CARSON CITY — Senate Operations Committee Chairman David Parks has put the brakes on a collective bargaining bill that the sponsor said could save $2.3 billion for the state.
Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, who sponsored Senate Bill 343, said it would save local governments as much as $2.3 billion by amending the state’s collective bargaining law and ratcheting wages down to national averages.
CARSON CITY – The third of three campaign finance reform bills being pushed by Secretary of State Ross Miller this session passed out of an Assembly committee today, but an important provision regulating political action committees was removed.
Lawmakers say the deletion of a key provision of Assembly Bill 81 is only temporary.
A Carson City mother is in jail and faces felony child abuse and false imprisonment charges after she allegedly locked her child in a room and told authorities to come pick him up because she couldn't take care of the boy anymore.
A CareFlight helicopter was dispatched this afternoon after a woman apparently either fell or jumped out of a moving vehicle near Telegraph and Stewart streets in Carson City.
The accident happened around 3 this afternoon. The woman was said to be consciousness and was speaking with paramedics but the extent of her injuries are undetermined, authorities said.
As of 3:30 this afternoon CareFlight landed at an empty parking lot area of the Carson Nugget. She will be likely be transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
CARSON CITY –Assemblyman William Horne, D-Las Vegas, nudged his bill out of committee today, meaning the state could secure anywhere from $20 to $50 million from the casino industry.
Under Assembly Bill 219, if you lose or do not redeem a paper voucher printed from a slot machine, the state would sweep that money into its coffers as unclaimed property. Right now, casinos pay taxes on that money and count the remainder as revenue.
CARSON CITY – A bill critics say will make it tougher to appeal land use decisions by Clark County local governments won easy approval in the Senate today on a 19-2 vote. Senate Bill 85 now goes to the Assembly for consideration.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold is sailing into the choppy waters of Nevada politics.The former skipper of the USS Cole announced Thursday that he will seek the GOP nomination for Nevada's 2nd Cong...
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Congresswoman Shelley Berkley will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by embattled Nevada Republican John Ensign, who is retiring.Berkley's campaign announced in a statement ...
The investigation into the deaths of two Carson City teens who died while scuba diving in Monterey last weekend has been hindered by their missing gear. Monterey County Sheriff's Detective Kevin Ga...
Greater Nevada Mortgage Services (GNMS) has promoted Nick Serrano to Vice President of Sales. His responsibilities will include managing the sales production of mortgage consultants throughout northern Nevada and helping to guide the company’s strategic vision.
Musical theatre program at WNC needs savingThe times are terrifying. Not only are we scared of wars, acts of nature, terrorism, radiation from Japan and the ever-increasing price of gas, we are mor...
May 5, 1994 - April 9, 2011Stephen James Anderson, 16, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Monterey, Calif. Stephen was born May 5,1994, in Reno to Chris and Thea Anderson of Carson City.Ste...
Robert Montooth Aten, 87, died April 9, 2011, in Carson City. He was born March 30, 1924, in Illinois to Clarence and Bertha Aten. He is survived by son Randy Aten (Kory); daughters Pamela Hauck (C...
Russel Warren Korman, 76, of Carson City died April 12, 2011. He was born on April 11, 1935, in Bottineau, N.D., to Herbert B. and Lillian (Paulson) Korman. He is survived by his wife Beverlee Korm...
Dorothy A. Leeth, 92, died in Carson City on April 13, 2011. She was born June 7, 1918, in Ashland, Wis., to B. and L. Gaylord. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin and son Thomas Villar....
DAYTON - Logan Garling might be the best No. 9 hitter in Northern Nevada.Garling has punished opposing pitchers all year long, and he did it again Wednesday afternoon by ripping a three-run homer t...
DAYTON - Jill Pinder and Kenzie Cole are two of the best softball pitchers in Northern Nevada, and when they hook up in the circle, runs and hits are going to be at a premium.The two hurlers put up...
Fiscus performs at Plan:b Micro_Lounge from 8-11 p.m., Saturday.The jazz trio, comprised of Zack Teran on upright bass, Chris Clark on tenor and alto sax and Jesus Vega on drums, all met at Univ...
Melodrama opens Friday in DaytonThe Misfits Theater Group's latest homage to melodrama, "The Como Indian Scare of 1863 or Food Trumps Wood in the Card-game of Life" plays 7 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23,...
CHAMPAGNE & SHOESSoroptimist International Champagne & Shoes is almost sold out with only 20 tickets left. Mention shoes and champagne together and every shoe diva in town in the area knows it's an...
One of the most colorful figures in 20th century Nevada history has to be Sen. Key Pittman, a one-time gold miner, later a U.S. Senator, where he, among other things, actually chaired the Foreign R...
Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, himself a firefighter, Wednesday proposed a bill that would make measured reductions to the public worker retirement benefits in trade for a commitment not to mak...
Dick Campagni, owner of Carson City Toyota and Scion and Capital Ford, is donating a car to help raise money for patient care at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. The car will be raffled off on Se...
Members of Girl Scout Troop 445 of Dayton stuff 4,000 Easter eggs with candy on Monday night as a community service project for the annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt. The public is invited to help ...
The Misfits Theater Group's latest homage to melodrama, "The Como Indian Scare of 1863 or Food Trumps Wood in the Card-game of Life" plays 7 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23, Odeon Hall, 65 Pike Street, Day...
The Carson Valley Quilt Guild is currently involved in a relief program headed up by Quilters' Newsletter, a magazine group located in Golden, Colo. They have contacted all quilt guilds/ subscriber...
RENO (AP) - A napping air traffic controller who forced a medical flight to land unaided in Nevada brought swift reaction from the Federal Aviation Administration, which on Wednesday added a second...
Citizen activists on Wednesday urged the Government Affairs Committee not to adopt amendments they say would weaken a bill designed to expand public comment at governmental meetings.Assembly Bil...
Sheila Taormina will be at the Carson City Aquatic Facility from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday teaching a swim clinic. Taormina has competed in four Olympics, winning gold in swimming, and was ...
The community is invited to join Earth Day cleanup efforts when Carson City's Recreation Department and Chamber of Commerce members roll up their sleeves for a little spring cleaning.Volunteers ...
Inside her business, located in a tiny addition on the side of her Washoe Valley home, Kerrie Laack is trying to spruce up the dinner menus for her dozens of customers - one basket at a time. La...
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Legislature finally took up the issue of reforms to the state’s public employee retirement system today, but the proposed changes from Democratic Assembly Speaker John Oceguera are modest.
AroundCarson.com reports that historian and author Dennis Cassinelli has started a new web video series about the history of the area, titled “Chronicles of the Comstock.” It’s based on his book, newspaper column, and website of the same name.
CARSON CITY – The days are lengthening, but lawmakers are still finding good reason to be inside the Legislature from dawn till dusk.
This Friday is a deadline for bills to pass out of committee, leaving many legislators scurrying from committee room to committee room to keep their bills alive.
The Northern Nevada Development Authority and the Carson City Chamber Commerce will host a joint breakfast with Gov. Brian Sandoval at the Carson Nugget on April 27 from 7 to 9 a.m.
Join NNDA, the Chamber and Gov. Sandoval for breakfast where he will address economic challenges as well as legislative issues facing the state.
The Firkin & Fox in Carson City will be the gathering place for the next Carson City Chamber of Commerce mixer. The cost is free for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. Join in on the fun and networking at 310 S. Carson Street.
“The Recession, Revenues, and Nevada’s Recovery” a town-hall style forum hosted by Nevada Assemblyman Pat Hickey, R-Washoe County, will be in Nevada Legislature Senate Room 1214. Confirmed panelists include Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, Chairman, Ways & Means Committee and Dr. Ty Cobb, former special Assistant to Ronald Reagan.
RENO (AP) - The chief executive of an airport in northern Nevada says a medical flight with at least three people aboard was forced to land without help from air traffic control after the lone c...
An interesting story in the Virginia City News, which reports that a deal was struck between Comstock Mining Inc., and the owners of the historic Gold Hill Hotel. Click here to read the story.
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Family TIES of Nevada held its 2nd Youth Transition Summit – Youth Transition Jamboree March 17-18, 2011 at UNLV which was a huge success as family members, youth and professionals gathered to learn more about employment, education and health care support for youth with special health care needs and disabilities. Participants gained an understanding of how and why the health needs of youth can and should be addressed right along with their vocational and educational needs to assure a successful transition from pediatric to adult health care, school to work, and home to community.
A Carson City man faces seven felony counts of commercial burglary and seven counts of uttering a forged instrument after being arrested for allegedly attempting to cash counterfeit checks at a casino on the account of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
Rayna Katherine Donoho-King was born on Sept. 20, 1989, in Carson City. She went back to heaven on March 18, 2011. Named after her Grandpa Ray and her Grandma Katherine, from birth Rayna was the...
March 5, 1958 - April 9, 2011 Susan L. Neighbors died peacefully at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno after five years with ovarian cancer. She went to Sierra High in Whittier, Calif., and ...
Stephen James Anderson, 16, of Carson City died April 9, 2011. He was born May 5, 1994, in Reno. He is survived by his parents Chris and Thea Anderson; sister Sara; grandparents Jim and Jan Anderso...
James Allan Slaton, 70, of Carson City died April 5, 2011, at Veterans Hospital in Reno. He was born June 6, 1940, in Bishop, Texas. He is survived by his wife Colleen Slaton; daughters Roberta and...
For 100 years, higher education has been a primary gateway to a better life for Americans. People with college degrees make more money, divorce less, live longer and secure a better future for thei...
For one hundred years, higher education has been a primary gateway to a better life for Americans. People with college degrees make more money, divorce less, live longer and secure a better future ...
A Carson City health care provider has plans to start construction on a 20,000-square-foot building in north Carson City by the end of May. Nevada Health Centers Inc., currently at 907 N. Mounta...
