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Come one, come all: The Reno Reindeer Games in Nevada includes a massive gathering of Santas, along with costume contests and skiing and bowling events. (RSCVA/VisitRenoTahoe.com) About 5,000 Santa costume-clad folks are expected to join in this year ...

RENO, Nev. — A 16-year-old Reno boy has been ordered ... McFarland, confronted Burkhart where he was sleeping in a homeless encampment behind a strip club just east of the downtown casino district and north of the railroad tracks near the Truckee ...

RENO, Nev.—A Reno casino has hit the jackpot: An underground geothermal water source just north of one of its new 17-story hotel tower that will generate enough heat and hot water for all 2.1 million square feet of the resort’s space.The ...

As gambling revenue in Washoe County casinos continues to shrink under pressure from a tough economy and California tribal gambling, Crystal Gil and her Massage Bliss business are battling back, one back rub at a time. Gil recently has negotiated ...

The stretch of U.S. 81 from El Reno to Kingfisher is a subtly beautiful road, rolling for miles amid hilly farmland. The relatively quiet drive is bookended by two incredibly charming towns and provides the blueprint to a perfect road trip any time ...

Julie Crain worked as a motel maid during the day, while her husband waited tables at the Comstock Hotel-Casino in ... We looked under the bed, in the closet. I couldn't believe she just disappeared out of her bed. God, how does that happen?"

Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1934, the Cole Porter musical "Anything Goes," starring Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney, opened on Broadway. On this date ...

Such was the case last weekend at the annual Saint Mary's Gala, where $850,000 was raised to support the Nell J. Redfield Healthcare Centers in Reno. "I've been involved with Saint Mary's for coming on two decades and have never been more proud ...

The percentage of Nevadans out of work went down in October for the first time since February 2008 including those in Churchill County. While the seasonally adjusted rate fell three tenths to 13 percent even, the unadjusted rate fell a full ...

Every once in a while, the Reno Gazette-Journal still takes the lead in community dialogue. The front page story on Nov. 7, “Downtown bars could be fined for police calls,” was just such a time. From the RG-J story: “Given that seven bars are ...