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3 weeks ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness |Carly Sauvageau |Natalie Neysa Alund

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers, is at its peak and will continue through April 26. Conditions to watch the meteor shower at its peak will be nearly ideal in Northern Nevada:Overnight lows in the valleys aren't expected to dip colder than 40 degrees, and temperatures should stay just above freezing even at higher elevations.

3 weeks ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness |Savannah Kuchar

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88. He had served as pope since 2013. "He was a living witness of what faithful, humble, selfless, sacrificial service looks like," Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg of the Diocese of Reno said in a statement Monday morning. "He will be remembered for his relentless efforts to bring justice, mercy and peace to the world. His heroic defense of the vulnerable dignified the voiceless and gave courage to the persecuted.

3 weeks ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness

Jimmy Beans Wool, the south Reno yarn retailer and knitting tourism destination, announced Wednesday that it had been acquired by Local Crafts Group, a division of private equity firm Blue Point Capital Partners. The longtime Reno company has sold knitting and crochet supplies online and in store for more than two decades. Its assets include the 20,000-square-foot headquarters on Trademark Drive and a 30,000-square-foot yarn-dyeing facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

3 weeks ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness

Add Silver Stage High School to the roster of award-winning schools for Champion Chevrolet Athlete of the Week. Landen Wolf, a pitcher for Silver Stage Nighthawks baseball, ran away with this week's award, collecting 9,337 votes, or 45.7% of the total, in the 18-way contest. Wolf struck out 16 batters and allowed three hits in 7.1 innings in a 2-1 loss to West Wendover on April 12. It was his third time striking out 16; he's averaging more than 10 per game.

4 weeks ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness

Reno High School was fifth in the nation in the Center for Civic Education's "We the People" 2025 competition. The 26-student Huskies We The People team landed in the top five among the 48 teams who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the April 9-11 competition. It's the best showing for a Nevada school since Reno High took third in 2021.