Darrell Moody I've lived in Nevada for six years, and I'm still trying to figure out why football games are scheduled for Thursday night instead of Friday or Saturday on the last week season.When I asked around the education community

Joe Santoro RENO-The Nevada Wolf Pack football team put a silencer on its Pistol offense Saturday at Mackay Stadium."If you would have asked, 'What do you think you rushed for today?' I would have said it was 185-190 yards," head

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction - a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian

Staff Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims, police said.Police announced the arrest nearly 12 hours

Staff Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring

Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia transit system's largest union agreed Saturday not to go on strike as contract talks continued hours before the start of Game 3 of the World Series, Pennsylvania's governor and the city's mayor said.Gov.

Joey Crandall The Douglas girls' soccer team dominated every aspect of its first-round playoff game Saturday morning.But, through the first 70 minutes, the Tigers had nothing to show for it.That all changed with a late - and long - clear

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A typhoon has battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, killing at least 14 people and sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops to

By PAULINE ARRILLAGA AP National Writer RICHMOND, Va (AP) - The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.He has a lavender stethoscope strung round his neck and some serious bedside

Williams makes return visit to Aces' World Series partyThomas Ranson With one swing of the bat, Matt Williams convinced a scout that he was ready for the Big Leagues."I was at Moana Stadium watching UNLV and UNR play. Matt made

Staff Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) - Security forces battling pockets of resistance in a Taliban stronghold in a mountainous tribal region killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said.The fighting took place in the village of Kaniguram,

Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency will provide 24-hour train service because of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closure.BART announced the plans Saturday afternoon because the state Transportation Department could not say whether the

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - Crews will search the Pacific's chilly waters overnight for nine people lost two days ago when a Marine Corps helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard plane crashed in midair, though

Justin Lawson For three weeks every member of the Dayton football team has said they didn't want to face top-seeded Truckee. After all, the Dust Devils were already whipped once by the Wolverines and were hoping for an easier route

Staff Writer RENO, Nev (AP) - Eighteen months later, Nevada Republicans have completed a count of all delegate ballots from last year's state convention.A group of disaffected Republicans says it feels vindicated after a Friday night count of missing ballots

Staff Writer RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal land managers are seeking public comment on their plan to remove about 2,500 wild horses in northern Nevada.Bureau of Land Management officials say the proposed gather north of Gerlach in Washoe and Humboldt

By Darrell Moody Carson High will get its second look of the season at North Valleys on Friday night in the first round of the 4A regional football playoffs.Carson (8-2 overall) easily handled North Valleys in a preseason scrimmage, and

Nevada Day: For many Nevadans, parade's a longtime traditionBy BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal Almost every year since 1980, Steve Leddy has been coming to the Nevada Day Parade with friends and family to eat and drink as the floats roll by.

By Teri Vance tvance@nevadaappeal.com Tens of thousands of people converged in Carson City on Saturday to celebrate Nevada's admittance to the Union. In honor of the 16th president who admitted the state, Mayor Bob Crowell dressed as Abraham Lincoln. "This

After all the fuss, gov't health plan to cover fewStaff Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - What's all the fuss about?After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in:Two