Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 11:05am
Here is the Carson City area road construction and maintenance report for the week of Monday, May 27 through June 2. Curry Street will be closed Monday from Robinson Street to Spear Street due to a special event.
Meanwhile during the week, there will be road work on Long Street between Roop Street and Molly Drive. No delays are expected. There will also be road work on Nye Lane between Hot Springs Road and Northgate Lane. No delays are expected.
Utility work for various projects will occur on the following roads this week with flagger controlled traffic and possible minor delays:
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 10:53am
The summer season for the V&T Railroad opened Saturday with nearly 190 excited people boarding three historic passenger cars lined up behind the V&T No. 18 steam engine.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 4:20pm
UPDATE: A vehicle chase in Carson City on Saturday afternoon involving a stolen car ended with a crash at Highway 50 and Fairview and two injured being air lifted by Care Flight. A third person was taken by ambulance. All three have non life-threatening injuries, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed.
Two Care Flight helicopters landed on Highway 50 and took two of the injured to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Two suspects in a Mazda Miata that was reported stolen out of Sparks, crashed into an unsuspecting vehicle occupied by a woman, Sheriff Furlong said.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 1:33pm
While most of the Memorial Day weekend will be dry and warm, there is an increasing chance for showers and high elevation snow in the Sierra toward the end of the weekend, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 9:02am
UPDATE: A fire on the roof of Catus Jack's Senator Casino in downtown Carson City this morning is believed to have been caused by a bird's nest that touched electrical wiring, fire officials said.
The fire, reported shortly after 8 a.m. forced evacuation of the casino, located at 420 North Carson Street. The fire did not penetrate the famed Howdy sign, but did ignite and smolder around an electrical box which seeped into the roof, said Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Eric Bero.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 5:24pm
Boaters planning to launch at Lake Tahoe over Memorial Day Weekend are reminded to arrive at one of five watercraft inspection stations clean, drained and dry in order to get through the inspection process and out on the water more quickly.
All boats entering Lake Tahoe without a Lake Tahoe wire inspection seal are required to go through a mandatory inspection and purchase an inspection sticker as part of the public, private, multi-agency effort to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invasive species (AIS). Inspection stations are located at:
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 4:23pm
A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered following a vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 50 and Flint Drive in Carson City.
At least three people were reported injured in the Friday afternoon accident. One person was taken by Care Flight and two others were transported by ground ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
Highway 50 near the accident scene was reduced to one lane and shut down for a time at Flint. The Nevada Highway Patrol, the Carson City Sheriff's Office and Carson City Fire Department were called to the accident scene, reported shortly after 4 p.m.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 3:28pm
A proposal to allow the Nevada Legislature to meet in Las Vegas is being scrapped.
Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Friday he is proposing an amendment to strip from his resolution a proposal to allow sessions of the Legislature in Southern Nevada or elsewhere in the state outside of Carson City.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 3:12pm
Carson City and Virginia City are two of more than 100 U.S. cities nominated by Benjamin Moore Paints for a complete repaint of downtown, officials announced Friday.
Benjamin Moore launched its “Main Street Matters” initiative May 22. In the contest, consumers around the country can cast their vote online and pick which 20 U.S. Main Streets should be revitalized.
In a news release, Carson City Planning Director Lee Plemel said the initiative is timed well with what is going on in downtown Carson City.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 2:09pm
Carson City nonprofit Food for Thought has teamed up with the Carson Nugget to make sure needy children stay fed this summer.
“We were in need of a kitchen to make lunches for children in our program and the Carson Nugget stepped right up to the plate and agreed to allow us to use their kitchen facilities,” said Stephanie Gardner, executive director, Food for Thought. “This is great because it will allow us to continue this much needed program during the summer months when school is not in session.”
