Carson Now News

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:29pm

CARSON CITY – Thousands of Nevada residents who rely on financial assistance to pay their power bills likely won’t get help this year because of federal funding cuts, a state agency reported today.
Miki Allard, staff specialist with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, said federal funding for Nevada’s Energy Assistance Program will amount to only $4 million this year, down from $15.8 million in the fiscal year that just ended June 30.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:01am

Carson High School Principal Ron Beck is asking for the community's help in preserving the $1.5 million football stadium and track."People are going out there and destroying the property," he said....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City man who reportedly had infiltrated outlaw motorcycle gangs for the feds collapsed and died while trimming trees for his lawn care business Monday morning. Dan Horrigan, 58, was pronou...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 1:05am

An executive audit of Nevada’s business license filings has found that a significant number of businesses are falsely claiming they are exempt from paying the annual business license fee.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 12:22am

By Jake Sunderland
CARSON CITY, Nev. – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Traffic Safety Facts report, during 2009, more than 5.5 million motor vehicle crashes were reported to police across the U.S. If you were in an accident, would you know what information to get for an insurance claim? The Nevada Division of insurance offers these easy to follow tips to get the necessary information following a crash.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 12:06am

The Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes to improve its marketing strategy to get more visitors to come to the state's capital. KRNV My News 4 reports the agency hired Strategic Marketing Group from South Lake Tahoe to research and plan how to do so. Click here to read the story and watch the video.

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 4:40pm

Carson City Supervisors will be voting at their Aug. 4 meeting on whether to increase fees for a host of services, including water, sewer, right-of-way-toll, electric and natural gas franchise fees, and landfill rates.

During last week's board meeting, City Manager Larry Werner discussed increased costs the city will incur due to changes in the state budget, and franchise fees were one of the options raised to fill that gap.

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 3:54pm

CARSON CITY – Members of the state Transportation Board, including Gov. Brian Sandoval, voted today to extend their oversight of the activities of the Department of Transportation, a move that will require more frequent meetings and more timely review of contracts.

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 1:52pm

Carson City fire and rescue crews responded this afternoon to the Deer Run bridge where a kayak apparently flipped. Those in the water are now out and safe, authorities said.
According to police scanner traffic, two females, possibly a mother and a daughter, were riding in separate kayaks down the Carson River when one of the kayaks flipped over in the water. One female, reportedly stuck in the river, was rescued and reunited with family members, according to police scanner traffic.

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 1:12pm

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 25-year-old Carson City man whose alleged use of fireworks started a brush fire in Brunswick Canyon Saturday night.

According to the arrest report, a deputy responding to the scene of the fire found a truck with six subjects in it, along with numerous fireworks. The driver, Jay Summerville, allegedly told deputies that one of the fireworks had gone across the Carson River and started a fire in a bush.