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With a thoughtful and succinct speech Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. With the most experience of the people Trump considered and a stellar textualist and originalist record, he was considered by many as the front runner for the nomination.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority will host a July 25 discussion in Carson City that will examine impacts of tariffs and exports on the local economy.

Sage Donnelly of Carson City won the gold medal June 24 in first International Canoe Federation World Cup Extreme Slalom in Liptovsky, Slovakia.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation will host public information meetings in July and August to provide updates on corridor selection for the future Interstate 11 connecting the Las Vegas valley and northwestern Nevada.

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.

Nevada Humanities is pleased to announce that 27 grants totaling over $104,500 were awarded to fund humanities programs across Nevada, including four in Carson City area.

Have travel plans that include flying out of Reno? Officials at Reno-Tahoe International Airport expect a busy week ahead with many airlines fully booked for the July 4 holiday period.

The Triple-A All-Star Game on July 11 in Columbus, Ohio, will feature this season’s top players from the Pacific Coast League and International League. The roster will be announced this week.

PAMPLONA, SPAIN — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joined the President Uxue Barkos of the Historic Community of Navarre on Wednesday to sign a memo of understanding between the state and the province on collaboration in economic development. The signing was preceded by a meeting with the National Center for Renewable Energies to share policies, initiatives, projects and best practices regarding the development and use of renewable energy.

RENO, Nev. — Sun Country Airlines became the 10th airline serving Reno-Tahoe International Airport as they announced Wednesday new non-stop service between Reno and Portland, Oregon this November.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club will feature "The Manchurian Candidate" with Frank Sinatra on Tuesday, July 3 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism on Monday approved more than $1 million in grant funding to rural communities to promote tourism through marketing projects. Among the Carson City area programs funded through the marketing grants:

U.S. Representative Mark Amodei, serving Nevada's Second Congressional District, today released the following statement on House Resolution 4760, the Securing America’s Future Act:

You can tell a great deal about a community and what it values by the investments made and buildings created.

Show your support for Virginia City, Nev., by making a patriotic monetary donation to its world-class July Fourth Fireworks Show. Launching from the Silverland Inn & Suites located on E Street and sitting at 6,200 feet, it promises to be one of the region’s longest displays with visibility from nearly anywhere in town.

USA BMX and Carson City BMX has joined forces with the United States Olympic Committee and USA Cycling to offer a free day of BMX racing at participating BMX tracks around the United States in celebration of Olympic Day.

Carson City BMX is one of those participating tracks. Our Olympic Day, actually night, is June 22, with signups starting at 6:30 p.m. Come try it out at no cost.

CARSON CITY — They don’t have to drive 9 hours to Legoland to share the joy of what can be created with plastic construction toys. LEGOs have been only part of the Robotics Camp at Western Nevada College this week as area youngsters have been touched by the wonders of science and physics.

It’s going to be a breezy weekend, so you may want to rethink spending the day at the lake. Luckily, plenty of options are available just about anywhere you are. Carson City has a car show and Brewfest hitting the downtown corridor, and to the south, Minden and Gardnerville are having their party of the year: Carson Valley Days. It’s World Doll Day at the Nevada State Museum with special displays, activities, and a special performance by the local Young Chautauquans.

Learn which simple changes you can make to your spaces to win in all areas of your life: relationships, money and happiness. Join us for Feng Shui, Change Your Space, Change Your Life on Sunday, June 24, 1 to 3 p.m. at Greenhouse Garden Center, 2450 South Curry Street, Carson City.

The Carson High School robotics team, Cyber Mafia, engages the Carson City community in many ways through demonstrations, workshops and volunteer service. There are a few spots remaining for the summer Robotics Camp, the week of June 11-15 at Western Nevada College.

Film lovers are invited to walk the red carpet for a night of glitz and glamour — while also raising money for arts programs in the community — as part of the Carson City Classic Cinema Club’s fourth annual Hollywood Gala.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife's annual Free Fishing Day is this Saturday, June 9. Anglers may fish in any public water throughout the Silver State without a fishing license. All limits and other regulations apply.

CARSON CITY — Summer provides both opportunity and challenges — opportunity for kids to have fun, and challenges for parents to find ways to fill time. The Carson High School robotics team, Cyber Mafia has a solution for both kids and parents: robotics camp.

The CHS Class of 2018 is going to step onto the football field as a group of students without a diploma and step off the football field as high school graduates with a diploma and a new wilderness in front of them.

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Whether it’s history, mining, museums, fine dining or a thirst-quenching drink from a local saloon, Virginia City’s Taste of the Comstock: Food, Whiskey and Single Jack Competition is a delicious rendezvous into the area's famed Wild West roots.

RENO, Nev. –– Katrina Loftin, co-founder and managing partner of M&A Business Advisors has received national and industry designations as a Certified Business Advisor (CBI) and Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary.

The designations, awarded in spring of 2018, recognize the Northern Nevada business woman as an exemplary broker with lifetime and industry achievements of professional experience and education.

This first weekend of June packs quite a punch: activities and events abound. Head downtown for the first Third and Curry Farmers Market of the season, then wander a few blocks north for Due Sorella’s Spring Vintage Market. You may as well just keep the car parked. With the monthly Wine Walk, Pour for Paws in McFadden Plaza, and Crystal’s Crusade Street Party Fundraiser on W. Telegraph, downtown is the place to be. There are so many options this weekend, so take a gander and enjoy your weekend.

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A nationally recognized clinical and forensic psychologist whose work has focused on, among other things, violence risk assessment and management among at risk youth will address juvenile and youth service officers in Carson City this Thursday and Friday.

RENO — In addition to navigating pristine wild rivers and dirt roads, big-fish wrangler Zeb Hogan of Nat Geo WILD’s “Monster Fish” show also had to navigate a maze of dangerous military zones in order to tell the story of his travel and research in the remote and wild Salween River that runs through China, Thailand and Myanmar.

When my sister and I were in college, we often had difficulty sharing information by computer. I worked on an Apple Macintosh, while she used an International Business Machines (IBM) unit with a Microsoft Windows operating system.