After testimony from two alleged teenage rape victims, a judge determined Thursday there is enough evidence to try a Carson City 18-year-old on kidnapping and sexual assault charges. Brandon Hic...
Aces fall 18-13 to Sky SoxCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- An early seven-run Aces lead and the chance for a series sweep was spoiled by an eight-run fourth inning for Colorado Springs on Thursday, as the ...
The road warriors of junior college baseball, also known as the Western Nevada College Wildcats, are finally home.WNC has played 36 of its 40 games away from the friendly confines of John L. Harvey...
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... Colin Kaepernick, Dontay Moch and Virgil Green are now full-fledged rock stars. They have been on a three-month non-stop tour of NFL training camps, college a...
Today marks the unofficial third anniversary of the establishment of the tea party movement. And for those who don't know or may have forgotten, the TEA in tea party stands for Taxed Enough Already...
Manuel De Jesus Robles, 83, of Carson City died April 12, 2011. He was born Dec. 4, 1927, in Olanchito, Honduras, to Oscar and Caludina Sandoval. He is survived by his wife Ines Cruz; sons Carlos S...
August 9, 1934 - April 12, 2011Frank Csiga Sr., a four-year resident of Carson City and a 50-year resident of Nevada, passed away at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City after a brief bout of pneum...
Joan DeMar Beattie passed away April 10, 2011, at home in Carson City. Joan was born March 1, 1939, in San Francisco to Lisle and Bernice DeMar. She was raised in Redwood City, Calif., where she at...
A classic car show and shine plus a food drive will take place Saturday at the Carson City Harley Davidson, 2900 Research Way. A portion of all entries will be donated to The Food Bank of Northe...
Legislators need to think about 2013, tooAs our current hack-and-slash legislative session wearily grinds toward it's cessation, I have a question. What happens when the 2013 Legislature convenes a...
As the sun sank behind the bleachers of the Carson High School football field Thursday, about 500 students and community members released blue and white balloons tagged with messages for their c...
A large number of the bills introduced in the 2011 Legislature are expected to die by the close of business today as one of the biggest deadlines of the session hits.April 15 is the deadline for...
The Northern Nevada Railway Foundation is offering a gala celebration and premiere opening night showing of "Water for Elephants" April 22 at the Galaxy Fandango."We're celebrating the starring ...
The investigation into the deaths of two Carson City teens who died while scuba diving in Monterey last weekend has been hindered by their missing gear. Lead investigator, Monterey County Sheriff's...
A Nevada Senate committee is keeping alive some of the session's most contentious bills that aim to raise tax dollars for the state.The Senate Revenue Committee on Thursday decided to exempt sev...
Sierra Development Co. of Reno will sell its Cal Neva Sportsbook Division to a British firm William Hill PLC for $21 million plus $1.5 million if performance goals are met in the next year. Sierra ...
The U.S. Air Force Commanders Band will perform at the Carson City Community Center on Thursday, May 12. Presented by Jazz Carson City the event is dubbed "Getting In The Mood." Also appearing is the Carson High School jazz band. Admission is free but tickets are required. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the performance at 7 p.m. Call (775) 687-7410 for tickets and details.
A "Celebration of Life" community service will be held at Carson High School on Saturday, April 16, beginning at noon to honor students Keegan Aiazzi and Stephen Anderson.
CARSON CITY – Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, had written off his bill as dead when he learned this afternoon that Sen. Shirley Breeden, D-Las Vegas, was giving it a vote.
The senator was even more tickled when he realized his bill had the votes to pass out of committee.
The bill would let people ride motorcycles without helmets if they are 21 years of age or older, have had a motorcycle license for more than one year and have completed a safety course.
CARSON CITY — Senate Operations Committee Chairman David Parks has put the brakes on a collective bargaining bill that the sponsor said could save $2.3 billion for the state.
Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, who sponsored Senate Bill 343, said it would save local governments as much as $2.3 billion by amending the state’s collective bargaining law and ratcheting wages down to national averages.
CARSON CITY – The third of three campaign finance reform bills being pushed by Secretary of State Ross Miller this session passed out of an Assembly committee today, but an important provision regulating political action committees was removed.
Lawmakers say the deletion of a key provision of Assembly Bill 81 is only temporary.
A Carson City mother is in jail and faces felony child abuse and false imprisonment charges after she allegedly locked her child in a room and told authorities to come pick him up because she couldn't take care of the boy anymore.
A CareFlight helicopter was dispatched this afternoon after a woman apparently either fell or jumped out of a moving vehicle near Telegraph and Stewart streets in Carson City.
The accident happened around 3 this afternoon. The woman was said to be consciousness and was speaking with paramedics but the extent of her injuries are undetermined, authorities said.
As of 3:30 this afternoon CareFlight landed at an empty parking lot area of the Carson Nugget. She will be likely be transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
CARSON CITY –Assemblyman William Horne, D-Las Vegas, nudged his bill out of committee today, meaning the state could secure anywhere from $20 to $50 million from the casino industry.
Under Assembly Bill 219, if you lose or do not redeem a paper voucher printed from a slot machine, the state would sweep that money into its coffers as unclaimed property. Right now, casinos pay taxes on that money and count the remainder as revenue.
CARSON CITY – A bill critics say will make it tougher to appeal land use decisions by Clark County local governments won easy approval in the Senate today on a 19-2 vote. Senate Bill 85 now goes to the Assembly for consideration.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold is sailing into the choppy waters of Nevada politics.The former skipper of the USS Cole announced Thursday that he will seek the GOP nomination for Nevada's 2nd Cong...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Congresswoman Shelley Berkley will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by embattled Nevada Republican John Ensign, who is retiring.Berkley's campaign announced in a statement ...
The investigation into the deaths of two Carson City teens who died while scuba diving in Monterey last weekend has been hindered by their missing gear. Monterey County Sheriff's Detective Kevin Ga...
Greater Nevada Mortgage Services (GNMS) has promoted Nick Serrano to Vice President of Sales. His responsibilities will include managing the sales production of mortgage consultants throughout northern Nevada and helping to guide the company’s strategic vision.
Musical theatre program at WNC needs savingThe times are terrifying. Not only are we scared of wars, acts of nature, terrorism, radiation from Japan and the ever-increasing price of gas, we are mor...
May 5, 1994 - April 9, 2011Stephen James Anderson, 16, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Monterey, Calif. Stephen was born May 5,1994, in Reno to Chris and Thea Anderson of Carson City.Ste...
Robert Montooth Aten, 87, died April 9, 2011, in Carson City. He was born March 30, 1924, in Illinois to Clarence and Bertha Aten. He is survived by son Randy Aten (Kory); daughters Pamela Hauck (C...
Russel Warren Korman, 76, of Carson City died April 12, 2011. He was born on April 11, 1935, in Bottineau, N.D., to Herbert B. and Lillian (Paulson) Korman. He is survived by his wife Beverlee Korm...
Dorothy A. Leeth, 92, died in Carson City on April 13, 2011. She was born June 7, 1918, in Ashland, Wis., to B. and L. Gaylord. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin and son Thomas Villar....
DAYTON - Logan Garling might be the best No. 9 hitter in Northern Nevada.Garling has punished opposing pitchers all year long, and he did it again Wednesday afternoon by ripping a three-run homer t...
DAYTON - Jill Pinder and Kenzie Cole are two of the best softball pitchers in Northern Nevada, and when they hook up in the circle, runs and hits are going to be at a premium.The two hurlers put up...
Fiscus performs at Plan:b Micro_Lounge from 8-11 p.m., Saturday.The jazz trio, comprised of Zack Teran on upright bass, Chris Clark on tenor and alto sax and Jesus Vega on drums, all met at Univ...
Melodrama opens Friday in DaytonThe Misfits Theater Group's latest homage to melodrama, "The Como Indian Scare of 1863 or Food Trumps Wood in the Card-game of Life" plays 7 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23,...
CHAMPAGNE & SHOESSoroptimist International Champagne & Shoes is almost sold out with only 20 tickets left. Mention shoes and champagne together and every shoe diva in town in the area knows it's an...
One of the most colorful figures in 20th century Nevada history has to be Sen. Key Pittman, a one-time gold miner, later a U.S. Senator, where he, among other things, actually chaired the Foreign R...
Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, himself a firefighter, Wednesday proposed a bill that would make measured reductions to the public worker retirement benefits in trade for a commitment not to mak...
Dick Campagni, owner of Carson City Toyota and Scion and Capital Ford, is donating a car to help raise money for patient care at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. The car will be raffled off on Se...
Members of Girl Scout Troop 445 of Dayton stuff 4,000 Easter eggs with candy on Monday night as a community service project for the annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt. The public is invited to help ...
The Misfits Theater Group's latest homage to melodrama, "The Como Indian Scare of 1863 or Food Trumps Wood in the Card-game of Life" plays 7 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23, Odeon Hall, 65 Pike Street, Day...
The Carson Valley Quilt Guild is currently involved in a relief program headed up by Quilters' Newsletter, a magazine group located in Golden, Colo. They have contacted all quilt guilds/ subscriber...
RENO (AP) - A napping air traffic controller who forced a medical flight to land unaided in Nevada brought swift reaction from the Federal Aviation Administration, which on Wednesday added a second...
Citizen activists on Wednesday urged the Government Affairs Committee not to adopt amendments they say would weaken a bill designed to expand public comment at governmental meetings.Assembly Bil...
Sheila Taormina will be at the Carson City Aquatic Facility from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday teaching a swim clinic. Taormina has competed in four Olympics, winning gold in swimming, and was ...
