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If you had asked Kathy Baldock 10 years ago if you could be both gay and Christian, the devout evangelical would've told you 'no'.

But one day while hiking near her Reno home, she befriended a fellow hiker who happened to be a lesbian.

A missing hiker and his dog have been rescued from the foothills of the Sierra on the southwest edge of Reno thanks to deputies in a sheriff's helicopter that spotted smoke from his small signal fire.

MAY 2010 file photo: Jason Craig of Reno eyes the water as he competes in the pro freestyle kayaking competition at the 7th annual Reno River Festival.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has suspended the search for a Reno hiker missing since Sunday, saying it's unlikely he's still alive after four days in the snowy wilderness.

Scientists are hailing the confirmed find of a Sierra Nevada red fox about 90 miles south of Reno, a native subspecies feared extinct in the range since the last verified sighting in 1990.

A national magazine popular with outdoor enthusiasts has named Reno the best whitewater town in the country.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is siding with federal land managers against a lawsuit that seeks to block the removal of 2,500 wild horses from the range north of Reno.

RENO - Bobcat fur coats have become a hot item among the fashion-conscious in Russia and China, leading to a big jump in prices and exports for the soft, spotted pelts.