Join the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department this Tuesday, Nov. 12, for November's Full Moon Hike in the beautiful Kings Canyon area. While experiencing the sights and sounds of the night, a Park Ranger will be leading the group to the waterfall and around the North Kings Loop Trail.

The Virginia City Silent Riders raised this 36 star USA Flag on Saturday at the Sun Mountain House B&B to honor the State of Nevada and show support to Bud and his new business in Virginia City.

Jack C. Davis Observatory in Carson City will be hosting a rare early morning daytime viewing event on Monday, Nov. 11 when Mercury will transit in front of the Sun.

Carson City Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to a report of a structure fire in the 3100 block of Stafford Way.

Everyone in Carson City is invited, always invited, to come on out and support the CHS athletic teams and programs, especially when so many of these individuals and teams have been so successful. A great many athletic events are happening this week and beyond with regional competitions in soccer, and state competitions in tennis and cross country.

Happy Sunday, Carson City! But it's not the end of the weekend yet, at least not for some, thanks to Veteran's Day Weekend. Here are the events left for the rest of the weekend!

Three days. 32 cats. $0 to a good home. The Nevada Humane Society is wrapping up day two of a three-day free cat and kitten adoption event in hopes of rehoming every one of their furry felines. The clock stops on this free-for-all at 6 p.m on Sunday night.

Responders were called to a non injury vehicle crash in front of Mom and Pop’s Diner on Carson Street at 3:36 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

Another vehicle was initially reported and the reporting party stated a hit and run situation was involved, but then advises its possible the other driver of the vehicle didn’t realize a hit had occurred.

Traffic is being blocked. Avoid the area if possible.

Join South Lake Tahoe’s Sugar Pine Foundation and Patagonia at Historic Bowers Mansion Wednesday, Nov. 13th from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the reseeding of sugar pine seedlings to the burn scar of the Little Valley Fire, which devastated nearly 2,300 acres and destroyed 23 homes in October of 2016.

You are invited to join our Native and Newcomers Club for a very interesting opportunity to hear about earthquake preparedness on Nov. 14th beginning at 11:30am at the Black Bear Diner inside the Max Casino.

On Friday evening, Special Enforcement Team deputies were patrolling in the area of Carson Street and Robinson Street when they observed a green pickup truck traveling northbound on Carson Street, and saw that the driver was using his cellphone.

In addition, according to the report, the right tail lamp of the vehicle was broken and the license plate light was not functioning.

Happy Saturday, Carson City! Today we have kitten adoptions, Capitol tours, a star party, and more. Check out the full list below to learn what's going on in Carson City for this weekend!

At 3:19 p.m. Friday afternoon a vehicle was reported to be on fire in the 4900 block of S. Edmonds Road.

As of 4:00 p.m. the fire was out and a tow truck was called to remove the vehicle.

The Carson City Fire Department released this statement:

"Your Carson City Firefighters are on scene of detached garage fire on the south end of the city. Firefighters quick actions prevented the fire from spreading to a nearby trailer and house. One firefighter received a minor injury. The garage and one vehicle inside were destroyed in the blaze."

The Carson City Children's Museum will be partnering with the Washoe Tribe to bring crafts, performances, play and education to the community during the first annual Indigenous Peoples' Heritage Day.

Participants can come in from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on November 16th, 2019 to enjoy all that the museum and this event has to offer.

The entire day will have free admission thanks to the event's sponsors and Silver State Government Relations.

Honoring those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, Veteran's Day is Monday, Nov. 11 with a number of events happening around the capital city and Northern Nevada which began this week and will continue through Tuesday.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to speak Friday night before one of the most powerful political forces in Nevada, the Culinary Union. Geoconda Arguello-Kline, secretary-treasurer of ...

For the past five years the Carson City Classic Cinema Club has been showing the great 'Golden Age of Hollywood' films to local moviegoers as a way to promote art education in the community. The club's founder notes its acceptance thus far has been slow going but, so far, successful.

Though the constant coverage and the mammoth field of Democratic candidates may make the 2020 election seem like it’s around the corner, there is about a year before President Donald Trump and the Democratic challenger face off. For Nevadans, there are also other races on the ballot that are of ...

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has recently seen an increase in what is known as a “Virtual Kidnapping Scheme.” This is where criminals call unsuspecting people on their cell phone, based on research, and convince them they have kidnapped a family member, demanding a ransom be paid quickly.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the victim in a fatal single vehicle rollover that happened Saturday, Nov. 2 on State Route 439 in Lyon County.

Are you looking for a cat? What a coincidence: we have about 400 cats here at our shelter who are looking for you! To help our cats find homes, we are waiving the adoption fees on all cats and kittens at the shelters in Carson City and Reno this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8-10.

UPDATE: Inmate William “Willie” Vareschi was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7 by the Reno Police Department and is in custody at the Washoe County Detention Center.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections is reporting Thursday that a minimum security inmate walked away from Northern Northern Nevada Transitional Housing in Reno.

Carson City students are recognizing and honoring military men and women this week with Veteran’s Day displays and events. Veterans from all branches of military service, as well as families of students, have been encouraged to attend events Thursday, Friday and Tuesday. Campus visitors should check in at the front office at each school site.

This production is an homage to the iconic radio teleplay, "War of the Worlds." On Oct. 30, 1938, audiences across the nation tuned-in to hear the incredible account of a Martian crash-landing on earth, prompting news stories of widespread panic. Re-live the horror of the original alien invasion story, just as Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater Company had imagined it!