Carson City (Nevada)
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Nevada jobless rate hits 5.7 percent in April
chron.com 19 hrs ago 34 related
By BRENDAN RILEY Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. — About 78,400 Nevadans were out of work in April as the state's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5.7 percent but remained above the national average, according to a report released Friday. The state Department of Employment, Training...
Challenged candidates quit races
sacbee.com 23 hrs ago 11 related
By BRENDAN RILEY - Two school trustees dropped re-election bids Friday after being challenged by Nevada's top election official in what could have triggered a court battle over the state's voter-approved term limits. John McKenna canceled his bid for another term as a school board member in...
Group: Air pollution threatens Nevada park
sacbee.com 20 hrs ago 4 related
By BRENDAN RILEY - Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A national conservation group lists Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada as one of 10 such parks most threatened by new or proposed coal-fired power plants. The National Parks Conservation Association has urged the Bush...
Nevada rule protects inmates' babies
santamariatimes.com 22 hrs ago 2 related
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Emergency Nevada rules to ensure babies born to women inmates don't wind up in the hands of abusive caregivers while their mothers complete prison sentences were signed Friday by Gov. Jim Gibbons. The regulations were approved following a tip that a 3-year-old girl, apparently...
XtremeNotebooks Releases First Xeon Quad Core Laptop to the United States
dcccafe.com yesterday 4 related
CARSON CITY, Nev., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- XtremeNotebooks, first to introduce the Quad Core laptop to the United States, offers the first US- distributed professional grade laptop to feature the Intel(R) X3360 Xeon Quad Core processor in its Xtreme 917V mobile workstation and server. (Logo:...
Russian WNC student hopes to become medical doctor
rgj.com yesterday
By Jody Covington • Special to Carson Times • May 16, 2008 You have to hand it to Ukraine transplant Svetlana "Lana" Vasylyeva, she doesn't scare easily or shy away from a challenge. "Now it is my goal no matter how long it takes," said Vasylyeva, who came to the United States in 2001 speaking...
A former resident of Carson City who should be remembered
nevadaappeal.com yesterday
One of the most important functions of community newspapers is to record the important events in the lives of residents, including births and deaths. He wrote to tell Carson City about the death of Amelia Lewis de Gremli, who lived in Carson City in the 1970s through mid-1980s. For one, Quinn...
Hepatitis cases prompt federal recommendations
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By BRENDAN RILEY - Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Better surveillance, education and oversight is needed to prevent another hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada, according to a federal Centers for Disease Control report released Thursday. The report follows recent word from public health...
Toll road plan endorsed
sacbee.com yesterday 1 related
By BRENDAN RILEY - Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A proposal to allow for privatized toll lanes in Las Vegas as a way to help reduce a huge funding shortfall for Nevada highway projects was endorsed Thursday by the Nevada Transportation Board. Gov. Jim Gibbons, the board chairman,...
Court rules on open-meeting issue
sacbee.com yesterday 1 related
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A government entity's decision made in an illegal closed-door meeting can be erased under Nevada law - but the violation doesn't mean someone can sue for damages, the state Supreme Court said Thursday. The high court, in ruling against a convicted sex offender who wanted to...