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Forest Service urges responsible recreation at Lake Tahoe over July 4 holiday
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 7:25am

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is gearing up for our most popular holiday weekend, the Fourth of July. Tahoe is a cherished place, welcoming to all responsible recreationists of diverse backgrounds, and it is essential that Tahoe visitors and residents alike take care of this spectacular place to protect Tahoe’s environment and improve the Tahoe experience for all.

Settlement reached in Lake Tahoe workforce housing litigation
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 - 7:17am

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Mountain Area Preservation reached a settlement agreement this week over a lawsuit brought by MAP against affordable housing policies approved by the TRPA Governing Board in December 2023. The litigation sought to block new land use policies in the highly protected Lake Tahoe Region that combined incentives for water quality, transportation, and workforce housing improvements, according to TRPA.

Silver Palooza: A Day of Music & Art in Silver City
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 9:22pm

Join us Saturday, July 20 for a day of free live music and art at the Silver Pavilion Stage in the Silver City Park, 12 to 6 p.m.

Live music features include Drinking with Clowns, The Gary Wheeler Band, Darren Senn, Betty & James and The Fourth Generation! Plus a hula hoop workshop, art show, artisan vendors, tacos, a bar, dessert raffle (oh those Comstock bakers!), community garden tours, dancing and more. The Silver Pavilion Stage is at 385 High Street in Silver City.

Family-friendly events happening this first week of July in Carson City
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 5:02pm

Looking for a place to take your little ones this first week of July? Look no further! Here is a list of family-friendly (and fun!) activities and events happening this week around Carson City.

Carson City weekend arrests: Suspect accused of pointing gun during argument
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 3:30pm

A 30-year-old woman as arrested Friday for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly pointing a gun at her husband during an argument over cell phone messages, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Nevada’s minimum wage goes up to $12 an hour Monday; two-tier system is out

Monday, July 1, 2024 - 1:13pm

Before Nevada voters passed Question 2 in 2022, Nevada operated under a two-tier minimum wage system that allowed an employee to be paid a lower minimum wage if an employer offered qualified health benefits.

St. Mary's Art Center offers creative writing workshop with Martin A. David
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 12:20pm

St. Mary's Art Center, a nonprofit organization located in the former 1876 St. Mary Louise Hospital in historic Virginia City, hosts local published author, Martin A. David, in a creative writing workshop, “You Can Write”. The five-class series occurs every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon beginning July 11 and ending August 8.

Hot dog eating contest returns to Carson City's Max Casino July 4 with $1,000 prize
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 10:24am

Do you love hot dogs? Do you love, say jamming a dozen of them down your maw within a very short amount of time? Well, do we have a surprise for you.

Carson City area weather: Heat to sizzle midweek through July 4 holiday and into weekend

Monday, July 1, 2024 - 10:24am

Hot conditions are ahead, with temperatures in Carson City and surrounding counties expected to soar to near 100 by the time the July 4 Independence Day holiday arrives Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The hot weather of 100 degrees or more is expected to stay around through the weekend.

Hike the Galena Creek Trail with Muscle Powered this Wednesday
Monday, July 1, 2024 - 9:16am

Join Muscle Powered for an early morning hike Wednesday on the Galena Creek Trail. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the trailhead in Phillip and Annie Callahan Park. Head north on I-580 to Mt. Rose Highway, turn left onto Mt. Rose Highway and then a left onto Callahan Road.

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