State Controller Ron Knecht and Nick Phillips, Political Director, Clark County Republican Party will provide a legislative update at the Carson City Republicans' regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 28th at the Silver State Charter High School, 788 Fairview Drive, Carson City: Multi-purpose Room. Come join the social activities beginning at 6:30 pm and the meeting starting at 7:00 pm.

The board of the Latin Chamber of Commerce today adopted a resolution of support for the Nevada Revenue Plan....

The Carson City Planning Commission meets today, Wednesday, 5 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. Among the items on the agenda: the proposed Capitol Mall project being considered in a large area behind the Carson Nugget.

The proposed project includes a 150-room hotel, a 750-1,000 seat conference center, offices, mixed retail and commercial space, public plazas, and associated structured parking on a total of approximately 10.5 acres of property within the downtown area. Go here for the agenda and here to watch it live.

A Republican-backed bill that would have allowed political parties to scrap Nevada’s presidential caucus system in favor of a secret-ballot primary was killed by an Assembly committee Wednesday when two conservative Republicans joined with Democrats to oppose it....

Based in a "vocal-centric" aesthetic, 10 Dollar Pony is a lively blend of original and cover tunes that encompasses many styles... folk, pop, blues, and country rock to name a few. They will be performing Saturday, May 30, at the Brewery Arts Center.

Vintage Rose is a live band tribute honoring the vision, passion and power of the women of classic rock. Hear more than 20 top hits by five of the most talented and electric female singers of all time including Janis Joplin, Blondie, Ann Wilson of Heart, Joan Jett and Pat Benatar. The show is Saturday, June 27, at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

Not just your standard cover show, Vintage Rose combines stunning costumes with the acting and singing prowess of Natalie Jones and a live rock band for a show that will inspire and entertain.

A running tally of various things happening as the Nevada Legislature lurches toward its midnight Monday deadline to finish the 78th session....

FANCIFOOL is a brilliantly constructed piece of entertaining 21st century multi-media theatre complete with dramatic and comic dialogue, singing, dancing, mime, clown characters, vocal impressions and film.

The writing is clever as well as movingly thought provoking ranging from characters in both her speech and her physical movement. She touches the heart while simultaneously showing the humorous side of 21st century society life in New York City.

The show is Friday, May 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets available at www.breweryart.org. Adult - $18 BAC Member - $15

Tech. Sgt. Kasey Hollinger, a noncommissioned officer at Creech Air Force Base, figured out a way to do more with less and save the Air Force nearly $100,000....

Carson City Parks and Recreation is still accepting registrations for Summer Kamp 2015! Come check out our family-first atmosphere which provides numerous hours of summertime fun and excitement through far reaching crafts, games, and field trips.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a Christian conservative, will announce on Wednesday that he will make another run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 after a failed attempt in 2012, according to ABC News....

A Carson City man, who had warrants for his arrest issued earlier this year for domestic battery and criminal contempt was taken into custody early Wednesday for domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The 23-year-old suspect was “highly combative” at the time of the arrest, kicking officers, screaming, using profanity and threatening to fight, the arrest report states.

The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow permit holders to have firearms on Nevada college campuses....

Kitten season has arrived with a vengeance at Catmandu. We have several different litters of kittens that need a safe and loving place to go for a few weeks. While a few require minor medical care (cleaning goopy eyes and applying eye ointment; occasional diarrhea), most just need a place to stay until they are old enough to adopt. A bedroom, large bathroom, or similar-sized room is ideal.

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. One day closer to the weekend, and one day closer to June. Carson City truly shines in the summertime with events like the Taste of Downtown, Blinky Man, and the Fathers’ Day Powwow at the Stewart Indian School. New to hit downtown this year is Battleborn Brews, Bikes, and Bubbly: sure to be a fun time.

WEDNESDAY:

• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ‘Forevermore’ by artist Su Limbert at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building

Nevada businesses added more jobs in April than in any month over the past 10 years.Economist Bill Anderson of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the state saw an increase of 12,800 jobs ov...

Nevada businesses added more jobs in April than in any month over the past 10 years.Economist Bill Anderson of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the state saw an increase of 12,800 jobs ov...

The joint Senate Finance/Assembly Ways and Means committees held their second extended hearing into the compromise business tax plan proposed by the governor.The plan is a combination of the flat business license fee,...

After selling out the event for the past two years, the Carson City Smackdown Bull Riding is returning this year with a two-night show Friday and Saturday.
“We had 600 people in the parking lot we had to turn away last year,” said promoter and livestock provider Manuel Souza. “We had little kids crying because we had no place to put them. It was terrible.”

A bill making permanent a package of sunset taxes and raising cigarette taxes is being counted on to raise $996 million over the upcoming two-year budget cycle....

Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed into law a bill that extends the statute of limitations for bringing forward rape charges from four years to 20 years....

UPDATE: From Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: At 3:03 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, fire and ambulance responded to a report of a vehicle vs pedestrian accident at the intersection of South Carson Street and 10th Street. On arrival, it was learned that a 13-year-old Carson Middle School student was crossing Carson Street in the crosswalk when she was struck by a north bound vehicle. The student was determined to be in critical condition and care flighted to Renown.

The Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition congratulates Spencer Flanders, 16, of Minden, Nev., on his recent award as National Youth Advocate of the Year by Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Flanders was honored in early May at the annual gala in Washington, D.C. alongside former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and the 2015 winner of the Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence.

An amendment to a bill lost in a confusing Assembly floor vote early Saturday that would have given regulatory authority over ride-hailing companies to the Nevada Transportation Authority sailed through in a second vote Tuesday....