June Joplin, owner of Comma Coffee, says revitalizing downtown Carson City means making it into a destination.
“We need to change it to a place to go instead of a place to go through,” she said, echoing comments Jim Phalen, who runs Firkin-Fox and High Sierra Brewing, made at a recent open house sponsored by city planners.

Gusty winds should arrive in Carson City and the valleys of western Nevada Sunday night prompting the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a High Wind Watch.

Winds will increase with a period of strong winds possible through the night and early Monday morning.

Southwest winds are expected to be 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph to 70 mph or more in the foothills and wind prone areas along Highway 395 from Carson City to Susanville and Surprise Valley, according to the weather service.

Lois passed away the morning of Dec. 4, 2012 at the Renown Medical Center of aspiration pneumonia. Early May of this year Lois began having a yet to be determined battle with a neurological dis...

Richard Drum passed away peacefully Dec. 1, 2012. Rich had an amazing life full of pride in his family, a remarkable plumbing contractors career and a special talent for creating his award winning...

Members of the Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble perform "Ringing in the Holidays" at the Carson City Library on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today released budget data that had been sought by state lawmakers after a weeks-long disagreement over whether the information was public.

The shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut has claimed the lives of 26 people, 20 of them children. This is a tragedy that has gained national attention and has wrenched the hearts of Carson City residents. Saturday night, December 15, as the sun sets at 6:00 p.m., members of the Carson City business community will be hosting a candlelight vigil on the sidewalk of the Nevada State Capitol building, located at 101 North Carson Street.

United Blood Services Welcome everyone to our Special Holiday Heroes Event.
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The Carson City Recreation Department, through the generous support of Let Them Be Kids, is proud to announce the Joe Lopez Adult/Child Swim Hour for Children with Autism and ASD.

This program is a first of its kind in the Carson Valley and is designed specifically to expose children and adults with autism or ASD to the water. The swim hour is free of charge to anyone affected by Autism and is the precursor to the Joe Lopez Adaptive Swim program which will teach water safety and swim lessons to those on the spectrum and is set to begin in the first quarter of 2013.

Carson City fire and rescue have responded this morning to a traffic accident with injuries. Nevada Highway Patrol has also responded. The accident, reported at 9:47 a.m., is near Lakeview and the old Highway 395 alternate route, according to dispatch. Traffic may be tied up in the area.

CARSON CITY — As the holiday season is in full swing, most families are not thinking about insurance. But as the year comes to an end, it’s a good idea to conduct a home inventory and year end insurance policy review. This is the best way to make sure that your home and possessions have the insurance protection they need.

The state may have paid up to $5 million in unemployment benefits to inmates in prison or county jails in the last three years, a legislative audit says.
The report said an examination of records of the state Employment Security Division found 67 inmates illegally received a total of $240,000 in benefits in fiscal 2012.

The California Army National Guard's 2668th Transportation Company was in Afghanistan for more than nine months.
The soldiers were hoping to make it back for the holidays. And now that they're finally home — they say it's time to catch up with family and friends.

Michael was a resident of Dayton for fifteen years. He is survived by his mother, Eva Zupan; sisters, Linda and Maria from Ogden, Utah. The services will be held at the Dayton Inn, in Dayton, ...

CARSON CITY — A California woman has been determined to be the rightful heir to $7.4 million in gold coins hoarded by a reclusive cousin, despite some seemingly unlikely claims by others, including a “secret agent” who suddenly remembered he was a relative.

CARSON CITY – Nevada State Medical Association President Florence Jameson said today that Gov. Brian Sandoval made a “politically courageous and correct” policy decision to expand the Nevada Medicaid program.

The decision will ensure that there will not be a new class of uninsured Nevadans when the federal health coverage changes are implemented in January 2014, said Jameson, a physician.

Carson Tahoe Health in Carson City announces the opening of the newly remodeled fast track ER and triage lobby at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

Providing fast track ER since moving into the regional medical center in 2005, the Carson Tahoe Health remodel affords the opportunity to improve patient safety, efficiency, speed of care, capacity, and monitoring in the 24-hour Emergency Department’s fast track triage, registration, and waiting room areas.

Five couples exchanged vows at the Carson City Courthouse on Wednesday, taking advantage of the 12-12-12 date that won't come around again in their lifetimes. Four couples got licenses not long before the judge arrived, but the fifth had the papers already in hand and the father of the bride seemed as excited as anyone waiting to marry.

Gale Maynor, of Gardnerville, passed away Sunday from complications related to leukemia. He was born to the late Bob and Geraldine Maynor, Aug. 28, 1946 in Albuquerque, N. M. Gale grew up in Long ...

Alice D. Hamilton, 95, passed away Dec. 8, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial 775-882-1766.Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This mat...

Go easy on yourself in 2013. Take in the Carson City Chamber of Commerce Health, Wellness and Beauty Fair, Saturday, January 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Carson Nugget Ballroom. Admission is free.

The 2013 State of the City address presented by Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell and sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce will be Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Gold Dust West.

Several Carson City school teams received high honor while competing in the third Northern Nevada First LEGO League tournament in Sparks this weekend, including a Judge's Award for the "Salon" team of Carson Middle School and the Project Presentation Awarded to the "Junior Geek Squad' of Eagle Valley Middle School.

A Carson City man faces a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation after allegedly slamming a woman's head into a hard wood floor and choking her.

Randal Dean Arnold, 43, was arrested Dec. 10 in the 3800 block of Highway 50 at 9:09 p.m. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Bliss Court for a report of a domestic battery in progress.

Dispatch advised that the male suspect, identified as Arnold, had just left the home and was walking toward a casino. Other deputies in the area located him and he was detained, the arrest report states.