Monday, March 24, 2014 - 9:25am
A Carson City man has been ordered to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of Nevada's chief insurance examiner.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 9:07am
(Editor's Note: This is the third What Works column by Carson City Business Coach Diane Dye Hansen. This column appears every Monday on Carson Now.)
Today, I want to talk to you about something that affects both business and life in general insecurity. There are many ways to feel insecure. We can feel insecure with ourselves, our talents, and our ability to achieve. Our jobs can make us feel insecure at times.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 7:53am
Weather systems will move into the region this week, bringing much-needed rain to the valleys around Carson City and snow to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
The first cold front will move eastward toward the west coast Tuesday and bring increasing winds to the Sierra and western Nevada. Wind gusts Tuesday and early Tuesday night will approach 45 mph in valley locations with locally stronger winds in wind prone areas. Ridge gusts will approach 100 mph.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 1:33pm
Smoke may be visible west of Carson City around Spooner Summit beginning Monday when U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around Lake Tahoe.
The prescribed fires could continue through the week and the weekend if weather, staffing, and conditions allow. Besides Spooner fuels management crews will likely be assigned to the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89 S near South Lake Tahoe.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 7:55am
U.S. Forest Service fish and wildlife biologist Shay Zanetti says river otters had been known to exist for many decades in the Tahoe basin, but at one point they were only known to exist at Marlette Lake above Tahoe's east shore.
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 7:33am
Nevada Wolf Pack baseball coach Jay Johnson isn't afraid at all to put a game in the hands of his Carson Connection, relievers Colby Blueberg and Adam Whitt.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 11:55pm
A hit and run accident that resulted in an injury was called into dispatch at 11:48 p.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Como Street in Carson City.
A 1990s model red Ford Explorer was seen fleeing the area, according to initial reports. The 20-year-old victim, a woman, was said to have an injury to her foot after the SUV ran over it.
She was reported to be conscious and alert and speaking with emergency crews on the scene.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 6:17pm
After a silent day for the Western Nevada College bats on Friday, the Wildcats woke up offensively against 14th-ranked College of Southern Idaho on Saturday in Twins Falls, Idaho.
With eight different Wildcats delivering a hit in the opening game, the Carson City Western Nevada College team scored seven times in a 17-7 defeat. CSI completed the four-game Scenic West Athletic Conference sweep with a 14-3 victory in game two.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 3:23pm
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with the Nevada Highway Patrol held saturation patrols in the capital city area March 15 that resulted in 48 citations and one DUI arrest, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 1:31pm
For her senior project, Carson High School student Becky Ortiz asked for a higher power to guide her. She and more than 150 fellow students, siblings, parents and grandparents found their way to the commons area in front of Nevada's highest court Saturday to reach for that power.
