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Woman killed in Carson City pedestrian hit and run on Highway 50; one in custody
Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 11:03pm

UPDATE 10:38AM: A 48-year-old Dayton woman was arrested and faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of a hit and run causing death following the Sunday night fatality of a woman on Highway 50 in Carson City.

Cynthia Ann Munroe is free on $10,000 bail following the incident in which she is the suspected driver in the pedestrian hit and run, authorities said. She was driving a black 1999 Ford Explorer, authorities said. The fatal was reported shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday night. The name of the woman killed has not been released.

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Carson High School considers uniforms, some students protest process
Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 11:31am

Carson High School officials are considering a standard dress code — similar to those being enforced at other schools in the district — for students next year, and are hosting two public workshops to gauge community interest.

Bullis and Company CPA Column: Civil fraud penalty assessed against IRS employee
Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 11:27am

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has many employees. That one of them did not comply with the income tax laws is easy to imagine.

However, in the case of Jacynthia Quinn, Tax Court Memo 2012-178, the IRS employee was a tax compliance officer. She claimed dependency exemptions, medical expenses and charitable contributions that the Court found she was not entitled to claim.

Apparently the court testimony by others contradicted the taxpayer’s claim she was not aware of the documentation and other tax law requirements.

Carson City authorities investigate shots fired at vehicle near Woodside Drive market; stray bullet hits funeral home
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 10:29pm

UPDATE: Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating shots fired at a vehicle at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. The incident happened near the area of Eagle Valley Market, in the 900 block of Woodside Drive.

A bullet was reported to have hit nearby Fitzhenry's Funeral Home in the 3900 block of Fairview Drive, according to patrol officers investigating the scene.

A vehicle was said to have shattered glass following an incident involving two vehicles in which rocks were thrown and shots fired during a dispute between the occupants inside two vehicles, authorities said.

RGJ Fact Checker: Was BLM justified in grabbing Carson City wild horses?

Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 10:01pm

The Reno Gazette-Journal's Mark Robison, who authors the "Fact Checker" blog, looks into the claim that the Bureau of Land Management was justified in removing a family of wild horses off Deer Run Road near Carson City.

Earlier this year, Leon Thomas — the BLM’s new Sierra Front field manager — ordered the removal of 11 horses near Deer Run Road. Some were sent to a Colorado ranch; eight are up for auction Saturday. That much is agreed upon, nearly everything else is in dispute.

Power outage affects NV Energy customers around Stewart Street
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 5:25pm

NV Energy customers in the area of Stewart, John and Fall streets were without power early Saturday evening after a transformer blew. Power was to be restored by 6 p.m., NV Energy tells the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were doing traffic control operations at Stewart Street and William because of traffic signals not functioning.

Dayton man dies in rollover Jeep accident in Lyon County
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 11:53am

A rollover on Friday night five miles east of Dayton has left one dead and two hospitalized, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office reports.
George Lawrence Ambrose, 21, of Dayton died at the scene of the accident, officers said. The crash, happened around 11:15 p.m. on Ft. Churchill Road.

Carson City road construction report for week of March 18-24
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 11:33am

The following is the Carson City road construction and maintenance report for the week of March 18-24: Snyder Avenue is closed between E. Roland Street and Center Drive because of continued construction of the Carson City Freeway project.

This portion of Snyder Avenue will remain closed for approximately nine months to allow for the construction of a bridge. Center Drive and Silver Sage Drive are also closed south of Appion Way. Bennett Avenue is closed between Center Drive and Bigelow Drive.

Nevada sheds nation's highest unemployed status; Carson City stands at 11.2 percent
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 11:22am

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to seasonally adjusted 9.7 percent in January, which is the 18th straight month the state has seen a decline in the number of people unemployed. Now below Rhode Island, the Silver State is no longer considered the state with the highest unemployment rate in the country, a position it had held since February 2010.

The unemployment rate in Carson City is down 1.8 percentage points since last year and stood at 11.2 percent in January 2013.

Care Flight called for injury accident near Spooner Drive and Carriage Crest
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 6:12pm

Carson City fire and rescue were at the scene of a two-vehicle injury accident early Friday night near the intersection of Spooner Drive and Carriage Crest. At least one person had reported injuries that will require them to be airlifted by Care Flight.

The accident was reported shortly before 6 p.m. When Carson City fire crews arrived, occupants in both vehicles were outside and appeared injured. It is unknown at this time how many were injured in the accident.

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