Former Western Nevada College standout Jerome Pena enjoyed a big day offensively as he helped No. 8 TCU to a 7-1 victory against UNLV on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.

CARSON CITY — An outbreak of Whooping Cough that recently took the lives of two California infants, both under the age of three months, should serve as a call to action, Carson City health officials said.

An alarming 219 cases of pertussis have been recorded in California so far this year, up dramatically from 118 cases during the same time frame last year.

CARSON CITY — State budget problems have forced the Nevada Department of Wildlife to temporarily suspend its boat title and registration services offered at the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Carson City.

Customers seeking information or assistance in regard to boat titling and registration should contact the Nevada Department of Wildlife office in Reno at (775) 688-1506, or the NDOW Fallon office at (775) 688-2881, Extension 222.

CARSON CITY — An evacuation and sheltering exercise for the residents of the Old Clear Creek Road subdivision will be from noon to 4 p.m. on May 2, Carson City Fire Department officials announced today.

The evacuation drill in the southwest part of Carson City is being carried out in conjunction with Nevada’s 5th Annual Wildfire Awareness Week. The intention is to remind residents and homeowners that the area is within a wildland fire environment and therefore all are encouraged to protect their homes and community from embers that can attack dry brush and trees during a wildfire.

A couple arguing over the social networking site Facebook landed the pair in jail, each facing battery charges and one facing a child endangerment charge.

Deputies were dispatched to the 3500 block of Harrison on a domestic battery call. Dispatch advised officers the reporting victim was the 17-year-old daughter of a woman who was bleeding from the face.

When deputies arrived on April 22 they located the 38-year-old male suspect in the living room of the home. The couple are engaged and live together, according to the arrest report.

Robin Williamson talks about her campaign for Nevada Assembly District 40:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3HT3BdNuJA

MINDEN -- Carson High's Alex Fallon continued to show consistency in the triple jump as she picked up a gold medal during the Big George Invitational track and field meet on Saturday.

This time, it was no dream.
 

Ashley Hall hit a walkoff grand slam, her third home run of the game, to give the Western Nevada College softball team a 9-6 come-from-behind victory in its series finale against College of Southern Nevada on Saturday afternoon.

Leaving 18 runners stranded on the bases, even in an 11 inning game, is hardly part of a recipe to success for any softball team.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke to Carson City Democrats today at their county convention at Eagle Valley Middle School.

Nevada's senior senator spent time talking and taking pictures with the attendees before exhorting the partisan crowd to help him in his tough reelection campaign this year.

Reid made a short speech before heading out to speak at other county conventions going on across the state today.

Candidates for Carson City Board of Supervisors, School Board, Assessor and Sheriff were also on hand to speak to the crowd.

RENO – The three Republican candidates vying to become the next governor of Nevada engaged in a spirited discussion Friday on issues ranging from taxes and public education to the future of Yucca Mountain.

It won't show up in the box score or the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings, however, the Western Nevada College softball team possibly turned in its best performance of the season on Friday despite losing both ends of a doubleheader against College of Southern Nevada.

With a playoff berth potentially hanging in the balance, Moriah Lane broke out her big bat and Lindsay Ashbaugh turned in a big pitching performance as the Carson High softball team rallied for a 9-4 Sierra League victory at home against Wooster on Friday afternoon.

The Western Nevada College baseball team sustained a crash that will be tough to recover from on this day in the Scenic West Athletic Conference race after being swept at College of Southern Idaho, losing the opener 2-1 and the nightcap 3-0.
WNC (34-11) fell to 22-8 in the SWAC and if College of Southern Nevada swept Colorado Northwestern Community College as expected on Friday, also fell out of first place in the conference, one game behind the Coyotes.

CARSON CITY – The state Department of Motor Vehicles has tried to modify its original higher-security driver's license system, but it ran into a barrage of criticism from citizens in Las Vegas, Carson City and Elko, the Las Vegas Sun reports today.
www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/23/opposition-continues-real-id-drivers-license-propo/

In an automated one-question survey of likely Republican voters conducted for the Nevada News Bureau on April 22 by PMI, Inc., U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden earned 41 percent of the vote compared to 24 percent for Danny Tarkanian, 17 percent for Sharron Angle and 18 percent who prefer someone else.
The poll question read as follows:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this morning voted to overturn the U.S. Atomic Energy Safety and Licensing Board’s order to suspend the Yucca Mountain administrative hearings.
The NRC has ordered the licensing board to make a decision on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) motion to withdraw the license for Yucca Mountain with prejudice by June 1.

WNC set for final home series this weekend against instate rival Southern Nevada
Statistics don't always paint an accurate picture.

Frank Sandomenico has been a successful football coach over the years.

Deputies of the Carson City Sheriff’s Protective Association have endorsed fellow officer Bob Guimont for the city's top elected law enforcement leadership position.

Of the 75 ballots cast, and 60 returned, Guimont racked up 45 votes, or 86.5 percent of the actual votes cast, followed by incumbent sheriff Ken Furlong with four votes and challenger Bob White, a sheriff's office captain, with three votes. Of the returned ballots, five were marked No Candidate and three of the votes were not counted because they were not sealed.

Following this Tuesday’s news that he will represent Nevada on the Colorado River Commission, former state Senator Mark Amodei today decided to throw his hat in the ring for Republican state party chairmanship.
Amodei said he called the party’s Vice Chair, Sherry Dilley, to inform her of his intentions this morning, and that he will soon be formally requesting consideration from the GOP’s credentialing committee.

A scheduled Sierra League track and field meet at Carson High on Wednesday was called off due to winter weather conditions.
 
 

CARSON CITY – GOP Nevada U.S. Senate candidate John Chachas will stay in the race through the June primary despite a poor showing in a recent poll, saying today those results did not fully reflect a television ad campaign he initiated only recently.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/04/21/kohls_opening_date_set