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Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Clown diver misses pool but lands on his feet

Miramonte High School didn’t have a swimming pool, so we students got together and dug one, well, we collected enough money from the community to dig one, and the entire village turned out for the dedication.

Carson City hosts 11th annual Scavenger Hunt in historic district

Event Date: 
May 4, 2020 (All day)
May 11, 2020 (All day)
May 18, 2020 (All day)
May 25, 2020 (All day)

May is Historic Preservation and Archaeological Awareness month. The Carson City Historic Resource Commission is pleased to host the 11th Annual Scavenger Hunt.

Free concerts throughout Carson City Off-Road weekend

The Carson City Off-Road will bring some of the country’s best mountain bike riders into Carson City for the weekend. But the event isn’t just about cycling.

Friday, Feb. 10: Things to do in Carson City

Event Date: 
February 10, 2017 (All day)

Holy moly, water everywhere. It’s not a bad idea to stay close to Carson City tonight. There's live music with Brother Dan at Living the Good Life, comedienne Kat Simmons at the Carson Nugget, or the documentary on Bill Cunningham at the Nevada State Museum that may be enough to tempt you out. Please be careful, drive safely, and keep an umbrella handy. Keep your fingers crossed this storm passes quickly – a full moon and lunar eclipse at sunset are visible to those without cloudy skies.

FRIDAY:

The Classic White Picket Fence

We have all seen this type of "white picket fence" photo many times before, but the Fall colors, light, and contrast around Carson City are something very special.

The late afternoon sun, along with the colors, make seeing a colorful Mountain Street unique. This photograph was taken looking south, near the famed Krebs Peterson Mansion.

Longtime Nevada civil rights leader Mary Valencia Wilson dies at 66

By Andrew Barbano
RENO, Nev. — Longtime Nevada civil rights leader Mary Valencia Wilson, 66, died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno shortly after midnight of Friday, June 10. She suffered from complications after a long battle with cancer.

State worker launches budget deficit plan, issues challenge to economists

Carl Kuhl, a state Parole and Probation employee of six years, has created a plan that he claims will eliminate Nevada's budget deficit within two years.

In a news release issued on Tuesday, Kuhl said his plan not only will reduce the budget deficit but also help repair Nevada's economy at the same time. It is a pretty big claim, he admits, coming from an Accounting Assistant I, an entry level position.

Nevada AG joins 47 states in military funeral privacy protection case

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto joined an Amici Curiae brief issued by the Attorney General of Kansas and joined by 47 states and the District of Columbia to protect the privacy and emotional health of grieving families of returning war dead. The issue concerns the right of a group to picket and protest at military funerals. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had ruled against the privacy of the family and in favor of the protest group. 

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