On August 5th, 1963, the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear testing was signed by the U.S. and Russia. However it didn’t halt the testing of nuclear testing underground. The Project Shoal site near Fallon became one of two test sites in Nevada used for such testing. An Atomic Energy Commission office opened in Fallon. A Dr.…

A woman has life-threatening injuries after she being shot at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City Sunday morning.  The shooting happened jus’ before noon on the 3rd floor. The shooter, 88-year old William Dresser, walked into his wife’s room and shot her in the chest with a handgun. Authorities have not released what she was…

To Sarah Pisan, excited about her new job as a gas station manager in Las Vegas, Nevada, Robert Generoso had the car, the look, the money.  She jus’ didn’t want to date him. But Generoso persisted. In 1980, the 19-year-old Sarah had three children and was busy with her new job. “He started coming in…

The word ‘Google’ which is the name of a famous search engine, is a play on the number ‘googol’ – the equivalent to the number one followed by 100 zeros. But, really, what is ‘Google,’ all about? Google was jus’ an ‘Internet search engine,’ – in 1998 — but today, you’d be surprised at what…

While out and about a day ago, I decided to stop by an old book store in Sparks. “The Book Gallery,” has been on North Rock for most of the last quarter century. Once inside I started browsing the ‘Mystery’ and ‘Western’ section of the story. I’m always looking for a book I haven’t read…

Former Nevada State Assemblyman Bernie Anderson has died. The Washoe County Democrat represented District 31 and was a retired Reed High School teacher. He served from 1991 through 2010, in several key positions including chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and was a staunch supporter of children and education. His family says he had been…

On Sunday, December 7, George “Skateboard George” Spinner passed away at 68. Born in Queens, N.Y., Spinner’s life took him on a journey from the bustling streets of New York to the sunny landscapes of California’s San Fernando Valley. It was there that he spent his formative years before the family relocated to Tucson, Arizona.…

It has been 50 years and $20 trillion since President Lyndon Johnson announced his War on Poverty to bring education, health care, and jobs to the underprivileged and downtrodden so they could live the American Dream. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that outlawed major forms of…

A valuable mineral specimen stolen in April 2013, from a mining museum at the University of Nevada, Reno was returned anonymously, 24 days later. The mineral, worth about $30,000, was left on the steps of the building. The specimen was inside a crate, wrapped in a plastic bag and didn’t appear to be damaged. The mineral is…

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles estimates 75 percent of applicants have failed the written test needed for the card under a new law that made the state the 11th nationally to offer driving privileges to people in the country illegally.  Applicants must correctly answer 80 percent of 50 questions to pass the test and…