The Virginia and Truckee Railroad’s 2011 season begins May 28 with round trip and one-way excursions along the historic 14-mile Comstock route between Carson City and Virginia City (www.visitcarsoncity.com). Tickets are currently on sale with rides departing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nevada Day, Oct. 30 providing a journey through time on the V&T’s vintage […]
Secret Town, CA…An early morning truck fire on westbound I-80 near Secret Town will have some of the lanes closed for another hour and the off ramp closed until about 11am this morning. A big rig fire that started just after 4am this morning has left quite a mess.
CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval tonight issued the following statement after learning of the death of Osama Bin Laden: “Nevadans pause this evening to consider the historic importance of the news of Osama bin Laden’s death. As the face of global terrorism, bin Laden will forever be a reminder of how deeply we […]
Washington, DC… East Room…11:35 P.M. EDT, THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and […]
Washington, DC…President Obama is reportedly going to make a Osama Bin Laden Related news release soon. Nothing firm yet but Drudge is running an Bin Laden Dead banner. President Obama will address the nation soon. Update as of 8:23pm…Reports are trickling in that Obama was killed in a mansion in Pakistan. These are initial reports […]
Washington, DC…Last night, President Obama spoke at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. At the annual event, the President joked about the year in politics, but also in the movies — sharing that there is a sequel to the film the King’s Speech in the works that touches close to home. President Obama offered […]
AP, Top Stories…Here’s the latest news for Sunday, May 1: Mo. asks court to block levee blast; Investigators find black box from Air France crash; Vandals attack embassies in Libya after airstrike; Pope beatifies John Paul II before 1.5 million faithful..
Washington, DC…After the worst recession since the Great Depression, our economy is growing again, and we’ve gained almost 2 million private sector jobs over the last 13 months. But I also know that a lot of folks aren’t feeling as positive as some of those statistics might suggest. It’s still too hard to find a […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported attempted abduction of a 15 year old male juvenile, which occurred in the area of Edmonton Drive & Medford Drive at approximately 1:20PM. The juvenile was walking back to school from a nearby residence when he was approached by a black colored 2-door Toyota Tacoma lifted […]
Lake Tahoe, NV – Among the updates to Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) watercraft inspections this year are measures to increase speed and efficiency and to improve the boater experience while keeping risk of invasion and inspection fees low, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) announced today. The principle change to the watercraft inspections […]
