Army National Guard Capt. Laura Boldry's planned visit to the Stewart Headstart program took a slight turn Monday morning. "Did anybody hear what happened last night?" Asked Boldry of the class ...

Carson City authorities arrested a 22-year-old transient on Saturday after a car chase went through residential neighborhoods before ending up crashing into a concrete barrier.

Tyler S. Norman faces felony charges of eluding a police officer and vehicle grand theft. A passenger in the car, Michael Swerdling, 23, of Carson City faces a felony drug charge.

By Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – Work on closing Nevada’s two-year $6 billion general fund budget will begin in earnest tomorrow after the Economic Forum today finalized its tax revenue projections for the coming two years.
But legislative Democrats and Gov. Brian Sandoval remain far apart on an acceptable spending plan even with a $218 million general fund revenue increase.

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid hailed the death of Osama bin Laden as the most significant victory for the U.S. in its nearly decade-long fight against al Qaeda but tells The Hill the fight against the terrorism network responsible for Sept. 11, 2001 isn't over. Click here to read the story.

By Lisa Davis
Carson City Sheriff’s Office was selected by the Nevada DARE Officer Association (NDOA) as an “Agency of Choice” and will host the Nevada State DARE Officer Conference May 2-5, 2011. DARE Officers representing law enforcement agencies from across the state will be participating in a variety of training activities that will enhance classroom skills, update DARE lessons, and to discuss current prevention issues. The event is sponsored by Northern Nevada Coin, Fandango, and Carson Station, with additional funding through Justice Assistance Grant.

The Silver Stage Task Force’s 7th annual Wellness Fair is shaping up to be the best one yet, with live music by Queen Bee and the Dogheads, free kids’ immunizations and free health services and door prizes for all ages, healthy cooking demonstrations, Shriner’s clowns and a family fitness relay course.

Business Network International (BNI), an international networking organization specializing in business referrals among members, is holding its annual Visitors’ Day for its Carson City Chapter on Thursday, May 5 from 7:00-9:00am at the Plaza Conference Center. Anyone interested in attending the meeting is welcome. For reservations, please email Cathy Gillespie: cathyg@catzeye.com. For more information about BNI, please visit our website at www.bninevada.com.

Of course I was glued to the tube at 3 a.m. Friday to watch Britain's Prince William marry "commoner" Kate Middleton. I got so excited that I almost spilled coffee out of my brand new Will and Kate...

Nevada's medical marijuana program has built up a large budget surplus and Health and Human Services officials say it would be an excellent source of funding for a drug treatment program.Division o...

The bill to prohibit residential confinement as part of the minimum sentence for those convicted of DUI causing death would cost the state money and create a worse result, according to two lawyers ...

Cirque du Soleil - the original cirque that all others seek to emulate - is coming to Northern Nevada for the first time beginning Wednesday.The Cirque production of Quidam shows Wednesday through ...

Young adult novelist Heidi Ayarbe knows Carson City. She grew up here, attended local schools and graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, before heading out to see the world. Heidi has an as...

Rotarians around the world rolled up their sleeves Saturday to make a difference in their communities, and in Carson City, the focus was on the Brewery Arts Center.Ron Peterson, in charge of "Ro...

As I meet with clients of the baby boomer generation, I see more and more of them getting more involved in the financial affairs of their elderly parents. Although this may be due in part to an inc...

Administrators from all the Northern Nevada 4A schools will meet at Carson High on Monday, and the future of freshman team sports most likely will be one of the topics discussed.The Washoe School D...

Carson High used some gutty pitching by Christina Gallegos, clutch hitting by Christa McGahuey and Lisa Yamamoto, and some leaky defense by visiting Douglas en route to a doubleheader sweep Saturda...

Carson City teacher Ben Contine said he loves his job."I could stay there all day," he said.The problem, he told author Milton Chen at the conclusion of Chen's presentation Monday, is the percep...

A fundraiser for the family of a father and two children who died in a car accident last week had generous support from the Carson City community on Friday. Click here for a story from KOLO Channel 8. If you would like to help, you can make a cash donation.

To kick off Bike Month, the Bike Habitat will host the Tour of Carson City on Sunday, reports Jeff Moser at BikeCarson.com. This will be their fourth annual event with the route taking riders around the perimeter of Carson City for a moderately paced 27-30 mile road ride. Sign-in begins at 9 a.m., ride begins at 9:30 a.m. Click here for details.

Union officials representing state workers Friday urged lawmakers to reject the governor's proposed changes to their pay, vacation schedule and other benefits.Assembly Bill 560 contains most of ...

Lawmakers and educators Friday questioned Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposed education block grant planThe plan is funded with $161.6 million in money that currently goes to the mandated programs such ...

Some of the outrage over Gov. Brian Sandoval's original buffet of proposed cuts was gone Friday, four days after he announced $46 million in "add-backs" to health and human services programs.Wit...

Liliana Villanueva, 9, stepped out of her classroom Friday and into school."I think this is an excellent day," she said. "You get to learn some really new things. You learn them in school, but w...

Local drivers fared well at Reno-Fernley Raceway's season opener last Saturday night. Vuki Wilson Jr. of Carson City took the checker in the Hardtop Meteor (the division formerly known as Dwarf car...