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Friday, February 8, 2013 - 2:07pm

The pilot found dead in the wreckage of the downed airplane found in the Pinenut Mountain Range in Douglas County Thursday has been positively identified as Keith Jorgenson, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Jorgenson, 46, was reported as the lone pilot of the plane when it left the Minden Airport on Wednesday evening.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 12:56pm

UPDATE 5PM: The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Boggs, 46, was married and had a son in high school. Boggs, who went by "Randy" was the owner of Randy Boggs Construction and was a general contractor, his wife told Carson Now.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 12:47pm

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes a restaurant, bar and grill; a fast food restaurant, an ethnic food restaurant; casino restaurants and meat department and a convenience store. See the full report below.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 10:40am

Carson City and Carson Valley area casinos saw a slight decline in gaming revenue for December, while South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos had an impressive month, leading the state during the Christmas holiday period, Nevada Gaming Control Board figures show.

Carson City and Carson Valley area casinos pulled in $7,862,056 from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 a decrease of 4.47 percent from December 2011 when casinos gaming revenues took in $8,230,093. The area surveyed includes Carson City, Gardnerville, Minden and all other areas of Douglas County except Stateline at Lake Tahoe.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 8:13am

UPDATE 4:40PM: The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 7:25pm

A cold front moving into the Sierra and Western Nevada tonight may bring some snow to Carson City late tonight and into Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm system has begun to move into the Sierra and Western Nevada, bringing gusty winds to the Carson City area. Widespread snow is expected in the Sierra with snow amounts of 3 to 6 inches for the Lake Tahoe Basin and 1 to 2 inches for Western Nevada including Carson City, southern Lyon County and Douglas County.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 6:06pm

One person is dead after wreckage was found from a plane that took off Wednesday night from Minden-Tahoe Airport, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 1:39pm

The Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range in Carson City will be closed to the public Thursday, Feb. 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The range will reopen for normal operations after 3:00 p.m. the same day.

The Carson City Parks and Recreation Department will be cleaning the facility and hauling trash and debris from the site. The range is located at 4000 Flint Drive (U.S. Highway 50 East to Rifle Range Road).

For more information, please contact Scott Fahrenbruch, Director of Operations at (775) 887-2262, Extension 7340.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 1:34pm

The ex-Los Angeles policeman who allegedly killed three people this week and is involved in an ongoing California manhunt has ties to Fallon Naval Air Station in western Nevada and lived in Las Vegas.

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 12:18pm

UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of an overdue plane from the Minden-Tahoe Airport.
A Cessna model 172, red and white in color, bearing tail number N328SP, left the Minden Airport Wednesday at around 5 p.m. The plane was piloted by 46-year-old Keith Jorgenson of Gardnerville. Jorgenson was the sole occupant of the plane.