Reno/Tahoe

By Mel Shields - Published: Sunday, June 28 2009 - 12:00 am

Northern Nevada fireworks light up the sky in multiple locations this year, but only one display is ranked in the top five in the world by the Pyrotechnics Association. That one takes place at 9:45 p.m. on Independence Day over Lake Tahoe's South Shore.

Casino guide

Published: Sunday, June 28 2009 - 12:00 am

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Reno/Tahoe: It's almost arts time in Artown

By Mel Shields - Updated: Sunday, June 28 2009 - 12:15 pm

Probably at no time in the history of Reno's Artown has the word "free" been as attractive as it is this year. For the entire month of July plus Aug. 1, Artown will present more than 400 attractions in theater, dance, film, history, art and music. More than 60 percent of these events this year will be free of charge.

Time to hoot 'n' holler

By Mel Shields - Published: Sunday, June 14 2009 - 12:00 am

A herd of cattle moving along Reno streets Thursday morning will mark the beginning of the 90th edition of Reno Rodeo, the fourth-richest in the nation.

Still brothers after all these years

By Mel Shields - Updated: Sunday, June 14 2009 - 10:27 am

Tom Smothers, the naughty half of the Smothers Brothers, makes the point that the siblings have absolutely no plans to retire.

Families of bus crash survivors keep hospital vigil

By Hudson Sangree and Tony Bizjak - Updated: Tuesday, April 7 2009 - 11:13 pm

RENO – On a cold, early Saturday morning, two dozen workers boarded a bus for the long climb to a ski resort in Squaw Valley where they hold jobs in housekeeping and in the kitchen.

Driver fatigue eyed in fatal Sierra bus crash

By Hudson Sangree - Published: Monday, April 6 2009 - 12:00 am

Investigators are looking into driver fatigue as the possible cause of a bus crash Saturday near Truckee that killed one resort worker and injured two dozen others.

CHP investigating Sierra bus crash is considering driver fatigue as a cause

By Hudson Sangree, Chelsea Phua and Bill Lindelof - Updated: Sunday, April 5 2009 - 1:24 pm

Investigators are looking into driver fatigue as the cause of a bus crash Saturday near Truckee that killed one resort worker and injured two dozen others.

Casino guide

Published: Sunday, March 29 2009 - 12:00 am

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Rise and fall of Cal Neva owner, Ezri Namvar

By Dale Kasler - Updated: Monday, March 9 2009 - 7:57 am

Of all the characters who have passed through Cal Neva on Lake Tahoe's north shore, few can match the rise and fall of current owner Ezri Namvar.

Casino guide

Published: Sunday, February 8 2009 - 12:00 am

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Reno/Tahoe: Catch him while you still can

By Mel Sheilds - Published: Sunday, February 8 2009 - 12:00 am

When people hear the name Wayne Newton, they might naturally think of Las Vegas.

Reno/Tahoe: Brandy manages to keep a sweet sound

BY Mel Shields - Published: Sunday, February 8 2009 - 12:00 am

When Brandy plays the Grand Sierra, it will mark her debut in northern Nevada.

Plans for group home for drug users scuttled in Truckee

By Barbara Barte Osborn - Published: Tuesday, February 3 2009 - 12:00 am

After opening Truckee's first residence for women emerging from drug-abuse treatment, Community Recovery Resources has withdrawn an offer to buy a similar, transitional home for men.

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