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CARSON CITY – The state of Nevada has been approved for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) competitive grant to assist in energy retrofits across the state.
The grant will help commercial buildings develop energy efficient retrofit projects, making it easier for businesses, contractors and energy suppliers to undertake these efforts.
The $765,000 grant will be augmented with a $250,000 in-kind match from NV Energy.

By Aimi Xistra-Rich
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation has opened registration for the 2011 – 2012 Alpine, Freestyle, Freeride and Snowboard Programs. With a variety of options from the One-Day Program to the Full-Time Competitive Program, the Lake Tahoe foundation has something for all ages and levels of skiers and riders. Registration packets are available online, at the HSSF building, or by calling the HSSF administration office. Those who register and pay in full now will receive the early registration pricing; prices increase $100 on November 1, 2011.

A Denver television station is reporting that one of the victims in the Reno Air Race Crash was Alpine County native and Gardnerville resident John Craik. KUSA Denver interviewed Craik's sister-...

This may be our last chance to network outside this year! Join us for a beautiful evening on the patio for $0.99 drink specials and appetizers. Cost: Free for Members. $20 for Non Members. 1055 S. Carson St.

Join the Carson City Chamber of Commerce in welcoming Carson City Pediatric Dentistry to the local business community. Their new office is at 4530 S. Carson St., Suite 5. Refreshments will be served.

When “Galloping Ghost” went down it narrowly missed the thousands of fans sitting in the grand stand. Also near the grand stand, were the official announcers, the voices of the Reno Air Races.

Leave it to a Gardnerville math professor and his 9-year-old son to track down a car in the wilderness within 16 hours of seeing it on a TV commercial.

The recently revamped Nevada Tourism Commission has sent the names of three finalists for its vacant director's position to Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Community residents are invited to drop off as much personal paper documentation they would like to safely destroy and recycle. Documents must be removed from binders, though attached staples and paper clips are acceptable.

American Document Destruction will provide the shredding and recycling services on Shred Day, which will coincide with the credit union’s Enterprise Car Rental Sales event. Enterprise will be holding a free BBQ for all those stop
by.

For more information about GNCU’s Shred Day and Enterprise Car Rental Sales event, visit www.gncu.org, or call 775-882-2060.

RENO (AP) - A 10th person died overnight from injuries suffered Friday in the nation's deadliest air racing disaster, a crash that sent about 70 other people to Reno-area hospitals.Saint Mary's ...

RENO (AP) - The World War II-era plane that plummeted into an air-race crowd like a missile bore little resemblance to its original self. It was rebuilt for speed, if not for stability.The 65-ye...

RENO (AP) - Nevada Democrats and Republicans going before a state judge this week in a legal battle over redistricting are accusing each other of trying to manipulate the boundaries of new congress...

Dr. Graham Kent, Professor of Geology & Engineering at UNR and head of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, will do a presentation about earthquakes in Nevada and how best to prepare for them.

Our meetings are free, fun and educational! Silent auction, door prizes and refreshments are included. Share your finds...meet other rockhounds...bring the kids (activity and 10 free rocks for each child). Learn about our member field trips, newsletter, and special events.

Come join others this Wednesday singing old favorites from the Rise Up Singing book - or bring in copies (10 or so) of songs you'd like to share. Refreshments welcome - we take a break to socialize. Call Johanna at 775-461-5284 for directions and further details.

The four brothers leaned on one another, and sometimes it seemed like they leaned on Mikey more %u2014 the serious one who started his own company in high school, the brave one who wrote letters to ask for things they needed, like wheelchairs and scholarships and maybe baseball tickets %u2014 and the only one to graduate from college so far.

Another colossal mistake has been made by the good folks who make decisions on realignment in Nevada high school athletics.According to a recent release sent out by the NIAA earlier this week, Woos...

DAYTON - Dayton High avenged two early season losses by sweeping Lowry 25-21, 25-12 and 25-15 Saturday afternoon in a Northern 3A volleyball match.The sweep gives Dayton a 4-0 record heading into T...

During the American Revolution, Emily Geiger volunteered to ride horseback through the woods teeming with British soldiers carrying a message from Gen. Nathanial Greene to Gen. Thomas Sumter.She...

Historic Nevada State Prison is now down to just over a quarter of the number of inmates it held at its peak population as prison officials continue the process of closing it for good.Corrections s...

Not too long ago, we did business with paper. Paper invoices, paper receipts, paper bookkeeping records, etc. Now, we all use computers. In fact, our business (and personal?) lives are so "computer...

Carson City Clerk-Recorder Alan Glover will present the Board of Supervisors with a canvass of the special election vote Monday morning.State law requires supervervisors to canvass the vote seven w...

Andrew Homan of Lake Tahoe, an avid bicycle-racing fan and author, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday about his recently published book, "Life in the Slipstream: The Legend of Bobby Walthour Sr." Homan, ...

"In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other." - VoltaireWhen it comes to the economy, society has two classes of ...

"Straw Dogs," a thriller currently playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City and elsewhere, is a remake of the 1971 controversial film of the same name directed by Sam Peckinpah, that opened the Hollywood door on a kind of territorial violence. It was widely condemned as preaching violence and misogyny.

"Drive," a violent crime movie now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City and elsewhere, stars Ryan Gosling, a major Hollywood star as you can tell when his name appears even before the film title, along with 11 producers (some of whom were obviously go-fers) listed before the director Nicolas Winding Refn.

The producers of the LIVE Webcast of the 2011 Nevada Day Parade, We Shoot Video, will hold a meeting for the volunteer cast, crew, & other helpers beginning Monday, September 19th. at 7pm at the Media Center in the basement of the Performance Hall at the Brewery Arts Center at 511 W. King Street, Carson City.

This is the 3rd annual Webcast of the parade on the internet. Keith Barnett, owner of We Shoot Video, a Carson City based production company loves to share the only statehood celebration in the country with the world. Come help him realize his dream.

Nine persons are confirmed to have died yesterday when a modified P-51 Mustang crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air Races.

The National Transportation Safety Board just held a press conference this afternoon, and a Reno Police official confirmed that seven people were killed on the tarmac including the pilot, and two more died at Renown Medical Center.

Headed out to the National Championship Air Races in Reno to ... on Twitpic Both the plane and the 74-year-old pilot who crashed Friday at the National Championship Air Races in Reno had been air-racing since the 1940s. Together, they had the longest racing careers of any other active pilot or aircraft in the Reno event, according to race records.

A spectacular air race that drew tens of thousands of spectators Friday transformed into a horrific war scene after a veteran pilot crashed his vintage plane on the tarmac just feet away from VIP box seats, forcing officials to cancel the remaining two days of the event.

I'm going to start off this week with an update on a few of our local racers. Karen Stoffer of Minden is racing this weekend in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, Nor...

RENO The Nevada Wolf Pack defense went back to school this week."We're starting from ground zero with that group," head coach Chris Ault said this week as his Wolf Pack prepared to face the San Jos...

RENO - A World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during a popular air race, killing three people, injuring more th...

For the first time since 2003, enrollment in the Carson City School District has increased, albeit slightly. Friday's official count recorded 7,607 students in class, up six from last year's 7,6...

Nevada's unemployment rate rose again in August - the third straight month of increases after five months of improvement.From 12.9 percent in July, the rate rose to 13.4 percent statewide.There was...

Two wild horses were killed and one had to be put down after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night in Mound House. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a 2003 Dodge pickup was eastbound on Hi...

Gov. Brian Sandoval has sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking the federal government to remove what he described as burdensome regulations in the mine permitting process."I need this help ...

After a crushing defeat two weeks ago in Idaho, Carson High had plenty of time to lick its wounds and get ready for its Northern 4A opener against North Valleys.The Senators, led by Dylan Sawyers' ...

At least three are confirmed dead and 54 injured after the P-51 Mustang "Galloping Ghost" crashed into the crowd at the Reno Air Races this afternoon.

The pilot, Jimmy Leeward, 74, was killed after his plane nosedived into the ground at high speed.

The event has been canceled for the weekend as the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation.

CARSON CITY – Brian Sandoval has made it clear in his first eight months on the job that he is going to be a “hands on” chief executive, as evidenced by decisions he has made to be personally involved on issues ranging from economic development to homeland security.

Governor Brian Sandoval this morning sent a letter to President Obama asking for assistance in making changes at the federal level that could clear the way for new jobs in Nevada.
“This is my first request of President Obama since becoming Governor,” Sandoval noted in a press release. “I need his help to get Nevadans working again, and we have identified a very specific step he can take to spur job creation in our mining industry.”

The statewide unemployment rate has increased to 13.4 percent, up from 12.9 percent in July. In all, 176,200 people were out of work in August.

A hidden safe that was discovered during the renovation of the former Bill's Lake Tahoe Casino building last month has been opened, but the Oprah Winfrey Network has the right to release what was f...

Carson High football coach Blair Roman admits he's been spoiled the last couple of years when it comes to the tight end position.Roman has had the services of 180-pound Ty Collins at tight end, and...

Like most coaches, Dayton High's Rob Turner doesn't believe in bringing sophomores up to the varsity unless they are going to get significant playing time.That's why Turner has just two sophomores ...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . .There was a definite 2009 feeling out at the Nevada Wolf Pack football practices this week. What does 2009 feel like? You know that clueless, that-wasn't-me-...

With a week before the Nevada Commission on Wildlife is scheduled to discuss making temporary regulations on a bear hunt permanent, the number of bears taken by hunters has fallen off dramatically....

A memorial trust fund has been set up for the family of National Guard Lt. Col. Heath Austin Kelly, who was killed Sept. 6 in the shootings at the IHOP restaurant in Carson City. Donations can b...

An advisory group is being formed to help Douglas County deal with water system issues in the Lake Tahoe basin."The workgroup is comprised of individuals with legal, cost accounting, consulting, fi...

Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders have made their appointments to the board charged with developing strategies to diversify the state's economy.Sandoval's appointees are Rob Roy of Switch...

Briefs by both the Republicans and Democrats in the redistricting battle focus on how to best protect the rights of Hispanics and where to start the process of drawing congressional and legislative...

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