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The Levitt AMP Carson City summer concert series concludes this Saturday, Aug. 24 with indie alt-rocker powerhouse The Brevet headlining and opening act New Wave Crave.

Reno resident Russell Lehmann, speaker, author, poet and advocate for autism, spoke at the Association for People Supporting Employment First’s 2018 national conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, June 26-28. This is one of 30 nationwide engagements Lehmann has booked this year.

No one should have to fight blindly against the enemy — knowledge IS power, and the truth of any situation even more powerful. No one has ever had all the facts for a set of circumstances or a certain situation, only God has the entire picture, so human expertise has its limitations. However, gathering as many facts as possible, organizing them in a logical progression, studying them carefully, looking for strengths and weaknesses, can ultimately bring together a rather comprehensive picture for all to see.

Panelists at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books take on the wealth gap, and argue for a government response that will help us all....

A Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief invokes hisses (yes, old-school hisses ) after he embraces one of the worst decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court ever, Bush v. Gore....

With the holiday season now in full swing, it’s only appropriate that the Reno Jazz Orchestra (RJO) brings Jazz for the Holidays to northern Nevada for all to enjoy on December 20, 2014 at The Nightingale Hall - University of Nevada. Accompanying the 17 piece band of the RJO is award-winning jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman, international tap and ballet stars, the Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra, and other special guests who will all perform their holiday magic on Saturday night beginning at 7:30 pm.

Federal officials say they have finished rounding up 11 “problem” wild mustangs in northern Nevada and that the horses will now be offered for adoption.

The last of a band that once numbered 50 mustangs were enticed into a trap last week, as concerned residents of the Carson City neighborhood watched in dismay, questioning why the Bureau of Land Management insisted on removing animals that had peacefully coexisted with surrounding homeowners for years.

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 – There are a few withdrawals in vacation destinations like New Orleans and Hawaii. There are a few from such tourist locations as Angel Stadium in Anaheim, SeaWorld San Diego and Pier 39 in San Francisco.

There are about 1,600 withdrawals in more than 35 states and the territory of Guam. And there are about 100 withdrawals at liquor stores and quite a few at Nevada casinos or slot parlors.

Jill Kinmont Boothe, the former ski champion and Olympic hopeful who was left paralyzed after a skiing accident in Utah in 1955 and whose life story was the subject of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain" and a subsequent sequel, died Thursday at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 75.
Ruth Rhines, senior deputy coroner of Carson City, confirmed that Boothe died. A cause of death wasn't given and Rhines could not confirm reports that Boothe died of complications related to surgery.

Tracy Lawrence, the notary public who blew the whistle on a massive foreclosure fraud scheme, was found dead in her Las Vegas home on Nov. 28, MSNBC reported.

Earlier this month, Lawrence came forward and admitted to the Nevada Attorney General's Office that she notarized 25,000 fraudulent documents for Lender Processing Services, a Florida company used by most major banks to process home repossessions. The documents were filed with the Clark County Recorder's Office between 2005 and 2008, The Los Angeles Times reported.

While I fully respect Kirk's decision to link comment posting to facebook, and also understand the reason he gives, I don't think it is the right step.

I've never heard about the major site "Techcrunch" which he mentions as having successfully implemented this, but I am sure everybody has heard about the major sites Los Angeles Times and CNN that implemented it as well and have since gone back to offering the traditional method of sign-up. Simply because too many participants refused to open a facebook account just to be able to comment; they simply don't trust this social network.

Carson Now writer and veteran journalist Sam Bauman will discuss his newest novel "Confessions of a Paper Pimp" at 6:30 p.m. March 21 at the Carson City Library. He will also be signing copies of the novel as well as copies of his earlier book "Then God Is Forgiven." The session is free.

The new book ranges from newspaper work in Ohio to flying over Asia as an Air Force pilot to travels around Europe and winding up with the protagonist facing pornography charges while working for a men's magazine.

The Oregon Coast is now under a tsunami warning, according to David Morgan, former News Carson City website publisher and now owner/publisher of News Lincoln County along the Oregon Coast. David is updating his site and following the latest developments. Click here for the latest from Oregon.
Here's the latest from the Los Angeles Times on the aftermath of Japan's 8.9 magnitude earthquake which has sent tsunami warnings from Hawaii to the California and Oregon Coast.

KTVN TV Channel 2 in Reno will feature a story tonight at 5 p.m. by Erin Breen regarding actor Kevin Costner and his involvement in a Carson City tech company's efforts to develop solutions to help with the Gulf Coast oil spill problem.

A Carson City company, Costner Industries Nevada Corporation, which actor Kevin Costner finances, may have developed a system with another company owned by the actor that will be deployed by BP and the U.S.

Exactly what I was thinking since last Monday, when the Los Angeles Times reported that last Christmas – for the first time ever – Amazon sold more books in downloadable electronic form than as tr

Unemployment Rises Above 10 PercentBy Don Lee and Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Tim