Back in 1954, Safeway was the grocery store to shop at, Nancy Sweetland said.Back then, a teenage Sweetland would tag along with her mother to the store. It had only the basics, she said, especi...

As part of the national Occupy Your Capitol event, local participants of the Occupy movement will gather Saturday in Carson City. Tasha Costa, an organizer of the Occupy Carson contingent, said participants will scale down the demonstration in honor of the annual Nevada Day celebration, which will be happening downtown at the same time.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong will be recognized by public relations specialists next month for his availability and openness during the IHOP shooting. Furlong will receive the Mark Twain Communi...

A DUI checkpoint will be held Saturday in an undisclosed location in Carson City.Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Darrin Sloan said the checkpoint is aimed at preventing drunken driving during the evenin...

Edward Wilson, who has served longer on Nevada's death row than any other inmate, lost another attempt Thursday to persuade the Nevada Supreme Court to lift that sentence.Wilson was one of four men...

An antique piece of firefighting equipment with ties to Carson City, and which is owned by the Warren Engine Co. No. 1 volunteer fire department, will be featured on TV's History Channel at 9 toni...

Carson City Sheriff's Department Nevada Highway PatrolArmy National GuardCarson High School-Drill/Band/FlagChris Healy, GRAND MARSHALU.S. Sen. Dean HellerU.S. Rep. Mark AmodeiGov. Brian SandovalLt....

Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman William Horne, D-Clark County, is threatening to screw around with Nevada's gun laws in response to the Carson City IHOP shooting in which four people, includi...

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This is a story that has been flying under the radar for a few months now, told to me in confidential discussions with city officials. But it looks like a newspaper in Twin Falls, Idaho has put the story out in the open, since that community is also vying to land the facility.

"Chobani, a New York-based manufacturer of Greek yogurt, has visited Twin Falls as well as Carson City, Nev., in recent months in its efforts to find a spot for a facility near the West Coast," according to the story.

I missed the first two iterations of "Paranormal Activity," so I was a little lost looking at No. 3, now playing at the Fandango Galaxy in Carson City. I also missed the first five minutes so I was a little baffled by the repetitious scenes of nothing happening as a video camera scanned two rooms.

This is a prequel to the first two go-arounds and while it has its share of things that go bang in the night, it is more confusing than amusing or scary.

Do you have apples ripening on your tree? A local group of volunteer fruit foragers would love to come by and pick the ripening fruit. The Fruit Barons harvest unclaimed fruit and donate surplus to a number of local organizations. This year they will also recover apples to make cider for a social event hosted by Healthy Trees. Persons with ripening fruit can bring in their own apples or call the Fruit Barons at 220-6330 or 224-3827, who will donate some of the apples for a cider-making event to be held on Saturday, 5 November, 10 a.m., at 2578 South Curry Street, #5, in Carson City.

BERKELEY, Calif (AP) - Two earthquakes shook Northern California overnight, including a 3.6-magnitude temblor in the San Francisco area that awakened people with a jolt.The U.S. Geological Survey s...

Nearly all the Carson High football players on this year's squad have at least a couple of years of Pop Warner under their belts.Not senior lineman Aaron Spurlock.Spurlock didn't play a snap of foo...

Win or turn in your uniforms.That's the scenario when Dayton (5-4, 3-4) visits Fernley (4-5, 2-5) tonight in the regular-season finale for both schools.Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.Dayton could have cl...

Obama appeals to young voters with promise of lowering student loan paymentsDENVER (AP) - President Barack Obama recalled his struggles with student loan debt as he unveiled a plan Wednesday that c...

A 2007 Carson High graduate and his shipmates have been presented with the 2011 Coast Guard Foundation Heroism Award at a ceremony in New York City."In boot camp, the company commanders told me ...

Taking a drive along the freeway through Carson City, said Mark Korinek, it is apparent what the town values. "As you drive, you'll see the 1.2-megawatt solar array at the National Guard," he sa...

Assemblyman Ira Hansen on Wednesday joined with the American Civil Liberties Union in questioning a provision requiring those seeking public records from the Legislature to say what they want them ...

Carson CityThe following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:* A 49-year-old unemployed Carson City man was arrested at 6:42 p.m. Tu...

Carson City's taxable sales jumped a whopping 11.7 percent in August. But Department of Taxation officials say it was a one-time event, caused when auditors discovered $6.69 million in unpaid taxe...

"If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion." - G.B. Shaw.For as long as I can remember, economists have been arguing over whether capitalism with its recurring reces...

Over the objections of nearly a dozen who oppose creation of a permanent bear hunting season, the Legislative Commission on Wednesday approved the regulation designed to do so.The protests have gro...

Community educators are joining forces to bring another 21st Century Education Speakers Series to the Lake Tahoe Basin. This year’s series kicks-off with author Bernie Trilling on Tuesday, November 8th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at Sierra Nevada College in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences.