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Shared workspace: Plans to move NHP substation to Sheriff's Office

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 12:09pm

When Sheriff Ken Furlong and the new chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol, Troy Abney, had coffee last month, the sheriff shared with the chief a vision of more tightly integrated law enforcement in Carson City.

Durga's Drum Story beats tonight, Saturday at Brewery Arts Center

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:47am

Drumming will never sound the same after hearing Durga's Drum Story, featured at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City Friday and Saturday night.

Featuring Liz Broscoe of South Lake Tahoe, Durga's Drum Story is a unique and acclaimed performance using multi-media to entertain and inspire audiences to learn about the rich and fascinating history of drumming.

Carson Area Marketing and PR Network features KNPB news director at February meeting

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:32am

The Carson Area Marketing and PR Network will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Business Resource Innovation Center (BRIC) located at 108 E. Proctor Street in Carson City. The meeting is free and non-members who are marketing, PR, or journalism professionals may attend with advance notice.

Scheduled to speak is Brent Boynton, News Director for KNPB. Brent will share some clips of his talk show "A Conversation With..." and explain how the program works and his future needs for guests on the program.

Residents return home after chemical fire

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:13am

Residents are now being allowed to return home after an early morning chemical fire at a plant in Mound House.
Monitoring systems worked during the fire, with all 15 employees inside evacuating safely.

Historical Turn for Wildcats to Kick Off 2013 Season; Matt Williams to Throw Out First Pitch

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 12:42am

For the first time in program history, the Western Nevada College baseball team will open its season at home.

A rainy forecast in Las Vegas has prompted WNC and South Mountain Community College to move their Friday and Saturday doubleheaders to John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.

“I hope to see the faithful at the yard for 50-degree temperatures tomorrow,” said WNC baseball coach D.J. Whittemore.

Doubleheaders are scheduled for 11 a.m. both days.

Carson City Sheriff: Man in custody after shooting his brother in chest

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 9:31pm

UPDATE 11PM: An investigation continued late Thursday night in the Carson City area shooting in which one man was hospitalized and his brother was taken into custody.
The FBI, Washoe Tribal Police and the Carson City Sheriff's Office remained at the scene of the shooting that happened at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night in the 400 block of Oneida Street. The condition of the victim is unknown.
Detectives from the agencies wouldn't comment on the investigation. An FBI agent arrived at home at around 10 p.m. South Curry Street between Washoe and Oneida was opened shortly after 9 p.m.

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UPDATE 9:05PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong reports the shooting tonight on Oneida Street happened between two adult brothers where one brother was shot in the chest. The alleged shooter is in custody tonight and his brother was being transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

"At this point he is still alive and the brother who shot him is in custody," said Furlong.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office was called as an agency assist to Washoe Tribal Police, Furlong added.
Traffic along Curry Street remained blocked at Washoe and Shoshone as of 9 p.m.

Carson City restaurant and food inspection report

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 4:35pm

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes restaurants, lounges, bakeries, Walmart deli, meat and produce departments, a caterer and convenience stores throughout Carson City. See the full report below.

Carson High School Safe Grad 5k Run/Walk

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 4:31pm

The Safe and Sober 5k is organized by volunteers of the Safe Grad Committee. Carson high Safe Grad program has been an annual tradition in Carson City for over 20 years. It provides our graduating seniors with a safe and sober, all night celebration on the eve of their graduation, followed by a trip to the Six Flaggs Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Northern California. This event has been a tremendous success in that not one graduation night fatality for a Carson High School graduate had occurred since its inception in 1988.

Outdoors with Don Q: Having fun on Amtrak to Sacramento

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 3:42pm

Four, fun-loving people from this area spent last Friday, Saturday and Sunday on an Amtrak train trip to and from Sacramento, Calif. Those four individuals were Bob “Slick” and Lynda McCulloch, plus Elaine and I, all of Carson City.

The purpose of this trip was to take a leisurely train ride on Friday over Donner Summit, so we could see and photograph the deep winter snow along the way in the high country, and then have two days of fun in Sacto.
It was a fun-filled three days, and here are some highlights of our adventure:

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Carson City deputies make arrests in robbery, stabbing cases

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 1:39pm

Two Carson City men were arrested and face felony robbery charges. Orion Tova, 42, and Kyle Carpenter, 25, were arrested as a result of a confrontation that was said to be about the victim having stolen money from the suspect's mother who said he was trying to get it back.

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