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Fatal accident south of Gardnerville
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 3:01am

One person is dead after a three-vehicle accident south of Gardnerville on Highway 395. The driver of a southbound yellow van was killed 11:14 a.m. after he crossed the centerline into the path ...

Carson Mall jumps on bandwagon to bring jazz to August music lineup
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 3:01am

As the capital city warms up for its annual Jazz!! Carson City monthlong celebration in August, the Carson Mall has jumped on the bandwagon with a lineup of music of its own, both inside and out...

Carson City goes jazzy all month
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 3:01am

Mile High Jazz Band Association presents the 8th annual Jazz!! Carson City beginning Sunday and continuing throughout August. This month-long celebration showcases music and special events at a ...

Carson City woman arrested for felony DUI, drug possession
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 3:29pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested a woman Wednesday evening for her third DUI offense since 2008.

According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a blue Toyota Prius driven by Monette Martin, 52, drive through the road closed barricade at the corner of Saliman and Robinson streets. After stopping her, the deputy reported that he smell alcohol and gave the suspect a field sobriety test, which she wasn't able to complete satisfactorily. A preliminary breath test showed a blood alcohol level of .127.

Elder-care providers have troubled past
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 3:01am

A former Carson City couple with a troubled past in the senior- and child-care industries is back in business in the area. Mike and Norma Childers were granted a license in November to operate a ho...

Taxable sales show solid gains in May
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 3:01am

Taxable sales rose 7.2 percent in May as businesses in 15 of Nevada's 17 counties reported gains during the same month last year.Total sales statewide were $3.36 billion, with the largest increases...

Outdoors with Don Q: Walking on mid-summer snowdrifts and deep snow fields
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 1:05am

With our summer temperatures currently in the 90-100 degree range around Carson City, it is unbearably hot for this poor, sweltering soul.
I am a winter person, not a summer person, and do not like hot weather!
Thank goodness for those of us who live in this part of the United States, we can temporarily escape that miserable summer heat by finding coolness at the higher elevations of our nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Last Wednesday morning (July 20), Elaine and I did just that.

We traveled to Kit Carson Pass on California S.R. 88 with a three-fold purpose in mind:

Fishing Report For the week of July 27 to Aug. 2
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 12:46am

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California, Sierra Nevada, and Southern Oregon fishing report for the week of July 27 through Aug. 2.

All Four Congressional Candidates to Appear in Aug. 25 Debate
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 4:48pm

RENO, Nev. – Three Reno news organizations are teaming up to provide a debate on Thursday, Aug. 25, two days before early voting begins. The debate will last one hour, beginning at 6 p.m.

All four candidates in the race to fill the U.S. House seat left open by Dean Heller confirmed they will attend.

It’s a collaborative effort between the Reno Public Radio 88.7 FM (NPR), KNPB-TV Channel 5 (PBS), and the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Cato Institute Senior Fellow Says Federal Government Spending Must Be Cut To Sustainable Levels
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 2:18pm

CARSON CITY – A senior fellow with the Cato Institute said today the partisan fight over reducing federal spending is really between one class of people who work, produce, save money and pay taxes and a second group that lives off of the first group.

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