CARSON CITY – Nevada’s official jobless rate may have jumped three-tenths of a percentage point to 12.4 percent in June, but a broader measure of the state’s unemployment picture showed some slight improvement through the second quarter of this year.

A mother bear and cub, standing next to a trap that held another cub, before all three were captured and taken away from this westside Carson City neighborhood on Monday. Photo by Andrew Peckham.

A local man who says he's qualified to operate the Carson City Landfill is angry that the city is considering contracting an out-of-state firm to do the job."With a San Francisco or California c...

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has introduced legislation that would require Congress to pass a budget in order to get their paychecks."Clearly Washington is broken," he said. "It's been more than 800 d...

Gardnerville handyman Terry Lyn Elmer, 46, was identified as the driver who was killed in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday morning.Elmer was an independent contractor who owned Elmer's Mainten...

Our friend and political pundit Jon Ralston - who supports bigger government and higher taxes - is gonna need a chiropractor after all the contortions he's going through to cover Gov. Brian Sandov...

Soroptimist International of the Comstock will host the second annual Train Ride event on Tuesday, with proceeds benefiting the lives of local women and children.The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at ...

CARSON CITY – State officials and lawmakers are rejecting the suggestion that they acted improperly last year when fees generated from several college savings programs were shifted to shore up the cash-strapped Gov. Guinn Millennium Scholarship for academically eligible Nevada high school graduates.
But one former lawmaker, who voted for the transfer, acknowledges he remains concerned about the decision.

Mayor Bob Crowell and Supervisor Karen Abowd assist Gold's Gym owners Julie Stargardter and Chad O'Kelley cutting the ribbon for the official opening of the gym on July 27th.

I haven't been doing hiking of late because of a back problem, but with my new electronic "tickle belt" I'm able to hit the hills again.

I recently returned to my old favorite Dead Man's Creek on Eastlake Boulevard about 5 miles from downtown Carson. It was 90-plus that day so I turned back burned out before reaching the gazebo that perches at the end of the trail, but I did discover a new sign at the trailhead, courtesy of Nevada Division of State Parks. It's one of the best trail signs I've seen in recent times.

When one gets his rear end chewed out by those he respects, it tends to make an indelible imprint. I recall one time when President Ronald Reagan was very upset with a memorandum I had written. He ...

Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one in California have agreed to implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Agencies from Douglas, Lyon, and Storey count...

One person is dead after a three-vehicle accident south of Gardnerville on Highway 395. The driver of a southbound yellow van was killed 11:14 a.m. after he crossed the centerline into the path ...

Liz Patterson said she spent nine months writing a book, and then eight years thinking about publishing it. Finally, Patterson can hold in her hands what she'd dreamt about since being a little ...

Operation Cookie JarI received an email it started with, "I met a very nice young man, very neat, clean and polite. His hair was cut very short. Yes, he was one of The Few, The Proud, The United St...

Editor's note: This is a letter to the editor submitted to the Nevada Appeal last month that they chose not to run.

Dear Editor,

Is it the policy of the Nevada Appeal to print demonstrably false attacks on the editorial page? I'm referring to the letter to the editor on June 25 that claims, "There is incontrovertible proof that an ineligible usurper sits in the White House."

At the Carson City Fandango Galaxy cineplex, I was a bit confused watching the new movie. Once I got the idea of the plot --- guy, girl agree to sex with no emotional strings attached, I thought I had been caught in a time warp. I'd seen this movie, only it was titled "No Strings Attached" and starred Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested a woman Wednesday evening for her third DUI offense since 2008.

According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a blue Toyota Prius driven by Monette Martin, 52, drive through the road closed barricade at the corner of Saliman and Robinson streets. After stopping her, the deputy reported that he smell alcohol and gave the suspect a field sobriety test, which she wasn't able to complete satisfactorily. A preliminary breath test showed a blood alcohol level of .127.

Over this past week I had a great opportunity to try out a new restaurant and have a mini-wine tasting with friends. It was a food-filled weekend. Monday my mom and I were invited to a special p...

Nate White's dream is to umpire in Major League Baseball, and right now he is ahead of schedule.White, a Carson High graduate, recently got promoted from the Midwest League, considered a low-A l...

Lyon County Commissioners want to revise the county's advisory board ordinance, but some residents say they fear if that happens, they could ultimately lose their voice in government.Bob Hastings, ...

Taxable sales rose 7.2 percent in May as businesses in 15 of Nevada's 17 counties reported gains during the same month last year.Total sales statewide were $3.36 billion, with the largest increases...

More than a few heads turned last week as workmen resurfaced the parking lot next to the abandoned and condemned Kinkead Building - especially in light of the state's weak financial situation.Bu...

With our summer temperatures currently in the 90-100 degree range around Carson City, it is unbearably hot for this poor, sweltering soul.
I am a winter person, not a summer person, and do not like hot weather!
Thank goodness for those of us who live in this part of the United States, we can temporarily escape that miserable summer heat by finding coolness at the higher elevations of our nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Last Wednesday morning (July 20), Elaine and I did just that.

We traveled to Kit Carson Pass on California S.R. 88 with a three-fold purpose in mind: