Carson Now News (edition 177)

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Puppies Up for Parole program brings dogs, inmates together

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 3:00am

Violet, a pit bull mix puppy at the Carson City Animal Shelter was so timid, the folks at the shelter had to carry her to Anita Habberfield's truck.Today you wouldn't recognize her. After only t...

Sue Morrow: Working though the fallout of IHOP

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 3:00am

The horrific Sept. 6 shooting at Carson City's IHOP in which five people, including the assailant, died and and 11 others were wounded, continues to attract media attention. But little, if anything...

Nevada Republican Party Opposes Emergency High Court Intervention In Court-Run Redistricting Process

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 6:26pm

CARSON CITY – Attorneys for the Nevada Republican Party today filed a brief with the Nevada Supreme Court opposing Secretary of State Ross Miller’s emergency petition seeking to intervene on the question of the authority of the courts to decide the state’s political boundaries instead of the Legislature.

Obama to Talk Home Refinancing in Las Vegas Following Romney’s Controversial Foreclosure Remarks

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 10:46am

LAS VEGAS – President Obama will today announce he is expanding a federal aid program to allow more homeowners to refinance their mortgages at today’s low interest rates, said White House officials this morning.

Weekend Crime Report: Carson City man arrested for assault with deadly weapon (updated)

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 9:10am

Shaun Nicholas Day, 29, was arrested Friday night after allegedly firing a .357 revolver at another man in the 900 block of South Carson Street.

According to the arrest report, the victim said Day was a passenger in a car driven by Chandy Atkins, when the car pulled up alongside, and he and Day exchanged words. The victim then said Day pointed a gun at him and fired once, missing him.

Critics say new wild horse panel is pro-livestock

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 3:00am

(AP) - A panel of experts chosen to spend two years generating the definitive study on wild horse management in the West is kicking up controversy before it even gets out of the chute.Mustang prote...

Brother of IHOP killer jailed in South Lake Tahoe battery

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 11:36am

The brother of the Carson City man responsible for the a mass shooting at the IHOP last month, was jailed early this morning on domestic battery charges in South Lake Tahoe.According to South La...

Movie Review: 'The Three Musketeers' is swashbuckling and stars the bright Jovovich

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 8:17am

"The Three Musketeers," currently playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, is the umpteenth version of the Alexander Dumas Pere's novel. Like most of its predecessors, the best parts don't really fit together. Things are sort of pasted into a film with its bright spots and plodding moments.

D'Artagnan is a country youth out to join the famed three musketeers in the France of Louis XIII. He finds them by accidentally challenging them to duels on the same day. Somehow he works it out.

Clowning family pays tribute to father (w/ video)

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 3:00am

As JJ Gordon painted on a bright red smile in her north Carson City home, she couldn't keep a tear from escaping the corner of her eye.Amid photos and trophies from past Nevada Day parades, JJ c...

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Planning Commission to consider billboards