Nevada's gaming revenue in May shows continued rebound, up 8 percent in fiscal year

HOMEWOOD, Calif. — If you’ve seen the classic Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather II then you’ll recognize Lake Tahoe’s Fleur du Lac Estates as the lakeside backdrop for mobster Michael Corleone’s bash held in honor of his son’s first communion in the beginning of The Godfather Part II. It was also the spot where his older brother Fredo was killed.

A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday for felony suspicion of domestic battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead to the summer road construction season by accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 28.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office is seeking public involvement in the development of a new Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan that will identify goals that federal, state, and local governments should accomplish in the coming years.

There doesn’t seem to be any ‘brrrr’ in this February so far, and this week won’t buck the warm weather trend. A new exhibit can be found at the CCAI Gallery on the second floor of the Carson City Courthouse: Writing from Mars, by Rick Parsons, is on display until May 23. Red’s Old 395 is known for their happy hour with great drink prices and yummy appetizers. Martinis are half-price today if you need to unwind.

A Las Vegas film company visited the Western Nevada College campus in Carson City last month to film part of its horror movie “This Is Not Your Home."

A 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, driving on a suspended license, two warrants and driving on suspended registration, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Winterfest 2018 is here, and the theme is “Into the Depps of Winterfest"— as in Johnny Depp — with a week stuffed full of fun activities. Depp says, “I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you’re on it” and this is what Carson High School students intend to do all week long.

My friend Will asked me if I knew that the dawn redwood grew in Reno. I thought there was one at the University, but he had seen one at someone’s home. Since I couldn’t remember the scientific name, I looked it up: Metasequoia glyptostroboides.

UPDATE 7:58PM: Firefighters have knocked down the fire at a College Parkway apartment complex. Additional resources have been scaled back. No injuries have been reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Saturday night to a structure fire in an apartment building in the 2000 block of College Parkway.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday for misdemeanor resisting a public officer, destruction of city property and a contempt of court warrant, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

William Arthur Ward wrote, “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” If curiosity is the wick, then John Corbitt has likely found the match.

Teri Vance is an award-winning journalist, storyteller and newspaper columnist. She will present her talk, Lessons Learned on the Back of a Camel: The Life of a Nevada Writer and Adventurer at the Leisure Hour Club’s dinner meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

The Nevada State Library Talking Book Services program just finished recording Son of a Gambling Man, a memoir of former Nevada Governor Bob Miller’s life.