Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 2:01am
CARSON CITY – Anyone with an interest in what Nevada’s state and local government employees make in salary and benefits can review the 2010 data that has been posted today by a Nevada think tank.
(You can view all Carson City salaries here)
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 5:17pm
CARSON CITY – Term limited Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, today announced he will run for Congress in one of four districts that have yet to be finalized in Nevada’s contested redistricting process.
Oceguera, a native fourth-generation Nevadan, said he wants to bring his skills in finding compromise on difficult issues honed in the Nevada Legislature over the past nearly dozen years to the House of Representatives.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 2:26pm
Carson City fire crews and deputies have responded to a structure fire at the intersection of College Parkway and Otha Street. The fire, reportedly a trailer, is emitting heavy smoke with some flames showing. The call came into dispatch at around 2:20 this afternoon.
Carson City sheriff's deputies have been asked to to block traffic in the area.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 10:50am
The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
The following activities are expected as a result of the project, with nightly lane closures occurring from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.
Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 4:01am
The Carson City Board of Supervisors is scheduled to set the number of residential building permits for 2012 and 2013 when it meets Thursday.The board is required annually to establish the number o...
Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 12:00pm
Fire crews have knocked down a 123-acre blaze that started late Saturday morning near the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range off Flint Drive near the landfill.
Called the Rifle Fire, flames and smoke that billowed through the eastern edge of Carson City were extinguished after several agencies, helicopters and air tankers attacked the fire head-on through the afternoon and into the evening reports the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
An air tanker was taken off the fire and some equipment was moved out of the area after 5 p.m., said Helen Frazier of the dispatch center.
Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 4:01am
A circa-1879 Clapp & Jones steam-powered fire engine will be fired up as part of this weekend's firemen's muster activities in Virginia City, offering a unique opportunity to see a rare piece of...
Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 4:01am
Dancing and swaying plus wheeling and dealing at Wednesday evening's Concert Under the Stars garnered Carson City's Greenhouse Project $25,000.Project president Karen Abowd said more than 400 ti...
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 7:15pm
The suspect who fired a single gun shot tonight in the area of an arson fire early this morning on Garnet Way and Duck Hill has been found dead.
The gunshot was heard around 7 p.m., and authorities spent more than two hours searching for the suspect, Robert McCleary, who was wanted for questioning after reportedly setting his home on fire and leaving surreptitious messages.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 5:43pm
The following is from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong regarding the early morning fire on Garnet Way that destroyed a home. Authorities seek the whereabouts of home owner Robert McCleary. Investigors suspect arson caused the fire.