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Women to Women part II panel interview with Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 8:41am

A panel of seven Carson City area women met recently with Sheriff Ken Furlong to discuss law enforcement issues facing Carson City.

Among several subjects addressed, Furlong spoke candidly about elder abuse, gun control and mental health issues, crime prevention and working with the Carson City School District in the second installment of a two-part "Women to Women with Carol Paz" panel discussion.

Bill would allow same day voter registration

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 7:54am

A bill to allow same day voter registration in Nevada is being met with familiar arguments for and against the issue.

Carson City restaurant and food inspection report

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 7:34am

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This report is for the week ending April 5.
Report inspections include convenience stores, bars and lounges, take-out restaurants, sit-down restaurants, fast food restaurants, two mobile food vehicles; a supermarket deli, seafood, meat, produce and bakery departments.
See the full report below.

Carson City woman buoyed through cancer by community, friends

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 7:20am

Tiffani Barber-Bonaldi is starting to lose her hair. She knew it was coming since she started a more aggressive round of chemotherapy last month to battle the cancerous brain tumor doctors found in December.

Assemblywoman Receives Death Threats After Opening Up About Her Abortion

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 6:10pm

UPDATE: According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, Assemblywoman Lucy Flores’ office has confirmed that she received threats after her testimony Monday in the Assembly Education Committee when she said that she had an abortion when she was 16. This was confirmed at 3:58 PM. Here’s Nevada Media Alliance’s original coverage when the rumors first surfaced:

Carson City authorities search for missing state employee; disappearance appears suspicious

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 2:31pm

Carson City authorities are looking for a state employee, an insurance examiner, who is missing and may be endangered.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong reports William McCune, 62, a resident of an apartment complex on Silver Oak Drive is missing and the circumstances are suspicious.
McCune's vehicle, a 2000 maroon Dodge pickup, is missing and there appears to have been some kind of struggle in the man's apartment. The apartment appeared to be ransacked and blood was found.

Here is a news release from the sheriff:

Watch it live: Carson City Board of Supervisors

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 8:54am

The Carson City Board of Supervisors meets today beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 East William Street. Go here for the agenda and here to watch the meeting live.

Nevada Senate says OK to raising max speed limit to 85 mph

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 3:26am

Despite opposition from a bloc of Democrats, the state Senate approved a bill authorizing the speed limit to be raised to 85 mph on some stretches of freeway, mostly in rural areas.

Second part of panel discussion with Carson City sheriff airs tonight on Charter Cable

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 3:06am

The second installment of a two-part "Women to Women with Carol Paz" panel discussion held recently with Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong will air tonight, Thursday, 7 p.m. on Charter Media channels 15 (Carson City, Minden-Gardnerville, Dayton) and Channel 3 (Reno, Sparks, Fernley, South Lake Tahoe and Fallon).

Weather Service: Expect blustery conditions today in Carson City and Sierra

Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 2:40am

Bring in the small dogs. Tie down the lawn furniture and don't stand under any cottonwood trees. The National Weather Service in Reno says it's going to be a windy day in Carson City.

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