Akemi Higa fell in love with flag football. Growing up in her native Hawaii, Higa started playing the sport at a young age and was the only girl quarterback in a league made up of mostly boys. At the ...

A version of this article first appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on March 24, 2001. For more than 60 years beginning in 1929, Nevada's state flag had a design that the Legislature did not adopt.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Capitol Police officers Steve Fleischmann, left, and Tom Pascua prepare to raise a new USS Nevada flag on Thursday behind the state Capitol. Both the United States and USS ...