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UPDATE 10:30PM: The apartment fire Monday afternoon at a complex off of Airport Road in Carson City was caused by a child playing with a lighter, Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi confirmed. Flame from the lighter touched off blankets and the fire spread, he said.

UPDATE 2:29PM: Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi reports no injuries and several animals rescued at a fire inside an apartment/townhome complex in the 3400 block of Airport Road.

The El Dorado County Department of Environmental Health was notified this week by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that two additional chipmunks in the South Lake Tahoe area have tested positive for plague. One of the chipmunks was found in the Tallac Historic Site area and one was near the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Taylor Creek Visitor Center.

“John Walker had always known he’d have to come back. No one runs away from a past like his and just walks away clean. Not in the books he’d written or the script he’d just finished. He didn’t blame his wife for being furious with him.”

This is the opening paragraph of local author Jeani Ambrose’s first published book, Legacy of the Father. Legacy can best be described as a paranormal mystery with romantic overtones.

The Western Nevada College softball team got close, but didn’t bring home the wins over the weekend. Two one-run defeats and two squandered leads stunted the Wildcats momentum during an April 20-21 road series at Snow College.
Snow edged the Wildcats 2-1 and 7-6, then completed the four-game sweep with 8-0 and 8-5 victories in Ephraim, Utah.

Sierra Le Bone, a boutique for dogs and cats as well as their owners, will celebrate their grand opening Friday and Saturday at their new location at 880 South Stewart Street, across from the fire station.

The business moved in October from their previous location in the Raley's Center, and co-owner Jan McMinn said they are very happy in their new place. Even though their old store was just a few yards off busy South Carson Street, they had trouble converting that traffic to customers as other businesses in the same building began closing their doors.

A total of 26 cats rescued from a Virginia City home are now ready for adoption at a temporary shelter in the basement of Silverland Inn and Suites in Virginia City."These kitties desperately need ...

The Northern Nevada premiere of Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic tale of forbidden love, will arrive at the Carson City Community Center during weekends in early November, according to the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The production will appear Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 4 - 20 at 2 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18-22 and may be purchased by phone or in person at the Performing Arts Office of Western Nevada College, 775-445-4249. Parking is free.

Julie Hoover-Shaw said she was relieved to see the Nevada Humane Society and a group of volunteers from a national animal rescue organization converge on her quiet Virginia City street Monday mo...

A bat in Carson City has tested positive for rabies, according to Carson City Health and Human Services. There is NO known human exposure to the bat. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). People get rabies from the bite of an animal with rabies. You can also be exposed to rabies if infected saliva or tissue containing rabies gets into a fresh wound (one that has bled within 24 hours) or the eyes, nose or mouth.

RENO - Angel Berroa homered twice and drove in four runs for Reno Wednesday night, leading the Aces to a 7-4 victory over the Sacramento River Cats in the opening game of the Pacific Conference Cha...

RENO- A night after celebration, the Aces looked to be suffering 'post-celebration' effects. They came out against the Fresno Grizzlies on Tuesday night lethargic but the game stayed close. The Aces' starter RHP Kevin Mulvey went 5 innings giving up 5 hits (one of those a homerun) 3 runs with 5 strikeouts and no walks allowed.

RENO- Aces are one win away from punching their first ticket ever into the Pacific Coast League Playoffs. The Fresno Grizzlies come into town for a four game series. With Reno having a seven game lead over second place Tacoma and only eight games left to play, the Aces have all but wrapped up their spot in the playoffs. All it would take is an Aces win or a Tacoma loss.

Well, it happened, the Aces beat the Grizzles 5-2 on Monday night for their first ever playoff berth.

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.

Music By The Mountain
Dinner & Live Music
Featuring
Felix and the Soul Cats
Dinner Includes:
BBQ Tri-Tip, BBQ ChickenBella Vita Beans, Potato SaladCorn Bread with Honey ButterTexas Sheet Cake for Dessert           Catered by Bella Vita Catering
Beer, Wine, Mountain Nectar, Margaritas,Lemonade, Iced Tea and Water available

CARSON CITY – A bill curtailing the use of “puppy mills” passed out of committee today, leaving it one Assembly floor vote away from reaching the governor’s desk.
After amendments, Senate Bill 299 would allow local governments to require dog and cat breeders to obtain a permit. The breeder’s workplace would also be open for inspection, and breeders would be required not to breed female dogs younger than 18 months or more than once per year.

Feral cats that might otherwise face a death sentence, are getting another chance at life through a prison work program.Susan Paul, president of the Carson Tahoe Society for the Prevention of Cr...

Join us every Thursday Night at 7:00pm for Open Dance Night with Host Steve DiNicola. This amazing one man show will sing and play songs from the 40's to the 80's, from Frank Sinatra to the Stray Cats. No cover and smoke free. See our full schedule at Facebook

RENO - Tony Abreu extended his hitting streak to a season-long 13 games Wednesday afternoon, but the Reno Aces lost 14-7 to the Sacramento River Cats at Aces Ballpark.Abreu finished 2-for-5 with an...

NEW!! Join us every Thursday @ 7pm for Open Dance Night with Host Steve DiNicola. This amazing one man show plays and sings music from the 40's to the 80's, from Frank Sinatra to Stray Cats. NO COVER and Smoke FREE!! See us on facebook: www.facebook.com/carsonlanes

The liberal blogs are all in a tizzy about how President Barack Obama "caved" to Republicans, agreeing to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, not just those making under $250,000 a year as he said he wanted.

Some are saying that Obama has been seriously damaged by this episode, looking weak and handing the narrative and momentum to the GOP, and that he might have a tough time getting reelected in 2012.

Squaw Valley USA will have a new owner after a Denver-based equity firm bought virtually all of its shares.

KSL Capital Partners LLC of Denver, which owns stakes in resort-related businesses, announced Tuesday that it hopes to complete the sale by the end of the year and that it will put $50 million into the exclusive Lake Tahoe area resort, home of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.

Squaw was opened in 1949 by the late Alexander Cushing. It has about 4,000 acres and 2,850 vertical feet that spans over six peaks.

With a new boss at Heavenly, onetime ski bum Pete Sonntag, things are humming there as they prepare for the upcoming season. I taught skiing there for several years and with all the new stuff and improvements going on I sometimes wish I were back on the hill there  — even if they never improve the ski school facilities are Boulder Base.

Sonntag is a real skier (and boarder) who was on the Vail demo team, so you can be sure he’ll be out on the hill checking things out himself. 

Pat Wiggins, director of Animal Services for Carson City, has resigned after 10 years of service.

According to a news release by Carson City Health and Human Services, Wiggins is responsible for recently bringing the progressive “Trap Neuter Release” program for feral cats to Carson City and was a regular presenter at Capital City Farm Days, an annual educational program for students held at Fuji Park.

A Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies found her high-school-aged son had been left alone for 12 days in a home filled with trash and pet waste, but little food.

Kelly Pray, 34, was arrested for gross misdemeanor child neglect.

Deputies were alerted by school officials who were suspicious of the boy being absent from class. What they found at the home in the 3000 block of Sunrise Drive left them fighting for air to keep from vomiting.

Oodles & oodles of beautiful cats and adorable kittens available for adoption on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Smith's in Dayton, Nevada on Highway 50. Adoption is through Carson City Animal Shelter

Looking forward to seeing all you cat lovers out there.

Though Northern Nevada is not out of the woods for large earthquakes, there is a potential for seismically-charged shakers for the region, says Cal Orey, a Lake Tahoe earthquake intuitive, who predict

Local vets help big catsNevada Appeal Staff Report