RENO — The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District announced a restriction on any and all open burning in Washoe County for the summer season Friday, “due to record levels of dryness and extreme fire conditions which maximize the potential for catastrophic fire.”

Attorney General Greg Zoeller on Friday made his re-election campaign official, announcing he will seek the GOP nomination for the office at the state convention in a few weeks.

With each passing day, the list of plaintiffs filing concussion lawsuits against the NFL grows. At last check, more than 2,100 former players have filed suit against the league in 74 separate lawsuits, most of which have been consolidated in federal court in Philadelphia. By the end of the summer, the number of plaintiffs could exceed 3,000.

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Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in downtown Reno near Court Street and Arlington Avenue.

A new law is being developed to regulate the vast ocean that surrounds New Zealand.