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Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:41pm

Carson City officials located the missing infant son of a woman who was found dead yesterday in Brunswick Canyon.

The body of Cherissa J. Davidson was found yesterday afternoon. Her last known address was Sparks, and she has three children, including a three-month-old son who was found safe this afternoon in Sparks.

Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:20pm

Private memorial services for two of the IHOP shooting victims took place today at the Nevada National Guard headquarters on Fairview Drive. Many bikers and others waved flags outside the facility to show their support, and to counter a threatened protest by members of the Westboro Baptist Church where are infamous for picketing funerals of military personnel.

Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:09pm

In a long awaited ruling, the federal nuclear safety agency has said Nevada can close down Yucca Mountain once and for all.
The Obama administration had asked Congress to zero out the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) work on Yucca as a follow up to the prior  termination of funding at the Department of Energy (DOE) project. The NRC has directed that all project casework be wrapped up by the end of the month.

Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 8:27am

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday evening on whether to move forward with the revamped City Center/Nugget Project.

An evening session of their regular bi-monthly meeting is planned to discuss the $50 million project, of which $23.7 million would come from the city.

The agenda (attached below) makes reference to "a public commitment to the project of a 1/8th-cent sales tax

Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 4:00am

It wasn't until Jim Shirk placed his hand on the I-beam from the World Trade Center rubble that the full gravity of what occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, hit him.Shirk, who has worked for more than a...

Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:50pm

Please remember we are there to pay our respects to the fallen. Do not come out 'looking for a fight' with the individuals that plan on being there (you all know who by now). It's not about them, it's about the victims. The last thing we need are more violent headlines in the news. I urge all of you to keep your composure, and remain peaceful for the victims.

Friday, September 9, 2011 - 7:15pm

The body of a woman was found Friday afternoon in Brunswick Canyon, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

The body was found at 3:35 p.m. approximately two miles east of the Deer Run Bridge, down a 90-foot embankment. The body is that of an adult female, approximately 30 years old. The body had suffered numerous injuries, and no identification was located. The body has been taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiners office for autopsy and identification.

Friday, September 9, 2011 - 5:49pm

Here is this week's fishing report for Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra and southern Oregon. This report runs this weekend through Sept. 14.

Friday, September 9, 2011 - 6:44am

Eduardo Sencion appears to have had more problems than his family and friends realized.

The 32-year-old store worker who killed four people and wounded seven others at a capital city IHOP restaurant was being treated with medication for longtime mental problems, investigators said.

Friday, September 9, 2011 - 6:39am

Ralph Swagler looked out a front window of his Locals BBQ & Grill as customers started trickling in for lunch Thursday.

The busted windows were replaced, the broken glass was all cleaned up, and the restaurant was open for business.

"We're open; we're trying to get past it," said a solemn Swagler.