sends home letters with overweight/underweight students

A school in Massachusetts sent home letters with students whose Body Mass Indexes were underweight or overweight...

Gold left by deceased recluse auctioned off

A hidden gold mine will pay about $800,000 in Nevada taxes and fees...

Ex-Sparks lawyer wins $150k for age discrimination

The city of Sparks has agreed to pay $150,000 to a former employee who sued the city for age discrimination...

3200 Block of West Plumb Reduced To One Lane.

The 3200 block of West Plumb has been reduced to one lane after Reno Police say a car crashed into a power pole...

Hagel takes helm at Pentagon after bitter fight

Chuck Hagel takes charge at the Defense Department...

85 MPH on Nevada Highways

CARSON CITY — A bill was introduced Monday in the state Senate to raise Nevada’s speed limit to 85 mph on sections of major freeways.

English as the official language

A bill introduced by state Sen. Don Gustavson would designate English as the official language of Nevada. The bill, SB188, would require certain government documents, transactions, proceedings, meetings and publications to be in English.

NV senator proposes higher freeway speeds

Nevada State Republican Senator Don Gustavson has proposed legislation that would allow Nevada Department of Transportation to increase highway speeds to 80-85mph...

Brooks Denied Gun Purchase for One Year

NV Department of Public Safety Chief Pat Conmay tells News 4 that Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been denied his gun purchase and cannot purchase a gun for a year...

Washoe County school district supporting bills to improve early literacy

It's a big week for education in Nevada with several proposed bills being presented between now and Friday...

Resident holds car crash & burglary suspect at gun point until police can arrive

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly committed a burglary and crashed his car into a fence.

Oscar Pistorius granted bail

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Double-amputee track star Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to go free as he awaits trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend.

Number of seniors growing rapidly along with need for services

Vickie DeVines is 68-years-old. Since she retired her life has been turned upside down and right side up at one point she even battled homelessness.

Another sin tax?

Governor Brian Sandoval is considering using state liquor taxes to back the state's debt. Nevada property tax revenues have been declining since 2010. Now, the governor is looking for other funding sources to help with state debt and fund capitol improvement projects including using liquor taxes.

Harsher punishment for sex trafficking

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is trying to get a new bill passed that will give harsher punishment to crimes involving sex trafficking.

Reid to address legislature

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid comes to Carson City to address Nevada lawmakers. The Democratic Senate Majority Leader will speak to a joint session of the state Senate and Assembly at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Mexico is asking for what?

Mexican lawmakers will ask the U.S. Senate to create a registry of all commercialized firearms in border states, which includes California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Mexico says it will make it easier to trace guns used in violent attacks.

Exactly who is waging a war on women?

Democratic Colorado state Rep. Joe Salazar apologized Monday for suggesting some women are so unjustifiably afraid of being raped that they are liable to start shooting wildly.

Amendment may be proposed for Washoe school bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — An amendment may be proposed to a Washoe County School District bill that would authorize the school board to impose a sales and property tax hike to fund maintenance projects...

BLM, ranchers prepare for another dry summer in NV

RENO, Nev. (AP) — It may be the dead of winter, but federal land managers already are preparing for a repeat of summer drought conditions in Nevada...

Bighorns win first of four-game homestand

Reno, NV -- The Reno Bighorns (11-17) defeated the Maine Red Claws (19-16) 106-98 Monday night...

Parking ticket revenue down

The city of Reno reports a sharp reduction in its parking-ticket revenue last year. Police Chief Steve Pitts says the city's bare-bones parking enforcement team was ordered not to issue parking tickets in downtown Reno last year because of malfunctioning parking kiosks.

Conceal carry on campus

A Nevada Assemblywoman is trying to make it legal for concealed carry permit holders to carry their firearms on the state’s college campuses. Republican Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele Fiore introduced AB 143 during floor session Monday. The bill is also sponsored by 16 Assembly members and six senators.

New gun laws in Nevada?

A mass shooting took place less than two years ago in Carson City’s IHOP restaurant, just down the road from the Nevada Legislature.

Troubled Country Music Singer Mindy McCready Found Dead

Arkansas authorities say that country singer Mindy McCready was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound...

Housing market recovering at burning pace

Local real estate brokers say this year is shaping up to be a year of dramatic recovery for Northern Nevada...

Murder Suspect Turns Himself In

Suspect linked to a deadly shooting on Sutro Street 2 weeks ago has turned himself in...

Missouri is coming for your guns

Missouri Democrats introduced an anti-gun bill which would turn law-abiding firearm owners into criminals. They will have 90 days to turn in their guns if the legislation is passed.

Mandatory government provided pre-school

Raising hopes among parents who want preschool for all, President Barack Obama on Thursday rolled out a plan to vastly expand government-funded early childhood while keeping the price tag a secret.

Structure fire on Wells and Vassar Street

At 11 p.m. last night, Reno Fire crews responded to a possible structure fire at two businesses on the corner of Vassar St. and Wells Ave.

Machine stealing credit card information in Tahoe

A high-tech device is being used to steal credit card information at gas stations in South Lake Tahoe.

Vehicle Hits Juvenile at Sierra Vista Elementary

A female juvenile heading to class at Sierra Vista Elementary was hit by a vehicle

AT&T refund available

Customers can call 1-800-288-2020 and let the service representative know that they were a part of the system outage yesterday, and the service representative will apply the discount to their bill, according to John Britton with AT&T.

Wolf Pack Football home games announced

The Nevada football team’s 2013 Mountain West schedule is full of tough road games. The Wolf Pack will face Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State on the road next fall, the conference announced Tuesday. The Pack’s conference home games will be against Air Force, Hawaii, San Jose State and UNLV.

Food Stamp Nation

(CNSNews.com) – Since taking office in 2009, food stamp rolls under President Barack Obama have risen to more than 47 million people in America, exceeding the population of Spain.

Loophole in Nevada law creates possible day care danger

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - Who's really taking care of your kids? Background checks are supposed to...

Assemblyman Brooks to be banned from legislative session

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Our station in Las Vegas has confirmed that Assemblyman Brooks will be banned from the legislative building and put on administrative leave.

AT&T customers receiving busy signals due to equipment failure

An AT&T spokesperson tells News 4 the problem has been isolated to a software issue. AT&T hopes to be up and running very soon.

Pope resigning at end of month

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign February 28th — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.

Troubled Nevada lawmaker arrested again

Troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks was arrested early Sunday in Las Vegas on suspicion of physically attacking a family member, then grabbing for an officer's weapon.

Police searching for two suspects in Reno shooting

Reno Police confirm they're looking for two suspects in connection with a shooting near the intersection of Yori and Grand Canyon in Reno.

One dead in Semi rollover on Interstate 80

One person is confirmed dead after a semi rolled over on Interstate 80 West of Reno

Plane missing

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of an overdue plane from the Minden Airport.

A Cessna model 172, red & white in color, bearing tail number N328SP, left the Minden Airport last night, 02/06/13, at around 5:00 pm.

LA shooter has local ties

Christopher Dorner, the former LA police officer, who is the suspected in a killing a police office in Riverside, Calif. and the weekend killing of a couple in Irvine, Calif. has ties to Fallon Naval Air Station and Las Vegas.

Source confirm to News 4 that Dorner worked at Fallon Naval Air Station from March 2009 to November of 2009.