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When the Carson City version of Dancing with the Stars spins into action on Saturday, Feb. 22, it will be the product of months of preparation and legwork from more than 10 local celebrity dancers.

This week's Women to Women Nevada features Rupal Wadhia, owner of Foodies Bystro in Carson City. Rupal has introduced some great food and culture to Carson City. Foodies Bystro also offers a full vegan menu and high teas.

Thursday's Women to Women program on Charter Media will feature a very special lady from London, England. She was born, bred and educated quite well for the world of business and customer service. She is the local owner of a popular tea and sandwich shop in the heart of Carson City.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has recovered stolen property and manufacturing equipment to make forged checks.

Charlsie Duffy, 25, of Gardnerville, was arrested for several crimes including forgery, possession of stolen property and burglary.

During a forged check investigation, Investigators learned Duffy had manufactured checks. A search warrant was issued for her residence on North Court in Gardnerville and numerous items of stolen property were also recovered from various local businesses. (See photos.)

Read the full text of Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell's State of the City speech, after the jump.

This week's Women to Women Nevada interview is with Carson City Supervisor Karen Abowd. Karen is the president and founder of The Greenhouse Project and co-owns Adele's Restaurant and Lounge in Carson City with her husband Charlie.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect(s) in the theft of several parts from vehicles in various locations in the Gardnerville Ranchos area.

The first report occurred on January 9, 2014 where a victim reported the rear bumper was stolen from his 2011 Toyota pickup. This incident occurred at 1035 Riverview Drive.

A Carson City pair were arrested Jan. 31, 4:46 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Fairview on multiple felony drug charges following a sting operation through the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team.

Nevada's casinos saw gaming profits increase by 9.6 percent statewide in December, though figures in the Carson City region were down 1.85 percent.

Carson City area casinos, which include gaming establishments in Gardnerville, Minden and all area of Douglas County except Tahoe, took in $7,716,979 for December 2013 compared to $7,862,056 for the same month in 2012.

There will be a free workshop in traditional Chinese dance with Nevada Arts Council artist Xian Na Carlson on Monday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King Street. All ages and experience levels welcome.

This week's guest on Women to Women Nevada with Carol Paz is with Carson City surgeon Dr. Kent Gabriel.

Dr. Gabriel's educational background began at Yale University where he graduated Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was one of eleven graduating seniors elected as Scholar of the House. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University in England.

A Gardnerville woman was booked into Carson City Jail on Tuesday with felony warrants for her arrest on suspicion of grand larceny. Sunshine Dawn Workman, 38, was booked into jail at 4:10 p.m. with a bail amount of $17,500.

The Category C felony grand larceny warrant was issued out of Carson City Justice Court on Sept. 5, 2013. A second warrant for a theft charge out of Douglas County's East Fork Township Justice Court was issued Dec. 6, 2013.

The search for a local man deemed missing or endangered has apparently ended in Lee Vining.

Preliminary police reports as of 3 p.m. are that Gordon Campbell has been found alive and OK in Lee Vining. Details continue to be forthcoming in this developing story.

A fully-involved fire destroyed a Gardnerville Ranchos home near Chambers Field in Douglas County on Tuesday night, authorities said. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

East Fork Fire and Paramedic District responded to the house fire at 1136 Meadowlark Circle in the Gardnerville Ranchos at 8:45 p.m.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Carson City's Brewery Arts Center Feb. 8. 2 p.m. with traditional Chinese dance featuring Nevada Arts Council artist Xian Na Carlson.

Xian Na Carlson began learning folk dances as a child growing up in Zhangzhou, China. From her aunt she learned the Tuan Shan, (fan dance), the Xin Jiang regional dance and Tai Ji forms.

A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday in the 300 block of C Street. Kevin Lea Nunez is being held without bail on suspicion of probation violation.

According to the arrest report, an anonymous caller spoke with dispatch reporting that Nunez had just been released from prison and had been drinking. The caller wished to remain anonymous and wanted to also report Nunez was not to be drinking as part of his conditions.

Based on recent reports from the CDC, beginning in November 2013, there has been a number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults, many of whom were infected with Influenza A, the pandemic H1N1 2009 virus.

Women to Women Nevada welcomes Dana Fruend to this week's program. Dana is a dynamic redhead of Irish descent who has boundless energies and super organizational skills. Dana heads up the marketing office at the Horseshoe Club Casino right here in Carson City, Nev. She is also the publisher of the Carson Quarterly, a publication of Agency 56, an enhanced interactive communication tool.

More than 8 million people in the U.S. suffer from non-healing wounds, which are often impeded by such diseases and conditions as diabetes, obesity, aging and the late effects of radiation therapy.

The newly expanded Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing is located on the second floor of the Carson Tahoe Specialty Medical Center at 775 Fleischmann Dr. in Carson City. The center now provides the latest advanced treatments to help these patients heal and with a faster recovery times.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators have released surveillance photos they hope will help them identify the man who robbed a Gardnerville Liquor store the day after Christmas.

The armed robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m., at Lucky Liquor, located in the 1300 block of Highway 395. The male suspect wore a red bandana around his face, a black hooded sweat shirt and red shorts with white stripes and black sneaker style shoes, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Carson City area casinos saw a nice pre-holidays bump in gaming profits, posting a 7.45 percent increase in November, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reports Monday.

Statewide, Nevada's casinos reported a nearly 12 percent increase in November when compared to gaming figures during the same period a year ago.

This developing story has been updated. Go here for the latest.

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Carson City Sheriff deputies are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a shooting in the 2800 block of Carmine Street that left one person dead and another injured.

Deputies are looking for Michael Dylan Brentlinger, 22. The suspect is thought to be driving a white 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier NV/948XAT, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office. The RAVEN helicopter from Washoe County has been called in to help with the search.

Update: The search for the suspect has moved back to Carson City. Earlier reports of the suspect being at large in Douglas County were due to a mistaken phone number that deputies were tracking. If you see the suspect or the vehicle call 911.

According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, Brentlinger allegedly shot his girlfriend in the face, and killed the girl's father during a "massive fight" at the residence on Carmine between Nichols and Bunch Way early this morning. Brentlinger was recently in custody at the Carson City Jail on charges of assaulting the female victim in this case.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking for a man who used a handgun to rob a Gardnerville liquor store Thursday night.

The armed robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m., at Lucky Liquor, located in the 1300 block of Highway 395. The suspect, who wore a red bandana, is described as a Hispanic male, 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall, 250 pounds, wearing a black jacket with a hood and black shorts, said Sgt. Pat Brooks.

This week's Women to Women Nevada is a repeat show from October. Host Carol Paz interviews Sue Jesch, Education Director of the Carson City Symphony as well as a private violin and viola instructor.

Jesch has taught violin and viola and performed professionally for more than 30 years. She began playing in the Carson City Symphony when she moved to Nevada in 2004 and is currently Concertmaster and Education Director.

It has been a busy week at Incline Village on the north shore of Lake Tahoe for Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens dealing with nuisance bears. On Thursday, NDOW euthanized a 263-pound male black bear and on Sunday a bear was released in the wild south of Gardnerville.

The euthanized bear was positively identified as one that had been breaking into and entering cars, at least one home and some garages in an Incline neighborhood, according to a Nevada Department of Wildlife news release.

An 18-year-old Concord, Calif., man was booked Friday into Carson City Jail on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor charges related to graffiti after admitting to law officers that he marked up bus stop covers and electrical boxes with a shoe polish pen.

This week's guest on Women to Women Nevada is Kent W. Gabriel, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Gabriel’s unparalleled academic education and surgical training have prepared him to offer aesthetic surgery in Carson City and Northern Nevada.

He attended Yale University where he graduated Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was one of eleven graduating seniors elected as Scholar of the House. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University in England.

The Nevada Highway patrol reports 22 accidents early Thursday morning due to snow and icy conditions on the roadways. Of those crashes, one was in Carson City near the I-580 freeway onramp and Highway 50 East and another near Spooner Summit on State Route 28. Five crashes were reported in Douglas County.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who walked into the Walmart at 1511 Grant Avenue in Gardnerville on Dec. 13 and walked out with a 50-inch television set.

The man is described as six feet to six-feet-six inches tall, approximately 200 pounds, wearing a blue and white plaid short sleeve shirt, dark colored jeans and tennis shoes with green shoe laces, said Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Doris Hayden, 85, of Gardnerville, Nevada. Passed away quickly and peacefully on November 27, 2013. Doris was born to Grace and Frank Hayden in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother ...