SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Nevada lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid's 2010 reelection campaign.

The following are the most recent arrests made by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office: A 25-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 3:22 p.m. at Walmart in the 3200 block of Market Street for allegedly violating terms of her parole and probation agreement.
According to the arrest report, officers were called to the store in reference to a report of subjects stealing items.

Woke you up with that one, didn’t I? Yoda, arguably my favorite character in the Star Wars franchise, says this. “Do or do not. There is no try.” So I challenge you today to stop trying all together and START DOING. The word “try” has long been a weak way to say, “I see what I should do and I’m going to make a half-hearted effort to do it.”

I will try to work out 3-4 days a week.
I will try to read that book.
I will try this process a new way.
I will try to increase my revenue.

Three men were arrested Sunday at South Shore following a strong arm robbery that happened in Roseville, Calif., in which a victim had been beaten and robbed of $30,000 while responding to a Craigslist ad, South Lake Tahoe police said.

The victim told police he was robbed by the three suspects — now identified as Jeremy Wood, Dylan Sapsford and Eric Anderson — on Saturday when he was responding to a Craigslist advertisement for the purchase of a car, said South Lake Tahoe Police Sgt. Travis Cabral.

Feb. 25, 1945 - Jan. 13, 2015 Robert “Bob” Allen Devita, 69, died Jan. 13, 2015 at his home in Minden, Nevada su...

A 73-year-old Fallon man, John Russell Edwards, died in a single vehicle tractor trailer rollover accident Friday west of Highway 95 on Lone Tree Road, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper said Monday.

Planning that perfect wedding? We can help! Complimentary tickets are available online here for the Fall in Love Festival Bridal Show on Feb. 21 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Walley's Resort in Genoa, Nevada.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. 2015. After a difficult week of traffic and lane closures along Saliman Road near Carson High School, traffic patterns should resume back to normal this week.

There will be restricted lanes on E. Fifth Street between Roop Street and Country Village Drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Two-way traffic will be maintained.

When it comes to quenching our thirst for precipitation, something is better than nothing right? Well, a little something may be on the way, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Mild afternoon temperatures will remain warm through Monday but Tuesday brings a change with a chance of light valley rain and mountain snow showers Tuesday.

Thigmomorphogenesis – When I first saw this word, I thought it was a joke; but no, it’s a real response of plants to touch. I’m not referring to the “touchy-feely” idea of hugging or caressing plants.

Think instead of the active trapping mechanism of carnivorous plants or of the leaf response of the “sensitive plant” (Mimosa species). Some vine tendrils coil up when touched. However, thigmomorphogenesis refers to “more long-term changes in the appearance of a plant (‘-morpho-‘) in response to repeated touch (“thigmo-“) (Chalker-Scott, Washington State University).

V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. Every year V-Day invites activists in colleges, communities, high schools, or youth groups around the world to present select benefit events during and leading up to V-Season (February 1-April 30). The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about violence against women and girls as well as raise money (100% of the proceeds must be donated) for local beneficiaries that are working to end violence.

Former Car Craft and Motor Trend staffer John Kiewicz passed away on January 6, 2015 in a motorcycle accident in Malibu, California. "Kiwi," as he was known, grew up in Carson City, where he often brought his colleagues during many car-related adventures.

The Manogue Miners have a history for putting up a lot of points in a very little amount of time, and last night turned out to be one of those instances as they blew past the Carson Senators 82-42.

The first several minutes of the game started off with a possession disaster, but then leveled out with a couple of lay ups. It didn't take long for the Manogue girls to show off their fast pace and go up all the way to 33-15 at the end of the first.

During his campaign, Adam "You can call me General" Laxalt incessantly pummeled Ross Miller for accepting $70,000 in gifts during his nearly eight years as secretary of state.

GARDNERVILLE — Gas taxes, sales taxes and utility operator fees are three of the revenue sources the champions of Douglas County’s connectivity plan are exploring to pay for transportation improvements. ...

UPDATE: Motorists are urged to find an alternative route home during rush hour following a single-vehicle rollover accident on the Carson City freeway near the Highway 50 onramp in the southbound lane. Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Scott McDaniel said traffic in the area is congested and will only get worse around the 5 p.m. hour. He urges motorists to avoid the freeway during their commute.
The victim suffered minor injuries. His pickup was traveling in the northbound lane when it flipped into the southbound lane, said McDaniel.
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Carson City firefighters and emergency personnel have been called to a single-vehicle rollover accident this afternoon in the southbound lane of I-580 Carson City freeway near the Highway 50 on-ramp. The accident happened at around 4:21 p.m. and involved a single pickup truck that apparently had been going northbound and hit the median, flipping into the southbound lane.

With our seemingly, never-ending drought going on and on and on, and now that we are in the middle of yet another winter with a lack of snow and no snowfall in the extended forecast, you might be interested in knowing about the all-time record snow depths, state by state, from the shallowest to the deepest, according to internet website www.weather.com.
Here they are from No. 50 (the shallowest) to No. 01 (the deepest):

Committee appointments by the Board of Supervisors has been a much talked about subject the last few weeks. Here’s my take:

Carson City has many boards, commissions and committees (BCCs) that typically include one or two city supervisor representatives in addition to city staff and representatives from the public, who may be appointed or apply for their positions. A complete list of Carson City’s boards, commissions and committees (BCCs), and information about each, may be found here:

“Pine Spirit” by Sande Rowan comes to the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2 Working with Native American basket makers in the Southwest, Sande Rowan learned coiling techniques she incorporated into her own style as a professional basket maker. Her “Rainbow Spiral” pine needle basket is among her works featured in “Pine Spirit” at the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2-20 in the Nevada Legislative Building.

A Carson City man and woman were arrested Thursday and face multiple gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges after police officers conducting a warrant service discovered that both individuals were intoxicated while caring for an infant.

May 13, 1917-Jan. 6, 2015 Lewis Gregson Porteous passed away on January 6, 2015. He was born in 1917 and grew up...

Dec. 6, 1948 - Jan. 11, 2015 Alvery Jackson, life long resident of Fallon, Nevada passed away unexpectedly on Su...

The long wait is over, Friday has returned. There are some great music options for tonight: the kick-off to the Tahoe Sound Series at the Brewery Arts Center with 4 Piece Puzzle, local favorites, the Whitehats, jammin’ at Westside Pour House, DJ Country Bobby will be at Carson Lanes, and Jimmy Mallett brings the swanky tunes to Bella Fiore.

One last reminder to avoid Saliman if possible. Road work continues today.

Faced with potentially serious cash flow problems, the Nevada Budget Office has spent the last couple of months looking under every rock for money to beef up the state’s Ending Fund Balance. By statute, the state is required to...