Burning Man 2014 theme 'Caravansary' picked, ticket and traffic information...
Ticket sales, the art theme for Burning Man 2014 and traffic mitigation plans for the annual Black Rock desert event were announced Wednesday. Presale registration begins Jan. 16, through Jan. 20, with...
View ArticleWeather systems to give Sierra, western Nevada bouts of wind, rain and snow
They may not pack much of a punch, but given persistent drought conditions, something is better than nothing. Two fast moving winter systems will impact the Sierra and western Nevada beginning today...
View ArticleVehicular homicide case dismissed against judge
Kurt Hildebrand, The Record-Courier A charge of vehicular homicide was dismissed against Douglas County District Judge Michael Gibbons in a civil compromise approved Wednesday.Read the rest of this...
View ArticleBYU multi-cultural dance group Living Legends to perform at Nevada...
Event Date: February 1, 2014 - 7:30pm By Curtis Palmer The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Nevada Sesquicentennial Commission announce an addition to the Nevada 150 events calendar....
View ArticleMayor to present 2014 State of the City to Carson City Chamber of Commerce
Event Date: February 5, 2014 - 7:30amCarson City Mayor Robert Crowell will present the State of the City address, with the theme "New Year: New Opportunities," on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, 7:30 a.m. at...
View ArticleCarson City man released from prison arrested for probation violation
A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday in the 300 block of C Street. Kevin Lea Nunez is being held without bail on suspicion of probation violation.According to the arrest report, an...
View ArticleCarson City takes over Douglas County health inspections from state
Joey Crandall, Carson Valley Times It’s a subtle change, but one that will bring Douglas County a more localized service to its residents and an overall cost savings to the fiscal budget.With the...
View ArticleOutdoors with Don Q: Work now to smell the roses when summer arrives
By Don Quilici If you are like me, I would be willing to bet that by now, you are feeling trapped in your home by our winter weather. And, as a die-hard winter addict, I love cold days, frosty nights,...
View ArticleBLM warns drought could make for wildfire conditions
Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District would like to remind the community to be aware of the increased chance of wildfire due to record low precipitation...
View ArticlePolicy change regarding political letters and press releases
By Kirk Caraway From its inception, Carson Now has been the place where anyone could submit stories, photos, opinions, etc. about local issues. We can do this because the site has been engineered to...
View ArticleThank you for making The 1st Annual Moundhouse Christmas Festival a success
The Outdoor Toy Store/ Laura Colston The Outdoor Toy Store in Moundhouse held its first Community Christmas Festival. We wanted to thank all those who helped make it such a success. The money from the...
View ArticleUniform Crime Reporting: Carson City has lowest crime rate since 1994
By Sheriff Ken Furlong The Carson City Sheriff has received its preliminary crime data for the calendar year of 2013. The data, known as Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), is collected under precise...
View ArticleCarson City crime rate drops in 2013
Uniform Crime Reporting preliminary data for 2013 shows that the crime rate for Carson City has dropped to its lowest level since 1994. According to press release from the Carson City Sheriff's Office,...
View ArticleWestern Nevada College Baseball Team to Have "Bowling Night"
Event Date: January 13, 2014 - 7:00pm By: Chris J Graham On Monday night (January 13th) at the Gold Dust West Bowling Center on Hwy. 50 in Carson City the Western Nevada College baseball team will be...
View ArticleCarson Tahoe Health, University of Utah Health Care partner to improve...
Jon Tyler, Carson Tahoe Heath Officials from Carson Tahoe Health announced a new partnership Thursday with Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care that will extend the resources of a...
View ArticleMan shot in leg by homeowner after jumping fence of Carson City home on Desatoya
UPDATE: Here's the latest update from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong: At approximately 5:15 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Butti Way and Airport Road on a report of an...
View ArticleDo something in 2014; rekindle the spirit of 1776
By Peter Hennessey The descendants of Jefferson's Democratic Republicans are the conservatives and the TEA Party. The descendants of Hamilton's Federalists are the big-government "progressive"...
View ArticleCarson City restaurant, food and health inspection report
Restaurant inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. Inspections through Jan. 7, 2014 include restaurants, fast food restaurants, a...
View ArticleWeather system to bring high winds to region
Bring in the small dogs and secure the lawn furniture, a cold front passing through the Sierra and western Nevada on Saturday will bring strong and gusty southwest winds to the Carson City region,...
View ArticleAmodei says he'll return unspent office money to the U.S. Treasury
Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei said Friday that he will return around $104,000 in unspent office funds to the U.S. Treasury to be applied toward deficit reduction. The money is nearly 8 percent of...
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