Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30 miles north of Reno-Sparks, will close on Thursday, June 30 to fishing for Lahontan cutthroat trout.
That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 01 to September 30. On Oct. 1, it will re-open for the 2011-2012 cutthroat fishing season.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
This is a final reminder that the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park is extending its tour schedule through June 30. After that date, Nevada State Parks will discontinue its operation of the park.

By the California Department of Fish and Game
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announces changes to recreational groundfish regulations that apply to state waters 0-3 nautical miles from shore. The new regulations were adopted by the Fish and Game Commission last month and took effect June 9, 2011.

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Nevada Division of Forestry is aiding firefighting efforts in Arizona by contributing personnel to help the state fight multiple devastating wildfires.

“Since the fires started, we have sent 10 personnel to help fight the fires in eastern Arizona,” said Nevada’s State Forester and Firewarden, Pete Anderson. NDF has agreements with western states to help in such situations. Nevada recoups costs for its services.

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
This is a reminder that the Nevada Department of Wildlife has posted Nevada’s big game tag draw results www.huntnevada.com website.

If you did not draw a big game tag in the recent completed main draw, don’t give up just yet. There are still tags left for the upcoming second draw.

Remaining tags for Mule Deer - Antlered - Longbow (hunt 1341) and Antelope - Horns Longer than Ears - Longbow (hunts 2161 and 2261) will be available to both residents and nonresidents.

By Andrew Barbano
RENO, Nev. — Longtime Nevada civil rights leader Mary Valencia Wilson, 66, died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno shortly after midnight of Friday, June 10. She suffered from complications after a long battle with cancer.

Janice McIntosh talks about services provided by the Carson City Senior Center. On Thursday, you can help the Senior Center win a new truck for their Meals on Wheels program. To vote, go to Toyota's Facebook page, click on "Toyota 100 Cars for Good," click on “finalist” and go to “C” for “Carson City Senior Citizens Center,” where you can view the center's video. Only votes cast on June 16 count.

Power has been restored in Dayton after an outage about 11 a.m. is affectied nearly 2,000 customers, according to NV Energy.Spokeswoman Faye Anderson said a bird got into a substation in equipment ...

Music By The Mountain
Dinner & Live Music
Featuring
Felix and the Soul Cats
Dinner Includes:
BBQ Tri-Tip, BBQ ChickenBella Vita Beans, Potato SaladCorn Bread with Honey ButterTexas Sheet Cake for Dessert           Catered by Bella Vita Catering
Beer, Wine, Mountain Nectar, Margaritas,Lemonade, Iced Tea and Water available

Free event--Bring the entire famiily for an action-packed day at the Carson City Airport with flybys, activities, food and more. Watch amazing flybys of exciting aircraft such as the B25 Bomber, Cobra Helicopter, P51 Mustang, plus planes and jets. Watch these aircraft land at the airport, then visit them up close and personal. Activities include plane and hot air balloon rides, bounce house, face painting, martial arts and tumbling demonstrationis, food and beverages and much more. Event starts at 8:00AM with a pancake breakfast, plus activities throughout the day.

Dr. Death is dead. Murad (Jack) Kevorkian, whose name has been synonymous with doctor-assisted suicide, died earlier this month at 83. He spent eight years in a maximum-security prison for helping ...

They call themselves the Deaf Ninjas - a group of three Carson City young adults learning the art of karate at the Carson ATA Blackbelt Academy.But they could just as easily be labeled revolutio...

FERNLEY - Two Texas teachers vacationing in Nevada were killed Monday morning when their vehicle was rear ended by a state highway truck in Fernley. Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Chuck Allen s...

A veteran state fiscal manager was named director of administration on Monday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.Jeff Mohlenkamp is currently deputy director for Support Services at the Department of Correctio...

Two motorists from Texas died in a vehicle accident this morning on Highway 50 Alternate Route eight miles east of Fernley, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Renee J. Upchurch, 53, and Esther Garza, 59, from San Diego, Texas, died as a result of injuries from the accident, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen in a news release.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today announced he has appointed Jeff Mohlenkamp as director of the Department of Administration effective July 11.
“I am pleased to announce that Jeff has agreed to join the team and lead the Department of Administration,” Sandoval said. “With more than 20 years of experience in state government, Jeff’s depth and breadth of experience across several agencies will be a strong asset to both my office and the department as a whole.”

By Julie Ardito
RENO — Local small business owners and start-up companies will have 26 successful northern Nevada business professionals and experts to call on for help with questions and issues pertaining to their company, thanks to Nevada Connectors, a new online business program that launched this week.

Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Sheryl Adams presents "Heat Waves" — Jazz & Poetry on Tuesday, June 14, from 8-10 p.m, at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street in Carson City.
Your favorite big band music and some surprises!
Poets/readers Rita Geil, Susan Sara Priest, Amy Roby, Tracy McQuay, Lee Warner

By Denise Clodjeaux
The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City and ACCtv will launch a new Friday Films Series on June 17. The family friendly fun begins with a five week series of short films for children. Admission is free. All showings are at 6:30pm in the Performance Hall.

The Film Series is an affordable way for families to spend time together this summer. Refreshment are available for purchase in the lobby prior to the show. For the complete film lineup visit www.breweryarts.org.

Here’s the lineup:

RENO (AP) - A Nevada-based defense contractor has branded as "despicable" a former employee's alleged conspiring with others to steal U.S. military ammunition in Iraq and then sell it back to Iraqi...

I missed a couple of the "X Man" interations so I can't offer much in the way of comparisons, but world opening audience size was down from the last version. That said, 'X Man: First Class," now screening at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, is a film of its times, a melange of fast cuts, amazing technology which reveals its comic-book birthright with fantasy and some fact.

A five-month gaming promotion has ended with three area residents winning all-expense paid trips to the U.S. Open which starts Thursday at Congressional in Bethesda, Md.Len Kirtley, 73, Frank Riche...

State employees will see some significant changes to their pay and benefits from the budget approved by the Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval.Dale Erquiaga, senior policy adviser to the govern...

Work on the long-awaited "Carson City's History in Motion" freeway landscaping project is set to begin next month.When completed, likely in the spring of next year, it will give motorists a glim...