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The man accused of murder in the March death of a 2-year-old girl waived his preliminary hearing Monday in Carson City Justice Court with the expectation at the time of his arraignment later this month that he will enter a guilty plea to the charge of first degree murder.

A Carson City District Court judge granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday that may temporarily halt plans for the retail sale of recreational marijuana in Nevada that was to begin July 1.

A Carson City district court judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by liquor distributors against the Department of Taxation over the distribution of recreational marijuana to pot dispensaries.

Randall Soderquist, President of the Nevada Association of Court Executives and Court Administrator for Elko Township Justice Court and City of Elko Municipal Court, and Julie Wise, Assistant Clerk of Court, Second Judicial District Court and NACE Board Member, presented the 2016 Court Executive of the Year Award to Max Cortes at the Carson City Courthouse on Monday, April 24, 2017.

Dozens from the Carson City and Northern Nevada legal community were on hand Friday for a plaque dedication ceremony at the Carson City Courthouse to celebrate the man who helped get the Musser Street courthouse built, the late Nevada First District Court Judge Michael E. Fondi, who died Jan. 22, 2016.

Officials dedicated 25 Schenley benches in downtown Carson City Wednesday afternoon, an effort started at the first of year to support downtown redevelopment efforts.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a unanimous ruling Wednesday that upholds the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s landmark 2012 Regional Plan to restore Lake Tahoe’s environment and revitalize its communities.

Retired District Court Judge Michael R. Griffin passed away on Au ...

CARSON CITY — Retired District Court Judge Mike Griffin of Carson City has died at a Reno hospital at the age of 72. Griffin served 28 years on the bench and retired in 2007.

Carson City’s Juvenile Probation department graduated a dozen local youth, ages 12 to 18 serving probation sentences of varying lengths, from the Entrepreneur Mentorship Program this week.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency defended its landmark 2012 Regional Plan to restore Lake Tahoe’s environment in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday during oral arguments against a lawsuit by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore organization.

A Carson City district court judge set a September trial date for four men charged with murder and two others for accessory to murder of an 18-year-old man over three bags of marijuana earlier this year.

Carson City District Court Judge James Wilson reversed a Justice Court decision that resulted in Foodies Bystro being kicked out of the Brewery Arts Center last summer, calling it "a clear error of law and must be reversed."

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It came to life in 1916, survived the attacks at Pearl Harbor and produced the first recipient of the Medal of Honor for World War II. Honoring the 100th anniversary of the commissioning of the battleship USS Nevada, the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, presents a lecture by Reno Judge Chuck Weller from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24.

A 40 year-old Carson City man has been convicted of felony possession of child pornography charges by the Nevada First Judicial District Court in Carson City.

Apr. 04, 1937 - Jan. 22, 2016Retired District Court Judge Michael E. Fondi passed away at home in ...

Funeral services for former Nevada First Judicial District Court Judge Michael Fondi are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1, at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Carson City, Fitzhenry’s Funeral Home Director Jim Smolenski said.

Michael Fondi, a former Nevada First District Court Judge in Carson City, died at his home this morning, according to Fitzhenry’s Funeral Home. He was 78.

Fondi had been in home hospice care when he died, said Fitzhenry’s General Manager and Funeral Director Jim Smolenski. No funeral arrangements have been made at this time and will be forthcoming.

Last year, Nevadans voted almost 4-to-1 against taxing businesses based on their gross receipts. Amidst an anemic economic recovery, most Nevadans understood that taxing them on their top line, with no regard for their costs or profitability, was a terrible idea.

But then the 2015 legislature, at Gov. Sandoval's last-minute behest and without reasonable opportunity for anyone to examine what he proposed, passed such a tax anyway.

A Carson City judge sentenced a woman to prison Monday in the December 2014 robbery of a 99-year-old woman.
Joanna Grajeda, who pled guilty to the crime of robbery, will get 3 to 10 years in prison as ordered by Carson City District Court Judge James Russell. Two others have also pled guilty and were sentenced to prison.

Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced that Tal Pierre Smith, 56, of Fallon, Nev. was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for fraudulent use of a state Procurement Visa Card assigned to Smith to carry out his duties as a Supply Technician.

“State employees are held to a high standard as public servants and should not abuse the trust vested in them by misappropriating public funds,” said Attorney General Laxalt. “I will continue to protect taxpayer dollars by prosecuting crooks who masquerade as public servants.”

Carson City leaders were sworn into office today at the Carson City Courthouse. Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell presided with the oath of office taken by District Court Judge James T. Russell and James E. Wilson Jr.

The Associated Press is reporting that the Attorney General's Office has been granted a temporary stay that blocks Uber, a company that refers to itself as a technology business that arranges rides, from operating in Nevada.
District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set for Nov. 6.

Neil Rombardo, the outgoing district attorney, submitted an opinion letter to Carson Now on October 10, supporting the candidacy of his assistant, Mark Krueger, for D.A. in Carson City. His letter briefly praises Krueger for his work experience and attention to crime victims. He then proceeds to criticize the other candidate for D.A., Jason Woodbury, through ad hominem attacks upon the people who support his election.

A Carson City District Court judge sentenced former Sheriff’s Office accountant Laura Wissert to prison Monday after she pleaded guilty to embezzlement of more than $100,000 from the department.

Laura Wissert pled guilty on two counts of embezzlement, receiving 1 to 4 years for each count, for a minimum of two years, maximum of eight ordered by District Judge Todd Russell. She was arrested in January.

An audit and the investigation was done by the Nevada Department of Public Safety Investigations Division where it was learned she stole $101,369 since 2010.

Ministers have a special tax benefit for the amount of Housing Allowance they receive. They can exclude from gross income for income tax purposes the rental value of homes furnished by churches as part of their compensation.

This is also allowed for the portion of a retired minister’s pension that is designated as a rental allowance by the national governing body of a religious denomination having complete control over the retirement fund.

A Washoe County District Court Judge Friday ordered Gary Schmidt, Republican candidate for Senate District 16, to stop running an ad in his campaign advertising in which his opponent said was not true.

Judge Patrick Flanagan issued a preliminary injunction halting the broadcast of one of Schmidt’s advertisements until further hearings could be conducted on a defamation lawsuit Senator Ben Kieckhefer filed based on what he said was a false attack.

Senate District 16 covers Carson City and southern Washoe County.

The April court decision to uphold the 2012 Lake Tahoe Regional Plan is being appealed by the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore according to a notice filed Wednesday.

A federal court Monday ruled in favor of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, affirming an update to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan that took years to craft, according to the agency.

The lawsuit was filed by the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore in February 2013 following nearly a decade of public input to update the plan originally adopted in 1987.

Judge Jim Wilson filed for reelection as district court judge. His campaign committee includes: Roger Williams, Mary Pierczynski, Frank Flaherty, Bill Brewer, Ryan Russell, and Daniel Gonzales.

Judge Wilson was elected to the First Judicial District Court, which serves Carson City and Storey County, in 2008.