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The aptly if crudely named "Horrible Bosses," now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City, could be taken as an update on the Three Stooges, with Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks, Charlie Dale as Dale Arbus and Jason Sudekis as Ken Buckman. Stooges fans may resent the comparison but it's pretty accurate, even down to the facial slaps of Curly, Moe and Larry.

Here Nick is bypassed by a conniving boss David Harken (Kevin Spacey) who gives himself the job Nick has been waiting for. Kurt is bypassed as company president.

It's been a couple of weeks since I wrote about our local GOP candidate for Congress Mark Amodei and his politically opportunistic attempt to shed his moderate past and prove he's just as crazy as the other Tea Party people by declaring he would vote against raising the debt ceiling.

Carson City officials have approved a conceptual site and building design plan for a Multi-purpose Activity Center adjacent to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada, but have held off moving ...

The Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has a light agenda for Wednesday's scheduled meeting.The board may take action to endorse a portion of the Nevada Department of Transportation's w...

Trustee Ron Swirczek ran for the Carson City School Board last year on the platform of creating community partnerships to enhance student achievement.On Tuesday, he hopes his fellow board members w...

As a child of Memphis, Tenn., Grammy-award winner Booker T. Jones spent every possible moment hanging around outside the clubs on the now famous Beale Street, where so much great music continues...

The Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has a light agenda for Wednesday's scheduled meeting.The board may take action to endorse a portion of the Nevada Department of Transportation's w...

Colombian military pilots are in Carson City training in high-altitude helicopter flying and night-vision goggle use, according to Carson City Airport Manager Tim Rowe.Rowe said a company out of Fl...

The Carson City Convention and Visitor's Bureau board will vote Monday on a strategic plan Executive Director Candy Duncan said broadens and expands efforts to bring more tourists to the capital.Th...

The chili was hot, but so were the cooks Saturday at the 34th Annual Chili Cookoff and Craft Fair at Glen Eagles Restaurant.About 20 competitors in the International Chili Society, mainly from t...

Creating a downloadable e-book in a little over two hours, author, illustrator, book-telling performer Laurie Story has delighted Carson City young readers before. Her return visit coincides with a...

Retailers in Virginia City hope the start of summer brings about an increase in business, which for many has plummeted in recent years.Many of the small gift and antiques shops in Virginia City ...

Should Congress raise the debt ceiling, or refuse in order to drive through cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and defense spending? This is a question my friend Ty Cobb contemplated in a recent - ...

A few weeks ago I issued a warning about Assembly Bill 258, a bill passed by the 2011 Legislature that directs state gaming regulators to adopt rules and regulations and issue licenses to Nevada ca...

Nevada Legal Services has launched two months worth of free foreclosure seminars teaching homeowners about mediation and loss mitigation.
The class in Carson City will be on Monday, July 11, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street.
The class will also be held in Dayton on July 26, 1:30 p.m., at the library, 321 Old Dayton Valley Road.

A brush fire burning tonight at Brunswick Canyon is between 30 to 40 acres and is growing but no structures are threatened, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi.
The fire is located past the Old Mill in the canyon area and on the south side of the Carson River, Giomi said. The area is steep and dense with cheat grass with some pinyon and juniper, he added.

The Nevada Bighorns will be taking on the Marysville Gold Sox at 7pm tonight. The 4 game weekend series is tied at 1 game apiece. The Bighorns won the first game on Friday night with late game heroics, 8-7. The Gold Sox came back last night shutting out the Bighorns 6-0.

We will have a LIVE broadcast from Marysville! Tune-in!

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RENO - Colin Kaepernick has one word of advice for the next Nevada Wolf Pack quarterback."Confidence," Kaepernick said Friday night in Carson City at the Wolf Pack's annual Governor's Dinner at the...

A joint arson investigation continued Friday into an early morning fire that burned some six acres surrounding the American flag on C Hill. Sheriff Ken Furlong said detectives had interviewed tw...

A Nevada regent on Friday criticized higher education Chancellor Dan Klaich over his plan to hire a new government relations director when budgets are forcing program cuts and higher tuition costs,...

Anyone who attends Carson City's Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday mornings can vouch not only for its charm, but also its quality.That sentiment no longer is limited to the folks who faithful...

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center was named one of America's most beautiful hospitals in a contest held by Soliant Health, a leading specialty healthcare staffing provider and part of Adecco ...

Elementary and middle school students in the Carson City School District will pay a nickel more every day for a hot lunch.Anthony Turley, finance director for the district, said the increase had no...

In 1950 a largely unaccomplished lawmaker from Wisconsin, Senator Joe McCarthy, alleged that Commie sympathizers were infiltrating the U.S. Government and Hollywood. "Communist subversion!" was the...

The 34th Annual Carson City Chili Cook-off and Craft Fair is expected to draw foodies from across the region this weekend, with tastings offered from11 am. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Glen ...

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center was named one of America's most beautiful hospitals in a contest held by Soliant Health, a leading specialty healthcare staffing provider and part of Adecco ...

If you really want to see a 3-D movie that exploits the medium, catch 'Transformers: The Dark of the Moon" now playing at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City. You'll be bombarded by rocks and pieces of giant metal figures flying out at you.

PRESS RELEASE — When the sun goes down over Lake Tahoe, deep and clear water of a different kind awaits guests at a first-of-its-kind “Sundays at the Pool” indoor nightclub now featured through summer at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa in Stateline.

A project to complete a new north-south water transmission line on the east side of Carson City will result in one lane traffic with flagger controls from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays for the following roads:

  • Damon Road between Tucker Court and South Edmonds Drive
  • South Lompa Lane south of Edmonds Drive
  • Conte Drive from Valley View Drive to Snyder Avenue
  • Conte Drive from Damon Road to Sinbad Street

The following closures will take place due to special events:

Last night, a Rangers fan fell 20 feet onto concrete on his head after reaching out over the railing to catch a baseball tossed by Josh Hamilton. The fan was bloody but appeared to be stable as he was talking with fans and paramedics to make sure that his 6 year old son was going to be taken care of. Everyone assured him that his son would be okay. The fan passed away later that evening in the hospital.

CARSON CITY – A case pitting a Las Vegas commercial flooring company against a local painters union will be heard in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals next week, and the decision could have far-reaching consequences for how labor groups can organize, the business owner involved in the dispute says.

The Nevada Bighorns improved their record last night to 10-11 by beating the Marysville Gold Sox 8-7 behind a masterful game at the plate by Adam Anderson who went 4 for 5 with 3 singles and an RBI double in the ninth that scored the eventual winning run when Sean Costella crossed the plate.

The Bighorns had solid pitching as well, Jason Sirak went 5 2/3 and Matt Blaemiere grabbed the save by finishing out the game for Nevada

The Bighorns continue their series with the Gold Sox tonight at 7 pm, right here on CarsonNow.org. Tune in!

Before leaving Carson City, Molly Gingell wants to give back to the community that supported her business for more than a decade. "It's so much better than just a silly little party to say goodb...

"Up dog. Then down dog. Deep breath. Look at the horizon. Open your heart. Breathe in. Breathe out. One more time."Jenay Aiksnoras's yoga session would've been like any other if it weren't for t...

OK, show of hands: How many of you believe motorcycle riders should be forced to wear a helmet because if they're injured in an accident they could possibly become a financial liability to taxpayer...

It turned out that Carson Little League manager Kinkade DeJoseph is a bit of a prophet.After his Carson City 11-12 all-star team crushed Reno American 14-0 in five innings Thursday night at Governo...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . Major League Baseball's all-star game is in jeopardy of becoming just another past-its-time entertainment entity like the circus, fireworks shows, parades a...

Before leaving Carson City, Molly Gingell wants to give back to the community that supported her business for more than a decade. "It's so much better than just a silly little party to say goodb...

A Carson City man who died in a car accident in Mound House in April that claimed the lives of his two young children had high levels of methamphetamine in his system, a Nevada Highway Patrol repor...

The Supreme Court moved Thursday to declare a small pool of senior judges eligible for benefits under the critical-labor-shortage statute.That would enable those retired judges who serve to continu...

RENO - A lawyer for the Nevada trucking company whose tractor-trailer slammed into an Amtrak train, killing six people, defended the company's safety record Thursday and said it was not at fault in...

The children of Wright L. Felt, who steered the construction of the first power line from Boulder Dam to Pioche in 1937, attended a ceremony Thursday at the Nevada State Museum for the official ...

Carson City residents may face as much as $30 in annual increases as a result of measures passed during the 2011 legislative session which shifted services from the state to the county, officials s...

CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller has denied requests from Esmeralda and Nye counties to expand the number of mail ballot only precincts in their counties for the special election to fill the 2nd Congressional District seat set for Sept. 13.
While both counties claimed they would realize modest cost savings by designating more mail ballot only precincts, Miller said his overriding concern is the integrity of the election process.

Nevada’s jurists are well compensated in comparison to their counterparts in other states, according to a 2011 report by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will be meeting today beginning at 8:30 a.m. On the agenda for the morning session are sales tax incentives provided through the city's Redevelopment Authority to Carson Quail Park Maintenance Association. In the afternoon session, City Manger Larry Werner will discuss the impacts of the state's budget on the city, and how the city will deal with the extra costs.

You can watch the live video and join in the discussion here, and the full agenda is here.

What do you get when you put together two real estate agents in Carson City? In one instance you get a yogurt shop.A brainstorming session turned into reality for Robert Bartshe and Christie Fer...

A 14-year-old boy found grossly intoxicated and unconscious at Lake Lahontan over the holiday weekend died Tuesday in a Reno hospital. According to Lyon County Sheriff's Capt. Albert Torres, medics...

Sparks National fired the first salvo, but Carson City won the battle.Carson used a 10-run second inning to defeat Sparks 13-1 to stay alive in the District 1 10-11 all-star tournament at Governors...

It was more like a scrimmage for the Nevada Bullets.Fresh off a second-place finish at the Sparks Sertoma Classic over the weekend and heading into a key three-game Far West League series today aga...

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