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UPDATE 3:54PM: The evacuation has been lifted for homes and businesses around the area of Nevada and William Street following a gas leak earlier this afternoon. The area is now considered safe and free of gas vapors. Carson City Public Works and Southwest Gas remain on the scene.
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UPDATE 3:37PM: The gas leak at Nevada and William Street has been stopped. Carson City firefighters are now processing the area to determine when it is deemed safe to allow people back into homes and businesses. The city has provided an updated map of the affected area. It can be found at maps.carson.org.

UPDATE 5:15PM: A fire started in a mobile home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday has been knocked down, according to the Carson City Fire Department.
Several engines were on scene Saturday afternoon to battle a blaze that had fully engulfed a home in a mobile home park on Tiger Drive in Carson City.
NV Energy and Southwest Gas utility trucks had also arrived on scene to shut off utilities to the residence.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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Please join us on February 11th at 10:00a.m. for the seventh annual Carson High Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of the Carson High Safe Grad Booster and will be held, once again, at the CHS Track/Field.

A New Year's Eve fire destroyed a south shore Lake Tahoe duplex, leaving six people without a home and killing three family pets, fire officials said Sunday.

The Carson City Fire Department was called Friday afternoon to a gas leak at 3325 Research Way, Nevada Health Center.
The call came into dispatch just after 1 p.m. with reports of a heavy natural gas odor coming from the building, according to dispatch. The building was evacuated and an investigation was underway.

Crews from Paiute Pipeline Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Gas Corporation, and its contractors, will perform maintenance on its natural gas transmission pipeline in Carson City and Carson Valley this Tuesday through Friday.

UPDATE 2:28PM: The 30-foot by 30-foot fire near the Goni water tank has been extinguished. There are two brush crews on scene, said Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and is thought to be suspicious, said Stacey Belt, spokeswoman for the fire department.
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Carson City Fire Department has been called to a brush fire near the Goni water tank area in the northeast side of Carson City.

Firefighters were called shortly before 2 p.m. for a report of a brush fire. Fire engines are responding, citizens and motorists should stay clear of the area.

UPDATE 10:50AM: The gas line break at Third and Curry has been cleared, according to Carson City Dispatch. The line has been fixed and fire crews have left the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called to the scene of a natural gas line severed by construction crews at Third and Curry streets in downtown Carson City just after 9 a.m., according to emergency dispatch.

Popular culture sensationalizes the martial arts as inflicting pain, but the reality is that these ancient practices are more about internal healing than forms of defense.

Carson High Safe Grad Boosters would like to thank the following people for their help in making the 2016 Safe and Sober graduation party one of the best we have had. We could not have done it without their support. Thank you for your generosity!

East Fork Fire crews are tending to a three-alarm fire in the apartments between Raley’s and Smith’s in Gardnerville Tuesday evening. At least six units have been declared uninhabitable.

The initial report came in around 5:45 p.m. Occupants are being referred to the Red Cross of Northern Nevada. NV Energy and Southwest Gas are on scene. The Nevada Highway Patrol is assisting with crowd control.

An adult man and a dog were victims of a fatal mobile home fire Thursday on Tiger Drive, according to the Carson City Fire Department. Go here for the updated version of this story.
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UPDATE: 11:48PM: At least one person inside an apartment was injured after being struck by a vehicle the caused a gas leak in the 600 block of Old Hot Spring Road. The crash forced the evacuation of 15 to 20 people before the broken gas lines were sealed.
The male adult victim was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
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Thank you everyone for participating in the 6th annual Carson High Safe & Sober 5k Run/Walk. We had a great turn-out with 104 sign-ups and 88 participants. The weather was the best it’s been for the past five years – even after many inches of snow earlier in the week!

The complete race results are located at http://www.carsonhighsafegrad.com/5k.html. Special thank you to Steve Lang for helping with organizing runner information and keeping time on the entire race.

A 56-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday after admitting to breaking into the maintenance yard of his former employer to steal material goods to use on his own home, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE: Southwest Gas and Carson City Fire Department have gone through the building. The issue has been turned over to building maintenance and employees have been allowed back into the building.
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Employees at the Nevada Health Division on Technology Way evacuated the building Monday afternoon after a suspected gas leak coming from the second floor, according to dispatch.

Please join us on Feb 6, at 10 a.m. for the sixth annual Carson High Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of the Carson High Safe Grad Booster and will be held, once again, at the CHS Track/Field.

Carson City Fire Department responded to the 2000 block of Sheffield Manor this afternoon for a structure fire. Crews and engines were called at around 3:40 p.m. after a report of smoke coming from the structure. At 3:53 p.m. the fire was knocked down, according to dispatch. No injuries were reported.

An apparent gas main leak at the entrance to the Sunridge subdivision caused an explosion that damaged at least two vehicles and disrupted traffic on Highway 395 and Mica Drive in Douglas County.

Beginning Thursday, NV Energy residential, commercial and industrial electric customers will see an overall rate decrease of 4 percent. This is the second consecutive quarter for electric rate decreases, according to the utility.

There will be a Sept. 15 public hearing in Carson City on a proposed rate application by Southwest Gas for its customers. The utility proposes to increase the average Northern Nevada residential customer monthly bill an estimated $2.13 during summer and $7.63 in winter.

Nevada JobConnect will hold two job fairs this week, Wednesday, in Reno and Thursday in Carson City. The job fairs are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

The job fair on Wednesday will be held at the Summit Mall at 13945 S. Virginia Street, Suite 636 in Reno and the Thursday job fair will be held at the Carson City Fuji Park Exhibit Hall at 601 Old Clear Creek Road.

The Salvation Army is collecting Back Packs and School Supplies for disadvantaged children through August 13th. The Salvation Army has been getting calls from families in need for several weeks asking for help. Children from Carson City School District, Silver State Charter School, and Douglas County School District will receive all back packs and school supplies that are collected.

It’s National Eat Your Veggies Day, and if you find yourself in Douglas County, either one of today’s farmers markets will make that an easy and delicious feat. Carson City hosts its own Farmers Market on Third and Curry Streets every Saturday morning until September. Head to the Carson City Library this evening for a presentation on Myanmar by local resident, Raven Grayshield. If you already have all the answers, ‘Geeks Who Drink Trivia’ at Lake Tahoe Brewery might be right for you.

WEDNESDAY:

• ’New Work’ by artist Pasha Rafat at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)
• Industrial Art at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)

The 5th annual CHS Safe and Sober 5k Run/Walk was a tremendous success with turn-out of 113 participants. The weather cleared up this morning and with just a bit of wind at race time, we couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather, maybe even a sunburn.

The complete race results can be found by clicking here. Thanks to the Tahoe Mountain Milers who provided the chip-set timing system, and special thanks to Steve Lang for setting up and running the system.

Please join us on February 7th at 10:00a.m. for the fifth annual Carson High School Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of the Safe Grad Committee and will be held, once again, at the CHS Track/Field.

Carson High Safe Grad program has been an annual tradition in Carson City since 1988. It provides our graduating seniors with a safe and sober, all night celebration on the evening of their graduation, followed by an optional trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Northern California.

CASI would like to thank the employees at Southwest Gas for their incredible $6,486 dollar donation, made through the "Fuel for Life" charitable giving program. This generous gift will assist Carson Animal Services Initiative in its efforts to ensure that homeless and neglected pets have a safe and humane shelter in which to wait for a loving family.
A special thank you to Randy Spiker, Rosie Elizarraras and Brad Harris for the check presentation. We are extremely grateful to you and all of the Southwest Gas employees who made this possible.

Nevada's new Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation director, Don Soderberg, begins his duties today, Oct. 13. He was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval last month and will serve serve as a member of the Sandoval's cabinet overseeing the daily operations of the employment division which includes more than 1,000 staff members in multiple offices statewide.

On behalf of our critters, CASI thanks you!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the CASI 5K9 and the CASI Pooch Plunge to support our efforts to help Carson City build the new animal shelter. Smiles were everywhere as the tails wagged behind running and swimming dogs! The people in our community continue to be incredibly supportive of CASI’s mission to help homeless, abandoned and lost animals have the best chance possible at being adopted or reunited with families that love them. Thank you!!

Southwest Gas is seeking a 2015 rate adjustment hike of around 31 cents a month in winter and 8 cents during summer for Northern Nevada customers, according to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

There will be a consumer session on Thursday, Sept. 18 to hear comments regarding the annual rate adjustment application. Southwest Gas also proposes to increase the average Southern Nevada residential customer monthly bill an estimated 9 cents during the summer and 27 cents in winter. If approved by the commission, the company proposes the rate changes take effect Jan. 1, 2015.