Carson Now News (edition 127)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:51pm

Here is this week's fishing report through Oct. 4, 2011. This report is for rivers, lakes and streams in the Sierra, Northern Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon. Go here for Outdoor Editor Don Quilici's latest column on fall fishing and winding down for the season. Go here for Don's column on some of Nevada's fishing waters closing for the season beginning Sept. 30.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:16pm

With winter weather creeping around the corner, and with many California waters scheduled to close for the year on Nov. 15, this is my annual reminder for those Carson City area fishermen who plan to hang it up for the year after a few more fall casts.
Many of you prefer not to fish during the winter months or have absolutely no interest in ice fishing, so this article is specifically written for you. (Hmmm, come to think of it, this article is also worth reading by those of you who plan to continue fishing until the weather warms back up, again).

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:34pm

CARSON CITY – Scott Beaulier is no fan of states borrowing money, but in his new working paper on transitioning public pensions to 401(k) style plans to reduce taxpayer liabilities to pay retirement benefits, the Troy University professor says it is an option worth considering.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:01am

All Nevada residents, businesses, schools and organizations are urged to register now to be part of the world’s largest public earthquake drill - “The Great ShakeOut.” The University of Nevada, Reno’s Seismology Laboratory is again teaming Nevada up with California and new partners Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Guam to build awareness and get residents to practice how to respond in an earthquake.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 9:48am

The Nevada Highway Patrol is cautioning motorists who travel on SR 341, or Geiger Grade, about the increased presence of wild horses that have been gathering near or crossing the section of highway between the round-about at Veterans Parkway and Virginia City. Additionally, two horses, to include a young colt and an adult horse, have been struck and killed in two separate accidents over the past week.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:01am

If momentum for a proposed 120-kilovolt transmission line between Carson City and a substation near Dayton was slow before, it's nonexistent now.There's been little movement on the project since Ma...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:01am

Justin Carrigan told several different stories in the hours after his 3-year-old stepdaughter was found not breathing in the Long Street home he shared with her mother and half-brother, witnesse...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City woman, sought by authorities for four days after allegedly running over her boyfriend after an argument, was arrested at her home Tuesday afternoon. Investigators had been looking ...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 3:01am

Jason and Christina Stinson's Haunted Extravaganza is back for a second year, offering locals eight full nights of screaming good fun - all to help the homeless.Jason Stinson, who knows first-ha...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:00am

CARSON CITY – It isn’t just fraud, but waste and abuse of Medicaid funds that state officials are taking aim at as the cost of the health insurance program for children, seniors and the disabled continues to climb.
Charles Duarte, administrator of the state Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, which oversees the Medicaid program, said efforts to identify fraud, waste and abuse have been stepped up since 2005 when only two staff in his office were dedicated to these important tasks.