Longtime Nevada journalist Phyllis Anne Pershing, known to Reno Gazette-Journal readers as columnist “Grandma with Attitude,” has died at the age of 71.

An Oregon man admits he was driving too fast on a rural highway in Nevada five years ago, but he says the state's wheels of justice turn too slow, and his wallet is a grand lighter because of it.

The famous Golden Rooster that spent a half century at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks is headed for auction this summer with an estimated value up to $300,000.

Temple Sinai in Reno hosted the event as 15 candidates talked about why they should be the next mayor.