Carson Now News

Friday, July 22, 2011 - 3:01am

A light agenda Thursday for the Carson City Board of Supervisors resulted in only five actions being taken, including the awarding of a $3.5 million contract to A&K Earth Movers to install the city...

Friday, July 22, 2011 - 3:01am

Republicans, Democrats and Nevada's secretary of state took very different approaches in recommending who should be named special masters to draw legislative and congressional districts for the com...

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:51pm

By the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau
Aberrations await and spirits linger during a two-hour walking tour July 23, Aug. 20 and Sept. 24 through the historic district of Carson City.
History and storytelling are the orders of the day on this tour through Victorian-style homes and neighborhoods, where reality and legend come together, leaving ghost walkers to wonder what is truth and what is fiction.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 3:53pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s skilled nursing homes avoided the deepest cuts initially proposed by the Sandoval administration to pay for serving Medicaid clients, but the reimbursement rate is still inadequate to cover actual costs, an industry official said today.
The industry is also concerned that any resolution to the federal deficit discussions under way in Washington, DC, could further exacerbate the economic challenges facing it, said Daniel Mathis, chief executive officer of the Nevada Health Care Association.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:35am

You can catch the live video here. The agenda is here.

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 3:01am

A fire at the rifle range last weekend was likely caused by a spark from ammunition, while the cause of the C Hill fire earlier this month is still unknown, according to Carson City Fire Chief Stac...

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 3:01am

Bound by the parameters set out in the statutes, Carson City Judge Jim Wilson this week sentenced 18-year-old Brandon Hicks to 10 years to life in prison for the rape of two girls. But Wilson made ...

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 3:01am

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday that failure to raise the federal debt limit would endanger benefits for thousands of Carson City seniors and more than 400,000 Nevadans statewide who rely o...

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 5:07pm

By the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts
Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one California county have agreed to adopt and implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Fire agencies from Douglas, Carson City, Lyon, and Storey counties in Nevada, and Alpine County in California, will be implementing the new system starting Oct. 1.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 5:02pm

CARSON CITY – The state Board of Examiners today approved contracts worth nearly $24 million in federal funds to provide employment and training services to job seekers as Nevada continues to lead the nation in unemployment.