Carson City News

Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, left, and state Sen. Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, co-chair a joint legislative money committee at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Nevada's unemployment dropped to 9.6 percent in April. That's down nearly 2 percentage points over the year.

The Clark County School Board unanimously approved a $2.1 billion final budget for next school year, which includes funding for nearly 50 new special education teaching assistants and summer remediation programs for middle and high school students.

Jim Grant / Nevada Appeal Skyler Fitch, 15, is being treated for a syndrome that caused a vein in his leg to collapse.

The Dayton man accused of killing a Carson City man during a dispute on Super Bowl Sunday pleaded not guilty in district court Tuesday morning and a trial date was set for January.

Ametherm President Eric Rauch, who heads a Carson City manufacturer, loves his Nevada base and loathes the thought of leaving though all his customers are elsewhere, One of five members on a panel of manufacturers Wednesday at a breakfast meeting of Nevada Business Connections, Rauch said his business moved to Nevada to make circuit protection ... (more)

Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy is sparking strong emotions from women over the questions of whether genetic testing for breast cancer is for everyone,. Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy is sparking strong emotions from women over the questions of whether genetic testing for breast cancer is ... (more)

The Bureau of Land Management , the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the second of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, May 18, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center , off Snyder Avenue on the south side of Carson City.

At approximately 3:04 p.m., Carson City Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene and discovered all three persons from the flight to be unharmed, Sheriff Ken Furlong said in a news release.

Next time you hear a knock on your door, be very cautious of who may be on the other side.

Thelma Kessler is 86, her husband Stanley, 87. They've been married for 36 years, but now in the sunset of their lives they are allowed to see each other for just one hour a week and a court order gives others the power to file for their divorce.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada lawmakers made a strong statement Tuesday, passing a bill that says crimes motivated by hatred of transgender people will not be tolerated in the Silver State.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Horse advocates and state officials urged members of a Nevada Senate committee Tuesday to adopt an amendment that would allow the state to enter agreements with advocacy groups to manage wild horses in the state.

Two $100,000 grants from the State Historic Preservation Office Commission on Cultural Affairs were received for the seismic and structural rehabilitation of the mansion.

Joel J. Dunn is set to be the Carson City Convention & Visitors Bureau's new executive director.

Gerald Gardner, the Governor's Chief of Staff, Interim Superintendent Rorie Fitzpatrick, and Julia Teska, with the Department of Education, talk in a hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 13, 2013.

Residents who visit the Carson City Library today or Tuesday might end up basking in a few seconds of fame.

Democrats in the Nevada Senate are proposing a hike in the state's payroll taxes and a bigger bump for mining corporations to raise money for education priorities.

Xocai International Update: Adam Paul Green, MXI Corp Top Earning Ambassador, has this breaking news for Healthy Chocolate distributors around the globe.

The former manager of the Minden Dairy Queen who admitted taking nearly $28,000 from his employer in 2010, is up for a probation violation hearing this morning in Douglas County District Court.