Monday, October 8, 2012 - 11:40am
CARSON CITY – The state Department of Transportation will review the costs associated with a free program that helps stranded freeway motorists in the Reno and Las Vegas areas after a report to the board overseeing the agency shows that more than $2.3 million was spent on the service in 2011.
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 10:23am
Douglas County authorities confirmed the missing boy has been found safe, according to the Record-Courier. Authorities were looking for the boy this morning when he didn't show up to school.
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Monday, October 8, 2012 - 10:17am
Nevada Neighbors, the Capital City Arts Initiative’s ongoing series of illustrated public talks, will present a talk on contemporary painting by Cassandra Coblentz. Her talk, Conversations in Contemporary Painting, will take place on Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm at the Carson City Library, 900 N Roop Street, Carson City. Preceding her talk, there will be an informal reception for Ms. Coblentz at 6:15pm. The presentation and reception are free, and the public is cordially invited.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 10:13pm
"A trip of a lifetime" and "Hard to explain" were some of the ways veterans described their trip to the nation's capital as they landed in Reno Sunday afternoon.
Honor Flight Nevada returned 33 veterans to Reno after taking them to Washington D.C.to view their respective memorials.
Honor Flights have transported veterans to the nation’s capital since 2005. Honor Flight is a non profit organization dedicated to helping veterans visit their respective memorials, including the National World War II Memorial.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 9:42pm
The Veterans Administration will host an outreach event and barbecue for local veterans and their families from 2-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Western Nevada College Carson City campus, 2201 West College Parkway.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 9:17pm
Faced with rising costs, Gov. Brian Sandoval is backing off his promise to undo pay cuts imposed on state employees last year.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 2:47pm
A bicyclist was being treated this afternoon after he wrecked in the 1500 block of Carson Street in Carson City.
The 49-year-old male bicyclist, who was reported to be unconscious moments after he was hit, was reported to be breathing and conscious by the time Carson City paramedics arrived.
EMT personnel from the Carson City Fire Department were treating the man in the crosswalk area. The accident, called into dispatch at 3:39pm, was initially thought to be a vehicle accident involving a bicyclist across from Adams and Long streets.
Sunday, October 7, 2012 - 12:00pm
A Carson City woman died on Saturday in a single vehicle rollover accident on State Route 207 in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Lynette Lucille Cieri, 63, died of injuries sustained in the accident. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 11:33pm
Here is the Carson City road construction and maintenance report for the week of October 8-14. There will be lane closures in both directions on Carson Street due to maintenance between Musser Street and Seventh Street on Monday, Oct. 8, and Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 10:53am
Rural Development, one of the seven mission areas of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this week announced it has spent more than $240 million in rural Nevada communities during FY 2012. Expenditures support affordable housing for low-income families, small business ventures and infrastructure improvements such as community buildings, emergency response equipment and utility systems.
USDA Rural Development State Director Sarah Adler announced the spending
