Carson Now News

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 3:01am

Dottie McBride couldn't wait to spend the gift card a friend from Arizona had sent her for Olive Garden. On Monday, the Carson City woman was among about 50 people, some of whom lined up hours b...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 3:01am

Carson City businesses reported a whopping 30 percent increase in taxable sales for April - all in one category.The listing for electronics and appliance stores increased to $17.14 million compared...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 1:00am

CARSON CITY – A conservative Nevada think tank gave passing scores to 22 Republicans in the just-concluded 2011 legislative session, handing out failing scores to four other GOP lawmakers and all 37 Democrats in a report card released today.

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 1:44pm

Two Utah men were apprehended early Sunday morning after deputies witnessed them breaking into the NV Energy storage yard near the 800 block of East Long Street, allegedly to steal copper wire.

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:33am

The Nevada Department of Public Safety-Highway Patrol Division has learned the identities of the truck driver and two of the train passengers who were killed in the fatality collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and an Amtrak passenger train last Friday around 11:22 am on US Highway 95 in Churchill County, approximately 70 miles east of Reno.

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 8:30am

The GOP budget bill that garnered nearly every Republican vote in Congress has been much discussed these past few weeks, as has the author of this bill, the party’s economic “genius” Rep. Paul Ryan.

The part of the bill that privatizes Medicare, dubbed “VoucherCare” by some, has taken up most of the discussion. But when I look at the other parts of the bill, I’m amazed that conservatives are lining up to support this nutty plan.

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 4:37am

The Carson City School Board will discuss and take action on the final 2010-2011 amended budget on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center.

Also up for discussion and possible action is a memorandum of understanding between the district and its employee groups concerning the 1.125 percent increase in the required contribution to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) in lieu of any salary increase.

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 12:22am

Three years ago, an independent watchdog group ranked Nevada's campaign finance transparency laws 45th in the nation - an "F" rating underscored by high-profile campaign finance hijinks in the pas...

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:45am

Emergency personnel responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a body discovered in a swimming pool.Sheriff Kenny Furlong said a 90-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a pool on Califo...

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:42am

Chrome glistened and the sun sparkled off the surfaces of dozens of freshly waxed classic cars Saturday as the Karson Kruzers' 27th annual Run What Cha Brung Car Show kicked off under the cotton...