A 7 year-old child received personal injuries after being struck by a school bus. The bus rolled over the Illinois boy who had fallen in its path. To read more about the Illinois child's personal injuries

Rescuers are still searching for any survivors from a midair crash between Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft, a top commander said Saturday afternoon, as families of the nine military members lost in the Pacific nearly...

At Saint Mary the Virgin Catholic Church, the 75-year-old priest is married, members sing from an Episcopalian hymnal and parishioners kneel at the altar to receive Communion.

A small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims was likely arson committed after a break-in on Saturday, authorities said.

For more than a decade, state Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno was a top power broker in New York. The backslapping former boxer had more bounce in his step than aides half his age and was gruffly unapologetic over the...

Crews worked around the clock to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but officials still had no firm idea Saturday of when the span would open to traffic.

Beard contest: He's a contenderStaff Writer Jack Passion of California travels the world competing in beard contests. He'll be going up against hirsute Nevadans today on the Capitol steps.Send us your favorite photos taken today of Nevada Day festivities and

Staff Writer Send us your favorite photos taken today of Nevada Day festivities and we'll publish the best. E-mail them to carsonscene@nevadaappeal.com or go online to the Nevada Appeal Members Hub and upload them by clicking on the photo icon.

Photos by F.T. Norton Nevada Appeal NEVADA DAY EVENTSRSVP Celebration and Carnival WHERE: Mills Park at Highway 50 East and Roop StreetWHEN: Saturday, noon to midnight. Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. COST: All-day-ride passes available for $23. A $5 discount

Staff Writer Cathleen Allison/Nevada AppealMichael Sharp, market president of Bank of America, Carson City, delivered Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada board president Ryan Russell a check for $10,000 on Wednesday. The funds are part of a five-year program

By Ken Haskins For the Nevada Appeal In order to receive air play on most radio stations during the '50s and early '60s, songs were limited to three minutes or less.Maurice Williams, who wrote and recorded the original version of

By Justin Lawson jlawson@nevadaappeal.com Nevada Day celebrations have become a staple of Carson City with carnivals, plenty of food and of course the parade, that pretty much shuts the city's streets down for much of the day.But for Vic Bruno,

By TERRY COLLINS Associated Press Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Crews trying to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ran into delays Friday as they waited for new steel plates needed to strengthen the troubled span before final tests could

Nevada Appeal Staff Report Alcohol suspected in accidentAn allegedly unlicensed and intoxicated driver was injured Friday morning in an accident on Snyder Avenue in front of the Carson Lanes.Deputy Jarrod Adams said Pat Turrentine, 44, pulled out from the bowling

By BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal.com Onema Bushra, 6, had just one word to describe her feelings after a Friday ceremony where she received her certificate of citizenship: "Happy." Bushra, who is from Bangladesh, was among 31 children and adults who received

Women's gym members knit hats for cancer patientsNevada Appeal Staff Report In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, a group of Curves for Women fitness club members, along with other members of the community, made more than

By F.T. Norton ftnorton@nevadaappeal.com A 3-year-old Carson City girl was injured Friday night when a vehicle struck her stroller as her mother pushed it across a dark crosswalk on College Parkway. Deputy Nathan Brehm said mother Erika Moreno and her

By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press Writer Rural Nevada has benefited the most from federal highway stimulus dollars so far, receiving 63 percent of Federal Highway Administ-ration funding for roads and other transportation projects, according to an Associated Press analysis of

By Teri Vance tvance@nevadaappeal.com Trick-or-treaters hit the streets a night early to celebrate Nevada Day It's Halloween tradition for Raquel Abowd to bring her children to trick-or-treat at the Governor's Mansion. "I like the safety of the neighborhood with the

By David C. Henley Special to the Nevada Appeal Wally Earhart of Carson City, the fourth cousin of Amelia Earhart, says the U.S. government continues to perpetrate a "massive coverup" about her mysterious disappearance in the Pacific 72 years ago.Because