Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 2:32pm
By Sgt. Jim Halsey
Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 21-year-old Jacob Wilcher on charges of kidnapping and attempted sexual assault. At approximately 11:40 am on Sunday, Douglas County deputies were dispatched to a call of an attempted child abduction at the Lifepoint Church, in Minden.
Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 4:01am
Gil Ayarbe has told the story of the flag countless times. Yet he takes his time as he tells it once more, savoring the memory."I was on a morning walk a little while after 9/11 with Dan Mooney,...
Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 4:01am
Ann Silver has never watched footage from the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks. She's never seen the planes crashing into the Twin Towers or watched as they crumbled in on themselves and collaps...
Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 4:01am
Firefighters expect to have the 150-acre Holbrook fire contained by this morning.A quick response and some lucky winds slowed down the wildfire that started in western Topaz Ranch Estates, flew ...
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:41pm
Carson City officials located the missing infant son of a woman who was found dead yesterday in Brunswick Canyon.
The body of Cherissa J. Davidson was found yesterday afternoon. Her last known address was Sparks, and she has three children, including a three-month-old son who was found safe this afternoon in Sparks.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:20pm
Private memorial services for two of the IHOP shooting victims took place today at the Nevada National Guard headquarters on Fairview Drive. Many bikers and others waved flags outside the facility to show their support, and to counter a threatened protest by members of the Westboro Baptist Church where are infamous for picketing funerals of military personnel.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 3:09pm
In a long awaited ruling, the federal nuclear safety agency has said Nevada can close down Yucca Mountain once and for all.
The Obama administration had asked Congress to zero out the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) work on Yucca as a follow up to the prior termination of funding at the Department of Energy (DOE) project. The NRC has directed that all project casework be wrapped up by the end of the month.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 8:27am
The Carson City Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday evening on whether to move forward with the revamped City Center/Nugget Project.
An evening session of their regular bi-monthly meeting is planned to discuss the $50 million project, of which $23.7 million would come from the city.
The agenda (attached below) makes reference to "a public commitment to the project of a 1/8th-cent sales tax
Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 4:00am
It wasn't until Jim Shirk placed his hand on the I-beam from the World Trade Center rubble that the full gravity of what occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, hit him.Shirk, who has worked for more than a...
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:50pm
Please remember we are there to pay our respects to the fallen. Do not come out 'looking for a fight' with the individuals that plan on being there (you all know who by now). It's not about them, it's about the victims. The last thing we need are more violent headlines in the news. I urge all of you to keep your composure, and remain peaceful for the victims.
