Carson Now News

Monday, December 2, 2013 - 11:29am

A 35-year-old Dayton woman was arrested Dec. 2, 4:11 a.m. on suspicion of second offense DUI, a gross misdemeanor and speeding over 21 mph. The woman was arrested in the 900 block of North Stewart Street in Carson City.

A Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a call of a possible DUI driver in the 500 block of North Carson Street. The deputy located the driver traveling westbound on William Street at Mills Park where radar clocked her doing 57 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to the arrest report.

Monday, December 2, 2013 - 10:57am

A 69-year-old Minden man was arrested Nov. 30 on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine after being stopped for driving on the wrong side of the highway and then the opposite end of a restaurant drive-thru line.

Raymond E. Custis also faces misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of drugs, driving without insurance and a valid license, and possession of marijuana.

Monday, December 2, 2013 - 8:48am

CARSON CITY — State agencies appear to have dramatically reduced their frequency of contracting with current and former employees since a law regulating the practice took effect in July 2011.

Monday, December 2, 2013 - 8:39am

Tie down the lawn furniture, secure the small dogs and put a sweater on them while you're at it — a strong cold front will blow into the Carson City and Lake Tahoe region today with snow in the forecast by Tuesday morning.

A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Northern Nevada as the front pushes through. Winds will be from the west to southwest, 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the western valleys and 60 mph in wind prone areas. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Sunday, December 1, 2013 - 9:53pm

Ventana Sierra is a Carson City area housing resource for young adults who are homeless or who have aged out of the foster system. To date, they have two homes and an apartment open, and they are able to serve ten youth who need help. Right now, they have six youth who are living between the three properties, mainly all have been taken into the program from having been homeless.

Sunday, December 1, 2013 - 1:05pm

Join Karl Neathammer and Shelly Aldean with guests Larry Werner, Carson City Manager, and Steve Mokrohisky, Douglas County Manager, as they discuss the nature and challenges of local governance and the benefits of regional cooperation in an era of diminishing resources.

Tell your friends who do not have internet they can see “Capital Crossfire” on Charter Cable 210 Sundays at 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 8 p.m. or Saturdays at 2 p.m.

Sunday, December 1, 2013 - 12:43pm

Trouble comes via a vast aerial plume stretching across the Pacific — an atmospheric river — that hoses the West Coast with moisture for weeks.

The first big storm blasts the Sierra with snow and hurricane-force wind, dropping 25 feet of snow around Lake Tahoe and twice as much in the mountains to the west.

Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 11:27pm

Arrangements for a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve can now be made, thanks to the Carson City Sheriff's Office Reserve Organization.

For more than 20 years, good cheer and the giving of presents will be the order of the special evening, including plenty of keepsake photo opportunities of Santa and kids for those moments to remember.

Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 12:38pm

Bosco, a seven-year-old black Lab who had been missing since Nov. 8, made it back to his Carson City home and family early Saturday morning.

Saturday, November 30, 2013 - 10:58am

An assistant motel manager arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of battery and intimidation now faces a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation.