CARSON CITY — Until she acquired a BlackBerry wireless device for her political campaign last summer, Sen. Shirley Breeden, D-Henderson, did not realize how unsafe trying to drive while typing text messages could be.
A 16-year-old girl returned home from school in January to find her mother on the floor of their garage with a 6-inch metal spike from an industrial tree stand sticking through her skull.
RENO — A growing number of owners are abandoning their domestic horses in the wild across Nevada and other Western states as the economy worsens and the cost of caring for the animals rises.
Remember voting in 1996 for the $120 million bond question that was to help pay for the Regional Justice Center, expand the county jail and expand county juvenile facilities? Sixty-nine percent of Clark County voters approved Question 1 in a low-turnout September primary. Almost 20,000 of us voted for it.
Consumer groups last week hailed the news that federal regulators have adopted new rules governing credit card companies and interest charges.
Those who live through the turmoil of history might often be shocked at the few dry sentences into which succeeding generations boil down epic events.
CHICAGO — Swirling snow, packed parking lots and massive markdowns greeted many shoppers across the country this weekend as retailers tried to woo consumers to open their wallets during the final holiday countdown.
John Ramous hit it off pretty well with Jordan Schnitzer during a job interview for regional manager of Harsch Investment Properties in Las Vegas.
An IRS audit. A blown radiator hose in the midst of rush-hour traffic. Chickenpox.
BERKELEY, Calif. — Jerome Randle scored 23 points and Patrick Christopher 16 as California overcame a sloppy first half to defeat UNR 75-66 on Saturday.
Despite the obvious limitations of veteran quarterback Kerry Collins, the Tennessee Titans seemed destined to be the AFC’s top seed in the playoffs after piling up a 10-0 record.