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The 14th Annual Feast of Chocolate

Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 12:20pm

It’s almost here, the 14th Annual Feast of Chocolate. Come get your chocolate fix Feb. 9 from noon to 3 p.m. in the relaxed atmosphere of the Carson City Plaza Conference Center, with all you-can-eat chocolate, wine, music, raffles and silent auction prizes.

All funds raised benefit the American Association of University Women, Capital Branch, scholarships. Don’t miss out! $10 and $5 on advance sales, $13 and $8 at the door. Call (775) 267-4515.

Carson City road report for Jan. 7-13

Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 12:04pm

Here is the Carson City road report for the week of Jan. 7-13: There will be work on Snyder Avenue between Bigelow Drive and Center Drive due to utility relocation related to the next phase of the Carson City Freeway. Most of the work will be on the shoulder, but traffic control will be in place for a short time.

Authorities detain suspects in connection with Topsy Lane bank robbery

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 2:41pm

Law enforcement officials have detained three suspects north of Johnson Lane in connection with an alleged robbery at Bank of America that occurred at Topsy Lane in Douglas County on Friday afternoon.

Letter: Carson City Sheriff's Office explores NHP substation concept

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 2:00pm

Several years ago Undersheriff Albertsen and I entertained a vision with representatives from the Nevada Highway Patrol regarding law enforcement services and unity in Carson City.

Vehicle crash on Highway 395 in Douglas County sends motorist to hospital via Care Flight

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 12:38pm

A traffic accident this morning on Highway 395 at Airport Road north of Minden in Douglas County resulted in serious injuries to a motorist who was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Missing Petaluma woman Alyssa Byrne found dead near South Lake Tahoe

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 12:12pm

The body of Alysssa Byrne, missing since attending the SnowGlobe Music Festival and last seen by friends late New Year's Eve night or in Stateline early Jan. 1, was found this morning, Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports.

Byrne, 19, was found at 8:30 a.m. just outside the city limits of South Lake Tahoe. A utility worker discovered the remains just off Pioneer Trail, between Black Bart and Al Tahoe. The location is approximately one mile west of the Snow Globe Music Festival, authorities said.

Nevada clears hurdle in implementing health exchange system

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 6:55am

The federal government has conditionally approved Nevada's plan to set up an information system for consumers and small businesses to compare health insurance plans as required by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

City supervisors set stage for next scene downtown: Carson parking

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 6:37am

Carson City's Board of Supervisors on Thursday gave a green light to two-lane traffic and parallel parking downtown on Carson Street.
The board voted 4-0 for a motion directing staff to solidify plans for micro-paving and re-striping the street, as well as finding financing, with prospects for action this summer.

Washoe Valley woman being held without bail in murder of her husband

Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 11:34pm

A 31-year-old Washoe Valley woman has been arrested and faces a charge of murder in the death of her husband found inside a home Dec. 29, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office reports.

Shaunna Dodd was arrested Thursday by Washoe County Sheriff's Office Special Operations and Investigations Division. She was taken into custody without incident and was booked at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility for one count of Open Murder, authorities said. She has no bail. Her 37-year-old husband, Brad Dodd, died by gun fire, an autopsy performed Monday confirmed.

Last episode of 'Bonanza' aired 40 years ago on Jan. 16

Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 5:05pm

January 16, 2013 will mark the 40 anniversary of Bonanza’s last episode that aired on NBC television. That episode #430 titled “The Hunter” was written and directed by Michael Landon who played Joe Cartwright on the show.

Bonanza had once been the number one television show in America for three years in the mid-1960’s; but the show had fallen out of favor with the viewing public, and at the time of its last broadcast, wasn’t even in the top 30.

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