Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 8:25am
Democrats Harry Reid and Shelley Berkley reacted to the positive na tional unemployment report Friday by criticizing Republican opposition to extending the payroll tax holiday.
Rep. Berkley said the addition of 120,000 jobs in November, which drove the rate to 8.6 percent and its lowest level since mid-2008, "provides yet another reminder that we still have a long way to go when it comes to getting our economy back on track."
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 8:17am
Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan on Friday said he found "no redeeming value" in 13-year-old Jose Cruz, and sentenced him to a life term for his role in the Mother's Day fatal shooting of Steve Gale, 27. Cruz, the state's youngest convicted murderer in recent years, must serve 16 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.
Cruz was part of a four-hour armed robbery spree with three adult gang associates that spanned from Reno to Carson City between May 7 and the morning of May 8, authorities said.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 8:00am
The Nevada Housing Division today announced a new low mortgage rate for Nevada's first-time homebuyers. The Division is offering a dramatically low mortgage 3.50% interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate loan to qualified buyers.
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 7:54am
A fired state pilot said the Nevada Department of Transportation refuses to rehire or make a financial settlement with him, though the state Supreme Court ruled he must be given a flying job.
"Basically NDOT has ruined me," former state pilot James Richardson said. "I feel the whole weight of the state is on me, and I haven't committed a crime."
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Friday, December 2, 2011 - 1:51pm
Firefighters from Reno, Carson City and the Sierra Fire Protection District have put out a house fire in Washoe Valley that apparently started about 8:30 Friday morning.
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 1:33pm
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with Registered Agent, Inc. regarding advertisements sent by mail to corporations in order to deceptively change registered agents.
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 1:00pm
Besides getting in that first round of the season, golfers will always say they look forward to the holidays and the stocking stuffer surprises to enhance their game. This holiday season, surprise your husband, wife or significant other with one of the most affordable golf deals around: the “Ticket to Paradise.”
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 9:12am
On its face, the Nevada Policy Research Institute lawsuit against state Sen. Mo Denis and the state is ludicrous.
The notion that somehow Denis' duties repairing computers for the Public Utilities Commission somehow conflicts with his legislative duties is far-fetched. He has no power in the executive branch with that — let me think of a word — ministerial job, so why sue him over it?
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 8:17am
The Carson City Board of Supervisors yesterday approved new boundary maps for the city's four wards, with slight changes from the previous boundaries. One change involved moving residents living south of King Street and north of West Fifth Street between Carson and Thompson streets from Ward 4 to Ward 1. The board also gave final approval to allow advertising on bus shelters, and made changes to water applications to allow better distribution of water between Carson, Lyon and Douglas counties. It was also announced that two donations totaling $71,773 has been given to Animal Services for the construction and operation of a new animal shelter.
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The Carson Senators win their season opener against South Tahoe 59-50 in the first round of the 35th annual Carson Lions/Capital City Classic boys basketball tournament.
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7:52am
An unusual weather pattern has shielded Carson City from much of the wind blowing through nearby areas, said Scott McGuire, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
