Mental health is Nevada's albatross
Brett Fisher During this year’s legislative session, my wife and I approached our state legislators about resources for Nevada’s most underserved population: The mentally ill. There is a health crisis...
View ArticleDiet, Screening and Cancer Prevention
Terri Hendry You’ve stopped smoking and are watching your alcohol intake. You are eating right and exercising. Congratulations, there is mounting evidence your lifestyle will not only make you...
View ArticleCarson City Sheriff's Office report for Dec. 25
A 21-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday on a felony failure to appear warrant issued out of Reno Justice Court on drug charges. Shelby Moorhead is being held without bail on the felony...
View ArticleCarson City Sheriff's Report: Man with felony fugitive warrant from...
A Carson City man with a felony fugitive from justice warrant out of California was arrested in the 500 block of Bath Street Dec. 27 at 11:34 p.m. Jonathan Roland Dionne, 24, was being held without...
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Virginia City prepares for July 4 with parade, Old West celebration on the...
Event Date: July 4, 2014 (All day) By Amy Demuth Fourth of July on the Comstock rocks. Virginia City offers one of the region’s longest firework displays. Echoing off Mt. Davidson for nearly 30...
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BB gun shooter arrested for felony battery with deadly weapon
Veronica Anne Rowe, 26, of Carson City, was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly shooting her boyfriend in the head and hand with a BB gun. According to the arrest report, a witness at the scene in the...
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Woman jailed on felony battery charge after allegedly spitting on fireman,...
A Sun Valley woman faces a felony battery charge and a gross misdemeanor charge of child neglect following an incident Tuesday in which she allegedly spit on a firefighter and used her fingernails to...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff's log: Inmate booked for having telecommunication device
A 30-year-old Nevada Department of Corrections inmate was booked into Carson City Jail and served a felony warrant Thursday alleging that he was in possession of a portable telecommunication device...
View ArticleTwo gang members face felony battery charges after beating Carson City man
Two known Carson City gang members have been arrested after allegedly beating a man who had tried to defend his sister from a rash of annoying phone calls made to her while she was working.In...
View ArticleCarson City deputies arrest woman after prescription drug find
A 41-year-old Carson City woman faces felony drug and misdemeanor obstruction charges after officers found bottles of prescription drugs that didn't belong to her.Deputies arrested the woman following...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff's log: Man jailed on drug charge, used bullhorn to pull...
A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 6:32 p.m. in the 1600 block of Spooner Drive on felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a gross misdemeanor charge of impersonating...
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Carson City Sheriff: Highway 50 safety plan aims to change, correct bad...
By Sheriff Ken Furlong For the past month, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office has been heavily engaged with the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Northern Command, Major Brian Sanchez, regarding the collision...
View ArticleCarson City Sheriff’s arrest log: Man jailed on felony domestic battery charge
A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday at a La Miranda Street residence on a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said. According to the...
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Two dead, 2 critically injured in Sparks crash involving wrong way driver on...
Two people died and two are injured in a head-on crash early Saturday on Interstate 80 involving a vehicle going the wrong way near Sparks Boulevard, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. Troopers...
View ArticleMan jailed for DUI and drug charges says he was on Vicodin but not drinking
A 30-year-old Carson City man, arrested on suspicion of DUI early Friday morning, also faces a felony charge of being in possession of a controlled substance and a gross misdemeanor charge of being in...
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Dayton Valley Days Benefits Community
Dayton Valley Days on September 18 and 19 will be more than a fun family event. The annual street fair will also benefit several local nonprofits that add to the quality of life in the Dayton Valley....
View Article24 businesses checked, one sold alcohol to a minor in March compliance operation
One Carson City business out of 24 that were checked earlier this month failed a compliance check by selling alcohol to a minor, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. The compliance check was...
View ArticleKevin Mcintire of Dayton dies from injuries in Saturday motorcycle crash on...
A Dayton man involved in a motorcycle crash Saturday on State Route 341, Geiger Grade, near Virginia City has died, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. Kevin Mcintire, 62, of Dayton died Thursday...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff's arrest log: Woman jailed on DUI, hit and run charges
A 39-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday, 12:08 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Minnesota Street on misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and hit and run causing...
View ArticleTwo dead, one critically injured after driver going wrong way crashes on...
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a wrong-way vehicle crash that killed two people early Saturday morning on Interstate 580 near Plumb Lane in Reno, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. A...
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