Carson Now News

Sunday, September 4, 2011 - 7:23pm

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. — By 9 p.m. Saturday night most of the sold-out house of 50,000 Burners at the Burning Man main event on the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach were gathered around the perimeter fence surrounding the 40-foot-tall effigy standing atop a pyramid of wood construction.

Sunday, September 4, 2011 - 3:01am

The Nevada Stateline-to-Stateline Bikeway Project will be presented when the Parks and Recreation Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.Ann Bollinger, resource specialist for the city's Open Space ...

Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 4:05am

If you’re spending Labor Day weekend in rural Nevada, beware. Drivers are more than twice as likely to die in a car crash on a rural road than on other roads throughout the state.

Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 3:01am

About 40 people gathered in front of the state Capitol Friday evening to protest the ongoing bear hunting season approved by the Nevada Wildlife Commission.They marched from the Capitol to the G...

Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 3:01am

Six people were jailed early Friday morning after an attack on a waitress and two men at a North Carson Street restaurant.Kendall Rubio, 19, of Reno, was arrested at 1:10 a.m. in the parking lot of...

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 3:45pm

Labor Day weekend at Carson City — there’s no better place to kick back, have a barbecue in the park, take a train ride, eat at any number of great restaurants, buy some fresh fruit and produce and, above all, celebrate the fruits of our working lives. Go here for the latest Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau blog on what's happening this weekend around the capital city.

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 3:26pm

By Claudene Wharton
A new book written by two University of Nevada, Reno social work professors, is a perfect Labor Day read, giving an in-depth look into the lives of women working in Nevada casinos and serving to remind why the national holiday exists.

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 3:04pm

Nevada consumers and small businesses can now review and comment on rate hikes in their health insurance policies online.

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 7:47am

Nevada dropped from the seventh best state nationally for entrepreneurs in 2008 to 47th in 2010, according to a report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson High teacher is on paid leave while police investigate allegations that she engaged in a romantic relationship with a student.Carson City School Superintendent Richard Stokes confirmed tha...