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Body art: A pigment of imagination
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am

When Lynzie Ruecker picks up her makeup brush, she wields a certain power. "People don't have to be what they see in the mirror," she said. "I make them be whatever they want."She first started ...

Property manager warns of rent scams
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am

Bob Frenchu, a property manager with Coldwell Bank Best Sellers, had just gotten a bite on a house he was trying to get rented in Dayton when he heard numbers that didn't add up: The potential tena...

Carson felon jailed in Washoe County
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City man was jailed in Washoe County on Sunday after a state trooper stopped him for failing to dim his headlights and found drugs and a loaded weapon on him, according to an official. ...

Smith Valley fire still a threat to homes
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am

The 1,062-acre Burbank fire has cost $385,000 to fight so far, according to a federal report issued Monday morning. Containment has continued at 10 percent, though the fire is spreading more slowly...

Gov. Sandoval Appoints First Director Of Tourism And Cultural Affairs
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 4:23pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Claudia Vecchio as the first director of the new Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. She will begin her job Nov. 14.
The newly constituted department is comprised of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Division of Museums and History, Nevada Arts Council and the Nevada Indian Commission.

Acting Administrator Appointed For Nevada State Mental Health Programs
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 4:01pm

CARSON CITY – Richard Whitley, administrator of the Nevada State Health Division, has been appointed to serve as acting administrator for the Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services.
The appointment by Mike Willden, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, took effect Saturday. Whitley is replacing Dr. Harold Cook, who is retiring after 33 years of state service.

Carson City man identified as victim in Reno gang shooting
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 3:25pm

The man who died in a Sunday morning altercation between rival gangs in downtown Reno has been identified as 28-year-old Macario Ortiz of Carson City, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Go here for the story.

Sandoval Appoints New Director of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:43pm

NEWS RELEASE – Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Claudia Vecchio as the first director of the new Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs is comprised of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Division of Museums and History, Nevada Arts Council, and the Nevada Indian Commission.

Carson City weekend crime roundup
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 1:46pm

The following persons were arrested this weekend by Carson City Sheriff's deputies:

Enrique Lopez Aguilar, 23, was arrested Saturday morning near the intersection of Daggett and Canyon Drive for felony statutory sexual seduction. According to the arrest report, the parents of a 14-year-old girl reported that the subject had come to their residence to drop off their daughter, and they blocked his vehicle so he couldn't leave. A deputy talked to the subject, who allegedly admitted to having sex with the girl, but said she told him she was 18 years old. His bail was set at $15,000.

Carson City deputies the target of weekend assaults
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 1:06pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies weren't feeling the love this weekend, as they arrested three people involved in different incidents for assaulting or battering officers.

On Friday night, deputies arrested Daniel Lane Holley, 38, near his home in the 300 block of West 5th Street for felony assault on a police officer and misdemeanor obstruction/delay of a police officer. Deputies responded to the scene after a report that the subject was intoxicated and causing a disturbance.

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