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Court wants nonprofit group to pay almost $1 million to review foreclosure records

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 9:51am

CARSON CITY — A group seeking to evaluate the state’s foreclosure mediation efforts has been told it will be charged nearly $1 million to review records of the negotiations between banks and homeowners.

Civil Rights for Seniors, a California nonprofit group, wants access to the records to see how cooperative banks have been and to independently verify how successful the mediation program is.

The state argues privacy is key to the program’s success: If people believe information they present could become public, some might not participate.

Bail at $1 million for girlfriend of murder victim

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 9:24am

The girlfriend of a 59-year-old Topaz Ranch Estates man found shot to death in his home was arrested in Los Angeles early Friday and charged with murder with use of a firearm or other deadly weapon after she was found hiding in a closet at her brother's house.

Bail was set at $1 million for Jeanine Mona Escandon, 38, who was incarcerated in Los Angeles pending extradition to Nevada.

Carson City free daily news summary for Nov. 19

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 9:22am

Crystal Trujillo, 26, will be tried on charges of attempted murder and leaving the scene of an accident for allegedly running over her boyfriend on Sept. 22. After a three-hour preliminary hearing, the judge found there was enough evidence to bring the case to trial in district court. Witness Chris Gravenstein told how he saw Trujillo drive over Shiloh Richards, 30, and described how the victim was rendered unconscious, and had tire marks on his bare chest.

Firefighter burned, 25 homes damaged in Reno fire

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 4:00am

RENO - A cloud of grayish-white smoke settled over upscale homes and horse pastures at Reno's edge Friday as firefighters from across Nevada came close to taming a sudden wildfire that sent 16 p...

Here is the latest video report from KRNV:

Memorial service held for Reno TV sports director

Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 4:00am

RENO (AP) - Friends and family held a memorial service in Reno to remember a 41-year-old TV sports director killed in a hit-and-run crash after covering a college football game.KTVN-TV reports the ...

Forest Service urges care when disposing woodstove and fireplace ash

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 4:52pm

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.

Map of Caughlin Fire

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:53am

See the interactive map of the fire below the fold.

Crime log: Man tased at Empire Ranch

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:14am

Carson City police officers made several arrests on Thursday, including that of Stuart Nichols, 43, an unemployed Carson City man. Nichols was arrested around 4:30 a.m. near Empire Ranch Road and Short Putt Drive.

Carson City free daily news summary for Nov. 18

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 7:52am

There is supposed to be a story here about a man being tried in the beating death of a boy, but instead the story is about a local family finalizing the adoptions of three of their 21 children. The full story about that family is here.

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The Carson City Board of Supervisors approved a plan to allow the Jump Around Carson bus service to place advertising on its bus shelters to earn extra revenue. The plan comes with some restrictions, such as limiting the size of ads and not allowing them in historic districts.