There is supposed to be a story here about a man being tried in the beating death of a boy, but instead the story is about a local family finalizing the adoptions of three of their 21 children. The full story about that family is here.

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The Carson City Board of Supervisors approved a plan to allow the Jump Around Carson bus service to place advertising on its bus shelters to earn extra revenue. The plan comes with some restrictions, such as limiting the size of ads and not allowing them in historic districts.

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Occupy Carson City held an impromptu demonstration in front of the legislature, coinciding with nationwide protests.

A judge has agreed to clarify who can use the term "re-elect" in campaign materials under rules setting new voting boundaries in Nevada.

The issue centers on which legislators get to claim they are the district's incumbent when boundaries get redrawn and force two sitting candidates to run against each other in the same district. The language was sought by Legislative Counsel Brenda Erdoes.

A portion of the Carson City Historic District, designated the “West Side District,” was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The area was selected for inclusion in the National Register in recognition of its importance to the history of Carson City and the state of Nevada. The Carson City Historic District has been established in Carson City since 1982.