Carson Now News

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 2:51pm

Monday night's presentation of the new plan for the Carson City Center development to the Nugget Advisory Committee has put this much-criticized project back on track, even winning over some long-time opponents.

The new plan is different enough it needs a new name: Nugget Project 2.0.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 2:24pm

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Supreme Court could soon open the doors of Nevada courtrooms wider than ever by allowing witnesses and others to appear at both civil and criminal trials through audio-visual links rather than in person.
The court already allows attorneys, litigants, and witnesses to appear in certain routine court hearings by telephonic link, but the proposal to allow trial testimony through a video link would be a major step beyond that.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 8:46am

Here's what's hot on local jazz scene this week in celebration of Jazz! Carson City 2011: The Mile High Jazz Band will gather for Hot August Jazz Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. at Comma Courtyard, 312 S. Carson St.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 3:00am

Trustee Ron Swirczek is calling on the public to join him and fellow Carson City School Board members in creating a "vision statement" for the school district."The beauty of this being a shared vis...

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 3:00am

A September hearing is set in El Paso, Texas, for a Carson City business owner indicted by a grand jury on charges related to the alleged theft and resale of stolen U.S. military ammunition in I...

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 11:00pm

After hearing the details of the new plans for the Carson City Center/Nugget Project, the Nugget Advisory committee voted tonight to forward the plan to the Board of Supervisors.

The committee extensively questioned Nugget President Steve Neighbors and city staff on the $49 million project. Many of the previous points of contention were addressed in the new plan, from the ownership of the land to reducing the city's financial obligations.

The vote was 7-1, with one abstention.

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 2:40pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Miguel Angel Sous-Andalon, 23, after he allegedly broke into an apartment in the 700 block of Hot Springs Road early Sunday morning and refused to leave.

According to the arrest report, Sous-Andalon was in a "highly intoxicated state" when he broke into the apartment, laid down on the resident's sofa and refused to leave.

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 1:33pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Las Vegas financial adviser Ken Wiles to the Economic Forum, a panel of mostly private citizen fiscal experts charged with making tax revenue projections for the state.

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 6:33am

With the City Center Project's planners back from the drawing board, a citizens' committee will weigh in Monday night on the revamped, reduced but still controversial plan to transform part of d...

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 1:00am

CARSON CITY – If a $490,000 grant to plant trees in Clark County public places as part of a federal job-creating stimulus project should be measured by the “greening” of Southern Nevada, then the effort might be considered a modest success.
Thirteen different government and nonprofit entities applied for 1,814 trees for planting at 35 different public areas in Southern Nevada through the grant. A total of 1,541 trees have been provided to the agencies and groups for planting, mostly at schools and parks around the Vegas valley.