Carson City trio face felony charges in scrap metal thefts
A trio who allegedly stole scrap copper from a Washoe County construction site and brought it to Carson City to strip and burn it of its insulation, face felony theft charges.Aaron Clack, Melissa...
View ArticleWomen to Women Nevada with Katherine Lima
Women to Women Nevada with Carol Paz welcomes this week's guest, Katherine Lima, a member of the Advisory Board at Carson Valley Medical Center and member of Crystal Angels, a local organization that...
View ArticleOutsider's View of Carson City
by Scott SchrantzFrom the Fever blog, on vacation from Philadelphia:Carson City was smaller and white trashier than I imagined it to be. The casinos were sad. Everything was a casino, in true Nevada...
View ArticleReno Businessman Speaks Out As New Effort Launched To Fight Excessive...
RENO – Businessman Raymond Pezonella said today he knew the burden of complying with government regulations had hit a new level of absurdity after an all-day audit resulted in an $8.99 gas tax charge...
View ArticleA Personal ‘Stimulus Check’ Might Be Waiting For You At Nevada Unclaimed...
CARSON CITY – I checked with high hopes, but alas, my dreams of finding a pot of gold did not materialize. Maybe you will have better luck. The state has $490 million sitting around that it wants to...
View ArticleOpen House to address trails, roads, air travel and transit issues
Plans for air travel, the future of bike trails in the region and other transportation improvement issues will be the subject of a public open house, May 18 from 4-7 p.m., at the Nevada Legislative...
View ArticleSupervisors Update – Thursday
A couple of local businesses were fined today for violating the law on selling alcohol to minors. Both stated it was accidental. The Eagle Gas station on South Carson was fined 500 dollars and ordered...
View ArticleState Contractors Seek Support To Preserve Highway Funding Revenue For Road...
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– About $87 million in state taxes that could be parlayed into 10 times as much to pay for critical road improvements are ready to flow to the state...
View ArticleWomen to Women Nevada second season opens with contest, prizes
Women to Women, a television interview program on Charter Cable that puts the spotlight on important issues in Northern Nevada and the women behind them who are making a difference, has begun its...
View ArticleNHP issues nearly 12,000 cell phone-related distracted driving traffic citations
By Chuck Allen Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol issued nearly 12,000 traffic citations to motorists observed talking, texting or reading non-voice communication while operating a motor vehicle...
View ArticleTahoe Transportation District pursues federal grant to fund bikeway around...
STATELINE, LAKE TAHOE — A $20 million federal grant to fund a 75-mile bike path around Lake Tahoe is being pursued by the Tahoe Transportation District according to a statement released to the press...
View ArticleTake a “Joy Ride” and help Carson High School Girls Basketball Team in the...
Here’s the deal: Take a test drive in a new car, and twenty bucks goes to support the Carson High School girls basketball team. Yup, take a ride and the girls get the money, up to $6,000 total this...
View ArticleAnother reason for Nevada to become an Energy Producer
Some people will argue that there will always be plenty of oil, thanks to new, innovative methods of detection and advanced production techniques. Some producers of crude oil, however, seem to have a...
View ArticleGas prices level off after recent decline
LAS VEGAS - Gas prices are plateauing across Nevada after an early summer slump at the pump. According to the latest report from AAA Nevada, which tracks fuel costs as a service to consumers, the a...
View ArticleGE Employees Come Together for Charity
By Holly Spiers The third annual Austinpalooza was a night of food, music and festivities that culminated in over $8,500 in funds raised for Austin’s House and the Society of Women Engineers at...
View ArticleReport Suggests Economic Growth May Soon Be Under Way In Nevada
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – While much of the economic news about Nevada is gloom and doom, a new report prepared for Secretary of State Ross Miller shows new business filings in...
View ArticleLangson set to unveil second-generation gas-pressure device
Anne Knowles, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Langson Energy Inc. is on a roll. The Carson City company is on its way to Orlando, Fla., next week where it will unveil the second generation of its...
View ArticleComment on State Budget: Irresistible Recession against Immovable Human Needs...
LOOK, THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS IS FOR THE STATE AND OR THE CITY TO RAISE TAXES-BOTTOM LINE AT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF A CENT. A GAS TAX NEEDS TO BE ADDED AT 4 TO 5 CENTS PER GALLON; ACTUALLY THE STATE COULD...
View ArticleGas, electric rates to drop this winter
Northern Nevada customers of NV Energy will get a break on gas and electric rates this winter thanks to decreases in what NV Energy has to pay for fuel and purchased power.
View ArticleFirefighters clamp cut gas line at Arrowhead Drive
Carson City firefighters responded this morning to the 2400 block of Arrowhead Drive after a report of a backhoe that cut into a gas service line. Firefighters were called to the area at around 10 a.m....
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