Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 3:46pm
Southwest Gas is warning customers about a number of individuals who have posed themselves as utility employees in the Carson City area.
In a news release the utility noted that employees always wear a company uniform, display Southwest Gas identification cards, usually only come to a home and enter when service is requested at the customers request and identify themselves and the purpose of their visit.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 2:43pm
Youth Theatre Carson City is excited to announce our upcoming auditions for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 'Cinderella,' everyone’s favorite adaptation of the classic tale, to be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 9, in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 11:02am
Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon. This report is for the week of Jan. 23-30.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 10:55am
Two people were arrested in Reno early Wednesday morning and face multiple felony charges after being found driving a car stolen from Carson City, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Arrested were Samuel Phompadith, 31, and Jennifer Violet Peters, 30. Both are from Reno. The 1993 Honda Civic they had been driving had been originally reported stolen by the owner earlier this month to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 6:43pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the man shown in the photo above and photos attached below, considered a person of interest in an attempted burglary early Tuesday morning at the Walmart Tire and Lube Center on Topsy Lane, in north Douglas County.
The incident occurred at 2:25 a.m., when the man tried to forcibly enter an exterior rear door at the shop, said Douglas County Sgt. Pat Brooks.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 5:58pm
UPDATE 5:12PM: NV Energy reports that 800 homes south of Carson City remain without power late this afternoon after an outage that affected an area from Mica Drive to the south side of Johnson Lane. Initially the outage, which happened at around 1:30 this afternoon, affected 2,000 customers but 1,200 were quickly restored through a series of switching mechanisms, said NV Energy spokeswoman Faye Andersen.
The power circuits are underground and the system is being corrected by sections, she said.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 5:32pm
A robbery has been reported this afternoon at the AM/PM on South Carson Street in Carson City. It happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. The suspect is said to have taken off with money he took from a customer and a weapon was not seen.
The suspect is reported to be a Hispanic or white male who jumped into the passenger seat of a green SUV or Dodge wagon that was last seen headed westbound near 7th Street. The suspect is described as wearing a camouflage green jacket, light in color and blue jeans, according to a description given to Carson City sheriff's deputies.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 3:27pm
Dish Network will close about 300 Blockbuster stores across the country, including the one in Carson City and two in the Reno area. The company says the closings will result in around 3,000 employees losing their jobs.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10:16am
A new report released by the Washoe County District Attorney's Office says there is not enough evidence to press charges on a Washoe Valley resident in the case of the Washoe Drive Fire in January of 2012.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 8:02am
UPDATE 3:50PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong provides an update regarding two suspects who remain at large after a burglary this morning in the 4700 block of Old Clear Creek Road.
