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Bear tranquilized in Gardnerville Ranchos neighborhood; to be released in the Carson Range
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 2:01pm

A male black bear was tranquilized Friday morning in Gardnerville Ranchos by Nevada Department of Wildlife wardens and will be set free later west of Gardnerville in the Carson Range.

The yearling male was found up a tree at a residence south of the downtown area of Gardnerville. While not typical bear habitat, it does see bears wandering through occasionally.

The 80 to 100 pound bear is of “dispersal age” said NDOW biologist Carl Lackey.

Riding is Interesting and an Adventure in Carson City
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 12:02pm

I was recently reading local commentary over on Carson Now titled, Driving is Interesting and an Adventure in Carson City. The title is sarcastic, the article really expressing the author’s frustrations with driving in our city. While the points made in the article are valid, they’re certainly not unique to Carson City. This is simply the reality of driving a car in an urban environment.

Western Nevada College Peace Officer Academy graduates 22

Friday, August 9, 2013 - 11:37am

Northern Nevada communities are set to reap the rewards of the Western Nevada State Peace Officer Academy’s 2013 graduation class. Twenty-two cadets were honored Friday at Western Nevada College. The 2013 WNC graduating class hails from throughout the region:

Carson City Pop Warner cheer squad hosts Saturday rummage sale
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 10:31am

The Carson City Pop Warner Cheerleading squad will host a rummage sale this Saturday, Aug. 10. All proceeds go to National Competition in Florida.

The event will be at the Carson City Plaza Hotel, 801 South Carson Street. It runs from 8:00am to 3:00pm

Carson City restaurant and food inspection report
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 9:45am

Health inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division.
This report is for the week ending Aug. 9, 2013 and includes inspections of convenience stores, a concession at Fuji Park, restaurants, fast food restaurants and a bakery.
See the full report below:

Women to Women Nevada with interior designer Tricia Lincoln

Friday, August 9, 2013 - 7:52am

This week's Women to Women Nevada features Tricia Lincoln, an interior designer in Carson City. Her business is called A Very Fine House.

Tricia explains to host Carol Paz how she guides homeowners in the selection of colors, fabrics, and furnishings to create an environment that reflects their vision, values, and style. Whenever possible, she incorporates environmentally sound principles and materials into every project.

Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 2:14pm

Carson City authorities seek help identifying several suspects in Home Depot credit card fraud
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 1:40pm

Carson City authorities are seeking to identify the people in the surveillance photos above after they racked up $5,226.05 using a single stolen credit card at Home Depot on Market Street. Click through to see all the photos.

Purchases on the victim's credit card were made between May 7 and May 27 in the following order:

Boys and Girls Club budding artists featured Friday and Saturday at Brewery Arts Center
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 10:53am

Dozens of Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada members will showcase their acting, dance and performance art and painting skills Friday and Saturday in a community performance at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

For the second year, the Diving Into the Arts Academy, sponsored by the BAC, has enrolled more than 100 Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada members to its summer arts program classes.

Column: Driving is interesting and an adventure in Carson City
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 8:48am

Driving a vehicle is very interesting and often an adventure in Carson City. I have found that when driving in our fair city, you must be on your toes at all times and be ready to react to whoever is approaching from any direction.

In my less-than-humble opinion, Carson City has more than its fair share of dumb, stupid, indifferent, inattentive, careless, reckless and rude drivers; and I seem to encounter many of them when driving around town.

Here are some examples of what I have experienced around Carson City – Do any of these sound familiar to you?

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