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Search for possible gunman a prank call
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 9:52am

A prank call was responsible for a brief search that put the DMV on temporary lockdown this morning. The Carson City Sheriff's Office confirmed there was a search after receiving a report of a man possibly carrying a gun at around 7:45 a.m. and that the search ended because the call was unfounded.
The Nevada Highway Patrol tells KTVN Channel 2 that it was a prank call from a local teen.

Broadband Stimulus Grant at Work in Carson City
 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 11:35pm

Carson City Library Director Sara Jones announces the opening of the Carson City Library’s second floor Digital Media Learning Center, @Two.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office seeks help in woman reported missing
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 5:37pm

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 63-year-old woman. Kathy Arlana Hammond was reported as a missing person by a friend on Sunday, Feb. 17. Hammond was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15.

Hammond is reported to be mentally unstable, and has threatened suicide in the past. Hammond is reported to be driving a 4-door 1993 Subaru Legacy sedan, teal green in color, bearing California license plate 3CKF797.

Carson City man receives two maximum sentences for meth, marijuana sales
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 5:23pm

A 43-year-old Carson City man was sentenced Tuesday in district court to two maximum sentences for two separate felony drug transactions.

Lamont Ontario Williams received 28 months to 6 years for the sale of methamphetamine and a consecutive term of 28 months to 6 years for the sale of large amounts of marijuana, according to the Carson City District Attorney's Office. As a result, Williams will spend a minimum of 56 months and up to 12 years in prison, which is the maximum sentence for both cases.

Carson City man gets maximum sentence for attempting to operate forgery lab
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:49pm

Gregory Alan Pugh, 52, was sentenced Tuesday in Carson City District Court for one count of attempted establishing or possessing financial forgery lab and possessing forged instruments or bills, said District Attorney Neil A. Rombardo in a news release.

Pugh received 4 years to 10 years and 15 months to 5 years respectively. The two sentences will run concurrent to each other. As a result, Pugh will spend a minimum of 4 years and up to 10 years in prison, which is the maximum sentence.

Smoke in Carson City area from Lake Tahoe prescribed fires
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:27pm

Prescribed fires at Lake Tahoe's east shore above Glenbrook and north shore have been blowing smoke into Carson City.
Fire and fuel crews with the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the Forest Service began the controlled burns today. Winds in front of a storm system are pushing smoke into the area, confirmed Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi.

Here are the news releases on the burns:

Carson City man jailed after taking his dislike for police patrol cars to another level

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 2:58pm

A 51-year-old Carson City man who made it abundantly clear he doesn't like police patrol cars parked near his home, was arrested Sunday and faces gross misdemeanor charges including assault on an officer and a blatant misuse of dialing 911.

According to the arrest report a Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy responded at around 7 p.m. to the 1400 block of Stanford Drive on a larceny report. As the officer left his patrol car to retrieve a statement form, he heard someone nearby shout the following: "Get this this f****** piece of s***, f******* cop car the f*** off my property."

Tickets on sale for Proscenium Players' Steve Martin comedy 'The Underpants'
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 2:45pm

Not since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl’s halftime show have undergarments caused such a national fuss. The Proscenium Players present Steve Martin’s “The Underpants” at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 West King St., Carson City.

Performance dates are Fridays, March 15, 22, and 29 and Saturday, March 16, 23 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee March 24 at 2 p.m.

Auditions in Carson City Thursday and Sunday for Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 8:42am

Proscenium Players is holding open auditions in Carson City for their May production of Shakespeare’s classic, “The Taming of the Shrew” directed by Jeff Fast. This production will be done in the original Shakespearean language and style.

Silver Sage 4-H Community Club Benefits Carson City Advocates Against Domestic Violence
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 8:12am

A culmination of more than two months of community service activity, the members of the Silver Sage 4-H Community Club met with Traci Trenoweth of Carson City Advocates to End Domestic Violence and presented her organization with a car load of donations.

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