Authorities say an eleventh person has died from injuries received in Friday’s plane crash at the Reno Air Races. City spokesperson Michelle Anderson confirms James McMichael of Graham, Washington was killed at the scene. Officials have been testing body parts found in the gruesome crash aftermath since Friday.  They have also identified Wendy Hewitt of Fort Mohave, Arizona and  Craig…

Reno 2011 — The city of Reno plans to hold a public memorial service for all victims, their families and others affected by the fatal plane crash at the National Championship Air Races. The memorial will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Idlewild Park along with a tree planting in park’s arboretum dedicated to…

It has been a tough 11 days in the northern Nevada area.  A shooting at a Carson City IHOP that left five dead and left another 11 wounded — then Friday a fatal crash involving spectators at the Reno National Championship Air Races. Investigators are now saying at least nine people are dead in Friday’s accident at the…

Having a number of dogs in the home is an ongoing adventure in my life. They are always happy to see me come home and are a well-behaved lot in general. However, once in a while something goes wrong and one of them gets it in their head to have at some object that belongs…

Where Debbie Clayton’s father got the alligator, I don’t recall. What I do remember is the white Styrofoam ice chest that was carried into the room and place on a chair at the front of the class. Whether Mrs. Damm said, “Don’t touch,” or if I ignored her – I don’t know. But my curiosity was…

As I worked the newsroom throughout the evening, there was one story glaringly absent from the national broadcast. In fact, I only saw it posted three or four times on the wire service. On Wednesday, either part of a roof or large scaffolding – maybe both – collapsed at one of the most volatile border…

Kyle, my 19-year-old son, was sitting on the edge of his bed when he announced, “Ah-ha! I found my marbles.” Unable to resist, I turned and looked, “I didn’t know you had lost your marbles.” Without missing a beat he held up his hand, displaying the little glass globes and responded, “Ha-ha – I meant…

It was a history making day for me – and anyone else who vote in Nevada’s Congressional District 2’s special election. History making because Nevada had never held a special election for a congressional seat since it was accepted into the Union, until now. I waited to vote on election day, instead of voting early as…

Happily, the four hardest days of September for me have come and passed. But they’ll return next year. At one point, September 8th was a fun date. It was the day my step-dad, Del Middleton, was born in 1938. However he passed away September 9th, 1997. To make things harder is the fact that Mom was…

As the nation mourns the loss that occurred a decade ago this date — I’ll head home from my post at the radio station and mourn my own personal loss. You see, today a friend is to be buried in services to be held in private. I wasn’t invited — but that’s okay. Instead I’ll go out into my…