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Carson City Sheriff: Three arrests made in November west side graffiti spree

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 8:42pm

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has made warrant arrests on three adults accused of widespread graffiti and vandalism during the fall of this year. The three suspects have been identified as: Colton J. Banta, 21, Tyler James Vansickle, 20, and Teri Riddle, 19. A fourth person of interest was not charged.

Freezing fog overnight may cloud early morning commute
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 7:45pm

Drivers beware: Freezing fog is expected to be widespread Wednesday night into Thursday morning, expanding into the Carson City, Sierra and Reno-Sparks regions, according to the National Weather Service.

Sunset Rotary Club of Carson City donates dictionaries to promote literacy
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 5:19pm

For the 13th year, the Sunset Rotary Club of Carson City will donate dictionaries to each third grade student in Carson City and Dayton.

The club’s Rotarians will go to each elementary school and present a dictionary to the area’s 624 students in an effort to encourage literacy and to educate our community of the goals of rotary locally.

The Sunset Rotary Club of Carson City is a community service organization that does various projects within the carson city and dayton areas as well as around the world. Education is one of Rotary International’s areas of focus.

Battle of the Bars this Sunday in Carson City collects toys for Salvation Army
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 3:54pm

The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Christmas program will benefit from the first annual Battle of the Bars Toy Drive. Carson City area bars and taverns have been collecting toys since late November and will push for a final count this Sunday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m.

The Salvation Army officials will be “Bar Hopping” this Sunday afternoon and evening picking up toys and thanking everyone for their support of this Toy Drive.

Marines to make final Toys For Tots push this weekend at three Walmart stores
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:59am

The 2013 Toys For Tots season is in full swing and the Ron Wood Family Resource Center is asking for the public's help. The local Toys For Tots program aims to help more than 7,000 children in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties with gifts this holiday season.

Showing of Common Core movie, powerpoint tonight at BRIC in Carson City
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:55am

The final 35-minute Common Core Powerpoint presentation of 2013 will be tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the BRIC on 108 Proctor St., in Carson City beginning at 5:30 p.m.

After the presentation there will be questions, and a Common Core discussion. The public is welcome.

Woman jailed on felony fugitive and providing false information charges
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:37am

A 28-year-old South Dakota woman was arrested early Wednesday morning at North Plaza and east Washington streets in Carson City. Christina Kimberly Ashton faces felony charges of being a fugitive from justice and giving false information to avoid prosecution.

Officers responded to a casino in the 500 block of North Carson Street at 5:09 a.m. attempting to locate a vehicle in which the driver had a warrant. Officers stopped a white Volkswagen Jetta where the woman said she did not have a driver's license and advised she had no proof of insurance, the arrest report states.

Arrest made in Nov. 7 West Carson City vandalism spree
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 11:29am

A 21-year-old Carson City man already in jail was booked Tuesday on three gross misdemeanor charges of property damage to a school or religious facility. The charges are related to a Nov. 7, vandalism spree on the west side of Carson City.

Carson City firefighters knock down late night mobile home fire
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 1:48am

Carson City firefighters were called to a structure fire late Tuesday night at a Tiger Drive mobile home park in which a unit burned leaving a family homeless.

The residence had significant smoke and structural damage inside. The fire was brought under control at 12:16 a.m., Wednesday morning and fully extinguished at 1:22 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Witnesses said the family returned from work to find the home filled with smoke that appeared to come from the floor area in the front part of the unit. Family members grabbed what they could and evacuated.

WNC New Driver Education Class in Carson City and Douglas
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 6:15pm

New Driver Education courses for teens age 15 and older will be offered by Western Nevada College over the winter break and in spring 2014. The cost for the winter break class is $95. After January, the cost will be $100. Each session includes four days of instruction, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WNC will offer one winter break class in Carson City, Monday, Dec. 30 and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 2, 3, 4 (no class Tuesday and Wednesday, December 31 and January 1) at Silver State Charter High School.

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