Nevada gas prices still 6th highest nationally
Despite rising unemployment and a colder, wetter winter nationwide, Nevada’s gasoline prices are still higher than the national average, and in fact are the 6th highest in the country. Of course,...
View ArticleFive Guys Burgers Coming to Carson
AroundCarson.com I guess it's a good sign to see new retail going up, even if there are empty storefronts nearby. Some new construction is happening in the parking lot of the south Walmart, on the...
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Nevada gas prices notch first monthly drop since September
Prices within Nevada vary slightly. Las Vegas has an average of $3.67 while Henderson and North Las Vegas average $3.69 per gallon. Reno and Sparks each average $3.77, Carson City averages $3.73 and...
View ArticleBomb squad called out for suitcases
The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad has been called out to examine two suitcases left in the parking lot of Southwest Gas on Eagle Station Lane in South Carson City.The suitcases were discovered about 3 p...
View ArticleLake Tahoe fire agency advises to celebrate the holidays safely
By Tia Rancourt The winter holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends, and that means more cooking, entertaining, home decorating and an increased risk of home fires due to increased...
View ArticleCrime Log for Monday, Nov. 21, 2011
Officers made several arrests this weekend.Just after midnight on Saturday, officers, arrested Michael Hutchinson, 18, a Carson City resident, on a felony suspicion of using false identification to...
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Is the V&T Ticket Price Too High?
by Scott SchrantzThere have been some pretty loud howls that the ticket price for the reconstructed V&T Railroad is too high. Last month it was announced that the tickets would cost $48 for a...
View ArticleCalling in the Troops!!! The Salvation Army Carson City Benefit Concert...
Event Date: Repeats every day until Sat Sep 25 2010 . September 25, 2010 - 2:00pmThe Carson City Corps is pleased to Welcome The Salvation Army Concord Brass Band!!!Tickets may be purchased at:The...
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...
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Memories of the Nevada 10-In-10 challenge
By Don Quilici The newspaper headline on page one on Aug. 15, 2002 said it all:“They made it!” Yes, they did! And, they did it in record-setting style. Four athletes, who are personal friends of...
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U.S. Chamber Study Highlights National, Nevada Economic Losses Due To Stalled...
CARSON CITY – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a first-of-its-kind economic study today identifying stalled energy projects – including 10 in Nevada – that are costing billions of dollars in lost...
View ArticleFishing report for April 11-17
Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of April 11-17, 2012. ANGEL...
View ArticleNevada Group Urges New Tax on Car Miles to Fund Road Improvements
CARSON CITY – The Nevada Highway Users Coalition has announced its support for moving forward with a study on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a potential alternative to the current gas tax paid by...
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$27.6 Million Contract Will Bring High Tech Kiosks To Grocery Stores For DMV...
CARSON CITY – The state Board of Examiners today approved a 10-year, $27.6 million contract to install kiosks in grocery stores statewide where Nevadans will be able to renew car registrations, extend...
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Fitness on the Wire: Footstrike
CARSON CITY, Nev. — What part of your foot strikes the floor first in your sport, the toe or the heel? Are you a basketball player, a dancer, or a jogger? Do you train with a bicycle, the stairmaster...
View ArticleA different idea for reusing Nugget Project report
I was going through old notes this morning, and found some scribbling I'd done about the old vacant Kmart on North Carson Street, sitting next to a printout of the Meridian Report on the feasibility of...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Things you need to know about ice fishing
By Don Quilici With the arrival of winter weather in this area, we certainly have plenty of water frozen on our creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and reservoirs. And, that ice covering effectively...
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Nevada Retail Sales Outlook For 2011 Positive
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Based on the latest taxable sales results, Nevada will likely match national forecasts calling for 4 percent growth in retail sales for 2011, the...
View ArticleComment on Nevada is greening…slowly by Dave Morgan
Unfortunately it is becoming more and more apparent that the countries and environments of the world are much more tightly connected than we’ve been willing to acknowledge. Coal fired plants in China...
View ArticleNatural Gas rates likely to rise 9% in near future
Southwest Gas, seeking to legally recover the higher wholesale price of natural gas it pays, will be asking the State Public Utilities Commission to grant it a 9% rate increase on all of its customers...
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