At the same time, you can always tell when a new journalist or writer unfamiliar with the magnificent mountain range comes to town, and then compounds the problem, referring to the Sierra Nevada, when ...

The wind closed I-580 through Washoe Valley on Sunday and today the road remains closed. ... with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days. ... If you ...

In the northwest corner sits Washoe Valley, with the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east and the Virginia Range to the west. It also connects to Reno, the walkable hub of foot ...

UPDATE (AP) - Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has declared a state of emergency as hundreds of firefighters battle a wind-whipped blaze that has destroyed 19 homes in the Washoe Valley between Reno and ...

It’s not the Sierra Nevada. It’s the Carson Range. ... Back on the drive up Highway 395, dusk was settling in when the road dipped into Carson Valley, on the backside of the Carson Range.

Fall colors will peak in Washoe County around Oct. 17, according to the 2022 Fall Foliage Map, a planning guide that predicts the progressive changing of leaves throughout the season.

Perhaps the most well-known feature in all of the Sierra Nevada — Lake Tahoe — doesn't fully represent the Washoe tribe, says Herman Fillmore, culture/language resources director for the ...

CARSON CITY — The drought has dramatically reduced the size of a popular lake between Reno and Carson City, and officials fear it could dry up unless the Sierra Nevada gets enough snow this ...