Powerful Hurricane Ike may swipe Florida Keys
Last Updated: 7:28 AM 09/08/08 -
Most storm-hardened residents of the Florida Keys stayed put Monday despite day-old instructions to evacuate as a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba and stayed on track to swipe the low-lying island chain. (Full Story) |
Social Security Debit Cards
Last Updated: 3:38 AM 09/04/08 -
Social security recipients will soon have the option of getting a debit card instead of a check in the mail for their monthly income. (Full Story) |
Shots Fired Early Tuesday Morning
Last Updated: 1:30 PM 09/02/08 -
On Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at about 1:35 a.m. several residents of the apartment complex at 6200 Meadowood Mall Circle reported shots being fired in the complex. (Full Story) |
Giuliani out, Thompson and Lieberman in for GOP
Last Updated: 6:40 AM 09/02/08 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Republicans revamped their convention plans for a second day, dropping former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as keynote speaker Tuesday night while trying to determine President Bush's role in the political pageantry celebrating John McCain's candidacy for president. (Full Story) |
NV Guard Soldiers Head to Help With Gustav
Last Updated: 5:57 AM 09/02/08 -
It was a case of deja vu for several members of Nevada's Air National Guard Monday. (Full Story) |
Firefighters Make Headway on Burnside Blaze
Last Updated: 5:52 AM 09/02/08 -
Evacuation orders were lifted Monday as firefighters gained on a wildland blaze in the eastern Sierra. (Full Story) |
Three Killed inTanker Crash
Last Updated: 7:48 AM 09/02/08 -
A P2V Neptune multi-engine tanker has crashed outside of the Stead Airport north of Reno. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration says all three crew members onboard were killed. (Full Story) |
Burning Man Festival Nears End In Nevada
Last Updated: 6:39 AM 09/01/08 -
The party is drawing to a close at the Burning Man festival on the northern Nevada desert. (Full Story) |
California Budget Still Not Approved
Last Updated: 6:32 AM 09/01/08 -
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers wrapped up work on their 2008 legislation Sunday, but left their most important task - approval of a state budget - undone for a record-breaking 62nd day. (Full Story) |
High Food Prices Forcing Labor Day Shoppers To Get Creative
Last Updated: 12:15 PM 09/01/08 -
Whole sale prices at highest mark in nearly 30 years (Full Story) |
Nevada Wilderness Fire 40 Percent Contained
Last Updated: 5:58 AM 09/02/08 -
Fire officials say a wilderness blaze along the Nevada-Idaho line is now 40 percent contained. (Full Story) |
Hurricane Gustav Slams La.; 1M Without Power
Last Updated: 4:17 PM 09/01/08 -
Hurricane Gustav slammed into the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry with 110 mph winds Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that raised hopes the city would escape the kind of catastrophic flooding brought by Katrina three years ago. (Full Story) |
Community Organization Helps Cat Burned in Ridgecrest Blaze
Last Updated: 5:13 AM 08/27/08 -
After the Ridgecrest fire burned 7 homes in Reno, the Shakespeare Animal Fund helped save the life of a feline caught in the fire. (Full Story) |
UNR's Knowledge Center Now Open
Last Updated: 12:15 PM 08/25/08 -
(KOLOTV.com) -- After 13 years of planning, students are now able to use the University of Nevada, Reno's Knowledge Center. (Full Story) |
Susan Lucci, Toni Braxton set for ABC's `Dancing with the Stars'
Last Updated: 7:02 AM 08/25/08 -
Susan Lucci, Toni Braxton and Lance Bass will hit the floor on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." They are among 13 celebrities slated to compete on the new season of the top-rated dance contest, premiering Sept. 22. (Full Story) |
Democratic National Convention Kicks off in Denver
Last Updated: 6:50 AM 08/25/08 -
The Democratic National Convention begins today with an appeal to middle class voters, especially women. (Full Story) |
Radiation OK'd for Spinach & Lettuce
Last Updated: 11:28 AM 08/21/08 -
The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce. (Full Story) |
16-year-old dies in Tennessee school shooting
Last Updated: 11:23 AM 08/21/08 -
Police say they've taken a suspect into custody after a shooting at a Knoxville, Tenn. high school. (Full Story) |
Insurance Commissioner Serves Longest Term
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 08/21/08 -
Nevada insurance commissioner serves 13-years in office. The longest in Nevada history, yet most residents don't know what she does. (Full Story) |
Jobless claims fall for second straight week
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 08/21/08 -
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight drop from a six-year high, according to government data released Thursday. (Full Story) |
Safety Reminders As School Goes Back in Session
Last Updated: 7:50 AM 08/20/08 -
Law enforcement is reminding drivers to obey posted signs in school zones as school resumes for the new semester. (Full Story) |
Business leaders call for cheaper renewable energy in Nevada
Last Updated: 5:33 AM 08/20/08 -
The National Clean Energy Summit continues in Las Vegas with Senator Harry Reid as well as other top legislators and business leaders. (Full Story) |
College Presidents Seek Debate on Drinking Age
Last Updated: 5:18 AM 08/20/08 -
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus. (Full Story) |
Reno-Sparks Housing Market on the Rebound?
Last Updated: 5:17 AM 08/20/08 -
The number of existing single family home sales continued to increase in the region according to the July 2008 report by the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors. (Full Story) |
Animal Control Capture Two Really Big Cats
Last Updated: 5:15 AM 08/20/08 -
Washoe County Regional Animal Control officers are trying to contain two large wild cats, one of them believed to be a panther. (Full Story) |
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