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Friends embrace at the candlelight vigil for 12-year-old Gage Wilkinson on Thursday evening at the Roadrunner Cafe in Dayton. Several hundred people attended the memorial.

Dayton boy killed in gun accident remembered as vibrant, fun

DAYTON — A picture shows Gage Wilkinson when he wasn’t yet 2 years old. He’s riding a scooter, wearing his sister’s pink helmet, barely able to reach the handlebars. “He wouldn’t ride the one with two wheels in the back,” said his dad, Mike. “There …

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Rachel Andersen talks about the International Harvester 300 Utility she re-built for her senior project Wednesday at Carson High School. She said the tractor had been sitting for about 30 years before she started to work on it as part of her project.

Carson High School seniors present final projects to community panels

Like most little boys, Ethan Spence was fascinated by dinosaurs. Living near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, his curiosity was piqued. “I went there almost every day,” he recalled. “I actually knew most of the people who worked the …

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Andrew Edlefsen, standing, from the Las Vegas office of the U.S. Commerce Department commercial services division, and Robert Francis, far left, of Core4Consultants in Reno, discussed manufacturing and exporting during Wednesday morning's Northern Nevada Development Authority breakfast meeting . NNDA Director Rob Hooper is seated in the middle.

Exports, education identified as keys to Carson City-area manufacturing growth

Exports and education were touted as key to Carson City-area manufacturing concerns during a Wednesday business breakfast meeting. The Northern Nevada Development Authority session in the Carson Nugget focused on manufacturing and exporting, with va …

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This Cobra helicopter is part of the Cactus Air Force fleet of military aircraft and vehicles that will become part of displays at the Wings and Vehicle Museum planned for the Carson City Airport. Construction of the museum is proposed to begin in the fall.

Airport to get military aircraft museum

A museum to display military aircraft and vehicles is planned at the Carson City Airport, with a preview slated for summer and construction to start in the fall. Cactus Air Force received preliminary approval from the capital city’s Airport Authority …

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Survivors of gun violence from Newtown, Conn.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Carson City spoke at a news conference in support of a measure that would require universal background checks on gun purchases.

Gun bill heads to Senate

A bill that would impose background checks on everyone purchasing a gun was voted out of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, despite protests from Republican members who said it goes too far. The vote was 4-3 with majority Democrats backing pass …

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

MOORE, Okla. — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including …

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Western Nevada College graduates Samuel Barragan, left, and Valeria Villafana pose for a photo before the start of the commencement ceremony Monday.

WNC graduates its largest class

For as long as she can remember, Dallas Angell has wanted to be a nurse; she even told her parents so when she was 5. Her dream was realized Monday morning when she crossed the stage to receive her associate’s degree during the 42nd commencement cer …

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George Muckle and Stella Roberti ride in a buggy in front of the Fourth Ward School in Virginia City in 1910. The photo was on a postcard. The two were later married.
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Twain talk will raise funds for historic Fourth Ward School

A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money to make needed repairs at the Comstock’s historic Fourth Ward School. Steve Courtney is the publicist and publisher for the Mark Twain Hous …

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Ruth Wherry, registered nurse, checks charts Thursday at Carson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Patient wellbeing keeps Carson nurse working well into her own senior years

Ruth Wherry sat at her daughter’s dining table on Wednesday wearing brightly colored scrubs, a stethoscope slung over her shoulders. It’s a work uniform she’s especially comfortable in, having been a registered nurse for 66 years. Even at 86 years ol …