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Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a three-vehicle crash in the northbound lane of I-580 near Arrowhead. One person was said to have injuries due to air bag deployment.

Traffic is being diverted and it is slow going on the freeway. You may want to find an alternative route. Please be safe out there as many people are leaving early from work.

Officials on Tuesday unveiled a nine-mile stretch of the Carson City freeway in honor of Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell who died in the line of duty August 15, 2015.

The ceremony Tuesday at the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on the state capitol grounds featured remarks from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Nevada Department of Transportation Director Rudy Malfabon, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, Mayor Bob Crowell and Kevin Howell, father of Carl Howell.

On August 15, 2015, Carson City Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call.

A 65-year-old Reno man has been identified as the victim of a single vehicle fatal crash that happened Monday afternoon on I-580 freeway northbound near the Glendale on-ramp, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. A passenger was also injured.

Bradford W. Lipke died at the scene of the accident, reported to NHP at 12:30 p.m. His wife, passenger MaryAnne Lipke, 57, was taken to Renown Regional Medical Center with serious but non-life threatening injuries, said Trooper Dave Gibson.

UPDATE: 628PM: Southbound I-580 traffic into Carson City is now being let through via escort, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
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UPDATE 5:55PM: One lane of traffic has been opened on northbound I-580 near Arrowhead, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel. Southbound I-580 remains closed and will likely remain so for at least an hour. Several accidents happened due to icy conditions just before 5 p.m. tonight on the freeway near Lakeview.
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Several vehicle crashes on I-580 north of Carson City happened just before 5 p.m. forcing the closure of southbound traffic at Eastlake Boulevard and northbound I-580 near Arrowhead.

One vehicle crash involved a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and one of the crashes is an injury accident. Also one crash was reported in the northbound lane, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Scott McDaniel. There are at least six crashes reported near Lakeview Hill.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 16-22, 2015. Division Street will be closed, due to road construction, between Fifth Street and King Street on Monday until Friday. Detours will be signed.

Carson City — particularly the shopping available in Carson City — is the feature of Nevada Travel’s NevadaGram this month.

“In my mind the true mark of a city is whether or not you can do all your Christmas shopping there,” David Toll wrote in the NevadaGram.

The Bubba Love Sponge Foundation and a national bicycle organization, in cooperation with KRZQ 104.1 FM Reno and law enforcement across the region presented the Carl Howell family two checks Tuesday as part of the Bikes for Badges motorcycle run held in October.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 9-15, 2015. Division Street will be closed between Fifth Street and King Street during daytime hours Monday through Friday due to road construction. Detours will be signed.

Meet in Multi-purpose Athletic Center parking lot on Russell Way.

Muscle Powered - Citizens for a walkable/bikeable Carson City sponsors a different hike every week. Hikes are moderately paced, usually with some elevation gain, of 1 ½ to 2 hour duration. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and leader may request physician’s release if needed. Please check out our website http://www.musclepowered.org. for specific hikes. “Friend” Muscle Powered on Facebook for weekly notices.
Bring your headlamps or flashlights. Cancelled if rain, sleet, or blizzard.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 2-8, 2015. Division Street will be closed between Fifth Street and King Street during daytime hours Monday through Friday due to road construction. Detours will be signed.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, 2015. Due to Nevada Day events including a parade, Carson Street will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 31, from approximately 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Numerous side streets connected to Carson Street will be impacted as well. Detours will be signed.

UPDATE: The Light after Dark Walk/Run scheduled at Riverview Park in Carson City tonight has been canceled due to the dangerous conditions of the track from the bad weather. We will be letting everyone know soon when we can reschedule. If anyone has any questions or concerns please call Becca or Traci at (775) 883-7654. Again, we are so sorry for the inconvenience.
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Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2015: Utility work will continue during daytime hours, Monday through Thursday, with flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 5-11, 2015. The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue bridge maintenance on the Carson City Freeway (I-580) with nightly lane closures and intermittent on and off ramp closures during weeknights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

This is a reminder that Pyramid Lake, which is located about 30-35 miles north of Reno-Sparks, is now open to fishing for its super-sized Lahontan cutthroat trout that range in size and are can be 20 pounds or bigger. That large, desert lake (roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) has a three-month trout closure, each year, from July 1 to Sept. 30.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, 2015. Utility work will continue Monday through Thursday with flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 21-27, 2015: Beginning Monday through Thursday there will be flagger controlled traffic at the following locations due to utility work:

The Nevada Department of Transportation board has approved a project to repave the I-580/U.S. 395 freeway through Washoe Valley.A spokesman for the department said the heavily used stretch of roa...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 14-20, 2015: The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue bridge maintenance on the I-580 Carson City Freeway with nightly lane closures and intermittent on and off ramp closures during weeknights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 7-13, 2015: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Friday Sep. 11, Race Track Road will be closed between Bigelow Drive and Saddlehorn Road due to utility work. Saddlehorn Road will be open to local traffic only and there will be limited access during night hours. Detours will be signed.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 24-30, 2015. Crews will continue re-striping pavement markings on roadways throughout the city Sunday through Thursday each night from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. There will be a moving traffic control at locations where the striping occurs, with minor delays expected.

Heroic acts aren’t random or accidental by nature. They are deliberate. A person has to summon the courage to act bravely and heroically. Even in a split second.

Carson City Sheriff Deputy Carl Howell has proven this. Maybe one day, when a child looks up the explanation of “hero” in the encyclopedia, he’ll see Howell’s name next to it.

Coverage of the funeral procession for Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Howell will begin at 9 a.m. in Carson City and in Reno at 11 a.m. with a live streaming broadcast of services via KTVN Channel 2 and available on Carson Now. Go here for the live stream.

The 11 a.m. funeral service is at the Reno Events Center, 400 North Center Street.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 17-23, 2015: Beginning Sunday through Thursday, August 20, crews will be re-striping pavement markings on roadways throughout the city each night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. There will be a moving traffic control at locations where the striping occurs, with minor delays expected.

UPDATE: Tonight at 8 p.m. there will be a candle light vigil at the Peace Officer Memorial site in Carson City at Nevada State Legislature. Please come out and show your support for the Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy who gave his life, for his family....both blood and in blue, and the entire community of Carson City as we all mourn the loss of a true hero.
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A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning during an exchange of gunfire on Montez Drive on the northeast side of Carson City. The suspect also died, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The following is a statement by Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong:
At 2:18 a.m., Carson City Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a domestic battery involving physical injury at the 4100 block of Montez Drive in East Carson City. As officers arrived at the scene, they reported physical injury to the female. Within minutes, the male suspect came out of the house and opened fire on the officers, killing one. Additional units arrived in the area and secured the residence, evacuating three children (ages 8-13) and one adult. The suspect was located dead at the scene.

The Carson City Sheriff’s has relinquished the investigation of this incident to the Reno Police Department.

Officer and family information is not being released at this time.

UPDATED: A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning during an exchange of gunfire on the northeast side of Carson City. The suspect also died, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Go here for the updated version to the story including a planned candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. at the Peace Officer Memorial site in Carson City on the Nevada State Legislature grounds.
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A Carson City Sheriff's deputy was critically injured during an exchange of gunfire on Mondtez Drive on the northeast side of Carson City Saturday morning at around 3 a.m.

The area has been cordoned off and the Carson City Sheriff crime lab unit, Nevada Highway Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff deputies are on the scene. More details to follow.

A reader sent this:

"I live in east Carson and was up at about 2:30AM this AM (Sat 8-15-15) and heard 10-15 shoots fired followed by multiple sirens over the next 45 minutes and also a helicopter flying north along what looked like the freeway & east on hwy 50."

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 10-16, 2015: Minnesota Street is now closed to through traffic between King and Second streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 3-9, 2015: Beginning Tuesday, August 4, Minnesota Street will be closed to through traffic between King and Second Streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue construction of drainage improvements on U.S. Highway 50 West between the two truck ramps, just west of Highway 395 to Sierra Highlands Drive. There will be lane closures Monday through Friday, but the roadway will remain open to traffic in both directions.