By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – A bill that would charge most Nevada drivers a fee to subsidize a low-cost auto insurance pilot program for eligible residents of Clark County ran into some rough questioning today at a Senate hearing.

Many women in rural Nevada have never had a mammogram. Fear, lack of funds, transportation conflicts, or no insurance are the main reasons women have not protected their health with this breast cancer screening process. Yet, we know that early detection of breast cancer saves lives.

The Mammovan will be visiting Smith’s Food and Drug Store in Carson City on May 15-16, 2011, offering mammograms to geographically isolated and uninsured women. Through the kind support of several organizations, mammograms will be available by appointment, for age and income eligible, at no charge.

By Andrew Doughman
CARSON CITY – Assemblyman John Ellison had a choice.
He wanted to push the red button, but he was supposed to push the green button.
The seconds ticked by on the floor of Nevada’s Assembly. In the wide angle shot, the other 41 members eagerly cast their votes. In the close-up shot, Ellison’s hand hovered over the green and red buttons. He hated it, but he punched the green one.
He had made a promise to vote ‘yes,’ and he voted ‘yes’ this time after voting ‘no’ the day before.

An emotional Nye County Sheriff Tony De Meo shared the details of the last time he saw Deputy Ian Deutch, the state's only officer killed in the line of duty last year. De Meo said when he arriv...

Thursday night's Nevada Wolf Pack-Hawaii Rainbows baseball game at Peccole Park came down to one frustrating, irritating, aggravating, baffling, seemingly never-ending series of events that Gary Po...

Carson High's 8-7 win over Bishop Manogue Thursday afternoon at Ron McNutt Field certainly wasn't pretty and won't earn the Senators any style points, but that didn't matter to coach Cody Farnworth...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... If the San Francisco 49ers wanted Colin Kaepernick so badly, why did they wait so long to pick him? Were they confident nobody else wanted him in the first or...

An emotional Nye County Sheriff Tony De Meo shared the details of the last time he saw Deputy Ian Deutch, the state's only officer killed in the line of duty last year. De Meo said when he arriv...

This month is "Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month" in Nevada, thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Brian Sandoval.The proclamation comes as due relief to Nevadans who struggle through each day copi...

By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – An ambitious effort to make major reforms to Nevada’s campaign finance laws moved to the state Senate today after three measures sought by Secretary of State Ross Miller passed the Assembly by a deadline last month.

By Elizabeth Crum / Nevada News Bureau
As first “guessed” by @RalstonFlash on Twitter this morning — Nevada has learned the hard way that Ralston’s guesses are not mere speculation but informed fact — Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki has formally announced that he is not going to run for Nevada’s open congressional seat.

State GOP chairman Mark Amodei will now be free to make his final decision, probably to jump in.

Norther Nevada Development Authority is very sorry to announce that the May 25 luncheon has been CANCELED. Due to the critical demands of the legislative session and the fact it is drawing to a close the first part of June, the timing is just too tight right now.

If you are a prepaid registered guest, NNDA will be happy to provide a refund or carry over a credit balance towards the next event on June 29.

If you were registered but not paid, you need not do anything.

Please call or email with any questions or if you desire a refund.

Judi Bishop
Director of Operations

Carson CityThe following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:* A 23-year-old casino worker from Carson City was arrested at 6:37 p.m...

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CASA of Carson City will begin a training of CASA volunteers on May 10, 6-9pm, at the Carson City Juvenile Court, 1545 E. 5th St. in Carson City.

CASA volunteers are appointed by Carson City's Juvenile Court as guardian ad litem for children in child welfare court cases.

The CASA volunteer speaks up for the best interests of the child.

Being a CASA volunteer requires patience, caring, research, writing, good communication skills and a commitment.

There is a background check, an interview and 30 total hours of training.

Bankruptcy filings nationwide dropped 7 percent in April, continuing a downward trend that began at the start of the year - though Nevada still had the highest rate despite a 15 percent decline sin...

The combined Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means committees Wednesday rejected the governor's plan to consolidate the Mining Division into the Department of Conservation and Natural Resource...

State Director of Administration Andrew Clinger has been asked to apply for the Reno City Manager's job and says, if the council wants him, he'll take the post.Mayor Bob Cashell recruited Clinger f...

Feral cats that might otherwise face a death sentence, are getting another chance at life through a prison work program.Susan Paul, president of the Carson Tahoe Society for the Prevention of Cr...

For Robert Williams, the owner of Tommy's Neighborhood Bar, recasting the long-time Carson City watering hole has been a priority since he bought the business in 2009. Williams, 59, started work...

Wild Horse Children's Theater presents "Honk! Jr.," beginning Friday. The award-winning musical, written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, transforms Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of ...

Here we are less than a month from the scheduled end of the Legislative session and we still are searching for the elusive alternative to the Sandoval austerity budget. The governor's opponents hav...

Carson City firefighters are battling a brush fire at the Carson City dump tonight. Multiple engines responded to the initial call that came in shortly before 10 p.m. Additional fire personnel have been called in from outside the city, including a Lyon County fire engine.

Though the fire is reportedly burning, the size hasn't been determined or reported on, or whether there are structures threatened in the fire's path. The dump is located in the 3600 block of Flint Drive.

According to a firefighter on the scene via scanner dispatch, crews may be there for "an extended length of time."

Two bicycle events going on today at the Bike Habitat in Carson City, reports Jeff Moser at BikeCarson.com. From 3 to 6 p.m. is the Felt Bicycles demonstration. And at 6:30 p.m. is the Women's Bicycle Repair Clinic taught by Jennie Hamiter. Both events are FREE and open to the public. Bike Habitat is located off Topsy Lane next to Best Buy.