A young boy riding his bicycle received some road rash, bruises and scratches Thursday morning after he was struck by a car near the intersection of Carson and Robinson streets in Carson City. The 12-year-old boy was wearing a bicycle helmet, a Carson City sheriff's officer said.

The boy's mother arrived at the accident scene and took him to the hospital to treat the road rashes and scratches, family members said. The boy was struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bicycle through the crosswalk, according to the officer.

Superintendents in the Lyon County and Carson City schools districts said schools are off to a good start this year.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Carson City resident died Monday in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the roadway of Brown Drive and Industrial Parkway in Mound House.

Anthony Laffoon, 26, died of injuries from the crash, which was reported at 6:21 p.m. Monday. He was taken by Care Flight. Family members said he died while he was en route to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Family members say he was not wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time of the crash.

Carson City firefighters were called to the area of Old Clear Creek Road and Highway 50 Spooner Wednesday afternoon after a brush fire was touched off, possibly due to lightning strikes in the area.

The fire was reported at around 1:30 p.m. in the canyon about 2 miles from Highway 50 and the Douglas County line, according to fire spotters surveilling the area from the top of Spooner Summit.