July 2011
Commentary by Eugene T. Paslov: Most of us are immigrants or are closely related
Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 4:01amWe must solve the immigration problem and get on with growing our economy and creating jobs. Immigrants and growing the economy are indeed related. Instead, many so-called political leaders spew an...
Roger Diez: Crazy season so far as drivers take week off
Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 4:01amRyan Newman and Tony Stewart parlayed a 1-2 qualifying performance into a 1-2 finish at New Hampshire last Sunday, improving both drivers' chances of making the Chase this season. With his win, New...
Two Carson City women face felony burglary charges
Submitted by editor on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 3:00am
Two Carson City women each face felony burglary charges after allegedly being inside a Les Schwab Tire store after it had closed and then were witnessed running from the business and jumping a fence.
Nancie Marie Turner, 31, and Lori Lynn Stephens, 40, are each being held on $50,000 bail and face charges of burglary and intent to burglarize.
Western State Lawmakers, Including Nevadans, Traveling To Hawaii For Annual Conference
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 2:57pmCARSON CITY – Lawmakers from 13 western states, including some from Nevada, will converge on Hawaii at the end of the month.
NDOT Begins Field Test Of Car Tracking Technology For Potential New Tax
Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:57amThe Nevada Department of Transportation says technology it is testing to track car mileage as part of a potential new tax system would not violate drivers’ privacy.
NDOT is in the second phase of a multi-year study of the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax, which would replace the existing fuel tax and be levied based on the number of miles a car travels rather than the amount of gas it consumes.
Nevada Division of Insurance recovers $1.8 million for Nevadans
Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:49amBy Jake Sunderland
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Division of Insurance is pleased to announce that it recovered $1.8 million for Nevada consumers in the first half of 2011. A recovery is the amount of monetary compensation or relief received by a consumer as a result of a filed consumer complaint.
High school rock band regroups after connecting on Facebook
Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:39amBlackbane, a nine-member Lassen High School alumni rock band who began the group's first incarnation nearly 30 years ago, will play together again this weekend at Black Tangerine in Reno, after reconnecting on Facebook.
"None of this would have happened if it weren't for Facebook," said Joe Moody, drummer and one of three members of the original band, Rocksalt. "I stayed in touch, playing over the years with a couple of the guys, but there were other members who had fallen off the face of the earth."
Former Chicago Broker Missing 32 Years Found, Arrested In Las Vegas
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 10:53amA former Chicago commodities broker, missing for more than three decades and declared legally dead, was discovered working as a sports book writer in Las Vegas and arrested on false identity charges, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles reported today.
Arthur Gerald Jones, 72, was arrested July 19 and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on four felony charges relating to identity theft and fraud. Bail was set at $20,000 following an initial appearance July 21.
NDOT begins field test of car tracking technology for potential new tax
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 9:51amRENO – The Nevada Department of Transportation says technology it is testing to track car mileage as part of a potential new tax system would not violate drivers’ privacy.
Secretary of State Investigators Arrest Southern Nevada Man in Multi-State Ponzi Scheme
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 9:28amInvestigators from the Secretary of State’s office today arrested Hans Seibt at his Las Vegas residence on 25 counts of securities fraud and six counts of theft. The criminal complaint filed by Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto charges that Seibt was essentially operating a Ponzi scheme that victimized investors in Nevada and several other states.
