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Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 12:41am

Floating down the Carson River in a raft on a semi-warm spring day, the beauty of blooming wildflowers dotting the canyon walls, it's easy to forget the sometimes-bad reputation this area has attained over the years.

Except for the gunfire.

State tourism and Carson City officials are anxious to show off the new Carson River Canyon, a place being transformed into a destination for whitewater adventure and sightseeing, rather than a dumping ground for homeless people and appliances.

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 6:55pm

CARSON CITY — It’s starting to look at lot like campaign season.
Three Republican candidates for Congressional District 2 tried to sell their candidacies to about 100 members of the Nevada Federation of Republican Women at an event at the Plaza Hotel today.

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 3:32pm

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports that it is investigating the death of unidentified person found near the north end of the Carson River today. The identity of the deceased is being withheld until identification can be made and family can be notified, according to a press statement filed by Douglas County Sheriff's Capt. Joe Duffy.
No further information is available.

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 4:01am

An autopsy to identify and determine the cause of death of Gardnerville resident Robert Henderson "Budge" Brown Sr., 78, is scheduled for Monday, the Amador County Sheriff's Office said Friday nigh...

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 4:01am

The Assembly Ways and Means Committee Friday recommended passage of a bill that would require every person arrested - from misdemeanors to felonies - to submit to DNA testing.Assembly Bill 552 b...

Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 2:19am

Weather and conditions permitting, U.S. Highway 50 over Echo Summit, the main artery into South Lake Tahoe and onto Carson City is tentatively set to re-open early this afternoon, according to Caltrans. The road was closed May 11 to remove and replace a damaged rock wall barrier.

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 8:34pm

CARSON CITY – In the end, it was Sen. Joe Hardy who saved the day. He also saved one of his pet bills in the process.
The Republican doctor from Boulder City patched up a broken legislative process that threatened to kill bills after ideological disagreements between two Democratic committee leaders had resulted in an impasse.
Today is a deadline day for bills to pass, so if the two Democrats did not reach an agreement, the bills would die.

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 3:31pm

The following people were arrested by Carson City Sheriff's deputies May 19:

—Sarah Elizabeth Crockett, 21, of Carson City, was arrested in the 3800 block of South Carson Street for felony grand larceny and gross misdemeanor possession of drugs without a prescription. The suspect had been detained by store security after allegedly emerging from a dressing room without the items she entered with. She was also allegedly found to be in possession of a bottle of pills including morphine for which she did not have a prescription. Bail was set at $5,000.

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:45pm

CARSON CITY — Republicans today announced they have released to the public a set of complicated data about their redistricting proposal.
Democrats had said earlier the release of the data is a requirement before the two parties can begin to work toward a compromise.
The release of the data brightens an otherwise gloomy portrait of partisanship. Republicans and Democrats have so far elected not to negotiate terms in the redistricting battle.

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 4:01am

Air and ground units were searching the west slope of the Sierra Nevada on Thursday for Robert H. "Budge" Brown's Lancair aircraft, which was last heard from over Amador County.Brown took off from ...