The Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza is seeking help from the community paying off about $360,000 in debt on the memorial at the Sparks Marina. In this month's KOLO 8 Book Club, we highlight three books ...

I visited the historic Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada last weekend to participate in a weekend-long, winter themed photoshoot that the museum hosts during two weekends in February. This ...

If you're unable to view the northern lights in person, an online live view is the next best (and considerably warmer) thing. The northern lights are a truly remarkable spectacle, with curtains of ...

Lawmakers mull request to study struggling V&T Railway in Northern Nevada The V & T's own steam engine arrives in Carson City, Nev., Tuesday, July 28, 2009, and passes the state Capitol, on the left.

but it was also a thriving mining town and home to the Nevada Northern Railway, which can still be visited today. It is less than an hour's drive from Great Basin National Park, famous for Lehman ...

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City has a new geology exhibit, according to a news release. The exhibit, scheduled to open Feb. 21, is in the Changing Earth Gallery on the second floor of the ...

It was a biting 10 degrees Fahrenheit the first night I saw the northern lights. My mom, who’d agreed to join my winter aurora chase in Iceland, watched the swirls cozied up in the car—but I ...

While destinations like Texas, Wyoming, and Tennessee might come to mind first, Ely, Nevada, is emerging as an unexpected cowboy haven. The post Enjoy the ultimate cowboy adventure in this small ...

Step back into the railroad era at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, a National Historic Landmark offering steam and diesel locomotive excursions. For outdoor adventure, hit the trail to Ward ...