Carson City News

Budget deliberations for next fiscal year begin in earnest Thursday as Carson City's Board of Supervisors deals with a preliminary general fund figure of more than $65 million.

Sheep on Carson City's west side once again brought their chorus of "bah" sounds to the area, but no one recalling the 2004 Waterfall fire adds humbug to that repetitive bleating.

The Nevada Highway Patrol on Thursday promoted Susan Aller-Schilling to the rank of major, making her the first female trooper in NHP history to achieve that rank.

Bail was set at $500. a 4:45 p.m.: A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested at the Carson City Jail on a violation-of-a-suspended-sentence warrant out of Carson City.

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for April 10. All scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations: Foodmart, 1102 N. Carson St., 99 points.

City government's sales-tax increase went through Carson City's Board of Supervisors on Thursday like a not-so-instant replay called same song, second verse.

The assembly stands in recess on the first day of the 2013 legislative session Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Carson City.

A scathing new audit has just been released on Nevada's Silver State exchange. The document confirms what many fear, by giving vendor Xerox failing marks in many categories.

Carson City's Airport Authority took actions Wednesday that will bring an avionics-repair and -installation business to the city's airport and expand a sport-aviation firm that already is there.

North Las Vegas administrators were finishing a tentative budget to submit to the Nevada Department of Taxation on Tuesday in a bid to avoid a state takeover of city finances and services, a city spokesman said.

Nevada Indian Commission Executive Director Sherry L. Rupert was sworn in as a member of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board for a second term by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

In Carson City, people called Joe Dini "Mr. Speaker," Dini's former campaign manager Marty Bibb said during his eulogy of the Nevada Speaker Emeritus Tuesday morning.

The two men arrested after the Friday beating death of a 61-year-old man have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and battery causing substantial bodily harm.

RUSH: Kate, Carson City, Nevada. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hi. CALLER: Well, hello, Rush, dear.

Convict Lake's unfortunate name originated in the wild-west days when a desperado gang escaped Carson City, Nevada prison and holed up in this canyon.

Douglas County Manager Steve Mokrohisky participated in his last monthly question and answer forum online on The Record-Courier's daily Running Commentary on Wednesday along with interim County Manager Larry Werner.

Shannon Litz/Nevada Appeal Sheep are moved from the west side of Carson City toward C Hill on Friday morning.

Bail was set at $1,451. a 10:06 p.m.: A 40-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 1700 block of North Carson Street on suspicion of battery on a peace officer, a gross misdemeanor.

The Board of Supervisors on Thursday will revisit the decision to pass a city sales-tax hike for Carson City capital projects.

A 24-year-old transient was arrested Sunday in the 900 block of Woodside Drive on a felony count following a reported drug deal.