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Affordable Health Care Insurance Now Available To Nevadans With Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 2:38pm

CARSON CITY – Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services put out the word today that a new affordable health insurance plan is available for Nevadans with pre-existing medical conditions.
The plan, offered through the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will serve as a bridge to cover this group of people between today and Jan. 1, 2014, when the major provisions of the law take effect, said Herb Shultz, regional director of HHS for Nevada.

Nevada Ranks Low Among States For Federal Subsidies Paid To Farmers, Ranchers
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 1:08pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 46th among states in the total amount of federal subsidy payments to farmers and ranchers over the past 16 years, with 89 percent receiving no payments at all, according to information from the Washington, DC-based Environmental Working Group.

Several Agencies to Staff DUI Holiday Checkpoint at Lake Tahoe on Monday
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:39pm

On Monday, July 4, several Northern Nevada law enforcement officers will team up for a sobriety checkpoint at Lake Tahoe. Personnel from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Sparks Police Department, Washoe County School District Police Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol will be staffing the checkpoint on July 4, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen in a news release.

NHP: Cellphone and text law for drivers begins Oct. 1
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:01pm

By Trooper Chuck Allen / Nevada Highway Patrol
CARSON CITY — Senate Bill 140, which was passed this year during the 2011 Legislative Session and signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 17, goes into effect Oct. 1, 2011. This new law prohibits the use of a cellular phone or other handheld wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle in certain circumstances. This is a primary law which means that officers do not need to observe a separate violation before initiating a traffic enforcement stop.

Images from the top of Ebbett's Pass
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 7:40am

Here are some photos taken from the top of Ebbett's Pass last weekend, showing how much snow is still on the ground after our very long winter.

Motorcyclist killed in fall off Highway 89
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City man missing since Monday was found dead in Alpine County off Highway 89 west of Monitor Pass on Wednesday afternoon.Kurt Ernest Muench, 41, was reported missing to the Carson City She...

Governor points wildlife commission in new direction
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 3:37pm

Gov. Brian Sandoval moved Thursday to change the direction of Nevada's Wildlife Commission, replacing three controversial members of the board and putting Ken Mayer formally back in as director of ...

Nevada Office Of Consumer Health Assistance Gets New Director
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 3:25pm

CARSON CITY –The state office created to help guide Nevadans through the complex maze of health care billing and access to care has a new director starting tomorrow.
Marilyn Wills has been named director of the Office of Consumer Health Assistance by Mike Willden, director of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Carson City deputies arrest two for sexual assault of girls, 11, 12
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 3:05pm

Carson City Deputies arrested one man and another male they think might be a juvenile for
allegedly taking two girls, 11 and 12 years old, from MIlls Park and sexually assaulting near the Carson River Tuesday night.

Enrique Lopez-Cervantes, 24, and another male whose identification showed he is 17, were arrested Wednesday night after detectives found them at Mills Park.

Fishing Report for the week of June 29
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 6:33am

ALPINE LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

ANGEL LAKE, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports: The road is open, but there is still a LOT of snow around the lake. The lake is about 80% ice covered with some fishable water. Unfortunately, there is enough snow on the ice, you can't tell what is safe and what isn't. With this week's warm temps and some wind, next weekend may be a different story.

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:

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