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UNR video game project to offer exercise for blind children
A research project at the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $410,220 grant to explore how video exercise games can be played without using visual feedback so the visually impaired, especially...
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Protecting Nevada's Clear Skies
By Ethan Lopes The Geminids- the king of meteor showers- is soon approaching. On December 13 and 14, the sky will glow with up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour.The Geminids is by far the best...
View ArticleNew DMV Director Says “DMV In A Box” Proposal Will Revolutionize Service
By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Long lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles could be a thing of the past under a new proposal. The new director of the state’s DMV plans to ask...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Nugget Bailout Project
I'm a taxpayer who has lived here for 20 years and my dream is not the same dream Mae Adams and her trustees dreams are!I have a problem with a Boise, Idaho resident like Steve Neighbors telling me...
View ArticleWNC News & Notes: Bilingual beginning computer class
A beginning computer course on spreadsheets will meet on Saturday afte
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Sin Tax Debate Focuses On Public Health Benefits, Revenues, Effects On Business
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Advocates for a tax hike on cigarettes and liquor made their case in the Nevada Legislature today, both to raise revenue and improve public health. The...
View ArticleMovie Review: 'Fast Five' one hell of a car-crime movie
Whoo, boy, if adventure thrillers are your meat, dine at the Fandango Galaxy cineplex in Carson City where "Fast Five," fifth in the series of "Fast and Furious" is whooping it up. Director Justin Lin...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff’s arrest log: Man in custody conceals, allegedly swallows...
A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a felony warrant and for concealing and destroying evidence among other charges Tuesday following a foot chase with deputies, a Carson City sheriff’s...
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Outdoors 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 ArticleLetter: Should the Ormsby House be operated by computer experts?
By Bob Custer Wilkie To the editor: Read with much interest Mr. John Barrette's Nevada Appeal story about the Ormsby House 15 year rebuilding project. The basic problem seems to be the owners are not...
View ArticleNevada recycling rate reaches historic high, Carson City inches closer to goal
Nevadans are recycling more, according to a report released Wednesday by state environmental officials. In 2012, the recycling rate was 28.8 percent, surpassing the state's goal of 25 percent,...
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...
View ArticleFire Agencies To Adopt Standardized Unit, Personnel and Station Identifiers
By the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one California county have agreed to adopt and implement a standardized apparatus and station...
View ArticleAssembly Republican Caucus Launches New Media Contacts To Keep Voters Informed
CARSON CITY – The Republican Assembly Caucus has launched a media suite to keep Nevadans engaged and informed about lawmaker activities as the general election campaign season gets under way. The...
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Tahoe's Howie Nave headed to Vegas as inductee of Nevada Broadcasters Hall of...
By Jeff Munson Lake Tahoe radio host, standup comedian and emcee of the Improv at Harveys, Howie Nave is among 62 Nevada radio and television personalities and managers who will be inducted into the...
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A Walk Down the Fall Art Walk Lane
By Gianna Shirk At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning a group of well bundled people met in downtown Carson City for the Fall Art Walk. If you missed the walk or forgot to take notes, here is a brief...
View ArticleCarson City deputies make felony domestic battery, sex offender registration...
A 47-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday on suspicion of felony domestic battery after law officers were called to a Winnie Lane apartment, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.Ralph Conway Jr....
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Senator Square: CHS students bring home top honors at speech and debate tourney
By Angila Golik CHS competed at the Spanish Springs tournament last weekend for speech and debate. Twenty-one Carson High debaters competed on Friday and 16 students competed Saturday. Several...
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Sin Tax Debate Focuses On Public Health Benefits, Revenues, Effects On Business
CARSON CITY – Advocates for a tax hike on cigarettes and liquor made their case in the Nevada Legislature today, both to raise revenue and improve public health. The proposal received a mixed reaction...
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BSA Troop 33 to Host the 2nd Annual “Send a Scout to Camp” Car and Truck Show...
By Pinenut District, Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 33 is excited to announce it will be hosting its 2nd Annual “Send a Scout to Camp” Car and Truck Show Fundraiser on August 15, 2015 at Carson...
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