CARSON CITY - There are not enough doctors in Nevada, and the shortage is likely to get worse as tens of thousands of people become newly insured under the federal health care overhaul.
RENO - The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) is once again offering its "Grow Your Own!" classes to help you get on the path to sustainable, local, healthy living.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt Telephone, the telephone company for Denio, Desert Valley, McDermitt, Midas, Orovada, and Paradise Valley, has applied to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for a rate increase.
The crew at Taco Bell is ready to go. The restaurant held a friends and family day Thursday prior to opening the doors to the public. Above, left to right, Michelle Scofield (assistant manager), Gustavo Romero (area coach), Samantha Burns (team member), Mike Scarr (franchise owner), Denise Bastidas (trainer), Nelson Canizalez (restaurant manager) and team member Dinaleigh Hood. Right, Winnemucca Police Chief Eric Silva and his wife, Julie Silva, partake in some refreshments. At right are employees Megan Lombardi and Karen Smith.MICHAEL MICHAELSEN Special to the Sun
WINNEMUCCA - Lego fans rejoice! A 4-H Lego Club is being organized to begin in July in the Humboldt County area for youth ages nine to 19 years old.
WINNEMUCCA - People who drive water trucks may not normally consider themselves first responders in an emergency incident.
RENO (AP) - The state's unemployment rate inched down to 9.5 percent in May, the lowest it's been since the recession began taking hold in 2008, officials said Friday.
RENO - The Nevada Seismological Laboratory has located 122 earthquakes in a continuing sequence of activity located on the southeastern edge of Carson City.
RENO (AP) - The world's largest gold mining company has announced plans to reduce its workforce by 55 positions in Nevada and Utah, citing falling gold prices, rising costs and sagging stock prices.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunLocal kids (and their parents) had a fun time at the Humboldt County Library's kick-off party for the Summer Reading Program earlier this month. Library officials said more than 250 children signed up. The library provided a free pancake breakfast, carnival-style games, face painting and more. Kids signed up for the program can win prizes for reading this summer. Above, Emily Wrightsman attended the event with her family, which includes Grayson, Paige and Garret in the stroller.
WINNEMUCCA - It's been some time since most people automatically knew what the phrase "banker's hours" meant.
CARSON CITY - The three bills pertaining to unlicensed health care and unlicensed health care providers recommended by the Ad Hoc Task Force on Unlicensed Health Care  will soon be laws in the state of Nevada.  
WINNEMUCCA - Where did you get the last meal you ate? For those fortunate enough to enjoy sufficient financial resources, the answer probably involves a simple trip to a local grocery store or restaurant.
CARSON CITY - Low water levels caused by persistent drought conditions and irrigation demands at Wildhorse Reservoir have prompted the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) to remove the limit on trout, allowing anglers unlimited take.
MISSOULA, Mont. - The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation teamed up with a conservation-minded landowner and the Southern Nevada Water Authority to permanently protect 1,480 acres of key elk habitat in eastern Nevada.