Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 8:50am
A 19-year-old Carson City man faces three felony counts vehicle burglary after he allegedly smashed the windows of several vehicles in 700 block of Silver Oak Drive Wednesday night.
Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Jacob Vizenor, who also faces four gross misdemeanor charges of tampering with motor vehicles and three misdemeanor charges, including battery, possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. His bail has been set at $88,011.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 5:08pm
A 24-year-old man was found dead in a creek at Lampe Park in Gardnerville, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The cause of death is believed to be drowning and foul play is not suspected.
William Murphey Sheerin of Gardnerville was discovered by park rangers kneeling face down in the creek, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Pat Brooks. The cause of death is believed to be drowning, however the final cause won't be determined until an autopsy and toxicology report are complete. There were no obvious signs of trauma, said Brooks.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 11:01am
Robert Edwin Deuel, 43, of Dayton, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East for felony extortion and gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous weapon.
According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff deputies were concluding a traffic stop on Arrowhead Drive when a woman approached them with information about vehicle that had recently been stolen from her. She said Deuel had contacted her, and said he would take her to the car if she paid him money.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 7:19am
(Editor's Note: This is the second What Works column by Carson City Business Coach Diane Dye Hansen. This column appears every Monday on Carson Now.)
I have a confession to make. I have been found guilty. I was guilty of over-extending myself. I was guilty of focusing on hindsight, which is always 20/20, and taking a big emotional battering ram to my ego. I deserved to be locked up for putting pressure on myself that was so great that I felt like nothing was working. Why? It’s because I’m a dreamer.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 7:00am
This week on It's Your City, Bill Chernock, executive director of the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, discusses the region-wide Green Business Improvement Group program, otherwise known as Green BIG.
The Green Business Improvement Group is a cooperative made up of community leaders, environmental experts, and business leaders from Carson City, Douglas County and Lyon County.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 6:36am
Nevada’s unemployment rate fell in January to 8.7 percent. January also marked the 37th month of year-over-year job growth, according to figures released Monday by Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
The unadjusted jobless rates in Carson City climbed to 10.3 percent, compared to 9.2 percent in December. The Reno/Sparks unadjusted unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in January 2014, which compares with 8.2 percent in December.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 1:15pm
A motorcycle rider was injured Saturday after being shot in the elbow near the Vine Street race track in Fernley, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
Three motorcycle riders told deputies they were riding in the desert near the Sarasota Flats dry lake when one of them was shot in the right elbow, sustaining non-life threatening injuries. Sarasota Flats is a common area for target practice, said Lyon County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jeremy Grundy.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 11:41am
Back on home turf, Maddie Bowman, Jamie Anderson and Hannah Teter from South Lake Tahoe spent Saturday doing everything from autographing hundreds of posters to standing in front of thousands of cheering fans.
The "Golden Girls" are all glad to be home after the whirlwind they've been on since the 2014 Olympic Games. The celebration and parade held in South Lake Tahoe, Meyers and Sierra-at-Tahoe, their home ski resort, was the first time the three Olympians had been together since Sochi.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 12:38am
The Western Nevada College Wildcats may look back to Friday, March 14 as a pivotal point in their season. Two dramatic walk-off victories gave the Wildcats a momentum boost that inspired them to workmanlike 17-2 and 7-5 nonconference wins over Mount Hood Community College of Gresham, Ore., on Saturday in Carson City.
The four-game sweep improved WNC’s overall record to 19-9 and righted the club after splitting four games the previous weekend at Colorado Northwestern.
Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 11:36pm
Carson City firefighters and Care Flight responded late Saturday night to the Prison Hill area southeast of Carson City after a 29-year-old man reportedly fell 30 feet.
The man was reported to have a head injury, was bleeding from a laceration, was conscious and awake but not alert.
