Coming Wednesday

- A Carson City jury returned a guilty verdict in the case against a man accused of the 1982 killing former Douglas County resident Sheila Harris. Page A1

- Gardnerville soldier Sgt. Michael Boyd is recovering from a roadside bomb attack. Boyd, a 2000 Douglas High School graduate, was hospitalized after a bomb went off underneath his Stryker armored vehicle. Page A1

- The funeral procession for a fallen California Highway Patrol officer passed through Carson Valley on its way to his final resting place in Coleville. Page A1

- Gardnerville cancer patient James Lamb Jr. went out for a haircut on Sunday and found himself surrounded by classmates and wellwishers. Page A1

- Are there more pelicans in Carson Valley than normal? The answer is yes, according to bird author Linda Hiller.

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- Douglas County sold off three properties to recover the taxes owed on Monday. The three sales brought in more than $200,000. Page A2

- A Douglas County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 300-pound bear Sunday in Jacks Valley which was foraging through a Cindy's Trail neighborhood. Page A3

- A week before trial was to start on possession of stolen property, Fidel Fuentes, 25, of Carson City, has agreed to plead guilty to a gross misdemeanor in connection with a March 12 incident in Indian Hills with Washoe Tribal Police. Page A3

- New owners have taken over what was Shady Grove Coffee Co. Stefan and Micah LeVal have taken possession of the Antioch Coffee Co. Page A8

- A decrease in motor vehicle sales and a weak housing market have contributed to an 11-percent drop in Douglas County's sales tax take. Page A8

- There were 45 teams totalling about 850 participants in the 10th annual Douglas County Relay for Life fundraiser at Lampe Park. More than $100,000 was donated to the American Cancer Society for cancer education, advocacy, patient services and research. Page B1

- Soccer players are rallying to help out Carson Valley Middle School ninth-grade player Jessica Vega, who was stricken by Guillain-Barre syndrome in spring. The girl, who has been playing soccer in the Valley for more than a decade, is recovering after being paralyzed from the knees down. Page C1

- Douglas High School starts falls sports tryouts on Monday in preparation for the beginning of school. All participants must attend a drug, alcohol and tobacco presentation 6 p.m. tonight, if they haven't already. Page C1

- A California team won the ROP Run, Ride, Swim and Survive event last week. Page C1