Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 11:18am
For John Bragg Jr., his haircut was bittersweet. On one hand, he hated long hair, but he had been letting it grow out since his sister had died after an apparent road-rage incident.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 4:57am
Carson City firefighters battled a fully-engulfed blaze at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning that forced the evacuation of several residents.
The fire, reported at around 1:30 a.m., was at the Comstock Apartments, 1215 East Fifth Street near the corner of Parkland in Carson City. It began in a lower unit and spread to nearby apartments on the ground and top floor and into the attic. There were no reported injuries to any of the apartment tenants though one declined treatment for smoke inhalation, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi. No firefighters were hurt.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 6:02pm
A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Carson City was reported at Carson and Robinson streets with at least one person taken to the hospital.
The accident was reported at 4:32 p.m. and involved two SUVs, with one flipping over on its side. The occupant of the vehicle on its side was able to get out and appeared to not have any injuries. Another motorist was taken by ambulance to Carson Tahoe Hospital. She was awake, alert and breathing, according to dispatch.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 4:08pm
CARSON CITY — Beginning today, Nevada no longer recognizes Arizona's concealed weapons permits, the Nevada Department of Public Safety announced.
At a Feb. 28 meeting of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ association, the groups unanimously agreed to end the recognition of concealed weapon permits. According to a news release, the action was taken in accordance with Nevada Revised Statue 202.3689.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 2:00pm
It was only a matter of time before pop-cultural phenom the "Harlem Shake' arrived in Carson City and at Carson High School. Nevada Multimedia Productions captured this version of the Shake at Mr. Carson High pageant held Friday, March 1.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 1:29pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made numerous felony arrests over the weekend, mostly on drug and assault offenses. One arrest was for witness intimidation and threats allegedly made by an inmate in the city's jail, while another arrest was made after a man reportedly threw a wrench at a Jeep, smashing the window, while a 2-year-old was inside.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 12:32pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old female who ran away from her Minden home and has been missing for about a week.
On Feb. 23, Geolyn Balleza ran away from her parent’s home in Minden. She is believed to have run away and is somewhere between Douglas County and the Reno/Sparks area, according to Douglas County authorities.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 9:29am
A developing storm system will move into the region beginning late Tuesday and drop into Western Nevada and the Sierra by early Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. The system could bring up to a foot or more of snow to the Lake Tahoe area and a few inches to Carson City.
Winds will increase ahead of the storm system along the Sierra front late Tuesday afternoon, with gusts up to 50 mph by early Tuesday night.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 8:55am
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the Carson City man killed Saturday in a motorcycle crash in on Geiger Grade.
Kyle Banko, 24, was killed was riding his sport bike on Geiger Grade toward Reno from Virginia City on Saturday afternoon, the NHP reports.
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 8:47am
A community survey is among the ways Carson City government is angling to learn residents' views on quality of life and related issues, according to a city consultant.
