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Justin Carrigan was sentenced to 6-15 years for failing to call 911 when his 4-year-old stepdaughter Rochelle Ellis stopped breathing last year, suffering permanent brain damage. A jury last month found there wasn't enough evidence that Carrigan caused his stepdaughter to stop breathing, but found him guilty of neglect. The girl had stopped breathing for approximately 6 minutes before a neighbor coaxed Carrigan to call 911.

Richard McKinley Brumette, 45, of Carson City, was arrested early this morning for felony home invasion and misdemeanor malicious destruction of property.

According to the arrest report, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy responded to the 1300 block of Como Street, where he saw the door to the victim's apartment kicked in. The victim told the deputy that her brother was intoxicated and had kicked in the door. She also said she is not close to her brother, and he does not live in that apartment.

Director Clint Eastwood's film about J. Edgar Hoover, currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, shows the real creator of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with all of the faults and strengths clearly shown.The movie, "J. Edgar," follows the man from his early days with the U.S. attorney general's office to his days as ruler of a giant bureaucracy of lawyers and police.

Time lapse view of Earth from the International Space Station:

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is sponsoring a fly tying class during the month of November.
The three-day progressive fly tying class will start with a basic fly and progressively work up to a more advanced fly by the third class.
If you always wanted to learn how to make your own fly’s or learn how to “match the hatch” this class will teach you the basics.
The class is designed for beginning to Intermediate level fly tiers and is free to all participants.
Class is limited to the first 15 persons who sign-up.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Of the more than 6 million trout that are released into Oregon waters every year, by far the largest are the ones that will be released over the next two months in Willamette Valley lakes and ponds.
Starting next week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will release 238 of the nearly 3,000 super-sized brood trout that will be stocked at popular fishing holes from Eugene to Portland from now through the middle of January.

Three Australians suspected of poaching were arrested last week on multiple charges and later booked into the Elmore County jail.
Eleven charges have been filed against the three men, with a combined bond set at $165,000.
Anton Kepeller, 58, Darren Tubb, 43, and Samuel Henley, 18, all from Tasmania, Australia, were contacted and later arrested by Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers on Thursday, November 3, near Atlanta.

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Nevada Division of Wildlife.
Oct. 31: Rye Patch Reservoir in Pershing County: 502 rainbow trout: 9.8 inches in length.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Servicio de Adoracion

We invite you every Sunday at 2pm to our services. Located at 150 E. Roland Street, Carson City in the Eagles Wings building. Please contact us with any questions at 775-461-9632.

Come and hear the word of God.

Los invitamos todos los Domingos a las 2pm. Hubicados en 150 E. Roland Street, Carson City en el edificio de Eagles Wings. Favor de comunicarse si tiene alguna pregunta al 775-461-9632.

Venga a escuchar palabra de Dios.

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New Northern Nevada Company Provides Solutions for Keeping Nevada Patient Health Information Safe

NVMedTech launched on November 11, 2011

NVMedTech is a new Northern Nevada information security company that focuses on helping independent health care practitioners in Nevada keep their patients’ health information protected.

We are pairing great wines and some appetizers topped with Beck’s Pantry “oh so tasty” local made PEPPER JELLIES! Come join us, pepper jellies will also be available for purchase! 6-9pm, $20pp

Bella Fiore Wines
224 So. Carson St ,Suite #8
Corner of 3rd & Curry Sts, Carson City
775-888-9463 (WINE)
bellafiorewines@yahoo.com
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The two parking spots that belonged to Keegan Aiazzi and Stephen Anderson, two juniors who died last year in a scuba accident off the coast of Monterey have been left empty in the CHS lot. The boys' parking spots have been blocked off from sale and won't be for sale for the rest of the school year in honor of the two boys, according to Dean Michele Lewis.

He doesn't smoke or drink or swear. He was an Eagle Scout and the state PTA president. His priority is being a good father for his five children and a good husband for Susan, his wife of 28 years.

And at a time when the ethics and credibility of politicians seem to be waning, this man is a politician who espouses principles, a politician rising quickly in clout in Nevada.

State Sen. Moises "Mo" Denis, D-Las Vegas, is the shoo-in to become the Democratic leader and probable majority leader of the state Senate during the next legislative session in 2013.

Tonight if you see your state senator and a lobbyist dining on Châteaubriand and drinking red wine in a fine Las Vegas restaurant, it's a safe bet they aren't going Dutch treat. The lobbyist will pick up the tab and no one ever will know he did.

With much fanfare in April, legislative leaders called for approval of a plan to make government more transparent to Nevadans. A few weeks later, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to require lobbyists to report their year-round expenditures on legislators.

RENO (AP) - After the first sellout in the event's 26-year history, organizers of the annual Burning Man festival on the northern Nevada desert have decided to sell tickets under a lottery syste...

RENO (AP) - The sports director for Reno's CBS television affiliate died Sunday afternoon from injuries suffered in what authorities are calling a hit-and-run accident.JK Metzker, 41, was struck by...

UPDATED 5:22PM: Sad news to report. KTVN-TV confirms that Channel 2 News Sports Director JK Metzker died Sunday afternoon from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle. The accident happened on North Virginia Street near 17th Street at 11:50pm last night following the University of Nevada Wolf Pack football game.

DK's Sierra Mountain Comics sells single-issue comic books, collectibles, trade paperbacks, tabletop gaming supplies, Magic: The Gathering cards and more. It also hosts tournaments and launch parties.
Address: 1801 U.S. Highway 50, Suite J;
Phone: 841-4263;
Online: Facebook.com/DKsSierraMountainComics
Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; noon-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 1 p.m.-midnight Friday; 1-6 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday.

Marc Michael Bauman, 46, died mid-October in Chicago after a sudden, unexpected illness. Marc was the son of Edith Bauman of Chicago and Sam Bauman of Carson City. In the 1990s, Marc lived in C...

Ken passed away on November 8, 2011 at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nev. Ken was born in West Virginia, living there and marrying his wife, Nancy Mitchell in 1952. Ken and his wife, Nancy...

Norma Meyers Elliott, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Mair, was born on November 2, 1940 in Denver, Colorado and died in Reno, Nevada on November 8 of cancer. She grew up in Arvada, Colorado...

Thelma E. Kaweski passed away November 8, 2011 at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. Thelma was born on October 16, 1920, in Grand Junction, Colorado. She moved, with her family, to Carson C...

In loving memory of Frank Joseph Sardella, Sr., who passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2011. Frank was born in Wakefield, Mass on December 25, 1933. Frank and his family moved to Tah...

When Donnie and Elsie met on the walk to school, Elsie's stubborn German heritage couldn't ignore Donnie's advances. Their newly formed teenage attached-at-the-hip relationship weaved into a ma...

RENO (AP) - As the Ultimate Fighting Championship made its prime-time network television debut, a small group of mothers protested what they called the latest in a string of offensive and inappropr...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz (AP) - A plan to ban the sale of plastic water bottles at the Grand Canyon was scrapped after talks with Coca-Cola, which is a donor to the national parks system an...

Paula Lynn Marcus shrieked and stomped her feet, her friends and family watching, while her just-pronounced-husband leaned in for a kiss Friday night.It had been a longtime coming for the Carson...

RENO - The Carson girls' soccer season ended one day earlier than expected.An own goal and a converted penalty kick after a controversial call keyed Pahrump Valley's 2-1 win over the Senators in...

RENO - The Nevada Wolf Pack would like to start the season over."When you have a game like this, it's very embarrassing," Nevada coach David Carter said after the Wolf Pack's season-opening 68-46 l...

Offensive balance. It's what every coach strives for, and Carson coach Blair Roman knows that for his Senators to go deep in the football playoffs they need to show that they can run and pass wi...

RENO - Douglas High grad Amber Gwinn had to take a moment to collect herself after her Manogue Miners upended her alma mater 2-1 in the state girls' soccer semifinals at Damonte Ranch Friday aftern...

When Jay Finders read Thursday in the - about a group in need of boots and shoes, he knew exactly where to go for help - down the hall.He appealed to his roommate, Joan Newman, who has amassed f...

Travelers entering the capital city from three different directions soon will be greeted by a gateway sign welcoming them to town.Officials are trying to make Carson City a place where visitors ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The second-ranking member of the Federal Reserve said the central bank will conduct a fourth round of stress tests in the coming weeks to determine if U.S. banks can withstand a r...

HOMEWOOD - Nearly seven months after government officials approved the Boulder Bay project, eyes are now shifting to an iconic locals-favorite ski resort and a proposed multi-million-dollar face...

LOS ANGELES - Jail time is not the only problem looming for the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death. Lawsuits, medical licensing issues and possible payments to Jackson's family await.Some ...

The Carson Senators defeated the Damonte Ranch Mustangs Friday night 44-17. Next week the Senators play the Miners of Bishop Manogue. That game is at Carson High School next Friday at 7:00pm in the semifinal round for the regional playoffs.

Occupy Wall Street began their two-week march from Nov. 9-23 to Washington, D.C. to tell Congress' Deficit Super Committee that the Occupy movement is against any extension of the Bush tax cuts. An extension of those cuts, which are due to expire in 2012, as well as reducing the tax rate on the highest bracket from 35 percent to 28 percent is being suggested as part of possible negotiations in creating the deficit reduction package which has a deadline of Nov. 23.

Storey County brothel owner Lance Gilman said Friday that he expects his Wild Horse Canyon Ranch brothel will be shuttered Tuesday by county officials for a violation of county ordinances that bar silent partners in brothel ownership.

Gilman, also the exclusive broker for the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Storey County, admits to the violation but said his Mustang Ranch brothel and Wild Horse Saloon will be unaffected and will remain open.

Photos from the Veterans Day Parade today in Virginia City.

The family of Mildred Wright is saddened to announce that she left our world peacefully on October 20, 2011 at age 91. Mildred was born August 6th 1920 in Midland, Arkansas and was one of four chi...

Gerald F.Y. Ching, 76, passed away November 5, 2011 in Carson City, NV. Capitol City Cremation & Burial. 775-882-1766John Lyle Cassidy, 62, passed away November 5, 2011. Walton's Chapel of the Vall...

Northern 4A Playoff football updatesCopyright 2011 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.-Live coverage of Carson-Damonte, Douglas- Reno ...

A light agenda is in store for the Carson City Board of Supervisors at their next meeting on Nov. 17.

The board will hear first reading of an ordinance to allow billboards to be placed on existing and future transit shelters.

Live updates for 4A State soccer semifinalsCopyright 2011 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.-Live coverage: Northern 4A state soccer ...

You might have seen this on in our live update box yesterday, the McKeen Motor Car on display at the Nevada State Railroad Museum has been nominated as an historical landmark by the National Historic Landmarks Committee. If the nomination is accepted, it will become to only piece of railroad equipment to secure a spot on the list of National Historic Landmarks. Here is a video with some history on the McKeen Motor Car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Y4HHti0K0

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A weeklong effort by Carson City JobConnect has rounded up 521 job listings in the Carson City area. The effort's goal was to get more employers to list their job openings with the state's one-stop employment centers.

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Friends of the Urban Forest have begun an effort to plant 10,000 trees in Carson City over the next five years. With a grant from the Nevada Division of Forestry's Urban Forest Fund, they kicked off the effort last weekend by planting 30 native cottonwood saplings in Fulstone Wetlands Park, off Northridge Drive and Russell Way.

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Don't forget Carson Senators play Damonte Ranch tonight at 7 at home in the first round of the 4A playoffs.

Carson City Live Chat Nov. 11Copyright 2011 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.-Carson City live chat Nov. 11November, 11 2011 9:24 am...

HELENA, Mont - The Obama administration is calling for 18 new wilderness and conservation area declarations in nine Western states, according to a report released Thursday by the secretary of the I...

Editor's note: Ken Beaton, a retired Carson City educator, wrote the following essay after a recent trip to the World War II battlefields of Europe. He quotes from a letter written by a GI to hi...

More children should be screened for high cholesterol before puberty, beyond those with a family history of problems, according to wide-ranging new guidelines expected from government-appointed exp...

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