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Nevada Voters Approve Legislative Special Session Measure
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 11:59am

CARSON CITY – A majority of Nevada voters on Tuesday approved a measure sought by some state lawmakers that will now allow them to call a special session of the Legislature on “extraordinary occasions.”

The vote in support of the constitutional amendment was 54 percent to 46 percent opposed.

Less than 30 days until Carson City CrossFit picks 4 committed athletes to shed pounds in 2013
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 9:57am

Want to change your life? Carson City CrossFit is less than 30 days away from picking four committed athletes to shed pounds at no cost in 2013.
Carson City CrossFit wants to give back to the community and is providing 'Shred the New Year 2013, Let’s Get Real' slots to four individuals who are 50 pounds or more overweight, who are looking for a lifestyle change and are ready to make a 14-week commitment to CrossFit. Applications are now being accepted.

Heller fends off Berkley in bitter race for Senate
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 1:59am

Sen. Dean Heller rode to a close but safe victory over Rep. Shelley Berkley Tuesday night, earning a public mandate to occupy the Senate seat he was appointed to in mid-2011. In fending off Berkley, he defied both the Democrats’ registration advantage and the power of their storied get-out-the-vote machine.
Heller won by slightly more than 12,000 votes — or 1.3 percent -- in a race that drew almost a million voters from across the state and took until midnight to finally tally.

Democrats Narrowly Maintain Control Of State Senate
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 1:30am

CARSON CITY – The Nevada state Senate will remain in Democratic control following Tuesday’s election after three Republican candidates won victories in five closely contested races, one short of the number needed for a change of power.

Democrats won two of the five races in play for control of the Senate, maintaining the 11-10 status quo over Republicans.

Carson City voters elect two new supervisors, rejects downtown library plans
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 11:58pm

Carson City voters soundly rejected a proposed quarter cent sales tax to support a downtown library and elected two new faces to the Board of Supervisors.
In a razor-thin decision of just 25 votes, Carson City cast its decision and picked Jim Shirk over incumbent Molly Walt for the Ward 4 seat. Shirk pulled in 10,335 votes, getting 50.06 percent of the vote to Walt's 10,310 votes or 49.94 percent of the vote.

Final Carson City election results
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 7:34pm

Final: 9pm update: Election night coverage for Carson City; 100 pecent of precincts reporting including early voting and absentee for Carson City races:

Carson City Board of Supervisor Ward 2
Brad Bonkowski 10781 votes; 53.90
Dennis Johnson 9221votes 46.10

Carson City Board of Supervisor Ward 4
Jim Shirk 10,335 votes; 50.06
Molly Walt 10,310 votes; 49.94

Carson City Question 1
Yes 7,3274 votes; 31.77
No 15,622 votes; 68.23

Carson City School Board District 2
Laurel Crossman 12,317 votes; 65.89
Donnie Moellendorf 6,377 votes; 34.11

School District 7
Joe Cacioppo 10,610 votes; 55.17
Alice Mueller 8,622 votes; 44.83

Justice of the Peace Department 1
Tom Armstrong 13,873 votes; 69.65
Michael Bell 6,045 votes; 30.35

Assembly District 40
Pete Livermore (R) 12,773 votes; 57.16
Rich Dunn (D) 9,574 votes; 42.84
See full list below.

Yearbook "Garage Sale"
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 4:34pm

Visitors to the annual Carson High School Holiday Crafts Fair will also have a chance to look through the school’s yearbooks which date to the 1920s and high school newspapers dating back to 1950.
In addition to viewing these unique historical archives, visitors may buy yearbooks from past years in this “Garage Sale” fundraiser. All money raised will benefit the school’s publication class which prints the Carneta yearbook and maintains the online Senator News newspaper.

Carson City residents file in to vote in today's General Election

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 3:47pm

With around 63 percent of Carson City's 26,000 voters taking care of business prior to today's General Election by showing up to the courthouse for early voting or casting their ballots by mail, voter turnout Tuesday has been a steady and even flow, election officials have observed.

There was an expected rush early when the polls opened, with 1,300 voters making it to the Carson City Community Center before 10 a.m., said Carson City Clerk-Recorder Alan Glover. Otherwise turnout has been as expected: No long waits. No crowding.

Fallon man dies in head-on vehicle crash
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 10:45am

A 29-year-old man died and a 24-year-old woman was injured in a head-on vehicle crash early Monday in Fallon, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
NHP troopers were dispatched to State Route 116 at Churchill County Mile Marker 3 near Mesquite road in Fallon at 12:13 a.m. Preliminary investigation indicates that a Black 2007 Volkswagen Jetta was traveling westbound on SR116 for an unknown reason the Jetta crossed the centerline and entering the eastbound travel lane striking a 1997 Tan Chevrolet Suburban head on.

Carson City authorities ask for help in identifying persons of interest in video
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 12:06am

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for their assistance in identifying two subjects who were noticed looking into vehicles, early morning on Sunday, Nov. 4. These subjects may be connected to other burglaries occurring in Carson City.

The first 10 seconds of the video clearly shows two subjects, one easily identified as a white male with glasses and short hair wearing a white or light-colored hooded sweatshirt and jeans. Use the scroll button (the circle below the frame of the video) to play and repeat. Viewers can also hit the pause button at the 4 and 5 second mark.

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