WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of new homes rose last month to the highest level in more than a year as strong activity in the South offset weakness in the rest of the country.The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales rose

The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a planned roundup of thousands of wild horses in Nevada because of a lawsuit and to allow time for appeals of its decision.BLM spokeswoman JoLynn Worley in Reno confirmed Wednesday the gather planned

Three men, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed the Frontier Market this morning at the motel located at 1718 N. Carson St.Owner Bobby Thind said three men entered the store just after clerk Raj Singh opened up at

The Carson City Parks and Recreation Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sierra Room of the community center.The commission is scheduled to authorize the chairperson to sign a letter directed to the board of supervisors recommending that the

Memorial bricks are available for purchase for Korean War veterans for Christmas. "What a great gift to honor your veteran's service," said Val Jensen of the Korean War Veterans Association, Carson City, NV Chapter #305.Bricks are engraved with the name,

The Arlington Square Ice Rink's soft opening starts at 5 p.m. today. The Downtown Business Association will host the event, which includes drinks, nibbles and a holiday choir. They will also debut their special holiday shopping coupons, so don't miss

The Ron Wood Family Resource Center will meet up with the Marines and Toys for Tots from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the north Carson City Walmart on Market Street. They will be accepting toys and cash donations.They

White Pine county authorities say an inmate on death row for a Las Vegas murder has hanged himself in his Ely prison cell.The sheriff's office says Timothy L. Redmen was found dead from an apparent suicide on Nov. 18. They

The historic Virginia & Truckee Railway will stoke its boilers, blow the whistles and highball again this holiday season for a series of theme rides over four weekends during Thanksgiving and Christmas, Nov. 27 through Dec. 19. "Train rides to

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City will run the historic steam train this weekend. Avoid the crowds and chaos of post-Thanksgiving shopping and take an old-fashioned ride aboard historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad equipment on Friday and Saturday.

Carson High School may soon be home to a community greenhouse under a plan presented by Karen Abowd to the school board Tuesday."It would be really exciting for us if this comes to fruition," said Abowd, who serves on the

The Carson City Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair during regular library hours Dec. 5-12 in the auditorium. "The whole library is excited about our upcoming book fair," said Amber Sady, youth services librarian. "An amazing selection of books

AARP Tax-Aide, the nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteers across the state to help Nevada taxpayers who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2010 tax returns. Volunteers do not need to be an

The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City will run the historic steam train in honor of Thanksgiving on Friday. The train departs from the Wabuska Depot every 40 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased

WASHINGTON (AP) - War-weary Americans will support more fighting in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday, announcing he was ready to spell out war plans virtually sure to include tens of thousands more

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - A cool-headed legal debate has replaced the once-passionate calls to oust Gov. Mark Sanford that began after his tearful summertime admission that he disappeared from the state to pursue an extramarital affair in Argentina.A panel on

Gardnerville assemblyman James Settelmeyer will be seeking the Capital District Senate seat being vacated by Carson City's Mark Amodei.Amodei, who is prevented by Nevada's term limits law from running again, is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.A member

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) - Bill Golden survived more than 20 years in the Army and another 30 in law enforcement. He fell sick with colon cancer, and at 86, he has an artificial hip and arthritis in his knees.Golden

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. -- She watched "The Silence of the Lambs" as a girl and related so much to Jodie Foster's character that she wanted to become an FBI agent who caught a psychopath.Instead, Ally Jacobs became a police