Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 4:01am
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada wrapped up its spring fundraising season on Friday. Although falling short of the $100,000 goal, executive director Hal Hansen said he was pleased with t...
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 4:01am
A conceptual site and building design concept for the multi-purpose athletic complex is up for possible board action Thursday when the Carson City Board of Supervisors meets.Staff will ask for appr...
Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 12:36pm
By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
With the passage of AB167, signed by Governor Brian Sandoval, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will develop a coordinated statewide aquatic invasive species (AIS) management plan to control and prevent species like quagga mussels, Didymo (rock snot), Asian clams, curly leaf pondweed, northern pike and may others.
The bill’s main sponsor was Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams
(D - Las Vegas).
Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 4:01am
Utility work along the east side of Fairview Drive includes an access road that will double as a bike path for Carson City, officials said this week.The Public Works Department's Water Utility Mana...
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 10:29pm
Detectives of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a Placerville woman who fell from a 14th floor balcony at the Horizon Casino Resort in Stateline on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.
The body of the woman, later identified as Loretta Sangara, 68, of Placerville, was discovered by Horizon Casino security officers at about 10 a.m. on Friday, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Halsey in a news release.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 5:41pm
An motor home fire has shut down the Carson City bypass and the Highway 50 east entrance to the freeway this evening. According to witnesses on the scene and police scanner traffic, the motor home, parked on the freeway between Fairview and 5th Street near the bridge, went up in flames at around 5:33 this afternoon. It was extinguished at around 5:50 p.m.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 3:38pm
CARSON CITY – Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services put out the word today that a new affordable health insurance plan is available for Nevadans with pre-existing medical conditions.
The plan, offered through the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will serve as a bridge to cover this group of people between today and Jan. 1, 2014, when the major provisions of the law take effect, said Herb Shultz, regional director of HHS for Nevada.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 2:08pm
CARSON CITY – Nevada ranks 46th among states in the total amount of federal subsidy payments to farmers and ranchers over the past 16 years, with 89 percent receiving no payments at all, according to information from the Washington, DC-based Environmental Working Group.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 1:39pm
On Monday, July 4, several Northern Nevada law enforcement officers will team up for a sobriety checkpoint at Lake Tahoe. Personnel from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Sparks Police Department, Washoe County School District Police Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol will be staffing the checkpoint on July 4, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen in a news release.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 1:01pm
By Trooper Chuck Allen / Nevada Highway Patrol
CARSON CITY — Senate Bill 140, which was passed this year during the 2011 Legislative Session and signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 17, goes into effect Oct. 1, 2011. This new law prohibits the use of a cellular phone or other handheld wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle in certain circumstances. This is a primary law which means that officers do not need to observe a separate violation before initiating a traffic enforcement...
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 4:05pm
Carson City Deputies arrested one man and another male they think might be a juvenile for
allegedly taking two girls, 11 and 12 years old, from MIlls Park and sexually assaulting near the Carson River Tuesday night.
Enrique Lopez-Cervantes, 24, and another male whose identification showed he is 17, were arrested Wednesday night after detectives found them at Mills Park.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 8:40am
Here are some photos taken from the top of Ebbett's Pass last weekend, showing how much snow is still on the ground after our very long winter.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 4:01am
A Carson City man missing since Monday was found dead in Alpine County off Highway 89 west of Monitor Pass on Wednesday afternoon.Kurt Ernest Muench, 41, was reported missing to the Carson City She...
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 4:37pm
Gov. Brian Sandoval moved Thursday to change the direction of Nevada's Wildlife Commission, replacing three controversial members of the board and putting Ken Mayer formally back in as director of ...
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 4:25pm
CARSON CITY –The state office created to help guide Nevadans through the complex maze of health care billing and access to care has a new director starting tomorrow.
Marilyn Wills has been named director of the Office of Consumer Health Assistance by Mike Willden, director of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 4:22pm
Carson City leaders addressed a packed banquet room at the Gold Dust West today to discuss the State of the City in a program put together by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Bob Crowell, Supervisor Shelly Aldean, Sheriff Kenny Furlong and School Board Chair Joanna Wilson each spoke to the crowd, and in general agreed that while these are challenging times, each made the case that things are going well and improving.
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 7:33am
ALPINE LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.
ANGEL LAKE, ELKO COUNTY, NEV:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (www.ndow.org) reports: The road is open, but there is still a LOT of snow around the lake. The lake is about 80% ice covered with some fishable water. Unfortunately, there is enough snow on the ice, you can't tell what is safe and what isn't. With this week's warm temps and some wind, next weekend may be a different story.
BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 4:01am
Before submitting the final budget to the state today, the Carson City School District had to make some last-minute adjustments. While the district received about $87,000 more in revenue than expec...
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 4:01am
The head of Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare told business leaders Wednesday that federal healthcare reform has both good and bad features.Ed Epperson, president and CEO of CTRH, told the Northe...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 8:43am
By Don Quilici
California has two Free Fishing Days associated with holidays this year. The first Free Fishing Day in 2011 is on July 2 (for the Fourth of July) and the second is on September 3 (for Labor Day).
