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Brush fire knocked down at Brunswick Canyon in Carson City
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 12:42pm

Carson City firefighters were able to get a good jump on a brush fire burning early this afternoon near the Bertagnolli quarry in the Brunswick Canyon area. Reports coming in via police scanner is that the fire is under control and mop up has begun.
As of about 1:15 this afternoon much of the fire was said to have been knocked down, no structures were burned and cleanup had begun. Flames were reportedly six feet high with the fire generating lots of smoke. The fire, reported at 12:35, was said to be about 100 x 100 feet wide, according to police scanner traffic.

Athletic center site, design up for board approval
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 4:01am

A conceptual site and building design concept for the multi-purpose athletic complex is up for possible board action Thursday when the Carson City Board of Supervisors meets.Staff will ask for appr...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada grateful for community support
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 4:01am

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada wrapped up its spring fundraising season on Friday. Although falling short of the $100,000 goal, executive director Hal Hansen said he was pleased with t...

Re-enactors bring Civil War to life w/ Fourth of July Events
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 4:01am

Sunny Spencer's hoop skirt rustles as she walks along the boardwalk at the Nevada State Railroad Museum and chats politely about days gone by.Spencer, of Carson City, was among the members of th...

Nevada Governor signs bill to control and prevent invasive species
Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 12:36pm

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
With the passage of AB167, signed by Governor Brian Sandoval, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will develop a coordinated statewide aquatic invasive species (AIS) management plan to control and prevent species like quagga mussels, Didymo (rock snot), Asian clams, curly leaf pondweed, northern pike and may others.
The bill’s main sponsor was Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams
(D - Las Vegas).

Water transmission line work along Fairview to include bike path
Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 4:01am

Utility work along the east side of Fairview Drive includes an access road that will double as a bike path for Carson City, officials said this week.The Public Works Department's Water Utility Mana...

Placerville woman falls to her death at Lake Tahoe casino
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 10:29pm

Detectives of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a Placerville woman who fell from a 14th floor balcony at the Horizon Casino Resort in Stateline on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.

The body of the woman, later identified as Loretta Sangara, 68, of Placerville, was discovered by Horizon Casino security officers at about 10 a.m. on Friday, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Halsey in a news release.

(UPDATE 6:22) Motor home fire halts traffic at Carson City freeway
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 5:41pm

An motor home fire has shut down the Carson City bypass and the Highway 50 east entrance to the freeway this evening. According to witnesses on the scene and police scanner traffic, the motor home, parked on the freeway between Fairview and 5th Street near the bridge, went up in flames at around 5:33 this afternoon. It was extinguished at around 5:50 p.m.

Affordable Health Care Insurance Now Available To Nevadans With Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 3:38pm

CARSON CITY – Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services put out the word today that a new affordable health insurance plan is available for Nevadans with pre-existing medical conditions.
The plan, offered through the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will serve as a bridge to cover this group of people between today and Jan. 1, 2014, when the major provisions of the law take effect, said Herb Shultz, regional director of HHS for Nevada.

Nevada Ranks Low Among States For Federal Subsidies Paid To Farmers, Ranchers
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 2:08pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 46th among states in the total amount of federal subsidy payments to farmers and ranchers over the past 16 years, with 89 percent receiving no payments at all, according to information from the Washington, DC-based Environmental Working Group.

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