Carson Now News (edition 233)

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:45am

Emergency personnel responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a body discovered in a swimming pool.Sheriff Kenny Furlong said a 90-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a pool on Califo...

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:42am

Chrome glistened and the sun sparkled off the surfaces of dozens of freshly waxed classic cars Saturday as the Karson Kruzers' 27th annual Run What Cha Brung Car Show kicked off under the cotton...

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 7:01pm

CARSON CITY- The Nevada Bighorns baseball has seen a split season and Saturday afternoon was no different. The visiting S.L. Ports (from San Leandro, CA) were able to salvage a split with the Bighorns on the Saturday double-header at Governor's Field. Game 1 belonged to the Bighorns winning 7-2. Three home runs sailed over the fence for Nevada, hit by: Corey Metoyer, Cam Young, and Chad Schryer.

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 1:56pm

Authorities say a truck driver tried to brake before he slammed into the side of an Amtrak passenger car in the Nevada desert, killing himself and at least one person on the train and injuring a...

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 3:01am

The iconic little bricks with locking pegs and holes have long enjoyed a secure place in toy boxes worldwide. More recently, collectors started displaying special-edition LEGO sets featuring Sta...

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 3:01am

FALLON - At least two people were killed Friday morning, but that number could increase, following a fiery collision between an Amtrak train and a semi-truck on a rural northern Nevada highway.A...

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 3:01am

On the eve of the Democratic Central Committee meeting to nominate a candidate for the special congressional election, former regent Nancy Price has decided to withdraw.She turned in a document ask...

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 5:15pm

June 13: Cave Rock Landing at Lake Tahoe: 3,614 rainbow trout: 10.5 inches in length.
June 14: Catnip Reservoir in Northern Washoe County: 3,000 Cutthroat trout: 8.1 inches in length.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 2,133 rainbows: 10.2 inches.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 1,771 rainbows: 10.1 inches.
June 15: Spooner Lake at Spooner Summit: 2,099 rainbows: 9.8 inches.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 5:14pm

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will participate in a national effort to reduce instances of boating under the influence. For the effort, dubbed Operation Dry Water, officers will be out in force June 24-26 looking for boat operators with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) exceeds the state limit of .08%.
Operation Dry Water will include increased patrols statewide, including at Lakes Mead and Mohave, South Fork Reservoir and Lake Tahoe.

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 2:33pm

CARSON CITY – A new Nevada law may spur more captive insurance companies to make Nevada home.
Nevada Insurance Commissioner Brett Barratt today credited Gov. Brian Sandoval with making Nevada a more attractive place to do business when he signed Assembly Bill 74 into law.