CARSON CITY – Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will not follow through on Gov. Brian Sandoval’s request to ask the Nevada Supreme Court for clarification on Thursday’s ruling that the state cannot use $62 million it took from the Clean Water Coalition during the legislative special session in 2010.
A letter issued by Masto’s office said, “there is no procedural mechanism” for seeking a clarification of the high court’s decision.

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe invites the public and their families to come out and enjoy this Memorial Day weekend at Pyramid Lake which now has fireworks available for sale and use in designated ...

The purpose of the Performing Arts Charter High School (to open in the fall of 2012) is to provide those high school students who have an interest and talent in theater, dance or music to pursue th...

"Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable," John Kenneth GalbraithBeing the "father" of sales tax on services a far as Nevada is c...

Carson High School wrapped up its spring season Thursday afternoon with the annual 7-on-7 passing scrimmage."(The camp) went well," said coach Blair Roman, who has guided the Senators to two straig...

The preliminary hearing for a Carson City probation officer charged with abusing female probationers was continued to July following testimony Friday morning from the sixth of seven alleged victims...

Even die-hard Republican opponents of tax hikes are seeing lifting of the sunsets on taxes approved by the 26th special session as inevitable in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in a Las Vegas ...

Legislation providing for the withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency passed the Nevada Senate.Sponsor John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, said the withdrawal would happen Oct. 1, 201...

CARSON CITY – The Sandoval administration is pursuing two paths in an effort to resolve a potentially massive budget shortfall, seeking clarification from the Nevada Supreme Court on the case that created the issue and working with lawmakers on potential additional revenues should they be necessary.
Dale Erquiaga, senior adviser to Gov. Brian Sandoval, briefed a number of interested parties on the developments since the state’s high court dropped the potential budget bombshell on the Legislature yesterday.

West Coast swing dancing sponsored by High Sierra Swing Dance Club, El Charro Avitia Restaurant, 4389 S. Carson St., Carson City, every Tuesday, 6:45-9 p.m., free. Preceded at 5:45 p.m. by a swing lesson by Tim Renner, $8. No partner necessary for either event. Practice your moves or just check out the dance at this fun, nonstructured event. Information: 775-629-9369 or www.highsierraSDC.org.

Five women who claimed they were molested by a Carson City probation officer testified in a preliminary hearing Thursday. Aaron Lewis, a former alternative sentencing officer, is charged with mu...

Gov. Brian Sandoval will present a major budget amendment today in response to a Nevada Supreme Court ruling that taking the Clean Water Coalition money to help balance the current budget is unc...

A certification process recently completed by the Carson Nugget leaves it poised to deliver better customer service and quality, according to company heads."The Carson Nugget is the only casino in ...

The Nevada Wolf Pack walked all over the New Mexico State Aggies Thursday afternoon.The Wolf Pack worked 13 walks off six Aggies' pitchers and cruised to a 15-4 victory in seven innings to stay ali...

When it came time for Carson High's softball team to score runs, it was veteran Moriah Lane and newcomer Jen Purcell who often stepped up with clutch hits.Lane and Purcell were rewarded for their e...

We are just days from the end of the regular 2011 Nevada Legislative session, but we still have opportunities to improve our K-12 schools in spite of the dire economic conditions. Our Assembly pass...

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. today to discuss the bill pending in the Nevada Legislature to withdraw the state from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if certain conditions are not met. The agenda is here, and you can watch the live video here.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked state agencies to document payments made to employees and vendors after learning at a meeting earlier this month of several undisclosed settlements, including three made by the Department of Transportation.
State Budget Director Andrew Clinger sent out a memo today requesting the information by June 1.

By Jeff Cowen
The Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board on Tuesday recognized the efforts of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO) for their achievements in bicycling advocacy planning and safety for the 2010 Lake Tahoe Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

(AP) - Nevada lawmakers are pressing on with a bill to extend temporary taxes that are crucial to their budget plan, while negotiations to win over the Republican votes critical to its passage c...

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the cu...

CARSON CITY – On Assemblyman Harvey Munford’s desk lies his teacher’s edition of an American government textbook.
The former high school history and government teacher said he brought it as a guidebook to the legislative process. But he has not used it much.
“It wasn’t applicable to a whole lot of things,” he said.
Munford, a Democrat from Las Vegas, describes himself as “disillusioned” with the Legislature.

Six Carson High baseball players were named to the all-Northern 4A baseball squad.Outfielder Chance Quilling and pitcher Colby Blueberg were first-team selections, while Nick Domitrovich was a seco...

A Carson City woman wanted for allegedly throwing rocks at store workers in a bid to help her boyfriend escape a shoplifting arrest was jailed Tuesday.Brenda Jeanne Sweet, 34, was booked into th...