A magnitude 2.4 earthquake happened at around 10 a.m. Tuesday north of Carson City and 2.1 miles south of Galena High School in the Pleasant Valley area in Washoe County, according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory.

The Tahoe Fund announced Tuesday the start of ‘Plates for Powder,’ an annual program that offers free skiing opportunities to those who purchase a Lake Tahoe license plate. Proceeds from plate sales and renewals support environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The gate on Ash Canyon Road, located approximately one mile above the Ash Canyon water tanks at the trailhead to the Ash to Kings Trail in Ash Canyon, will be closed starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

Monday evening over Indian Hills south of Carson City.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — With an early winter storm forecast for northern Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to travel safely and avoid unnecessary trips during inclement weather.

Christmas tree permits for National Forest System lands on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Bridgeport and Carson Ranger Districts will be available for purchase online through Recreation.gov, as well as in-person at multiple locations, starting Tuesday, Nov. 1.

Three men were arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony mayhem and misdemeanor destruction of property, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted unanimously on Thursday to offer the position of executive director to Julie Regan following a national search and public evaluation process. Regan, a current TRPA deputy director, has held an executive role at the agency since 2003.

I have a longtime friend, Michael Janik, who is a fruit tree expert for our area. He has a collection orchard in northern Nevada containing 100 varieties of apples, a dozen stone fruits, currants, raspberries and grapes.

I have a good friend whose wife puts a jar out whenever I visit, and makes us deposit a dollar into that jar every time we use a profane word to color our conversation. So I always stock up on dollar bills before visiting.

Lilac Solutions, a lithium extraction technology company in Fernley, announced on October 19, 2022, that they were selected to negotiate a $50 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to advance domestic lithium production.

This week Carson High School is pleased to present Ash Fajayan as its Senior in the Spotlight! Ash Fajayan has excelled throughout all 4 years at Carson High School and is an amazing representation of what it means to be a Senator.

The American Association of University Women will hold its November General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at the Western Nevada College Library at 5 p.m.

UPDATE 7:30 p.m.: According to Public Works Director Dan Stucky, the leak was due to a circumferential crack next to a service saddle on a 6 inch water main. Crews were able to fix with a repair clamp. The repair lasted about 5 hours. All is fixed and system should now be operating as normal.

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Residences in the area of Northgate and E. Nye are without water Saturday afternoon after a water main issue that has kept Public Works occupied for much of the afternoon.

The Carson City Symphony Association announces the seventh annual instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students age 5 to 17. The scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, former board member and friend of the Carson City Symphony Association.

Congrats to the Carson High School Girls Varsity Cross Country team! They won the Northern Nevada 5A Regional Championship this afternoon at Reed High School.

The girls team includes Vea Miner, Hannah Budd, Jinnie Ponczoch, Brianna Rodriguez-Nunez, Madison Hagar, Eleanor Romeo and Ella Dooley.

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the last of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 17 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

Do you love meeting new people? AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Volunteers will be providing free tax preparation services at the Carson City Senior Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from February 1st through April 12th in 2023.

We need a Receptionist and two Screeners (“Client Facilitators”). The Receptionist checks people in with tax appointments.

Happy Nevada Day readers! Or is it?

Well, not technically. And neither is tomorrow! Nevada Day is actually on Oct. 31, the official day that Nevada became a state all the way back in 1864.

Happy Nevada Day! Do not let the weekend pass by without visiting Catmandu to meet a sweetheart kitty named Snowflake. While you would expect a cat named Snowflake to be white, she is black. She does, however, have two snowflake shaped white stars on her chest and belly, hence the name.

The Nevada Humane Society rescue pets, staff and volunteers can’t wait to see you at the Nevada Day Parade.

The Nevada Humane Society team will be in the parade with adoptable shelter puppies and dogs — all of whom will be available for adoption after the parade at their exhibitor table in the Carson Mall parking lot.

A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possessing pornographic images of a child, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.

The Northern Zone Nevada Music Educators Association held its annual Honor Choir and Honor Band auditions last month. More than 300 music students auditioned for the 4 groups made up of students from neighboring regions and school districts including Douglas, Dayton, Churchill and Yerington.