Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

Mullen, originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel-Casino's implosion. Since its publication, Nevada lost three of its great keepers of local ...

Schools and roads impacted as a winter storm hits region and Lake Tahoe area. As much as 5 feet of snow expected over ...

"The Loneliest Road in America" sounds foreboding, but I wasn't daunted - but it ended up being a bit more than I bargained ...