Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 12:15am
November 18 is a very significant date in the lives of several thousand hardy Alaskans. Those folks live in a unique location known as Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost community in the United States.
It is located in the Far North, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, about 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
On November 18, the sun sets below the horizon at Barrow and it will not peek back up over the horizon until January 24 (weather permitting).
That’s more than two months without sunshine. Wow!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:53pm
Here is this week's fishing report, through Nov. 23, for Nevada, the Sierra, Northern California and Southern Oregon:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:29pm
The attached eight photos are some of the oddities seen on a six week vacation trip to Italy in September and October, 2011.
That trip was taken by Bob and Lorraine Scholes of Dayton and Don and Elaine Quilici of Carson City.
They traveled the length and width of Italy, plus being in the Island of Sicily and into Switzerland.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:33pm
Four Western Nevada College baseball student athletes are signing with Division I programs during the early signing period that began this week. Players include:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 6:37pm
Carson City has issued a warning about a mountain lion that was seen today in the area of King Street and Ormsby Boulevard, near Carson Middle School.
"Please use caution and keep children and pets under close supervision at all times," the warning reads.
A jogger on Kings Canyon Road reported that a mountain lion was chasing after him, coming down the hill towards him. He reported crossing the street with vehicle traffic and the cat didn't follow.
If the lion is spotted, the city is asking you to call 911.
Here are some tips about what to do if you see a mountain lion. The key thing is don't run away.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 4:49pm
An injured mountain lion that had killed a dog near the Lakeview subdivision on the northwest side of Carson City over the weekend died after personnel from the Nevada Division of Wildlife shot it with a tranquilizer.
A resident reported that the big cat had killed a 14-year-old husky and was aggressively guarding the carcass when NDOW was called in, according the NDOW public information officer Chris Healy.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 1:45pm
See what it looks like to go 462 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 1:11pm
Carson City Health and Human Services is collecting food donations for its annual Homeless Christmas. From November 15 through December 9, donate 2 cans of food and receive a voucher for a free flu shot or nasal spray vaccine, redeemable during our regularly scheduled immunization hours on Thursdays.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:32am
Carson City Sheriff's Deputies made several arrests throughout Monday. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:32am
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies have located the vehicle belonging to a Gardnerville woman missing since Friday, and believe she was killed when it rolled down an embankment near the East Fork of the Carson River.
Loraine Bosch of Gardnerville was last reported to be heading to the FISH Thrift store in Carson City in her 1986 green Ford truck on Friday. That vehicle was located Monday night, heavily damaged with a body trapped inside.
