May 5, 2024

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Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm

Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from brief but potent California storm

Posted 16 mins ago

Treacherous driving conditions on Saturday forced the closure of several highways near Lake Tahoe, including Interstate 80 over the Donner Summit.

Joerg Arnu, a 62-year-old Rachel resident and a love for military aviation, runs the town’s tourism website and Dreamland Resort, a hub for information related to Area 51, explains some of the technology believed to be used behind the gates of Area 51 in Rachel, Nevada on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

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Joerg Arnu, a 62-year-old Rachel resident and a love for military aviation, runs the town’s tourism website and Dreamland Resort, a hub for information related to Area 51, explains some of the technology believed to be used behind the gates of Area 51 in Rachel, ...

Close encounters of a different kind: This German immigrant is Rachel’s Area 51 aficionado

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Grace Da Rocha

Joerg Arnu, 62, a German-born retired computer programmer, has a love for military aviation, the mystery of Area 51 and the desert — making Rachel, a town of only 50 people, the perfect place for him. For the past 25 years, Arnu has ran ...

Editorial

All Nevadans have a role to play in conducting free, fair, safe elections

Posted 2:00 a.m.

We always encourage Nevadans to hold their elected officials accountable by learning about the issues confronting us, paying attention to the words and actions of our elected officials and candidates, and finally voting in elections, whether in person or by mail ...

News

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill Downs

Sierra Leone, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, (2), Forever Young, with jockey Ryusei Sakai, and Mystik, with jockey Dan Brian Hernandez Jr., cross finish line at Churchill Downs during the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.

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Sierra Leone, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, (2), Forever Young, with jockey Ryusei Sakai, and Mystik, with jockey Dan Brian Hernandez Jr., cross finish line at Churchill Downs during the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.

Posted 4:30 p.m.

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory. Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode ...

Australian police shoot dead a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife in Perth

Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever