“Congress needs to do its job,” said Nevada’s Democratic Congressman Steven Horsford. “I hope after nine oversight hearings, we start to work on protecting our embassies.” Horsford used his time to echo his fellow Democrats, calling for security improvements to diplomatic facilities. He adds, Republicans exacerbated security problems through spending cuts. It was the first time lawmakers heard…

The City of Reno turned 145 years old tomorrow. It was May 9th, 1868, when the townsite was officially established. Charles Crocker, the railroad construction superintendent for the Central Pacific Railroad and his partners in the railroad, named the new town for Union General Jesse Reno, who died in 1862 at the battle of Fox’s…

The small desert island in Pyramid Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Reno, that serves as home to 10,000 American white pelicans is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a wildlife sanctuary. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials joined leaders of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe for the centennial celebration at one of the country’s most important…

Senator Harry Reid didn’t break any laws when he asked Las Vegas attorney Will Kemp to give to the Senate Majority PAC to help elect Democrats during the 2012 cycle. Furthermore, Kemp has been a donor to Friends for Harry Reid and to the Democratic Party of Nevada in the past. According to opensecrets,org., in…

No matter what out spiritual beliefs, testing them against our experience only makes them deeper and more meaningful. Our lives, the earth we live on, the vast universe — should amaze us. We’re fortunate to be here in this time and in this place. Let’s never lose our curiosity about why we are here and…

From: Dan Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 5:28 PM To: Aaron; Dan; Jim; John; Kelly; Landon; Matt; Mike; Monica; Neil; Phil; Ross; Scott; Steve; Tom; Tyson Subject: Changes FR: Dan DT: May 3, 2013 CC: Jennifer Congratulations to Steve and Neil! Steve has been appointed the new production director for Cumulus/Reno, and Neil will be…

All this week I considered permanently deleting, “Tom Darby’s Notebook.” I came to this after being told I was “full of shit,” by several people. I took their words to heart. But now that the time is here to push that final button, I can’t do it. Instead I’ll do a little housekeeping, cleaning up double postings, removing…

Colleen Rose Bruhy passed away the afternoon of April 28, 2013 after a two-year battle with leukemia. She was 79. She was born January 6, 1934 in Dacono, Colorado to Walter Shaw and Nora Taylor Shaw. Her family which included older sister, Norma, lived in a cabin in the mountains of Yampa, Colorado where her…

From: Tom Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 10:44 PM To: John Cc: Dan Subject: Questions about Reid and Judgeship Dan — Noticed that this was on our KKOH website, but never made air. It was originally posted 6am Sunday to the web and never made our news file. I updated the story this evening to…

Senator Harry Reid has nominated Las Vegas attorney Jennifer Dorsey to become a federal judge, however two senior partners at the law firm where Dorsey works made large contributions to the political action committee ‘Majority PAC’ founded by Reid to electing Democratic Senate candidates. Records show Will Kemp made a $100,000 contribution, while J. Randall…