Officials announced Friday that the legislative building in Carson City will be largely closed to the public during a forthcoming special session — a decision has attracted criticism from some who say the protocol will suppress public input.

It’s all hands on deck this 4th of July weekend as game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife, along with law enforcement agencies from across the state, will be targeting boaters operating under the influence (OUI) as part of Operation Dry Water.

Beautiful reflection on the Carson River in the morning light.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting four new positive cases and no additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region on Sunday, June 28. This brings the total number of cases to 329, with 230 recoveries and seven deaths, 92 cases remain active.

In their nearly 70-year marriage, Georgia and Lew Foster had never spent a single anniversary apart, and they weren’t about to break that tradition because of COVID-19.

Celebrating their 70th-wedding anniversary would require some planning and creativity on the part of Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care, where Lew lives, but this sort of planning is in this team’s wheelhouse.

Here is the South Carson Street Project and Carson City area road report for the week of June 29 through July, 5, 2020:

Look under your fruit trees. You might see dozens of tiny fruit on the ground. Don’t worry; it’s the June drop. Since trees often set more fruit than they can support, each June they shed an abundance of underdeveloped fruit.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting six new positive cases and no additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 325, with 230 recoveries and seven deaths, 88 cases remain active.

On Friday, June 26, 2020, at approximately 10:20 pm Pacific Time, a Trooper made a traffic stop on River St., near 12th St. in Elko, Nevada for a suspected traffic violation.

Good morning to all. Nice day for a stroll. What's that up ahead?!? A hot air balloon. Let's catch it! Have an amazing day everybody!

Featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon will be League of Women Voters of Nevada President Sondra Cosgrove. She will share the new Fair Maps Nevada plan and circulate their ballot question petition.

Due to pandemic mitigation measures, Fair Maps Nevada won a court ruling extending the signature-gathering deadline for their redistricting reform ballot question to August 3rd.

Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 10,347 for the week ending June 20, down 273 claims, or 2.6 percent, compared to last week’s total of 10,620. This is the eighth consecutive week of declines in regular initial claims.

Through the week ending June 20, there have been 538,892 initial claims filed in 2020, 517,240 of which have been filed since the week ending March 14.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting four new positive cases and 16 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 319, with 230 recoveries and seven deaths, 82 cases remain active.

At 11:20 a.m. Friday a vehicle accident with injury involving a motorcycle was reported.

Nevada Highway Patrol is on scene and Carson City first responders are currently on their way.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution in the area.

The Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.

Miles Construction Company has generously donated the use of a Flatbed Truck and with financial support from The Change Companies, the Nauman Foundation, and Carson Tahoe Hospital, the BAC will place musicians and bands on the flatbed and drive them through the streets and neighborhoods of Carson City throughout June and July.

Western Nevada College’s 2020 graduates were honored by the school, their families, friends and community in a drive-through commencement ceremony on Friday in Carson City.

WNC graduated a record 650 students, including 94 students from the Jump Start College Program.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region for all to enjoy. New safety guidelines for the state of Nevada are in effect Friday, so make sure to bring a mask and practice social distancing to local events.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, June 25 that there are 11 new positive cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 315, with 214 recoveries and seven deaths, 94 cases remain active.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office held a swearing in ceremony Thursday for Jacob Vanbeuge, who was welcomed as a new sheriff’s deputy.

Vanbeuge is a United States Army veteran and was presented with an army pin to wear on his uniform by Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong following his badge pinning ceremony.

Early next month, hundreds of elected officials, state workers, lobbyists and members of the public will congregate in Carson City for a special legislative session to patch massive holes in the state’s budget.

A Carson City code enforcement check on property that was to be condemned led to the discovery Wednesday of an underground bunker, marijuana grow operation and the arrest of a 68-year-old man.

UPDATE 3:39PM: The Monarch Fire is approximately 2,500 acres and currently 5 percent contained. No structures are immediately threatened at this time and the fire is believed to be lightning caused from the previous day. Responding agencies include East Fork, Central Lyon, North Lake Tahoe, North Lyon, Story County, Tahoe Douglas and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection Districts, Reno Fire Department, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service.
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As of 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning, the fire in the Pine Nuts in Douglas County, which has been named the Monarch Fire, now covers a total of 1,794 acres.

Multiple agencies are on scene to try and control the fire which is thought to have been caused by a lightning strike during yesterday’s thunderstorm.

Speed is a major contributing factor to driver, pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities, accounting for nearly one-third of all traffic deaths in Nevada. In 2018, there were 92 speeding-related fatalities on Nevada roadways.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, June 24 that there are eight new positive cases and one additional recovery of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 304, with 210 recoveries and seven deaths, 87 cases remain active.