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Crime log: Police arrest California man for heroin, drug paraphernalia
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 11:22am

Officers arrested Craig Lawley, 25, an unemployed man from South Lake Tahoe, at 6 p.m. Wednesday for felony possession of heroin and felony possession of prescription notepads. Lawley was also arrested for four alleged misdemeanors - possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and a first-time driving under the influence.

Live: Carson City Board of Supervisors, 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 8:34am

Catch the live video here. The agenda is here.

Charlie Abowd's Thanksgiving Recipe for a great dinner
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 7:57am

As the holiday season begins, Karen and I are taking time to remember how much our community has come through — the challenges and sadness it has faced, and the grace and strength with which we've responded.

Karen and I enjoy Thanksgiving because it's a time to gather family and friends and take a moment to count our blessings. I invite everyone to look around, see where help is needed and take a moment, too.

Carson City free daily news summary for Nov. 17
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 7:07am

Not much Carson City news trapped behind the paywall today. There's this story about the 14th annual Turkey Roundup at Mike's Pharmacy, which collected nearly 800 turkeys to help local families. And there is a scouting report on the Carson-Maogue playoff game tomorrow night that predicts the Senators will win again.

Another lunchtime distraction
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:34pm
Jimmy Fallon sings "Reading Rainbow" as Jim Morrison from The Doors:

Win two Polar Express tickets on Facebook
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3:02pm

The folks over at Virginia and Truckee Railroad (the V&T) and the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau are giving away a pair of tickets for the Polar Express train that will run on Saturday, Nov 26, at 8:30 p.m. If you're on Facebook, hit the "like" button and write what you would name Santa's 10th reindeer. A winner will be picked on Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon.

Pack 100 delivers for the holidays
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 2:57pm

DAYTON, NV – Pack 100 of Dayton Nevada collected several hundred pounds of food for the Dayton Food Pantry during their annual “Scouting for Food” event this last week.
The boys of Pack 100 spent two weeks canvassing the Dayton and Mark Twain neighborhoods going door to door seeking donations with incredible success.

Enrollment down at Nevada colleges
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 2:26pm

At Western Nevada College, serving Carson City and six rural counties, the number of students is down nearly 25 percent at 4,277, the biggest percentage drop of any of the state's seven universities or colleges. Of these, 2,365 are full-time students, a 19.5 percent drop from a year ago.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office continues investigation into Topaz Ranch Estates death
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 11:34am

Detectives of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are continuing their investigation into an apparent homicide which occurred at 4100 Gray Hills Rd, in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area of south Douglas County.

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, deputies were called to the residence after a decedent was discovered inside the residence. Investigation has revealed the decedent, identified as 59 year-old Norman Welch, to be the victim of death by gunshot. It appears the death occurred sometime within the last two weeks.

Woman's complaint about WNC sex class gets the TV treatment
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 9:57am
KRNV Reno picked up on the story about Karen Royce, the student at Western Nevada College who complained about a human sexuality course where she said she was required to masturbate. (Check out the comments at the end of both of those links to hear from other students who think about the scandal.)

Here is video of the story:

The story also was mentioned on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, though he referred to WNC as "Western Nevada University." Congrats, WNC, Leno just gave you a promotion!

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