Carson Now News

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 6:19am

Job, jobs, jobs. We are told that is what we need to fix our ailing economy.

With an unemployment rate above 9 percent, we do need more jobs. But there's a better chance of getting Sarah Palin to pose naked for a PETA anti-fur ad than there is of getting any kind of job-creating bill through a Congress held hostage by deficit-obsessed Tea Party Republicans.

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:01am

A group representing Carson City's hotels and motels has become increasingly frustrated by a tourism bureau that it says is stuck in the past and does little to foster and support events that attra...

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:01am

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners have voted to release Desert Bighorn Sheep, one of North America's most endangered mammals, into the 107,000 acre Tahoe Reno Industrial Center."Soon volun...

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:01am

Chris Lemmers has been shocked more times than he can remember. As a fish surveyor for the Forest Service, his job is to walk or boat the rivers, streams and creeks of the region with an LR-24 Elec...

Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:00am

LAKE TAHOE - Last year's La Nia led to a seemingly endless winter.And the climate pattern may be gearing up for a return this year, but that doesn't guarantee similar results when it comes to snowf...

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 9:43pm

RENO- Aces Ballpark a beautiful sight for downtown Reno was full of electricity on Saturday night as the Tacoma Rainiers rolled into town for the most important season series for the two teams. The Aces lead the Rainiers by five and a half games in the Pacific North Division as they start the four game series against the Rainiers.

The 'Voice of the Aces' Ryan Radtke started out his broadcast by saying the emotions of the two teams would be at an all-time high knowing what this series means for the both of them.

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 3:01am

A 38-year-old woman accused of using her 15-year-old daughter in multiple drug transactions pleaded no contest Friday to a single charge, and faces up to 15 years in prison at her sentencing Sept. ...

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City judge determined Friday that there was enough evidence to try a former youth sports coach with possession of child pornography. Following a daylong preliminary hearing, Stanley Mills,...

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 3:00am

Nevada's unemployment rate climbed to 12.9 percent in July, marking the second straight month the figure has increased, state officials said Friday.The July figure is a jump from 12.4 percent in Ju...