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by Scott Schrantz

A four month old baby in a stroller and her mother were attacked in Las Vegas yesterday morning by a man with an axe.

Acknowledging that there are many opinions running around town concerning the so-called $85 million “Nugget Project,” Mayor Bob Crowell is headed to a meeting of various western U.S.

The “Crowbar Robber” has struck again in Carson City, robbing another gas station of money from the cash register.

A woman with a possible medical condition, lost control of her SUV this morning while driving north on Center Drive.

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Never under estimate a group of women with a stern grip on a dream! Stand back, ‘cuz they’re coming through!

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Opening Night on Broadway, full of new music and wonderful dance and vocal arrangements on stage of the Carson City Community Center Theater this weekend ONLY!

A Department of Taxation workshop held today reviewed proposals to equalize property taxes, a requirement of the Nevada Sta

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s gaming win in calendar year 2009 tumbled to its worst performance since records began 55 years ago, declining 10.4 percent over 2008, the state

by Scott Schrantz

Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki announced this afternoon he is not running for the U.S. Senate.

by Scott Schrantz

by Scott Schrantz

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that gaming wins statewide were down during the month of December 3.2%, with all reporting areas showing declines except for the Las Vegas Strip and the Carson

Upset that his nominee for a federal judgeship in Nevada got mixed reviews from the American Bar Association, Senator Harry Reid shot back “the American Bar Association should get a life!

Some Nevada State Prison (NSP) prison guards are pushing back on Governor Gibbons’ and Prison System Director Howard Skolnick’s proposal to shut down the old Nevada State Prison on 5th Street.

Former Lyon County Public Administrator Richard Glover was re-booked into the Lyon County Jail this week on additional charges that he absconded with property of deceased persons which he was supposed

When Arlene Williams began interviewing local volunteers for Nevada Volunteers, the nonprofit she serves with, she realized how valuable it would be to write a blog about her conversations.

The Collective Vs. The Individual
By Karl Neathammer
In the Star Trek fictional universe, assimilation is the process by which the Borg integrate beings and cultures into their collective.

Superintendent Richard Stokes says Carson City schools will temporarily avoid potential damage caused by slumping state support due to the recession.

Groups of Nevada teachers are holding protest rallies in Reno, Carson City and Las Vegas today to voice their anger at Governor Gibbons’ proposed budget cuts.

In what can only be described as a “perfect storm,” state Democratic Party leaders find themselves handcuffed by circumstances that prevent bold moves to change the course of the state during the rece

Carson City School District Director of Curriculum Sue Keema told her Board of Trustees Tuesday night that a substantial percentage of Nevada high school graduates, including those from Carson High Sc

A voter petition circulating throughout Nevada to force big mining to pay higher taxes has not been on the street for more than a few weeks and already big mining has filed suit to stop it.
The Nevada

Despite rising unemployment and a colder, wetter winter nationwide, Nevada’s gasoline prices are still higher than the national average, and in fact are the 6th highest in the country.

NV Energy has agreed to buy wind energy from a company constructing a huge wind farm 30 miles east of Ely.

State Senator Bill Raggio called Governor Jim Gibbons’ speech Monday day “strictly political” and that to blame the state legislature for the state’s financial troubles is an incredulous poltical stat

Western Nevada College Baseball Team Wins Two
by Anne Hansen, WNC
Western Nevada College’s baseball team finished strong in a doubleheader against Pima Community College of Tucson, played at UNLV over

(Updated at 10:23 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2010)

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Final decisions are coming up in the next few weeks on the look and visual texture of landscaping for the Carson City Freeway!