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May 2012

Carson Girls U10 Softball – Pink Diamonds end season with a win

In the final Carson Girls Fastpitch Softball U10 game, the Gilson Auto Body/Carson Nugget Twisters fell to the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds 20-13. The Pink Diamonds finish in second place with an 11-3 league record.

GOP Congressional Candidate Danny Tarkanian Says $17 Million Judgment The Result Of Fraud

CARSON CITY – A leading candidate for the Republican nomination for the 4th Congressional District seat said today a $17 million court judgment again him and his family is the result of fraud and not bad judgment.

Danny Tarkanian, one of several Republicans vying in the June 12 primary to face state Sen. Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, in the November general election, said the developer in the transaction took his money and used it for purposes other than developing a project in Anza, Calif.

GOP Primary Opponents Debate In Fiercely Contested State Senate Nine Race

CARSON CITY – In the Republican quest to regain control of the state Senate in the 2012 general election, two GOP candidates in a bitter primary traded accusations today in a televised debate.

Whether GOP establishment favorite Mari Nakashima St. Martin or challenger Brent Jones wins the June 12 primary, the fiercely contested primary presents another challenge for Republicans to return to dominance in the state Senate.

Carson City restaurant inspection reports for May 31

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Music series High Notes kicks off in June at North Lake Tahoe

North Lake Tahoe takes its music outdoors with a variety of live concerts, festivals and headliner events – all part of the destination’s High Notes: North Lake Tahoe Summerlong Music series, running June through September. The lake’s live music campaign also has a designated website that covers all the free events and ticketed performances.

Free Weekly Summer Concerts

More information about sexual seduction case comes to light

A few more details have come to light about the recent arrest of Sean Alan Holloman, 28, for statutory sexual seduction with a 15-year-old girl.

UNR researcher supports Lake Tahoe harvest of invasive crayfish numbered at 220 million

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Sudeep Chandra, a leading Lake Tahoe scientist who has studied invasive species and limnology at the lake for 20 years, said issuing permits for commercial harvesting of crayfish at Lake Tahoe will help improve clarity at the pristine lake, as well as take away a food source for other invasive species that threaten lake clarity and ecosystems.

Crime Log: Carson City man arrested for methamphetamines

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Anthony John Chappa, 24, a Carson City resident, just prior to 11 p.m. Wednesday. Chappa was arrested for felony allegations of possession of methamphetamines and possession of methamphetamines with the intent to sell, as well as the misdemeanor allegations of driving without proof of insurance, driving with fictitious registration, driving without headlights, and speeding from 1 to 10 over.

Bear in the backyard

A black bear, who was apparently unhappy with the presence of the photographer on Friday, May 25.
The bear was in a residential area near Davis Lake, Calif.
Photo by Elaine Quilici

3rd Annual Chairman’s Scramble Golf Tournament

Event Date: 
June 22, 2012 - 1:00pm

Sign up today for the 3rd Annual Chairman’s Scramble Golf Tournament & Fundraiser at Eagle Valley Golf West Course, to benefit the Carson City Leadership Institute Scholarship Fund. Sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.