RENO, Nev. (AP) — University of Nevada, Reno officials are negotiating to house 1,300 students in a tower that is part of a casino resort while two dormitories are closed to repair damage from a July 5 natural gas explosion.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Both of the dormitories damaged in a natural gas explosion at the University of Nevada, Reno will remain closed for at least a year and the most severely damaged one isn't expected to reopen until at least the fall of 2021.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's state fire marshal says a small explosion in a basement boiler at a University of Nevada, Reno dormitory caused a natural gas leak that triggered a much larger blast last week, severely damaging two dorms and injuring eight people.

In Reno, about five blocks of Virginia Street just north of Interstate 80 remain closed Monday, from College Drive to 10th Street, as investigators continue to search for the cause of two explosions that damaged UNR’s Argenta and Nye dorms on Friday. 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nasty weather has prompted the University of Nevada, Reno to move its commencement ceremonies indoors.

The school announced three days of graduation activities will be in the Lawlor Events Center Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack received a 7 seed in NCAA Tournament’s West Regional Sunday.

The Wolf Pack goes into the tournament with a 29-4 record, and they will play Florida Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Start time has not yet been set. 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada forwards Jordan Caroline and Caleb Martin are first-team selections on the all-Mountain West Conference squad and Jazz Johnson was named the league's Sixth Man of the Year coming off the bench for the No. 14 Wolf Pack.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada, Reno is moving forward with plans to demolish some of the historic homes on the edge of the campus this summer.

The longtime director of UNR’s International Center is the latest woman to accuse Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias of sexual misconduct.