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The Capital City Arts Initiative Board of Directors announced Thursday that long-time Carson City economic development leader Joe McCarthy will become the organization's executive director begin...

By the first day of school next year, Silver State Charter School should be operating at its new location on Mallory Way."We're delighted," said Steve Knight, superintendent and founder of the scho...

The head of the Nevada Corrections Association has called for an audit of the Nevada Department of Corrections over the plan to shut down Nevada State Prison in Carson City.Gene Columbus sent a let...

Carson City water and sewer customers will likely see a hike in their bills this summer.Sewer rates are expected to go up 14 percent, and water rates will rise 5 percent, said Finance Director Nick...

Carson High didn't need any seventh-inning theatrics against Reed this time around.The Senators exploded for seven first-inning runs and rolled to a 13-3 five-inning win over the Raiders Thursday n...

The Douglas baseball team fell back early and never got back into it Thursday afternoon, losing 11-1 at Galena.Douglas surrendered four runs in each of the first two innings to the power-hitting Gr...

Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... Did the Nevada Wolf Pack football team find its quarterback this spring? None of the three candidates (Tyler Lantrip, Cody Fajardo, Mason Magleby) was amazing...

--CHUCK MUTH: Republicans' mixed bag: Senate prospects better, House prospects worseApril, 22 2011 12:35 am MST...

We think that reusing, reducing and recycling materials would have appealed to the early pioneers.We know that the early farmers and ranchers were conservationists. They didn't have a choice, they ...

Harry Meyer, 12, of Carson City trains in Canada for snowboard competitions. He competed last weekend in the USA Snowboard Association's free ride competition in Copper Mountain, Colo., in the h...

The head of the Nevada Corrections Association has called for an audit of the Nevada Department of Corrections over the plan to shut down Nevada State Prison in Carson City.Gene Columbus sent a ...

A donated old home across from the Carson Nugget became an ideal training and staging area for Carson City firefighters today.
The Carson Nugget provided fire personnel an opportunity they seldom get, which is to train inside a home that is already set to be destroyed. In the Nugget's case it was a old gray outbuilding located at the southeast corner of the casino’s property.
Over the next few days firefighters will be given the opportunity to work though training exercises that involve both smoke and fire, including stints like this afternoon's that involve life-saving measures.

By Andrew Doughman
RENO – President Barack Obama highlighted Nevada’s renewable energy sector today with a visit to the heat-to-energy company ElectraTherm, in northern Nevada.
In front of a backdrop of “green machines” Obama touted plans to end $4 billion in subsidies for oil companies in favor of providing incentives for renewable energy companies.

(AP) - Rep. Shelley Berkley said "jobs, jobs, jobs" is her top priority in Congress and that creating them will take investments in education, infrastructure and renewable energy."These are not ...

Like any 16-year-old girl who has just lost a pet, Megan Conroy was devastated when her cat Zeppelin went missing more than six years ago.Megan, now 23, suspects someone stole the cat from her f...

A Carson City man was killed and another man injured in a vehicle rollover early Wednesday morning in Ash Canyon. Eric Kvam, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck 1.5 miles from Well...

--Cold front, moisture to hit region todayApril, 20 2011 10:00 pm MST...

--Pressure eases on Nevada jobless fundApril, 20 2011 9:50 pm MST...

FERNLEY - After getting swept by Fallon last weekend, you knew that Dayton High's baseball team would be one angry and determined group on Wednesday.The Dust Devils took out their frustration on Fe...

The two words "Golden Gloves" seem to put out a magical sound. A sound well known to all boxers whether pro or amateur and a phrase known to all people familiar with the sport of boxing. The first ...

RENO - Tony Abreu extended his hitting streak to a season-long 13 games Wednesday afternoon, but the Reno Aces lost 14-7 to the Sacramento River Cats at Aces Ballpark.Abreu finished 2-for-5 with an...

Carson City Symphony presents "Dances & Romances," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.Directed by David Bugli, the concert features guest harpist Marina Roz...

18th annual Gourmand Golf TournamentAmazing! 18 years, how time flies. But thanks to Adele's Restaurant, The Cracker Box and Js' Old Town Bistro in Dayton, each year this annual fundraiser makes a ...

When Cathy Greene graduated from college, she headed for career in corporate sales. The job meant a lot of traveling, but after a couple of years on the road Greene's career took an unexpected t...

DAYTON - No one expected a crosswalk enforcement operation Wednesday on Dayton Valley Road to be so lucrative. But its success - 60 citations issued in four hours - proved that pedestrians risk ...

--ATV rider killed on Saturday identifiedApril, 20 2011 10:03 pm MST...

--Lawmakers briefed on K-12 budgetApril, 20 2011 9:48 pm MST...

LAS VEGAS - America's multibillion-dollar run at the online poker tables has been interrupted by what could be a killer hand: federal prosecutions of the three biggest websites.The government has b...

The Nevada Commission on Economic Development approved on Tuesday the tax incentive packages for three companies opening distribution centers at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center this year. Among th...

--TYRUS W. COBB: End game in Carson - waiting for RaggioApril, 23 2011 12:16 pm MST...

Live video coverage of the Carson City Board of Supervisors begins at 8:30.

Carson City leaders today will review the 2012 fiscal year budget, with overall spending down about 1 percent from 2011 figures.

Looking ahead to 2012, the Board of Supervisors will see a budget that serves 21 government funds with estimated expenditures of $80.5 million and 10 proprietary funds at $39.2 million, City Manager Larry Werner reports.

CARSON CITY – Recently announced U.S. Senate candidate Shelley Berkley spoke to the Nevada Legislature today, stressing education, infrastructure and energy independence as ways to create jobs and get the state back on track.

The Carson City Shade Tree Council will host its annual Arbor Day Celebration on April 29. The hour-long celebration will be held at Governors’ Field (behind Lowe’s) and will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Among those attending will be Smokey Bear who will help the Council plant the Northern Red Maple selected by the staff of Carson City’s Park and Recreation Department. The tree planting is scheduled at 6 p.m. The Council paid for the tree with money it raised at annual Fall Tree Care Seminar.

NEWS RELEASE — Jimmer Fredette, the All-American scoring guard for Brigham Young University will join the celebrity-studded field at the American Century Championship, July 12 – 17 at Edgewood Tahoe, in what is becoming one of the strongest line-ups in the tournament’s 22-year history.

CARSON CITY – The debate over Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed cuts to public education shifted to the state Senate today, with members of the upper house getting the details of the reductions that the Clark County schools chief said would mean the loss of $400 million for a 19 percent cut in funding.
But there was no effort by Democrats, who control the Senate with a narrow 11-10 advantage, to force a vote on the schools budget as occurred yesterday in a more contentious Assembly hearing. There were no fireworks either.

The identity of a man killed while riding an ATV across Highway 50 East in Stagecoach was released this morning. According to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez, 61-year-old Donald Anderson wa...

An early morning rollover accident took the life of a 23-year-old Carson City man, authorities report.

The man was found dead after being thrown from a van after it had rolled down an embankment in Ash Canyon about two miles up a narrow road, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka. The accident was reported at about 12:45 this morning.

CARSON CITY – It was not until 30 minutes before midnight that a six-hour debate in the Assembly ended with a promise to talk more later.
After listening to presentations outlining more than $1 billion in “major reductions” to the K-12 budget, legislators debated their willingness to compromise or negotiate about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed general fund budget.

A Carson City woman faces a gross misdemeanor charge of child neglect after allegedly leaving her two-year-old child alone in a Chevy Blazer.
Whitney Rose Warren, 22, was arrested at a parking lot in the 3200 block of Market Street on Monday at about 6:20 p.m. The arrest report states that a witness called authorities in reference to a small child left alone in a locked vehicle in the parking lot.

First time showing of "Water for Elephants" to help support the V&T will be at the Galaxy Fandango multiplex theater in Carson City. Reception at 5:30 p.m. with movie at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Call (775) 885-6833. The event is hosted by the Northern Nevada Railway Foundation. Click here for more details and here for more on the Foundation.

A Carson City man was killed and another man injured in an early hours rollover in Ash Canyon this morning. The accident happened about midnight in the hills two miles above the water towers off of...

(AP) - Assembly Republicans didn't budge an inch Tuesday in their support for Gov. Brian Sandoval's dramatic education cuts, in spite of Democrats' pleas for a compromise and the pressure of a r...

A plan to reduce school bond reserve requirements for counties and take the money freed up for the state's general fund drew protests from local officials."Please do not destroy the trust of the...

When Bordewich-Bray Elementary School students return to class next week, they will be surrounded by reminders to conserve energy and protect the Earth.One of the most obvious will be green cove...

Retired state Sen. Bill Raggio was honored Tuesday as a statesman who put Nevada's interests above party politics and whose nearly 40-year legislative career set an example for those who followe...

The second person in a series of home burglaries was sentenced to probation this week so she can help her co-defendant pay back $22,000 in stolen merchandise. Jeira Polanco, 23, was given up to ...

Facing potential 30 percent budget cuts, Western Nevada College will likely see big changes in the way it operates over the coming years, according to president Carol Lucey.Lucey, who has been a...

The United States Postal Service is conducting a public meeting at 6 p.m. today to discuss the possible closure of the downtown Yerington Post Office. The meeting will take place in Central Branch ...

With anniversaries of two historic events occurring in April and two memorabilia collectors to share their treasures, the Carson City Library is offering two exhibits which will be on display throu...

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