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If letting the air out of tires on all of the school district's buses was meant to be funny, school officials are not laughing. "It really disrupted our operations," said Richard Stokes, superin...

Idaho State junior Mike Arnold, a Carson High graduate, has advanced to the next round of the pole vault in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship with his third-place finish in the first ro...

The 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous, the area’s largest special event, returns Friday through Sunday to celebrate the wild west and Civil War era history.

The 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration is just one of many new events for the free three-day Civil War-era living history set at Mills Park, according to a news release issued by the Carson City Visitors Bureau.

The opening ceremony will be a special re-enactment of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, at Mills Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.

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CARSON CITY – A bill requiring more of the state’s financial data to be posted online at the Controller’s office website has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

CARSON CITY – A bill implementing “performance-based” budgeting, including requirements for agencies to set benchmarks and goals and be held accountable for their spending priorities using quantifiable measurements, has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Assembly Bill 248, sponsored by Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, and Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, passed both houses of the Legislature in unanimous votes. It was signed into law on Sunday.

A fire is burning of Rose Peak Road in Dayton. Witness Jena Bailey said it appears a house is involved. Updates will be posted as they become available. A reporter is on the way to the scene. --Fir...

CARSON CITY – A bill imposing more transparency on rate increases sought by health insurance companies is now on its way to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his review.
Assembly Bill 309, sought by Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, requires health insurance companies to publicize their rate increase requests online and allows the public to participate in rate hearings before the Nevada Division of Insurance.

Every bus in the Carson City School District's fleet had the tires flattened sometime overnight, making it impossible for morning bus stop pickups, an official said this morning. "Someone flattened...

We just received an automated announcement that Carson City School District buses were vandalized and would not be running this morning. The announcement urged parents to make efforts to get their children to school however they can. According to one person in the district office, the entire fleet of school buses were vandalized.

Update: It appears vandals flattened the front two tires on all of the district's 44 buses. The district hopes the buses will be ready for service this afternoon.

We've all heard about the half glass of water. Show it to a pessimist, it's half-empty. Show it to an optimist, it's half-full. But, show it to an engineer, and he will tell you the glass is too bi...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

Terry Hubert's raw emotion reminded everyone at Lone Mountain Cemetery on Monday exactly what Memorial Day represents. Even more than 40 years after losing fellow Marine, Private 1st Class Micha...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

For you seniors that have been following Congressman Paul Ryan's Republican budget proposal, you should be outraged and scared silly.First of all, his budget would force rapid cuts of Social Securi...

Terry Hubert's raw emotion reminded everyone at Lone Mountain Cemetery on Monday exactly what Memorial Day represents. Even more than 40 years after losing fellow Marine, Private 1st Class Micha...

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday, negotiators are "getting there" but conceded there is still a gap.In addition to differences in the dollar amounts being discussed between the two sides, Sandova...

The Senate on Monday approved legislation making restoration of a felon's rights much easier and more automatic.Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, said AB301 removes the exceptions that currently make ...

Bills banning texting while driving, letting districts trim a school year and ramping up penalties for computer hackers are moving forward as lawmakers make a frenzied push to adopt bills before...

The legislation to expand good time credits and get more felons out of Nevada's prison system won legislative approval Monday.But not without drama as, on the first vote in the Senate, Democratic S...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

For you seniors that have been following Congressman Paul Ryan's Republican budget proposal, you should be outraged and scared silly.First of all, his budget would force rapid cuts of Social Securi...

Lawmakers on Monday moved to make Nevada the latest among a number of states to ban talking or texting on a cell phone while driving. Senate Bill 140 cleared the Assembly and now moves to the Senate for a final vote. Click here and here for the story.

CARSON CITY – Two major bills seeking reforms to and transparency in Nevada’s campaign finance laws won approval in the Senate today and now must await review in the Assembly before they can go to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his consideration.

The Dayton Valley Dog Park is seeking vendors for Grand Opening July 9th. All vendors are welcome. We would like to have dog related vendors in the Carson & Dayton area to attend.

For more information please contact:

Andrea Platsis
#775-246-0814

(AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislators staged a flurry...

Closed door talks to balance the budget continued through Sunday without a resolution."No white smoke tonight," said Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, "We'll meet again in the morning...

As the Nevada Legislature struggles with a huge budget deficit in its final days, I wonder why lawmakers don't close a flagrant existing tax loophole by charging sales taxes on purchases made on th...

800. Another 800. Memorial Day, and every day throughout the year another 800 survivors from World War II die. Not to count the heroes from each of the "Police Actions" that have followed that war....

As the Nevada Legislature struggles with a huge budget deficit in its final days, I wonder why lawmakers don't close a flagrant existing tax loophole by charging sales taxes on purchases made on th...

Reno's 3G Studios hired seven people in the last couple of months, but looks to step up the pace to 10 new hires a month.Noble Studios in Carson City continues to see an upsurge of contracts fro...

Mother Nature not only rained on their parade, she had the audacity to snow on it Saturday.While a full-blown snowstorm was not in force, the air was frigid and snow flurries swirled around the ...

Lawmakers and the governor's office met into the night Saturday to find compromise on a plan to resolve the state's budget crisis.Both the Senate and Assembly were scheduled to return to work today...

Joe Hanus served as a supply sergeant in Korea with the U.S. Army in 1954-'55."That was just after the shooting had stopped. We were there to help organize the Korean Army," Hanus said.More than 55...

Three museums in Carson Valley and Virginia City are participating in the Blue Star Museums program, to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day t...

Patrons visiting the library recently often ask where all the books have gone. Though many books have been "weeded," more than 8,000 books and materials have been purchased this year and the collec...

Carson Water Subconservancy District General Manager Ed James will present the comprehensive regional water management plan to the Carson City Board of Supervisors when they meet Thursday,James wil...

The bill amending Nevada's smoking restriction law to allow food service in bars and taverns where minors are prohibited will get a vote in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.Sean Higgins, repre...

RENO - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the restric...

The Storey County Sheriff's Office is looking for Reno resident Jose Luis Vargas, 36, in connection with a Friday night stabbing in Virginia City.About 9:30 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a rep...

By Karel Ancona-HenryFor the -Brewery Arts Center presents a performance of The Bruka Theatre's adaptation of "Rumplestiltskin" Saturday as part of the "Cultures of Nevada," matinee seriCopyright 2...

The 2011 Intermountain Classic Memorial Day Swim Meet continues today at the Carson Aquatic Center. The meet, hosted by the Carson Tigersharks, features more than 400 swimmers from Nevada, Calif...

CARSON CITY – Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will not follow through on Gov. Brian Sandoval’s request to ask the Nevada Supreme Court for clarification on Thursday’s ruling that the state cannot use $62 million it took from the Clean Water Coalition during the legislative special session in 2010.
A letter issued by Masto’s office said, “there is no procedural mechanism” for seeking a clarification of the high court’s decision.

CARSON CITY – A bill allowing Nevadans to carry concealed weapons on college campuses passed the Senate today and now heads to the Assembly for consideration as the legislative session draws to a close.
Senate Bill 231, sponsored by Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, passed 15-6.

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe invites the public and their families to come out and enjoy this Memorial Day weekend at Pyramid Lake which now has fireworks available for sale and use in designated ...

A free gospel concert by The Nelons will be presented 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday at Good Shepherd Wesleyan Church.The Nelons draw from a three-decade gospel legacy begun by the Lefevres. Today, the gr...

The purpose of the Performing Arts Charter High School (to open in the fall of 2012) is to provide those high school students who have an interest and talent in theater, dance or music to pursue th...

That building at the base of Spooner Summit has been home to an important art happening for more than a decade. I'm Matthew Welter and in 2000 we moved the sculpture company and apprenticeship p...

"Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable," John Kenneth GalbraithBeing the "father" of sales tax on services a far as Nevada is c...

It's Memorial Day weekend, a day when we honor our fallen warriors, military men and women who gave their lives for our freedom and our way of life. For readers of this column, that way of life inc...

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