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Scenes from Legends of the West Show & Shine and Bike Fest

Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 12:14pm

Downtown Carson City was alive this morning as the Legends of the West Show & Shine and Bike Fest kicked off. Carson Street is closed between Robinson and Musser for the car and motorcycle show. The event features classic cars, food, drinks music and fun.

Part of the event includes the Carson City Sheriff's Office 9th Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge in front of the Carson Nugget. Watch as motorcycle patrol personnel from around the state work their big bikes through an obstacle course.

The event goes on all day until 7 p.m.

Man arrested for allegedly stealing, using debit card

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 3:31pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly stealing a debit card out of a vehicle and using it to buy beer, cigarettes, food and a laptop computer.

According to the arrest report, the victim stated that he keeps the card in his vehicle. The victim's bank notified him of some unusual purchases made on that card on June 26. The victim said that was the same day he took the vehicle to a business in the 1800 block of Highway 50 East to have it serviced, and that the card was now missing.

Sandoval ‘Extremely Disappointed’ Clark County Suing To Recover Funds Taken By Lawmakers In 2009

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 1:34pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval says he is disappointed that Clark County has decided to sue to recover $102.5 million in property taxes taken by the 2009 Legislature to balance Nevada’s budget, but said the “state is on very solid ground in this case.”

Carson City restaurant inspection reports for June 29

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 1:09pm

See the full reports below:

Views Mixed On Effect Of New National Public Pension Reporting Rules On Nevada PERS

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 11:50am

CARSON CITY – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has voted to approve two new standards that the group says will substantially improve the accounting and financial reporting of public employee pensions by state and local governments.

DUI checkpoint slated for Incline Village at Lake Tahoe during July 4 holiday

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 8:46am

The Nevada Highway Patrol, along with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Sparks Police Department, and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office are planning a sobriety check point at Lake Tahoe for the Fourth of July holiday.
The check point will be held in Incline Village and is being funded by a Joining Forces grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.
Due to the fireworks display and other special events planned at Lake Tahoe, a large increase in both vehicular and pedestrian traffic expected during the holiday, said NHP Sgt. Scott Farmer.

Carson City employee publishes second book

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:27pm

I recently was taking a trip back to the North East and needed a few books for my long flight from Reno. After hearing about Bonners Fairy through Elizabeth’s husband Dave, whom I work with, I was intrigued. He gave me a copy before I left and after reading the first one I was hooked! Soon to follow, I was anxious to start the second book, A New Kind of Battle. Once I got my hands on a copy, it took me less than 24 hours to read. I was eager to find out what our favorite characters were up to, and how things were panning out in Bonners Ferry and Roan.

Sandoval Defends Secrecy, Tax Breaks Needed To Lure Apple To Northern Nevada

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 3:36pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today defended the secretive process that led to a

Taxable sales down 11.5 percent in Carson City in April

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 2:44pm

Carson City's taxable sales slumped in April, down 11.5 percent over prior year, according to the latest report from the Nevada Department of Taxation.

The city is still up 1.6 for sales year to date compared with last year.

Taxable sales statewide rose 5.1 percent in April compared to prior year.

See full stats below:

'Obamacare' upheld by Supreme Court

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 8:39am

The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court's liberal wing in a 5-4 vote.

Back in March, I wrote how this whole case hinged on flawed wording in the law when it was written. The authors failed to see how they should have framed this as a tax, not a mandate, and achieved the same result in a more constitutionally friendly way.

Here is how I framed it:

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