Carson Now News

Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 3:01am

State Controller Kim Wallin told the Nevada Association of Counties on Friday that she has powerful new tools to collect debts owed not only the state but local governments.The new powers given to ...

Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:36am

More details are surfacing about the recovery of a body from deep water near Rubicon Point on Lake Tahoe's West Shore last week. El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies used a remote operated vehicle t...

Friday, August 5, 2011 - 3:01am

Carson City Supervisors gave initial approval Thursday to a series of utility rate hikes, primarily to cover the cost of services dumped on local government by the state.The increases include elect...

Friday, August 5, 2011 - 3:01am

A free street party kicks off the annual Silver Dollar Car Classic from 7-11 p.m. tonight at Arlington Square, across Carson Street from the Carson Nugget.The classic comes back to Carson City on F...

Friday, August 5, 2011 - 1:00am

CARSON CITY – Nevada finds itself at the bottom of another economic analysis, this one related to entrepreneurial activity.
The State Entrepreneurship Index, a nationwide analysis and ranking system that shows how states compare in areas of business formation, patents and related activities, shows Nevada dropping a major 40 spots, from 7th in 2008 to 47 in the newest rankings released in July but using mostly 2010 data.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 3:10pm

A quick update from today's Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting: The Carson City Ghost Walk, which provides entertaining tours of the city's historical district, failed to get enough votes to approve $12,000 in city redevelopment funds to continue the tours. The funding required four of the five supervisors to vote in favor, but it only received three votes.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:35pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller today released statewide active voter registration numbers through the end of July.
Statewide, Republican active voters increased to 407,866, a gain of 557 over the previous month; Democrat active voters totaled 472,987, an increase of 698; and non-partisans grew by 922 voters to a total of 179,112.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:32pm

An unemployed Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after she was allegedly caught walking out of a store with two digital cameras in her purse, and and DVD player hidden in her clothing.

According to the arrest report, Shannon Gatlin, 28, was stopped by a store security officer in the 700 block of Old Clear Creek Road after he spotted the suspect removing the items from their packaging and hiding them, and trying to walk outside without paying for them. Gatlin allegedly admitted to several other thefts at the store over the last few weeks.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 11:43am

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today appointed Robert Halstead as executive director of the Agency for Nuclear Projects, the agency responsible for oversight of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. He will start in the job Sept. 19.
Halstead will replace Joe Strolin, who has been serving as acting director since January.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 7:26am

One of two flower baskets missing from outside downtown businesses was turned in to the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday evening. Deputy Jessica Rivera said the department got a call from someone clai...