On a day of high drama, the Republican-controlled Congress struggled into the night Friday to pass emergency legislation to keep the Homeland Security Department in full funding for one week and ......

“Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Birthday boy Steinbeck has it right. Carson City is what you make of it; plenty going on, but it won’t come to your home and ask you to get involved. Music, art, theater, dance, hiking, biking, wining, dining, volunteering, sports, and more are available in our area.

Western Nevada College instructor Sven Klatt speaks at a joint meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors, Carson City School Board and the ......

Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, told the Judiciary Committee on Thursday innocent product sellers shouldn’t be “dragged into court” to defend faulty products.The measure is one of several tort re...

The ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada is proud to state that 172 immigrants have become U.S. Citizens at no cost through this non-profit organization.

We are again conducting a FREE bilingual U.S. Citizenship Study class starting Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 3:00-5:00pm for 12 weeks every Saturday at:

Carson City Library
Digitorium Room, 1st Floor
900 No. Roop Street
Carson City

To reserve a seat and to register, call 775-888-2021.

Corey Pool homered as Western Nevada College slammed five extra-base hits in defeating College of Southern Idaho, 7-4, in its Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball opener Thursday at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.
CSI, however, bounced back to take game two, using a small-ball approach that its counterparts have succeeded with in the past. The Golden Eagles beat out three bunt singles and executed two sacrifice bunts to overcome home runs by Pool and Kody Reynolds in an 8-4 victory.

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has joined a bipartisan group of 12 in sponsoring legislation to prevent sexual assaults on the nation’s college campuses.The legislation would establish campus resources and support servic...

A new effort to improve how campus sex assaults are investigated and judged was launched Thursday by a dozen senators including Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada....

Oct. 14, 1936 - Feb. 18, 2015Frank Gurule passed on to Heaven February 18, 2015 at home in ...

Aug. 27, 1950 - Feb. 12, 2015Leonard Andrew Arlint II, passed peacefully in his sleep in co...

Presidents of Western Nevada and Great Basin colleges are telling lawmakers the “bridge funding” is critically important to help them shift to the new system funding formula.Two years ago, the Bo...

An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Thursday, 2:59 a.m. at the Denny’s in the 2200 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of minor consuming alcohol and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Support the Reno Chamber Orchestra at Reno’s original Derby Day on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 p.m. inside the Peppermill’s Tuscany Ballroom. Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a live stream of the Kentucky Derby Race over a luncheon and traditional mint juleps. The event features a hat contest with prizes, a live auction and wine raffle. Tickets are $70 and tables of 8 or 10 are also available. Reservations required.

Peppermill Tuscany Ballroom: 2707 S Virginia St Reno, NV 89502

For more information call 775-348-9413 or email info@renochamberorchestra.org

March 7 and 8, Emblem Club #507 presents MURDER AT THE MARDI GRAS. This will be on Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m. social Hour, 6, p.m. with the dinner play to follow. The event is at the Elks Lodge, 515 North Nevada Street.

The Saturday March 7 Menu features a Delicious Jambalaya

The Sunday March 8, MATINEE begins at 2 p.m. with a social hour and dinner at 3 p.m. with the play to follow. Menu: Delicious Jambalaya
Tickets: $15.00 at the Lodge or call 775-882-3751.

Nevada Assembly members are vetting a bill that promises more money for school construction but would suspend wage rules favored by Democrats. SB119 passed quickly through the Republican-controlled Senate on party lines. It was picked apart ......

The Dayton Township Kiwanis (DTK) will be holding their annual Casino Night on March 7 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Dayton Community Center on Pike Street in Old Town Dayton.

This year, the event will feature Craps, 21, Bingo and Roulette. Tickets are $10 per person (pre-purchased tickets buys 100 tokens; at-the-door purchase, 50 tokens). To reserve advance tickets, call Theresa Kenneston at 443-5245 or April Romo at 220-4520.

Carson City community leaders broke ground Thursday at the Russell Way site of the new Multi-Use Athletic Center, also known as the MAC.

"It's a great day for our community" said Mayor Bob Crowell before ceremonial shovels were used to turn the dirt and usher in a new era of community athletic opportunities and sports tourism in Carson City.

The good folks at DailyKos have provided me with their maps and data on a comprehensive study of Nevada legislative districts and the difference in performance the last two cycles. Spoiler alert: The Democrats tanked in 2014.
Check it out.
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On 2,305 occasions in the past four years, Nevada skipped its usual competitive bidding process when awarding state contracts to private companies for ......

A winter system is expected to drop into the Sierra and western Nevada late Friday into Saturday, possibly bringing snow showers to the Carson City region, according to the National Weather Service.

This is a colder system and snow levels will quickly lower to 4000-5000 feet by Friday night into Saturday morning. Accumulating snow is probable in the Sierra with 3 to 7 inches at lake level and 6 to 12 inches above 7,000 feet and likely more in the higher elevations. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Lake Tahoe and much of the Sierra.

Citing issues ranging from construction defects and tort reform to education, tourism and economic development, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison told a breakfast meeting of business leaders on Wednesday this legislative sessio...

The Nevada Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved SB37 allowing the use of Global Positioning System devices to track parolees, probationers and other offenders under state supervision.Testimony in committee indicat...

Political journalists often think they are smarter than politicians and could do a better job. But newsman Terry Care didn’t just bloviate. He put his smarts on the line, proving that he could do a better job than many lawmakers....