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A bill introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday aims to fulfill one of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s main goals for the session — the creation of a Cannabis Compliance Board to ...

Two potential school funding sources were introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Legislature. One — Senate Bill 545 — would take the 10% excise tax collected on legal marijuana sales and put it in the state’s public education account. The other, an amendment to Assembly Bill 309, would allow counties ...

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has signed a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to give legal marijuana-based businesses access to the federal banking system. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act is ...

Beto O’Rourke, who was propelled into the national spotlight in 2018 when he nearly pulled off an upset in his campaign for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Texas Republican Ted Cruz, sat down last month with the Sun …

A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday evening in the 3900 block Highway 50 E. for suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI drug, driving with suspended registration and a suspended license, performing an unsafe lane change, pulling into a private drive to avoid traffic control, and obstructing.

Three people were arrested by Special Enforcement Team after robbing a local hardware store.

A 31-year-old Hayward, Calif. man was arrested in the area of I-580 and Highway 50 for driving with a license revoked due to DUI, driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without insurance, and speeding 11-15 mph over the posted limit.

With him were three passengers, one a 27-year-old Reno woman named Maggie Marie Giles, the second a 30-year-old Reno man named Mark Lynn Jones, who were both arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of burglary tools, and possession of stolen property. The third passenger was not arrest.

The marijuana licensing process in Nevada is likely going to get a bit clearer. The state Assembly and the Senate have now passed a bill — Senate Bill 32 — that would ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested Sunday, 10:53 a.m. in the area of Silver Sage and Briarwood Drive for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI drugs and driving with suspended registration, a sheriff's deputy said.

A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of driving under the influence causing substantial bodily harm, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday afternoon in the area of Nevada and Park streets for providing a false statement to Special Enforcement Team deputies. He gave a false name to prevent from being arrested by deputies on a warrant they legally were unable to arrest him on.

Carson City's RISE, one of the capital city's cannabis dispensaries, is hosting a party for those inclined towards recreation marijuana for the "Cannabis Holiday" of 4/20.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei expressed support for legislative efforts that would allow marijuana businesses to utilize banking services, if the legislation includes certain conditions.
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Three Carson City residents were arrested Friday at their residence in the 2300 block of Columbia Way on several charges including: suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failing to register.

Marcellous Davone Galaviz was convicted of child abuse with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm in Carson City on Thursday following a three day trial. The man claimed that he awoke from a nap to a spirit holding him down and burning him, and later he realized the spirit had also burned his girlfriend’s baby who was under his care.

The following account of the crime and trial was sent to Carson Now by Garrit S. Pruyt, Deputy District Attorney of the Carson City District Attorney's Office

Warning: the details of this case as follows are disturbing in nature.

A 25-year-old man was arrested by Special Enforcement Team deputies in the 1700 block of Stewart Street Thursday evening for DUI drugs, failure to maintain a lane, driving without a driver’s license in possession, driving without a front plate, and driving with an unsecured load.

SET deputies observed a vehicle exiting a parking lot on Winnie Lane and observed it was driving without a front license plate. They also observed there was a full rear lift gate for a Ford Explorer on the roof the car, strapped on top of the roof with a thin dog-leash, which was insufficient to hold the weight of the door.

Last month, RISE Dispensaries, a Carson City marijuana dispensary, held a fundraiser and paper goods drive to benefit the Rural Center for Independent Living.

Senator Keith Pickard of southern Nevada, the man behind the hotly-debated bee bill, is standing behind his legislation in the face of controversy; however, he says, the Legislative Council Bureau of the Nevada State Legislature is at fault for not following his original intention. The bill's original intention was to stop the spread of Africanized Bees in Nevada, he says, which needs to be dealt with on a state level.

A 22-year-old Dayton man was arrested Monday afternoon for possession of a controlled substance, a felony and two lesser charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

The April Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on April 4 beginning at 8:30 am. Items on the table for discussion include a tax on tobacco vapor products, legislation regarding marijuana shop taxes, expanding hiking trail systems, upcoming legislation, and more.

The April 4 meeting will occur in the Sierra Room of the community center, located at 851 E. William Street.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has determined that famed brothel owner and Republican Assembly candidate Dennis Hof’s death just before the election was caused by a heart attack.

A 33-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was booked Wednesday into Carson City Jail for a felony warrant alleging burglary and grand larceny among other charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

The Nevada Dispensary Association is responding to a recent state audit that was critical of the seed-to-sale tracking system the marijuana industry uses, noting that auditors did not find cannabis was diverted to or from the black market and suggesting that confusion over new software led to reporting errors.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday night in the 1000 block of South Roop Street for suspicion of gross misdemeanor child neglect and endangerment after his two toddlers were discovered wandering outside late at night without any supervision.

Rep. Mark Amodei has signed on to support legislation that would shield from federal penalties banks that serve the marijuana industry in states such as Nevada where it is legal. He is the last member of the Nevada delegation to back the bill.

Zero Fatalities has expanded its partnership with Lyft by teaming up with local businesses and organizations committed to eliminating impaired driving fatalities in Northern Nevada.

Lyft has pledged $50,000 in free ride credit to be distributed during major consumption holidays to support the coalition’s campaigns that promote safe transportation options throughout the region.

A 33 year-old Reno man was arrested Friday afternoon at 5:06 p.m. in the area of N. Lompa Lane and Dori Way for multiple misdemeanor offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported, including drug paraphernalia possession and ex-felon failing to register.

Two were arrested Wednesday by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team on multiple drug charges, including possession and trafficking of methamphetamine.

A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 9:25 p.m. for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, and three counts being in possession of a firearm while under the influence, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 26-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 200 block of West Winnie Lane Saturday evening for suspicion of DUI second offense, a gross misdemeanor, felony violation of pretrial release, failure to stop at a stop sign, and failure to practice due care, a sheriff's deputy said.

According to the Carson City Board of Supervisors and Board of Health agenda for the upcoming Feb. 21 meeting, the University of Nevada, Reno Police will begin staffing the Western Nevada Campus by July 1, 2019 in an Interlocal Agreement for operational support between the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the University of Nevada, Reno Police Services.