Carson Now News

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 7:04am

Changes to Carson City's charter that will give state legislators within the district a say in who the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor appoints to a charter committee, is one of many bills that go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 6:20am

State officials say they will miss the Nevada Legislature’s April 1 deadline to begin accepting applications from medical marijuana providers and growers.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 1:30pm

Drivers of electric vehicles now have a free charging station at the Carson City Community Center, thanks to a partnership between the Governor’s Office of Energy, NV Energy and Carson City Public Works.

The newly-installed electric vehicle charging station can be found at Carson City’s Mills Park, in the parking lot between the Community Center and Aquatics Center.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 1:23pm

Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators have released surveillance photos they hope will help them identify the man who robbed a Gardnerville Liquor store the day after Christmas.

The armed robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m., at Lucky Liquor, located in the 1300 block of Highway 395. The male suspect wore a red bandana around his face, a black hooded sweat shirt and red shorts with white stripes and black sneaker style shoes, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 10:44am

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the victims from the Saturday morning homicide. The deceased father is identified as Guy Perry, age 52, of Carson City.

He was killed by gunshot wounds to the upper torso. The injured daughter is identified as Cassandra Perry, age 19, also of Carson City. She suffered a gunshot wound to the head and is expected to fully recover from her wounds. As reported, the weapon used in this case was a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. Sheriff’s detectives have determined the weapon used was a stolen gun.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 10:28am

It is the little things that often make a big difference: The $10 lab fee for a chemistry class, $20 for a pair of soccer shoes, $40 towards a music or art program.

The Educational Enrichment Fund was established by Partnership Carson City, a 501c3 non profit organization to “promote the educational success and positive growth of young people through age 18 in our community,” said Kathy Bartosz, executive director of PCC.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 9:58am

For years now, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has been telling the public to not feed wildlife. While there are many reasons why you should never feed wildlife, NDOW would like to point out the newest addition to the list: feeding big game mammals is now against the law.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 9:42am

Weather-wise in Northern Nevada and the Sierra, 2013 will likely go down in the history books as a year of extremes in both drought, heat and quick bursts of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Here is a recap of the year.

Monday, December 30, 2013 - 10:04pm

A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 6:21 p.m. in the 500 block of Country Village Drive. He faces a misdemeanor charge of larceny. The man allegedly took two pairs of jeans, a sweater, socks and a long sleeve shirt from a department store in the 3800 block of Carson Street.

Monday, December 30, 2013 - 5:51pm

More details were made available by Reno police this afternoon after a Carson City man wanted for murder fatally turned the gun on himself in a south Reno park.

Michael Dylan Brentlinger, 22, shot himself once in the head at Manzanita Park using a .45 caliber handgun, the same caliber believed used to kill a Carson City man early Saturday morning inside a Carmine Street home and critically wounding his 19-year-old daughter, said Reno Police Department Lt. William Rulla.