Carson Now News (edition 160)

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 3:00am

While the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was steady from August to September, the unadjusted rate fell a half percent to 13.3 percent statewide.That improvement was driven by decreases in th...

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 12:28am

Carson High School defeats Spanish Springs 57-14.

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 8:57pm

Due to celebrations for Nevada Day, the following road closures are expected for Saturday, October 29:

· Carson Street between Winnie Lane and Stewart Street and Stewart Street from its southern end to Little Lane will be closed beginning at 6:30 a.m. and will reopen at approximately 3:00 p.m. following the completion of the Nevada Day parade.

· Side streets along Carson Street between William Street and Winnie Lane will be closed for parade staging in the morning.

· Curry Street will be closed between Robinson and Musser Streets from 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 5:10pm

Jorge Gomez-Dominguez, 37, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing twin 11-year-old girls.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies interviewed the two girls Thursday morning, the day after one of the twins said the suspect had performed oral sex acts on her. The sisters said their he had been touching them inappropriately for the last year when their mother wasn't at home.

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 4:39pm

by Guy Rocha, former Nevada State Archivist
Why all the fuss about Nevada's birthday on October 31? The battle lines were drawn between "traditionalists", and the "grinches" who would steal Nevada Day by calling for the last Friday of October to be the state's official holiday. The parade and other festivities would follow on Saturday; thus making for a three-day weekend for some Nevadans as well as state and local government employees. With the passage of AB396 by the 1997 legislature, Nevada voters, on November 3, 1998 advised the 1999 legislature they wanted to celebrate Nevada Day on the last Friday in October beginning in 2000. The legislature, after much heated debate, complied.

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 11:17am

By Chuck Allen, NHP
Last evening at approximately 9:48 pm, a law enforcement officer assigned to Department of Public Safety-Investigation Division observed a moving violation by the driver of a silver Chevrolet 4-door sedan on US 395 in Pleasant Valley. The officer was not wearing a uniform and was driving an unmarked police vehicle. He requested assistance from a trooper and provided our DPS-Communications Center with the information which included the Nevada license plate displayed on the sedan. The dispatcher informed him that the vehicle was recently reported stolen. There were four occupants riding in the vehicle. The officer and several other troopers initiated a felony traffic stop on US 395 just south of Lakeview Hill on the north side of Carson City. All four occupants were ordered out of the vehicle, placed into handcuffs and detained.

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 3:00am

With no one willing to lead the effort, Carson High School's "sober graduation" celebration may not come to fruition this year.Volunteer Jane Brinson said the decision will be made at the Nov. 1...

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 3:00am

A seemingly obscure connection between two of Carson City's trails soon could make walking and mountain biking on the east side of town more enjoyable and, for some, a lot easier.The city's Open...

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 8:50am

By Claudene Wharton
The Department of Anthropology announces the publication of a new book, “An Archaeology of Desperation: Exploring the Donner Party’s Alder Creek Camp.” The book is a collaboration between anthropology scholars from the University of Nevada, Reno and other academics.

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 8:17am

Here is this week's fishing report through Oc. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.