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Lawmakers Push Ban on Ban on Las Vegas Travel

Kevin Spak — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:00:06 CDT

No one is actually talking about outlawing government travel to Las Vegas or Reno in the wake of the GSA scandal, but a pair of Nevada lawmakers want to ban such a banning, just in case. Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Shelley Berkley are putting forward bills in their respective...

Fireplace Ashes Caused Huge Nevada Brush Fire

John Johnson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:58:22 CST

The massive brush fire near Reno this week that destroyed 29 homes, burned 3,200 acres, forced the evacuation of thousands, and may have caused a death had the most innocent of causes: Police say an elderly man admits accidentally setting it off by improperly disposing of ashes from his...

Thousands Flee Reno Wildfire

Rob Quinn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:14:53 CST

A fast-moving brush fire south of Reno has burned several homes and forced around 10,000 people to be evacuated from their neighborhoods. More than 200 firefighters are tackling the blaze, which grew to more than 5 square miles after starting yesterday afternoon and has not yet been contained, CNN...

Dog-Saving Airport Worker Offered Job Back

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:07:24 CST

After an outcry from animal lovers nationwide, the Reno airport worker fired for refusing to put an abused dog on a plane has been offered her job back—with back pay. The president of Airport Terminal Services praised the courage of Lynn Jones for standing up for the dog, promised...

Worker Fired for Refusing to Load Abused Dog on Plane

Rob Quinn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:11:27 CST

A baggage handler at Reno airport says she was fired on the spot after she refused to put an obviously abused dog on a plane. Lynn Jones says the dog, which belonged to a hunter from Texas, was emaciated and covered in sores, but her boss said its paperwork was...

Reno Crash Toll Hits 9; Feds Investigate

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:29:03 CDT

The death toll in the terrifying crash of a World War II-era plane during a Reno air race has risen to at least nine people, including the pilot and eight spectators, authorities said today. The deaths include seven who were killed on the tarmac and two others who died at...

Woman, 83, Son Die in Fortified Foreclosed Home

Rob Quinn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:24:00 CDT

A mother and son chose to destroy themselves and their foreclosed home rather than surrender to deputies trying to evict them, police in Nevada say. Deputies and a locksmith arriving to evict Therese Christensen, 83, and her 46-year-old son, Gary, from the Reno home they had lived in for decades...

'Fun' Cities Forbidden for Federal Travel

Kevin Spak — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:38:02 CDT

Government agencies have been warned not to hold meetings in cities employees might actually enjoy visiting, the Wall Street Journal reports. Places like Reno, Orlando, and Las Vegas are all considered untouchable. “We do have guidance that says avoid locations … that give the appearance of being lavish,” said one...

Brothels to Nevada: Tax Us, Please

Peter Fearon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:16:34 CST

Nevada's brothel owners are offering to fork over tax money to the state to help cover its debts—but legislators are reluctant to increase the state's involvement in the $50-million-a-year sex business, reports the New York Times . Nevada's 25 legal brothels pay hefty taxes to their home counties, but are...