Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 4:04pm
A fatal crash on Highway 395 at Airport Road in Douglas County remains under investigation by the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Here is the text of an NHP news release sent today:
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 10:55am
A fence that was burning in the 1700 block of Brown Street and reportedly touching off some vegetation was snuffed at around noon, according to Carson City fire crews reporting from the scene.
The fire was called in to dispatch at around 11:45 this morning. First arrivers at the scene reported heavy smoke with a fence on fire. As it began to spread, additional fire trucks were called in. Fire crews on the scene had asked for additional backup to assist as winds picked up.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 3:01am
A Carson City man remained in custody Monday after allegedly brutalizing his girlfriend and keeping her locked up in a closet, according to the arrest report. Esiquio Hernandez, 33, was arrested...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 3:01am
A Carson City woman who led police on a chase in May that ended at Lone Mountain Cemetery was sent to prison Monday.Judge Todd Russell determined Laurie Hancock, 43, will serve 16 to 48 months o...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 3:01am
RENO - For the first time since the 1970s, Lake Tahoe is being stocked with a threatened native fish that once ruled its clear, blue waters.The Nevada Department of Wildlife will stock the Sierr...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 1:01am
CARSON CITY – Anyone with an interest in what Nevada’s state and local government employees make in salary and benefits can review the 2010 data that has been posted today by a Nevada think tank.
(You can view all Carson City salaries here)
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 4:17pm
CARSON CITY – Term limited Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, today announced he will run for Congress in one of four districts that have yet to be finalized in Nevada’s contested redistricting process.
Oceguera, a native fourth-generation Nevadan, said he wants to bring his skills in finding compromise on difficult issues honed in the Nevada Legislature over the past nearly dozen years to the House of Representatives.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 1:26pm
Carson City fire crews and deputies have responded to a structure fire at the intersection of College Parkway and Otha Street. The fire, reportedly a trailer, is emitting heavy smoke with some flames showing. The call came into dispatch at around 2:20 this afternoon.
Carson City sheriff's deputies have been asked to to block traffic in the area.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 9:50am
The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
The following activities are expected as a result of the project, with nightly lane closures occurring from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.
Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 3:01am
The Carson City Board of Supervisors is scheduled to set the number of residential building permits for 2012 and 2013 when it meets Thursday.The board is required annually to establish the number o...
