Carson Now News (edition 160)

Friday, October 28, 2011 - 3:00am

A DUI checkpoint will be held Saturday in an undisclosed location in Carson City.Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Darrin Sloan said the checkpoint is aimed at preventing drunken driving during the evenin...

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 9:45am

This is a story that has been flying under the radar for a few months now, told to me in confidential discussions with city officials. But it looks like a newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho has put the story out in the open, since that community is also vying to land the facility.

"Chobani, a New York-based manufacturer of Greek yogurt, has visited Twin Falls as well as Carson City, Nev., in recent months in its efforts to find a spot for a facility near the West Coast," according to the story.

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 7:03am

Carson City video production company We Shoot Video (WSV), in conjunction with the Brewery Arts Center and Access Carson City television (ACCtv), will broadcast the Nevada Day Parade LIVE over the internet on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am PDT. The LIVE webcast will be available at NevadaDay.com, ACCtv.org, and WeShootVideo.net. “This will be the third consecutive year WSV has webcast this unique event” says company owner Keith Barnett.

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 3:00am

A 2007 Carson High graduate and his shipmates have been presented with the 2011 Coast Guard Foundation Heroism Award at a ceremony in New York City."In boot camp, the company commanders told me ...

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 3:00am

About the same time that Nevada became a state on Oct. 31, 1864, American carnivals were coming into their own as the newest and most exciting entertainment around using horse-powered "ups and down...

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 3:00am

Over the objections of nearly a dozen who oppose creation of a permanent bear hunting season, the Legislative Commission on Wednesday approved the regulation designed to do so.The protests have gro...

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 3:00am

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City's arts community hub, is getting a facelift this month using a specialized process known as repointing."Repointing is the process of removing deteriorating m...

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 10:52pm

Yes, the earth was moving last night. Looks like a 4.7 earthquake struck at 11:37 p.m., 23 miles north of Truckee, but we felt it down here, too. The quake originally measured 5.2 by U.S. Geological Service, but was downgraded to 4.8 shortly afterward, and they now say it was 4.7.

There were a few aftershocks, including a 2.5 and 2.4 soon after the main quake, and this morning there was a 1.4 aftershock.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 5:29pm

Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California Resort began making snow Tuesday night, a sure sign that winter is upon us and sweet music to the ears of skiers and snowboarders everywhere.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 3:00am

A Carson City woman waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday and is expected to plead guilty in District Court next month to the armed robbery of Nevada State Bank on Oct. 11. Rachel Darlene Barre...