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 ...

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.

For more than 60 years, the FAA has carefully managed air shows and races to keep onlookers at a safe distance. But now it has to figure out how to avoid a repeat of the incident, aviation experts say.

"It comes down to this: How much risk is the federal government willing to take?" said Michael Barr, an accident investigation expert at USC and former combat pilot. "Saying nobody has been killed before doesn't wash."

Through the course of two community meetings, participants have narrowed the vision for the Carson City School District into six themes.Teacher Ben Contine will present those themes to the school b...