UPDATE 9:34 a.m. The gas line has been clamped, according to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief. The scene has been turned over to Southwest Gas and the area is clear.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to a gas leak in the area of Elizabeth and West Robinson Street.
The gas leak, reported at 8:46 a.m., is from a 2-inch main, according to a CCFD battalion chief. Southwest Gas has been called. Nearby residences have been evacuated and traffic in the area has been closed. Motorists should avoid the area.

The Mile High Jazz Band will be joined by singer Jakki Ford and five award-winning poets and readers for an evening of big-band jazz and poetry on Tuesday, March 15, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at A to Zen Studio, 1803 N. Carson Street in Carson City.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, concerns continue to grow around current and potential emergency needs of the Ukrainian people. Generous donors want to help by supporting charities that are raising funds for assistance, but times of crises often flush out fraudsters waiting in the shadows to take advantage of high emotions and emergency situations.

Better Business Bureau offers the following tips for donors to consider, along with a list of BBB Accredited Charities that have announced Ukraine-related activities or plans on their websites.

As Mark Twain tells us, “It’s the little things that smoothes people’s roads out the most.” And so it happened back in 1966 on a hellish afternoon in a Vietnam village, that a Montagnard woman handed a Marine a cube of ice.

Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman has been sentenced for a slew of convictions following his 2019 murder spree around northern Nevada.

Guzman was sentenced to an additional 214 years on top of his four lifetime terms last week, including 54 years related to robbery charges in Carson City stemming from the murder scenes.

The Carson City real estate market is on fire. Plus, prices are at an all time high. How long will it last? Learn more about the local real estate market by joining the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting on Tuesday, March 8.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 7-13, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The approved controlled methods test in the Tahoe Keys lagoons on aquatic invasive species (AIS) will affect boaters, paddlers, swimmers, pets, and other water activities this spring and summer.

To understand other cultures, many of us choose to travel to gain a snapshot of how people live and to learn how their worldviews are shaped, but there’s nothing like complete cultural immersion to completely understand a country and its people.

As of Saturday morning, there are several chain controls ordered throughout the sierra region following Friday's storm.

Each March, the National Association of Social Work recognizes how social workers and case managers have enriched our society and how their services continue to be needed today.

On February 24, 2022, I grumbled because I had to pay $3.659/per gallon to fill my fuel tank in my pickup, then on March 2nd, I was even more disgusted at having to pay $3.749/per gallon to top fill up again. Now today, March 4th, - just 2 days later - I am angry that the price of fuel has jumped more to more than $4.799 for fuel.

On Thursday March 3rd, a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) School Resource Officer began an investigation at a local Middle School after a 12-year-old student came to the office claiming she felt very strange.

UPDATE 11:21 a.m.: According to Carson City Dispatch the driver of the bulldozer is being reported as deceased.

OSHA is being contacted as the victim was on a job site at the time of the accident.

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Just after 11 a.m. on Friday, Care Flight was ordered to respond to an accident off Brunswick Canyon near Deer Run Road.

A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by an incarcerated person after allegedly making a shank to protect himself while in custody at the Carson City Jail.

The Ideas on Tap scheduled for Wednesday, March 9th is cancelled, we will resume on Wednesday, April 19 at 6 pm at our new location Old World Coffee, which is directly behind our former venue the Union Eatery and Brewery. You still will be able to order food and beverages from the Union's menu.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Nevada Indian Commission Executive Director Stacey Montooth. She has served in that position since her appointment by Governor Steve Sisolak on September 1, 2019. As a member of the governor's cabinet, Montooth serves as the administration's liaison with the 27 Nevada tribes, bands, colonies, and 62,000 urban Indians who have chosen Nevada as their second home.

Mile High Band Association’s 2022 Jazz & Beyond Festival Committee is sponsoring an art contest for northern Nevada artists, including teachers and students.

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted today to appoint Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe as interim president at WNC. Dalpe will serve as the ninth president of the college.

This March, the Carson City Senior Center joins the Administration for Community Living and senior nutrition service providers across the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the national Senior Nutrition Program.

After revisions, new information on December job figures in Nevada shows the state gained 50,000 more jobs than previously reported for the month, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Join Northern Nevada Human Resources Association on Thursday, March 10, 4:30 p.m. at the National Automobile Museum in Reno or virtually for a chance to meet your local HR peers and hear from three workplace culture experts on ways to retain and engage your employees.

The Rotary Club of Carson City hosted its annual Student Music Competition this week. The club holds the contest to encourage young musicians to continue their musical pursuits. “We do this to give talented High School age students a chance to perform, and reward them for their dedication to music,” said Rotarian and President Elect Joe Walls.

The University of Nevada, Reno has launched Nevada Autonomous, a new program to manage and enhance Nevada’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site activities. The UAS Test Site service was created following Nevada’s designation by the Federal Aviation Administration as one of seven states to serve as a center for the development and testing of unmanned autonomous vehicles and systems.