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Reno / Lake Tahoe
Area Info
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 180,480, making it the second-largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas. Current estimates place the population of the city proper at more than 214,000 which would make Reno the third-most populous city, after Henderson. Reno lies 26 miles (42 km) north of the Nevada state capital, Carson City, and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe in the high desert. The area of western Nevada and the California Sierra Nevada anchored by Reno has a population of approximately 650,000. Reno shares its eastern border with the city of Sparks. Reno, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment.
Articles
Latest updates from the Reno Gazette-Journal
EPA says food near Anaconda Mine site is safe bases on tiny sample
Feb 9, 2012 7:42 pm
Test results the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited repeatedly that irrigated crops and livestock next to a polluted Nevada mine are safe for consumption were based on samples from four on...
Deal gives foreclosed homeowners $2,000 checks, requires banks to reduce loans
Feb 9, 2012 6:36 pm
After balking, Nevada's state attorney general has signed the Silver State on to a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses.
Silver Legacy in Reno owes $142.8M on March 1
Feb 9, 2012 5:24 pm
The partnership that owns the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in downtown Reno is working with outside advisers to restructure $142.8 million in mortgage notes due March 1, according to a filing this week...
Woman hospitalized after going over embankment of Mt. Rose Highway
Feb 9, 2012 5:03 pm
One woman is hospitalized after her car went over an embankment just below the Reindeer Lodge on the Mt. Rose Highway and traveled about 150 yards before being stopped by trees.
School board member Scott Kelley announces intent to run for Reno City Council
Feb 9, 2012 4:17 pm
Washoe County School District Trustee Scott Kelley announced this morning he is running for the Reno City Council at-large seat.
Ford CFO Booth to retire, CEO Mulally staying put
Feb 9, 2012 3:51 pm
Two top Ford executives who helped lead the company's comeback from financial disaster are retiring, but CEO Alan Mulally says he has no plans to leave.
Pentagon rules to change on U.S. women in combat
Feb 9, 2012 3:47 pm
Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway
Feb 9, 2012 3:17 pm
On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed.
Good gaming news for Reno and Lake Tahoe: Gaming revenues up in December
Feb 9, 2012 3:06 pm
Gaming revenues in Washoe County jumped 10.2 percent in December from a year earlier, marking just the fourth monthly rise for all of 2011, the state reported today.
Vegas, Baby, Vegas: Burning Man-inspired event planned for downtown Sin City
Feb 9, 2012 2:51 pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) A bit of Burning Man is headed to Las Vegas.
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