Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 4:01am
A Carson City woman, sought by authorities for four days after allegedly running over her boyfriend after an argument, was arrested at her home Tuesday afternoon. Investigators had been looking ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 4:01am
Jason and Christina Stinson's Haunted Extravaganza is back for a second year, offering locals eight full nights of screaming good fun - all to help the homeless.Jason Stinson, who knows first-ha...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 2:00am
CARSON CITY – It isn’t just fraud, but waste and abuse of Medicaid funds that state officials are taking aim at as the cost of the health insurance program for children, seniors and the disabled continues to climb.
Charles Duarte, administrator of the state Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, which oversees the Medicaid program, said efforts to identify fraud, waste and abuse have been stepped up since 2005 when only two staff in his office were dedicated to these important tasks.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 8:12pm
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is getting a new tool it hopes will help keep your family safer. It’s an electronic system that goes into patrol cars that helps deputies quickly run license plates and track down criminals. Go here for the story from KOLO TV News Channel 8.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 10:33am
For more than 60 years, the FAA has carefully managed air shows and races to keep onlookers at a safe distance. But now it has to figure out how to avoid a repeat of the incident, aviation experts say.
"It comes down to this: How much risk is the federal government willing to take?" said Michael Barr, an accident investigation expert at USC and former combat pilot. "Saying nobody has been killed before doesn't wash."
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 5:53am
Squaw Valley USA, the iconic Lake Tahoe-area resort that has been home to some of the country’s top downhill skiers, is joining operations with neighboring Alpine Meadows. See story here. Here is the official press release dated today:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 4:01am
Through the course of two community meetings, participants have narrowed the vision for the Carson City School District into six themes.Teacher Ben Contine will present those themes to the school b...
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 10:05pm
If you drive between Minden/Carson Valley and Carson City at all, your commute is about to get a little more complicated. A major repaving project of the whole road, all the way between the two towns, is about to start. It's needed badly, because in many spots the top layer from the last time they repaved it is starting to peel off, and the old asphalt from the time before that is showing. This repaving project has been a few years coming, and it''s about time.
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 3:51pm
The following persons were arrested by the Carson City Sheriff's Office this weekend:
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 2:03pm
For the first time in 10 years, states cut taxes more than they increased them, according to a preliminary report released last week by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
But voters should not draw hasty conclusions about what this means for states’ fiscal health. Most states continued to face substantial budget shortfalls during their 2011 legislative sessions, even though some states saw revenue collections increase.
