A tax amnesty program sought by Gov. Jim Gibbons to help cover some of Nevada's $1 billion-plus budget shortfall was extended Monday through the end of October, after exceeding expectations by generating more than $27 million.
With 29 arson cases in the city of Utica this year, officials are taking every step to fight the ever growing issue. And that includes demolishing and boarding up homes that could become targets. Back in August, the city asked...
Behind every great production, there is a group of people who work behind the scenes to make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible, and that is certainly true at this weekend's Turning Stone Championship. Jim...
Associated Press • October 3, 2008 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State economists say unemployment in Nevada will jump to an average monthly rate of 8.6 percent next year and remain at that rate in 2010. The economists’ forecast was...
This is part of a series of guest posts by Bob King. Part I Part II Part III Part IV – House of Representatives: Mormons in the Mountain West: Tough Reelection Race in Nevada; No Problem in Arizona; New Mexico to Lose its...
LAS VEGAS - The executive director of the Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects resigned Monday after questions were raised whether he illegally gave pay raises to himself and others in his office. Commissioners of the...
ONONDAGA COUNTY, N .Y. -- Onondaga Lake has been considered one of the most polluted lakes in America. But the Onondaga Lake Partnership is working to rid the waterway of that reputation. "I would argue it was once one...
By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com • September 28, 2008 Jim Rogers, the controversial shoot-from-the-lip chancellor who has taken his battle for higher education to the governor’s doorstep, said he will leave next year...
For many people, finding things to relive their childhood memories can bring them happiness in today's world. And for some, it can be something as simple as collecting old toys. Our Jim Gibbons met up with one man who has...
By BRENDAN RILEY - Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The fiscal New Year got off to a bad start for Nevada merchants, whose July sales totaling $3.79 billion were down 5.2 percent compared with the same month a...