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The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Carson City Library Board of Trustees. The committee oversees all library policy and budgets.

Applicants must be willing to serve about six to eight hours a month. There is one opening for a four-year term that expires June, 2015.

The Board of Supervisors will appoint a qualified person who is a resident and registered voter of Carson City to the board for four years. Applications will be accepted through May 19.

More unsettled spring weather continues today with a strong Pacific jet stream expected to bring gusty winds to Carson City, Reno, Carson Valley and the Sierra.

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible in some areas, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory through 8 tonight.

(AP) - Among the drastic changes planned for Nevada's K-12 education system - ranked at the bottom of the nation for high school graduation - few strike a nerve like a plan to stop paying highe...

The film "Water for Elephants" opened Friday night at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in a gala showing as a benefit for the V&T railroad group at $15 per head. Reason is that old No. 18 of the V&T more or less stars in the movie. More on the benefit later.

There will be shoulder work at the intersection of 5th Street and Butti Way. However, no lane closures are expected.

Clearview Drive is closed between Edmonds Drive and Line Drive for construction on the next phase of the NDOT freeway project. Detours are marked. The road is expected to reopen by November of 2011.

Heather Aldrich's cell phone rings nearly every Monday morning with callers seeking to hire her students.Aldrich owns Nevada Truck Driving School on North Virginia Street, and student enrollment...

Most of us who have heard the saying "Nero fiddles while Rome burns" may not be aware that the fiddle, or violin was not invented until the 16th century. Regardless of it's dubious origin, the sayi...

DAYTON - Kathie Arias won two individual events for Dayton to lead the Dust Devils to a fourth-place finish at the annual Dayton Invitational Saturday.Spring Creek won with 110 points, while Dayton...

I talked to Carson High principal Ron Beck for a few minutes at a recent baseball game, and he said that the school is looking into replacing lights at the football stadium.If you've been hiding un...

During a recent family visit to Seattle, I came across some startling statistics about the high cost of illegal immigration. According to the Seattle Times, the state of Washington will spend more ...

Lyon County-issued burn permits will expire May 22 or sooner if the weather turns hot and there is no significant precipitation, according to the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District. Accor...

A man and his 8-year-old daughter were killed after a Friday afternoon three-vehicle accident on Highway 50 East at Kit Kat Drive in Mound House. According to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan L...

A light sprinkle throughout the morning didn't dampen the spirits of Earth Day enthusiasts who cheerfully cleaned up three areas of Carson City Saturday.The event is sponsored annually by the Ca...

RENO - Matt Gardner is enjoying a season that pitchers normally can only dream about."So far so good," smiled the Nevada Wolf Pack relief pitcher after Saturday's 8-3 victory over the New Mexico St...

An 8-year-old girl died overnight after an accident on Highway 50 east of Carson City in Mound House on Friday afternoon, which also claimed the life of her father, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports today.

The girl's identity has not been released. Her father, David James Melendrez, 30, of Carson City died at the scene of the accident. The condition of a young boy, 3, also inside the car with his sister, and his father Melendrez, is not known at this time, said Trooper Dan Lopez.

LAKE TAHOE - An unprecedented plan to return Lake Tahoe to historic clarity levels has moved one step closer to reality.The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved the La...

--Shade Tree Council hosts the annual Arbor Day celebrationApril, 22 2011 11:38 pm MST...

The political scramble began in earnest Friday to fill the anticipated vacancy in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District should the governor appoint, as expected, incumbent Rep. Dean Heller to succ...

The Carson Water Subconservancy District will host a Carson River Watershed tour from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 16 and May 17.The tour will go from the headwaters in Alpine County to the terminus ...

Games between Western Nevada and Southern Nevada are not for the faint of heart. The battles tend to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time.A year ago, WNC won three of the four home gam...

The Nevada Senate held a marathon floor session Friday, voting on 64 measures to clear the decks for next week's deadline to get all bills out of their house of origin.The slate of bills that cl...

Muscle Powered is once again leading a series of road bike rides along some of the most scenic routes in the area. The rides will start out easy and gradually pick up speed as the season progres...

By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – After a lengthy hearing in the Assembly today on what several witnesses said were the catastrophic effects of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget recommendations for higher education, Republican members held firm with the executive branch in a series of funding votes.