The Nevada Department of Transportation has substantially completed installation of wrong-way driver detection systems on the I-580 Carson City freeway.

Elementary schools in the Carson City School District will participate in the 2023 “Social Studies Spectacular” this week, Sept. 18-22.

The weeklong events and activities aim to engage students with social studies content and learning skills in various social studies domains including civics, history, geography, multi-cultural, economics and financial literacy.

Fine color in the skies Sunday over Carson City.

Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department is looking for groups, families, and individuals, to participate in a volunteer clean-up of the historic Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Nevada’s unemployment rate increased slightly from July to August, going from 5.3 percent to 5.4 percent for an increase of 0.1 percentage points, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Connections Central is a new organization that uses the power of storytelling to promote stronger, happier and healthier relationships.

It launched in Carson City in February 2023 by inviting members of the community to a one-hour “Connections” gathering where people share stories, engage in conversation and learn how to build and maintain meaningful relationships that bring more joy to our lives and the lives of others.

Western Nevada College and area high school students participated in the ROADS Workforce Career Fair and Workshop on Wednesday on the Carson City campus. Students gained valuable skills networking with local business leaders. They practiced their interview skills, developed or improved their resumés and discovered new career opportunities.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 18-24. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

On Sept. 21, Carson City Supervisors will discuss whether or not to suspend, cancel or revoke Remedy's bar business license after they failed to comply with city code by not having a liquor manager on staff.

Sassabration, Carson City's only Pride event, kicked off Saturday morning with a parade from the Brewery Arts Center to Sassafras Electric Food Joint at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road.

UPDATE SEPT. 19: An update has been posted providing the suspect's side of the story, who claims that deputy's were untruthful in the report and that he was actually the one battered by the Public Works' employee, not the other way around. To read that story, click here.

UPDATE: The police report stated that the employee was removing "signs on city property on street poles" which Carson Now mistakenly inferred as being street signs. However, it has come to our attention that the signs being removed were actually property of the suspect. We will have more updates to follow.

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A 42-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of E. Winnie Lane and N. Roop St. Thursday morning for burglary of a motor vehicle after allegedly attacking a Public Work’s employee for removing street signs.

Catmandu is happy to announce an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, September 23rd from Noon until 4 p.m. to celebrate the re-opening of the facility and show off all the improvements made over the past 3 months. The public is invited to stop by, have a cookie, and see the new and improved Catmandu.

Those who think teenagers are lazy have never met David Gutierrez-DeJesus. A conscientious student, enthusiastic musician and dedicated do-gooder, David is on the go from morning until night, doing his part to make life better for himself and those around him. For these reasons, and so many more, David is CHS’s Senior in the Spotlight this week.

A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Woodside Drive for child neglect, a gross misdemeanor, after deputies found his 16-year-old mentally ill son sleeping in an abandoned trailer.

According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a property on Fairview Dr. just before 7:30 a.m. one report of an unwanted subject. The property owner had located a 16-year-old boy sleeping in an abandoned motorhome on the property.