News - Last Update Mon, 04/26/2021 - 9:58am
More than 30 earthquakes have been recorded at Lake Tahoe since Sunday, including a 3.2 magnitude earthquake that happened at 5:37 a.m. Monday morning.
Outdoors - Last Update Mon, 04/26/2021 - 9:41am
John Costello, Senior Park Ranger
The Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range will adjust to its summer schedule starting Saturday, May 1. The Range will be open to the public for drop in use Tuesdays through Sundays 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., weather permitting.
News - Last Update Mon, 04/26/2021 - 8:30am
An inmate who walked away from Stewart Conservation Camp in south Carson City on Friday morning was captured less than an hour later near Topsy Lane, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
News - Last Update Mon, 04/26/2021 - 8:01am
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman who has health problems and developmental disabilities.
Outdoors - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 4:57pm
By JoAnne Skelly
Every spring my planting urges kick in, even though the maturity and size of the plants in my landscape limit available planting room — too many roots or no access to irrigation. And yet, when my friend Peggy gave me an oregano plant from her garden, I was excited to hear it’s not only hardy, but that it also spreads easily.
Denise Clodjeaux, Rotary Club of Carson City
Partnership Carson City Executive Director Hannah McDonald will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The meeting takes place Tuesday, April 27 at 12:30 p.m. Guests are invited to attend online via Zoom.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 1:46pm
NDOT news release
CARSON CITY — With major highway improvement projects across northwestern Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol are reminding motorists to drive safely in road work zones, including during National Work Zone Awareness Week held April 26-30.
News - Last Update Mon, 04/26/2021 - 10:58am
UPDATE 1:19PM: Roads closed around the area of the storage units have been reopened. The shelter in place request has been lifted, according to the latest from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
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In an all-capped message to Yerington residents late Sunday morning, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the Yerington Police Department have asked residents living near a storage unit facility to shelter in place and avoid the area after learning of an explosive device in one of the units.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 10:12am
A blast of winter weather expected in the Sierra has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin and a winter storm warning along the west slope of the Sierra. For western Nevada, forecasters say we can expect rain showers.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 5:22pm
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory reports a 3.91 magnitude earthquake shook the Lake Tahoe area Sunday morning. The earthquake was felt throughout the region, including the Carson City area. It was followed by several smaller quakes.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 7:57am
By Allison Gill and Phil Brady
Editor’s Note: Allison Gill is both a Carson High School senior and the senior editor of this year’s Carneta yearbook. A photography student, Gill made many sacrifices to ensure this book was finished on time, but she would do it all over again because of the thrill of it. She plans on majoring in English at Portland State University.
The idea of creating a yearbook for the 2020-2021 school year was exhausting to say the least. COVID-19 changed everything.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 10:25am
Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 26 to May 2, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:
Community - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 10:35am
Carson City Library
For grades K-3: Join us for monthly Science Storytimes! We'll read a science-themed book, and do experiements while we read!
News - Last Update Sat, 04/24/2021 - 2:01pm
Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent
After receiving more than two million unemployment claims and counting since the pandemic began, Nevada officials say they believe they’re just seeing the beginning of legal work from claimants challenging instances when they were denied benefits, and they expect it could take a decade to resolve all the cases.
News - Last Update Sun, 04/25/2021 - 8:04am
Trooper Hannah DeGoey, Nevada Highway Patrol
One-third of fatal crashes nationwide involve speeding, a statistic that is prompting law enforcement to crack down on aggressive drivers and speeders. The Nevada Highway Patrol is joining forces to increase high-visibility patrols from April 30 through May 10, 2021.
News - Last Update Sat, 04/24/2021 - 12:14pm
by Kelsey Penrose
A 72-year-old transient woman was arrested at a local funeral home for possession of an ID without the consent of the owner Thursday afternoon.
by Arianna Schmidt
Back in February, Governor Steve Sisolak increased capacity restrictions to 35 percent or 100 individuals for public gatherings and events in Nevada. Included in these public gatherings and events were live theater performances.
Community - Last Update Sat, 04/24/2021 - 9:50am
Western Nevada College
Support Western Nevada College in the development of its Higher Education in Prison Program (HEPP) by participating in an art auction that will conclude on April 29.
HEPP and WNC Foundation are presenting "Creative Expressions Beyond the Bars,” where you can bid on paintings, sketches, jewelry, crocheted items, poems and more created by incarcerated or formerly incarcerated artists.
Community - Last Update Sat, 04/24/2021 - 8:05am
By Diverse Business Connections
Diverse Business Connections in Carson City is having its grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony along with its monthly Meet Mingle Networking Event on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 4 to 7 p.m.
News - Last Update Fri, 04/23/2021 - 5:02pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 15 new cases and 28 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 12,361, with 11,712 recoveries and 225 deaths; 424 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Fri, 04/23/2021 - 3:48pm
Trooper Hannah DeGoey, Nevada Highway Patrol
On Monday, April 12, 2021 at approximately 3:36 a.m., Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a fatal crash involving a motorcycle on IR-80 and Prater Way in Reno.
Community - Last Update Fri, 04/23/2021 - 3:33pm
The Jazz & Beyond festival committee announces that the winner of the 2021 poster and program cover art contest is Katelynn Lehmann.
Her design, “Listen to the Music,” was selected from nine entries to highlight the 18th annual Carson City music and art festival.
News - Last Update Fri, 04/23/2021 - 12:29pm
by Kelsey Penrose
Carson City deputies arrested three individuals Thursday morning for drug charges and felony child endangerment after allegedly possessing heroin while in the presence of a 4-month-old baby, amidst other crimes.
By Rich Dunn
The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be biologist Craig Downer, who will explain how climate change is impacting Nevada's herds of wild horses and burros. Over the years, he has collected data from more than fifty herd management areas, and supplied the BLM and the public with valuable research based on hundreds of scientifically based ecological evaluations.
by Kelsey Penrose
Carson City Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill represented Carson City from 2014 until 2016, and has now served again beginning in 2020. He took some time to discuss legislation that is important to Carson City, being back in session during a pandemic, and more.
One bill that O’Neill feels is especially important to Carson City is a bill he is proposing himself, Assembly Bill (AB) 270.
News - Last Update Fri, 04/23/2021 - 8:06am
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
On April 13, 2021, two females entered the Ulta Beauty Store located at 911 Topsy Lane in Carson City, Nevada, and stole approximately $4,200.00 in various products.
Both females ran from the store when confronted by a concerned citizen.
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 5:05pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, April 22, 2021 that there are 28 new cases and 28 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 12,346, with 11,684 recoveries and 225 deaths; 437 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 4:46pm
After escaping from a Nevada prison 27 years ago, Samuel Avalos-Gallardo, 52, is now back behind bars, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent
Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s office has finished its review of the Nevada Republican Party’s alleged evidence of massive voter fraud in the 2020 election and found the concerns “do not amount to evidentiary support for the contention that the 2020 general election was plagued by widespread voter fraud.”
By Ashleigh Speaker
The Carson Comedy Club presents a star of Casino Boss, Comedian Kabir Singh, considered one of the fastest rising comedians in the nation and seen in his Comedy Central TV debut on the hit show "Gabriel Iglesias's Stand-Up Revolution."
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 3:09pm
Photos by Dan Davis, Carson City School District
In celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week 2021, and in partnership with Envirolution, Empire Elementary School in Carson City hosted a STEM focused site-wide cleanup Thursday, with a focus on reducing the use of single-use plastic bags. Students also wrote letters to local stores and city government officials. #EarthDay
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 4:26pm
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Gardnerville man who died Tuesday in a single vehicle crash on State Route 88 in Douglas County.
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 1:38pm
Western Nevada College
Western Nevada College Education Instructor Sarah Lobsinger is co-leading the first Future Nevada Educators Summit on April 27.
Outdoors - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:01pm
Nevada Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
CARSON CITY — Every day is Earth Day for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as we strive to protect, preserve, and enhance Nevada’s amazing natural, cultural, and recreational resources.
In celebration of this year’s global Earth Day theme, NDCNR has released a video and blog featuring everyday tips for Nevadans to help "Restore Our Earth” here in Nevada.
Outdoors - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 12:00pm
by Kelsey Penrose
The University of Nevada, Reno Extension Office is hosting a Grow Your Own, Nevada! workshop series covering the basics of gardening in the Silver State with a variety of topics.
The eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” classes being offered in spring statewide will help Nevadans who want to get on a path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food.
Outdoors - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 10:20am
By Arianna Schmidt
Recreational adult softball leagues and youth soccer in Carson City are back for the spring and summer seasons. After a long year of empty fields due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are beginning to form again in anticipation of regular season games.
News - Last Update Thu, 04/22/2021 - 8:08am
The chances of a late season storm are looking better, with National Weather Service forecasters saying we can expect windy conditions, rain showers across the Carson City region and anywhere from 6 inches to a foot of snow in the higher elevations of the Sierra by Sunday into Monday.
As part of a nationwide effort to dispose of unused and expired prescription medication, a series of drug round-ups will be happening this Saturday in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties.
by KNVC Staff
KNVC is excited to announce the premiere of season two of Secrets of Harridge House on Sunday, April 25, at 9 p.m. following Pop Culture Kaboom.
News - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 5:02pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, April 21, 2021 that there are 23 new cases and 21 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 12,318, with 11,656 recoveries and 225 deaths; 437 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 4:51pm
Carson City Emergency Management
Carson City Emergency Management will host a planning and community hazard mitigation workshop on Friday, May 7 beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Ormsby Room, 911 E. Musser St. The workshop will feature subject matter experts and presentations addressing several of the key hazards identified.
News - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 4:46pm
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is pleased to announce commencement of the first major construction phase of the sweeping Anaconda Mine Site clean-up project, slated to break ground in August 2021.
Community - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 4:19pm
KNVC Press Release
Beginning Monday, May 3, KNVC, Carson City community radio will start carrying Native America Calling, a nationwide call-in show created by the Native Voice One network.
The one-hour show will air at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and feature discussions of issues affecting Native Americans.
Community - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 4:05pm
Brian Howard, Club Secretary
The 2021 Virtual Meals on Wheels fundraiser hosted by Carson City Kiwanis proved to be a success. The event raised $2,100 of which will be donated to the Carson City Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels program.
News - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 3:54pm
A two-month-long investigation led to the arrest of a woman at a Fallon residence for suspicion of possession of 26 grams of methamphetamine, multiple prescription drugs, fentanyl patches and a firearm, according to the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
Western Nevada College
Build confidence, strength and resilience by learning from inspiring leaders at the Nevada System of Higher Education's inaugural Men’s Leadership Summit on Saturday, April 24.
News - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 1:58pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Wednesday afternoon to a vehicle crash and rollover at William Street across from Gold Dust West.
Tabitha Mueller, The Nevada Independent
For decades, lawmakers and lobbyists have haggled over bills aimed at addressing Nevada's affordable housing crisis, participating in a game of give and take — hoping to appease all sides just enough to get a piece of legislation onto the governor's desk.
Community - Last Update Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:06pm
by Alexandra Walden
The March Campagni Cares' recipient has been announced and it is the popular Carson City cat rescue center, Catmandu.
Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space
Registration is open for the 4th annual Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Walk with the Weeds! Join our Open Space Manager for an educational walk all about the weeds while enjoying the beauty of the Carson River via the Empire Ranch Trail. You will get to learn everything about invasive species identification and prevention as well as how they affect our natural environments.