The public is invited to view a presentation, review display materials, and submit comments on the Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Carson City Freeway Corridor Multi-Use Path Alignment Study.

The meeting will be in the lobby and the Bonanza room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.

Here are some photos of the 2011 California stream and lake fishing opening day on April 30.

The Twins have won three of four games in the early stages of the Carson City Little League Major Division season.The Twins beat the Red Sox 12-4, lost to the Orioles 12-6, beat the Yankees 11-1 an...

My husband, our 1-year-old son and I moved to Carson City 23 years ago looking for a good small town in which to raise our kids. We arrived here and spent the next 18 years doing the usual family s...

A "Salute to Moms" is the theme of the 26th annual RSVP Spring Fun Fair at Mills Park in Carson City Thursday through Sunday.On Sunday, Mother's Day, all moms can ride all the carnival rides, all d...

Bryan Gaudette, 22, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 to 60 months in prison on three felony counts of possession of stolen property. Gaudette was among four people charged in connection with an auto and...

With members split over how much to put into the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and unclear exactly what the impact would be, legislative leaders postponed closing the bi-state agency's budget.Addi...

Legislation that would give state workers cash incentives for ideas that save the state money is on its way to a final legislative floor vote.Senate Bill 286 by Sen. Dean Rhoads, R-Tuscarora, and A...

As a reminder, the Clear Creek Bowmen, an archery organization in Carson City, will hold a fund raising, archery shoot on Sunday, May 8.

That shoot will be held at the Centennial Park Archery Range (east of the Eagle Valley Golf Course), just off U.S. 50.
Driving directions to the Archery Range from the intersection of U.S. 395 and U.S. 50 in Carson City: Drive four miles east on U.S. 50 (go past the Deer Run Road Intersection).

Turn left at the Added Storage Building and drive north until the road ends. Turn right at the Archery Range sign and look for the green building.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
The State of Nevada announced today that it has reached agreements between the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) and Eureka County, Elko County and Clark County (Mt. Charleston) to continue to provide “all-risk” emergency services to these counties.

These services were scheduled to be transferred back to the respective counties June 30, 2012, per Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recommended budget now being considered by the Nevada State Legislature.

Here is the outdoor calendar for the month of May. Submit your calendar items to donquilici@hotmail.com or jeff@carsonnow.org

May 1 – Opening day of the 2011 fishing season at Hobart Reservoir in the mountains between Carson City and Lake Tahoe.
This season closes September 30.
Call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) headquarters office in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

May 4 – First Wednesday of the month:

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is offering a two-day still-water beginning spin fishing clinic May 13 -14.

The Friday evening session will take place at the Verdi Elementary School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This session will cover rod and reel selection, casting, line selection, basic knots and rigging for lure, bait and fly fishing with spinning gear.

By the Bureau of Land Management
Come Join Us on Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the BLM project location in Golden Valley (north of Reno/Sparks).

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval renewed his call Tuesday for shared sacrifice to pull Nevada out of its lagging economy, saying that while signs are improving, "we still have a long road ahead."In a tel...

By Andrew Doughman
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval tonight highlighted an improved economic output as reason to stay the course with his proposed general fund budget.
During a televised address from the governor’s mansion,the governor highlighted a lower unemployment rate and an aggregate $440 million reduction in budget cuts that comes from revised revenue projections and federal government changes.
He used his speech as a platform for patience and optimism, refuting claims from Democrats that Nevada needs more revenue.

By Andrew Doughman
CARSON CITY — State legislative Republicans have changed their proposals for new state Assembly districts.
The boundaries of some proposed districts were altered today after Assembly Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, publicly criticized Senate Republicans for their maps.

The Capital City Community Band will feature flautists Diana Ruby and Robin Link on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. in the Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center. The soloists will perform Cimarosa's "Concertante For Two Flutes" accompanied by the Capital City Community Band.

The Silver Stage Task Force's seventh annual Wellness Fair will take place at Silver Stage High School in Silver Springs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.The fair will feature more than 80 booths. O...

Things are going full speed now at the Legislature with a ton of bills to get through, but I have to say, they are really handling this "worst of the worst" session quite well.I testified on April ...

The Economic Forum on Monday added $217.69 million to the total amount of revenue the state has to spend this budget cycle.Of that total, $97.9 million is in this current fiscal year. The remaining...

A former Carson City resident, who used the identity of a dead man to obtain a United States passport, was sentenced Monday to prison, according to officials. Lawrence Joseph Read, 67, currently of...

Investigators are asking the public's help in locating a bandit who made off with a safe from an apartment on Country Village Drive off East Fifth Street.Carson City Sheriff's Detective Dena Lacy s...

A Carson City man faces a felony domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend in the face with a cup in front of their 5-year-old daughter, grabbing the woman by the throat and preventing her their from leaving the home.

Justin Thomas Keeney, 33, was arrested Thursday, April 28, in the 900 block of Saliman Road. Bail was set at $27,500.

By Andrew Doughman
CARSON CITY — Secretary of State Ross Miller today announced that a special election for Nevada’s congressional district two will be open to all candidates.
“You might as call this a ballot royale,” he said.
Miller’s decision allows for any candidate to be on the ballot for the Sept. 13 election. The state Republican party has favored an interpretation of state law that would allow state parties to pick a single candidate of their choice.