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Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 11:54pm

Wishing everyone an merry Christmas. Here's some Christmas humor from Larry the Cable Guy:

Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 11:18pm

Director David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, is an exciting thriller with dramatic overtones. It's based on the novel by Stieg Larsson which was a big best seller.

Daniel Craig stars as a Swedish journalist facing a big fine over slander in an article he wrote about a Swedish industrialist. Rooney Mara plays Lisbeth Salander, computer wizard and extreme individualist tendencies.

Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 12:27pm

The ski resorts' loss is a gain for the Arlington Square Ice Rink. With only man-made snow on the area's slopes, people are flocking to the ice rink for their outdoor winter fun.

Click here for ice rink hours.

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 2:39pm

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Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:25pm

Wheelchair-bound football player scores:

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 11:31am

In the three months since the Carson City Board of Supervisors approved the Carson City Center Project (aka Nugget Project), proponents of the project's Knowledge and Discovery Center have been gearing up their fundraising efforts to meet the $21.5 million commitment.

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 9:48am

The Carson City School Board will meet next Tuesday to discuss extending the contract of Superintendent Richard Stokes.

The board will also review Stokes' job performance over the past year, and discuss his goals for 2012.

The meeting will be held on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. at in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. You can see the live video here. The full agenda is below:

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 1:01am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Anthony Eugene "Tony" Wygant-Woolery, 43, an unemployed Carson City man, around noon near the 900 block of East Long St. Wygant-Woolery was arrested for a previous felony possession of a controlled substance warrant. No bail has been set.

Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday evening, officers arrested Billy Wayne Campini, 39, an unemployed Carson City man, near the intersection of Carson and Corbett streets. Campini was arrested on a felony Fugitive from Justice warrant issued in his name, out of Placerville. Bail is set at $10,000.

Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:46am

The Carson High School Chamber Choir - the most advanced group of choir students at the high school - gave an impromptu, and much applauded, selection of Christmas and Hanukkah music to the surprised (and delighted) patrons and employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles this Thursday afternoon. This is the third year they have appeared at the DMV.

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 2:52pm

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is warning Nevadans who may be participating in last minute holiday shopping to be aware of identity theft, charitable donation scams, and text message scams.