Reno (Nevada)

Red Hawk Casino betting against the downturn

It's a $530 million bet in a dicey economy.The Sacramento area's newest Indian casino, the Red Hawk Casino off Highway 50 in Shingle Springs, is ready to open just as consumers are snapping shut their wallets. The casino...

Nugget has long history in Carson City

By Dave Frank Nevada Appeal Staff Writer Courtesy of the Nevada State Museum. Richard Graves said he didn’t know what would happen when he opened a casino in 1954 in downtown Carson City, but he was glad he did. “The Carson...

Palin appeals to Oklahoma bull rider

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Crue Headed Back On The Road

Call your boss and tell him you need a few days off. It’s time for a three day bender reliving the glory days. Eighties mega-stars and habitual body self-abusers Motley Crue have announced a new North American tour, and while...

Become Nevada's Next Queen

The Search is on to Find Married Women to Represent Their Communities as State Finalists Crystal Schenk • Reader Submitted • November 15, 2008 The Nevada International Pageants Applications are now being accepted for...

3 life terms, no parole for killer of 3 in Reno

A Washoe County District Court jury says the man convicted of murdering three young at a Halloween party in Reno last year should be sentenced to three life terms in prison without parole.Samisoni Taukitoku apologized and asked...

'Jekyll and Hyde' murderer sentenced

A 43-year-old Massachusetts man who seemingly had “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” personalities was sentenced to life without parole on Friday in the strangulation of a 30-year-old man he met hours earlier at a Reno bar.

UNR to study recycling spent nuclear fuel

Staff report • November 14, 2008 Recycling spent nuclear fuel is the focus of a University of Nevada, Reno research project aimed at creating an alternative to storing it for millions of years in a facility such as Yucca...

Flood project could benefit from future economic stimulus package

By Jeff DeLong • jdelong@rgj.com • November 14, 2008 An increasingly costly Truckee River flood project could benefit from any future economic stimulus package coming out of Washington, a coalition of local officials was told...

300 losing jobs at IGT headquarters in Reno

International Game Technology began breaking the bad news this week to some of the individual workers who will be among the approximately 300 who will face buyouts or be laid off at the Reno headquarters of the world's largest...