Lyon County to receive $1.9 million in federal money for public land use
Lyon County will receive $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Interior for revenue generated on public land, Sen. Harry Reid announced Thursday. Douglas County will receive $615,397 and Carson City...
View ArticleMan jailed for waving machete in dispute over Jeep
A Carson City man faces a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly swinging a machete in a dispute with his brother and another man over a vehicle.Jesus Guardron-Patino was jailed...
View ArticleCarson City BLM office: Statewide public land fire restrictions begin July 16
With hot weather, dry lightening and drought conditions arriving this summer, conditions for explosive brush and forest fires across the Silver State has increased. Because of this, the Bureau of Land...
View ArticleFree Spaghetti Lunch for Veterans and Military at Carson Valley Inn
Event Date: November 11, 2012 - 11:00amThe Carson Valley Inn is serving a Free Spaghetti Lunch for all Veterans and Active Military – plus one guest – on Veteran's Day, Sunday, November 11. The event...
View ArticleCarson City to take over Carson Street, Arrowhead to Fairview, in July 2010
We’re finally getting an idea when all those big cars, trucks, vans and working vehicles will no longer rumble and rattle their way through our fledgling redeveloped downtown. It’s sometime in early...
View ArticleFatal accidents in Nevada decline in 2009
(Click image to play video) Call it stepped up law enforcement, higher gas prices, or the recession erupting in full fury, but the fatal accident rate in Nevada dropped quite a bit last year.
View ArticleCarson City SET officers arrest man on felony drug charges
A 27-year-old Dayton man was arrested Feb. 14, 6:31 p.m. in the area of Caroline and Valley streets in Carson City on suspicion of felony conspiracy, possession with intent to sell and transportation...
View ArticleAAA reports gasoline prices increase across Nevada
Gas prices are on the rise throughout Nevada, with drivers in most areas paying a dime or more per gallon compared to a month ago, according to the AAA auto club.The average cost of gas in Carson City...
View ArticleCarson 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 ArticleMan jailed for felony parole violation; Two Dayton women arrested following...
A 27-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of being in violation of parole after he was found Thursday under the influence of drugs at a gas station. He was also allegedly in possession of...
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South Lake Tahoe authorities make arrest in 31-year murder case of Richard...
A Carmichael, Calif., man has been arrested in the 31-year-old murder case of Richard Swanson, South Lake Tahoe police report. On March 28, 2012 Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested and...
View ArticleCarson City Sheriff's Office arrest reports for Oct. 18
A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, Oct. 18, 12:52 a.m. at the intersection of College Parkway and Sherman. He faces misdemeanor charges of contempt of court warrant, minor consuming...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Six-day tour of Northern Nevada
Beginning Wednesday, May 18 and ending on Sunday, May 22, Elaine and I took her 82-year-old Mom, Mary Bottoms, on a six-day tour of rural Nevada. It was her first-ever trip to all kinds of interesting...
View ArticleCarson City road report for the week of July 18-24
The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. The...
View ArticleWarren Buffet's Berkshire buying NV Energy for $5.6 billion
Associated Press Warren Buffett has found another elephant. Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy utility said Wednesday that it will buy Nevada electric and natural gas company NV Energy for $5.6...
View ArticleNV Energy to drop electric rates for Northern Nevada customers by 1.8 percent
Good news for Carson City NV Energy customers. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has approved an overall decrease in electric rates for NV Energy’s Northern Nevada electric customers effective...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Take a Canadian vacation trip for 2014
By Don Quilici Last week, I wrote about our visit to the remote Ookpik Wilderness Lodge on Babine Lake in British Columbia. This week, I would like to offer a suggestion for taking a 2014 vacation...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff warns of utility scammers calling customers
Southwest Gas and NV Energy customers are being targeted again by scammers calling and asking for personal information about their accounts and bills, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.Typically...
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Outdoors with Don Q: A four-day adventure in Eastern Nevada
By Don Quilici On May 9 through May 12, six of us were on a fun-filled, four-day, outdoor adventure way over in Eastern Nevada. The six were: Bob “Slick” and Lynda McCulloch and Elaine and I, all of...
View ArticleNatural gas leak on Sneddon
6:00pm. Gas line clamped. Leak stopped. Emergency crews have arrived on scene of a natural gas line at a mobile home at 2380 Sneddon. Occupants have evacuated the home.
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