Friday, October 7, 2011 - 3:01am
The staff and volunteers at Friends In Service Helping are mourning the loss this week of one of their most prolific donors, Maxine Beck-Gallagher.Affectionately known around the FISH food bank as ...
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 3:01am
The Bruce Barnes era at Carson High is over.The fiery Barnes said he turned in his resignation to school officials Wednesday afternoon, bringing to an end a successful 11-year career which included...
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 3:01am
Reno police still are searching for the person who shot and killed a Carson City man and injured several others outside a Reno nightclub Sunday morning. According to Reno Police Lt. Mo Rafaqat, Mac...
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 5:06pm
A REFLECTION
by Tracy Davis and Cheryl Worthington
Twenty years ago, Carson City lost one of its finest. Pat Bates' death was a loss for the community, the state, and for those who were personally touched by her. And yet, because of the life she lived, Pat continues to live in the hearts of those who knew her, those who loved her.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 1:40pm
LifePoint Church welcomes World Series pitcher and San Francisco Giants legend Dave Dravecky to speak at all three services on the weekend of October 22nd/23rd.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 7:27am
Update: The meeting will resume at 4 p.m.
You can catch the live video feed here, and the agenda is here. You can also join the discussion by going to the live video page and clicking on the comment tab underneath the video, or posting to Twitter with hashtag #ccsupes.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 3:01am
The city's plans for sharing a proposed Multi-purpose Athletic Complex with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada have been revised.The Carson City Parks and Recreation Department agreed Tuesday...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 11:55pm
Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is through Oct. 12.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 9:14pm
It’s that time of the year, once again, to visit a special place known as Apple Hill in the State of California.
If you are a newcomer to this area or if you have never been there, fall is a great time of the year to visit Apple Hill.
And, if you are a newcomer, about now you are probably wondering, “What and where in the heck is Apple Hill?”
Well, the correct answer is: “Apple Hill is not a specific hill or a specific location; on the contrary, it is a large geographic area.”
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 4:15pm
Steve Jobs, the visionary who created products from the Macintosh computer to the iPhone, died today. Without his genius, I'm not sure you would be reading this website today. I've used Apple computers for the last 25 years. I'm writing this on an Apple MacBook Pro, after hearing the news from an alert on my iPhone. The following is a video of his commencement address at Stanford University in 2005:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 6:18am
Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released more details about the IHOP shooter Eduardo Sencion's weapons, including that he fired 60 rounds from an assault rifle that had been converted to a fully automatic weapon.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 3:01am
The first winter storm of the season was expected to swing into the area overnight with high winds and rain in the valleys and snow at high altitudes.The National Weather Service in Reno is forecas...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 3:01am
When it comes to what the plans are for the shuttered restaurant in south Carson City where a gunman shot and killed four people and injured seven last month, IHOP isn't talking. IHOP spokeswoma...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 3:01am
A former aide to ex-U.S. Sen. John Ensign is to appear in East Fork Justice Court today on allegations of domestic battery and coercion.Kevin S. Kirkeby, 47, was released Monday from Douglas County...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 2:46pm
CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks well overall in an analysis by the nonpartisan State Budget Solutions of spending trends over the past decade, coming in 12th in the review of how states have managed their money in times of growth and recession.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am
When Lynzie Ruecker picks up her makeup brush, she wields a certain power. "People don't have to be what they see in the mirror," she said. "I make them be whatever they want."She first started ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am
Bob Frenchu, a property manager with Coldwell Bank Best Sellers, had just gotten a bite on a house he was trying to get rented in Dayton when he heard numbers that didn't add up: The potential tena...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am
A Carson City man was jailed in Washoe County on Sunday after a state trooper stopped him for failing to dim his headlights and found drugs and a loaded weapon on him, according to an official. ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 3:01am
The 1,062-acre Burbank fire has cost $385,000 to fight so far, according to a federal report issued Monday morning. Containment has continued at 10 percent, though the fire is spreading more slowly...
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 4:23pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Claudia Vecchio as the first director of the new Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. She will begin her job Nov. 14.
The newly constituted department is comprised of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Division of Museums and History, Nevada Arts Council and the Nevada Indian Commission.
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 4:01pm
CARSON CITY – Richard Whitley, administrator of the Nevada State Health Division, has been appointed to serve as acting administrator for the Nevada Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services.
The appointment by Mike Willden, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, took effect Saturday. Whitley is replacing Dr. Harold Cook, who is retiring after 33 years of state service.
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 3:25pm
The man who died in a Sunday morning altercation between rival gangs in downtown Reno has been identified as 28-year-old Macario Ortiz of Carson City, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Go here for the story.
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:43pm
NEWS RELEASE – Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed Claudia Vecchio as the first director of the new Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs is comprised of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Division of Museums and History, Nevada Arts Council, and the Nevada Indian Commission.
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 1:46pm
The following persons were arrested this weekend by Carson City Sheriff's deputies:
Enrique Lopez Aguilar, 23, was arrested Saturday morning near the intersection of Daggett and Canyon Drive for felony statutory sexual seduction. According to the arrest report, the parents of a 14-year-old girl reported that the subject had come to their residence to drop off their daughter, and they blocked his vehicle so he couldn't leave. A deputy talked to the subject, who allegedly admitted to having sex with the girl, but said she told him she was 18 years old. His bail was set at $15,000.
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 1:06pm
Carson City Sheriff's deputies weren't feeling the love this weekend, as they arrested three people involved in different incidents for assaulting or battering officers.
On Friday night, deputies arrested Daniel Lane Holley, 38, near his home in the 300 block of West 5th Street for felony assault on a police officer and misdemeanor obstruction/delay of a police officer. Deputies responded to the scene after a report that the subject was intoxicated and causing a disturbance.
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 5:28pm
Here are the winners (with photos) of the First Annual Carson Station Wing-Off:
First Place: Redneck BBQ
Second Place: Carson City BBQ
Third Place: Onstreet Concession
Fourth Place: Big Lou's Wings
Fifth Place: Wings of Destiny
People's Choice: Carson City BBQ
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 3:00am
RENO (AP) - Nevada Republicans have decided to move up their presidential caucuses to stay ahead of Florida's newly scheduled Jan. 31 primary, a move that will cost the state party half of its dele...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 12:34pm
Rain in the valley and snow in the Sierra is what is shaping up for this week across the Carson City region.
Two weather systems are expected to move into Western Nevada beginning Tuesday night, with wind gusts from 45 mph in the lower elevations, to gusts near 100 mph in the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno and CarsonWeather.com.
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:00am
It is hoped by those involved that a special Thursday afternoon meeting between the Carson City Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Board of Supervisors will result in an end to an ongoing dispute...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 12:29am
There were wings everywhere, of all types and flavors; the garlic parmesan seemed to be getting the best reviews from the crowd. There were four types of beer on tap (at a dollar apiece it was easily the best deal in town) and all of them were ice cold. For another dollar, one could buy a "walking taco": a small bag of Doritos, crushed and covered with meat, cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce and salsa, eaten right out of the bag.
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:01am
RENO - It's every kicker's dream to kick a game-winning field goal. Austin Pacheco did it last year when his overtime kick beat arch-rival Douglas 16-13. Pacheco had his second game-winner of his Ca...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:00am
A fire burning out of control Saturday in Smith Valley had grown to 1,200 acres by 7 p.m. and was 10 percent contained, according to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.Two injuries wer...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:00am
By the time the drive-through immunization clinic closed at 1 p.m. Saturday, 2,151 people had taken advantage of the free vaccination service offered by Carson City Health and Human Services."We...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:00am
As many Northern Nevada casinos struggle through the recession, several smaller local venues have come under new ownership over the past few years. Since 2006, 777 Gaming, founded by Rory Bedore, h...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:00am
The streets were filled with hundreds of fans, music and laughter Saturday as a parade of potties raced through the streets of Virginia City during the World Championship Outhouse Races. "We hav...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 9:30pm
If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, go down the Carson Station for the chicken wing cookoff. Good food and cheap beer go well together. Fun for the kids too (all except the beer).
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 7:54am
A resident of the Lakeview in north Carson City has filed a lawsuit against the city and his neighbor alleging that a roofing business is being illegally operated in this residential neighborhood.
The lawsuit (attached below) by plaintiff Richard Schneider alleges that his Meadow Wood Road neighbor Clay Davis is operating his business, East Fork Roofing, from his residence, in violation of city codes.
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 3:01am
A fund established for the victims of the IHOP shooting Sept. 6 has collected $35,000 thus far. The IHeal Community Fund, established by Carson Medical Group with a $5,000 donation, has secured non...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 3:01am
Margaret and Michael Riley drove to Carson City Friday afternoon from Reno just to enjoy the ambiance of the Carson Station's Wing Off, an inaugural chicken wing cookoff."We heard about it ... a...
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 9:15am
Effective Saturday, Oct. 1, NV Energy will decrease its overall electric rates by 2.43 percent for northern Nevada customers and decreasing overall natural gas rates by 10.72 percent for Reno-Sparks customers.
With this change, total electric rates will have decreased nearly 25 percent, while total natural gas rates have dropped nearly 30 percent since January 2009. According to the company, adding today’s decreases will roll back total electric prices to 2004 levels and total natural gas prices to 2001.
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 8:18am
Governor Brian Sandoval, the Nevada Departments of Public Safety and Transportation and other traffic safety partners held an event in Carson City to remind drivers that handheld cellphone use while driving is prohibited in the state as of Oct. 1.
As of Oct. 1, law enforcement is giving motorists a warning for driving while talking, typing or reading on a handheld cellphone or similar device. Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, fines of up to $250, depending on the number of offenses, will be imposed for any driver using a handheld phone or device to talk, type or read.
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 9:37am
By The Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau
It only takes four days to celebrate statehood in Nevada. The Silver State knows how to party! The annual Carson City Nevada Day events will observe the 147th year since joining the union, with the theme, “Nevada's Great Outdoors,” Oct. 27-30, 2011.
A four-day celebration of the Silver State's admission to the Union in 1864 will be celebrated the last weekend in October in Nevada's state capitol of Carson City.
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 8:11am
A simplified fare structure will greet BlueGo passengers this weekend and a new route between Minden and Carson City begins Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District announced today.
The new fare and route structure allows BlueGo to hold the line on bus fares without major price increases on its main routes and enables the transportation system to operate in a positive and sustainable manner.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 1:39pm
Calling all wing lovers, the Great International Chicken Wing Society presents Carson City’s first Wing-Off at Carson Station Casino, Friday through Sunday. Check out the latest Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau blog for details and go here for a list of happenings through the month of October.
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 3:01am
A former Carson City emergency room doctor and convicted kidnapper waived extradition Wednesday and will be returned to Arkansas to face murder charges in a 2002 double killing there. Richard Conte...
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 3:01am
Two of the financial minds of City National Bank expressed cautious optimism for a slow-and-steady economy at a luncheon with the bank's current and prospective clients Thursday.Perry Wong, senior ...
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 3:01am
A Carson City jury on Thursday found Justin Carrigan guilty of failing to get help for his 3-year-old stepdaughter, who was unconscious and not breathing inside his home last year. They found hi...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 10:18am
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 8:38am
U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, a 2008 graduate of South Tahoe High School, died on Sept. 26 in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army has not sent an official notice of his death but it has been confirmed through the news organization KSAL out of Kansas. Fant's mother is Julia Towle Farell of South Lake Tahoe.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 7:32am
The newly appointed director of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation held down two state jobs last fiscal year, earning almost as much as the governor.
Frank Woodbeck, who will join Gov. Brian Sandoval’s cabinet Monday, was, from July 2010 to March, both the full-time Southern Nevada director of the state’s Commission on Economic Development and a paid contract consultant to the state on “green jobs” training, according to records obtained by the Las Vegas Sun.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 9:42am
Michael Mathew Cearley, 51, was arrested Tuesday evening near the intersection of F Street and Winnie Lane following a report that he choked his spouse.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 3:01am
Taxable sales for July were up in all but three Nevada counties, and Carson City was one of the three that didn't see a gain.The reason: a nearly 18 percent drop in automotive sales, the capital's ...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 3:01am
There will be plenty of fish to catch and prizes to win when the second annual kids' fishing day kicks off this month at Baily's Pond, but C.K. Baily's real objective is to get kids hooked on fi...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 1:00am
CARSON CITY – Speakers at the fifth and final public hearing to comment on a draft environmental statement that seeks to map the future of the former Nevada Test Site expressed a variety of concerns Wednesday, including a failure to adequately address contamination of groundwater at the site.
Another concern focused on an indication in the document for what is now called the Nevada National Security Site that a previous agreement with the state of Nevada to avoid metropolitan areas in the transportation of low-level radioactive waste to the site for burial will be abandoned.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 3:01am
A Carson City woman testified Wednesday that she had to repeatedly ask Justin Carrigan to call 911 for his unconscious stepdaughter, eventually lying and telling him the 3-year-old girl was still b...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 3:01am
Mary Thompson remembers being on the cusp of turning 40 and "glum about getting older."Then she was blindsided by a breast cancer diagnosis, and it forever changed her perspective."Now I'm just ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:51pm
Here is this week's fishing report through Oct. 4, 2011. This report is for rivers, lakes and streams in the Sierra, Northern Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon. Go here for Outdoor Editor Don Quilici's latest column on fall fishing and winding down for the season....
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:16pm
With winter weather creeping around the corner, and with many California waters scheduled to close for the year on Nov. 15, this is my annual reminder for those Carson City area fishermen who plan to hang it up for the year after a few more fall casts.
Many of you prefer not to fish during the winter months or have absolutely no interest in ice fishing, so this article is specifically written for you. (Hmmm, come to think of it, this article is also worth reading by those of you who plan to continue fishing until the weather warms back up, again).
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:34pm
CARSON CITY – Scott Beaulier is no fan of states borrowing money, but in his new working paper on transitioning public pensions to 401(k) style plans to reduce taxpayer liabilities to pay retirement benefits, the Troy University professor says it is an option worth considering.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:01am
All Nevada residents, businesses, schools and organizations are urged to register now to be part of the world’s largest public earthquake drill - “The Great ShakeOut.” The University of Nevada, Reno’s Seismology Laboratory is again teaming Nevada up with California and new partners Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Guam to build awareness and get residents to practice how to respond in an earthquake.
