Carson City Ideas on Tap is back for the new year. After garnering support, and suggestions for future Ideas on Tap topics a majority of attendees wanted to hear from experts when it comes to your health, your money, your body and your technology.

I-580 through Washoe Valley remained closed Monday morning from Bowers Mansion Exit 16 southbound to the Carson City side of Eastlake, northbound. There's no estimated time to reopen. Traffic is being diverted onto Alt Highway 395.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 30 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Damaging winds knocked down a large pine tree on West Washington Street in Carson City on Sunday afternoon, smashing a truck and narrowly missing the home, said Carson Now reader Mike Pauley.

No one was injured. The tree came down around 12:40 p.m. causing major damage to Pauley's truck and some damage around the garage's eves and gutter.

When these difficult times surround all of us with new levels of stress, committing to stop smoking is not always high on our list. We at Carson Tahoe Health want to give you the tools you need to accomplish this goal.

A winter storm blanketed much of western Nevada with snow overnight bringing a few inches to the Carson City area. While the snow is expected to taper some before picking up again Sunday night into Monday, strong winds will make for difficult travel conditions throughout the entire region.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO ) — An ichthyosaur fossil found 120 miles east of Reno in central Nevada is being described as the earth’s first giant and is shedding light on surprisingly rapid growth after a massive die-off of other ocean life.

Hindus have offered New Year’s greetings to the world. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Reno today; wished happiness, justice, liberty, love and peace for the world during 2022.

Carson City Community Counseling Center, or CCC, has been helping those struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues in the capital city for 37 years. Now, they will be expanding their mission to serve their community by opening a 50 bed inpatient counseling facility on Fairview Dr. in the springtime.

On Christmas Eve at 2:56 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office received reports of a shooting at an apartment complex at 20 College Parkway, in North Carson.

UPDATE 10:49 a.m. Saturday: An update for this story can be found here. The resident who shot the deceased was released without pending charges after an investigation.

UPDATE 4:31 p.m.: The suspect is cooperating and investigators remain at the scene, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong regarding the fatal shooting at 20 College Parkway. Interviews with the suspect have not concluded. It is believed that the altercation was "one-on-one" and the public is not in any danger.
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Just before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon on Christmas Eve Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and detectives were dispatched to a residence at the Parkway Plaza Apartments, located at 20 College Parkway in reference to a shooting with one male victim dead, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The precautionary boil water notice issued for the Copper Canyon Estates in Dayton on December 22 is hereby rescinded.

Laboratory testing confirms the water is safe to drink.

State corrections officials told a federal judge last week that they’re quickly running out time before a crucial lethal injection drug proposed for use in the execution of death row inmate Zane Floyd will expire.

This has been another unprecedented year full of challenges and creative responses. As the world navigates the ever changing precautions and limitations brought on by the pandemic, the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) continues to innovate to sustain our education and outreach activities that help maintain the long-term health of Lake Tahoe.

With Christmas in two days and 2022 around the corner, the Nevada Humane Society has a number of adoption and foster programs, donor specials, gifts and more going on at its Carson City and Reno shelters and online.

Good morning Carson City, have you survived the rain so far? Because there’s more where that came from! There’s been enough rain that the National Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory today through 11:45 a.m.

Check below for the full forecast.

South Lake Tahoe Police says illegal parking will be "heavily enforced" in residential areas by Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort throughout the Christmas and New Year's holiday weekends.

It was a giving trifecta that began in September when Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177 donated $3,000 each to For Kids Foundation and Food for Thought from the Nevada State excess Major Project funds.

St. Paul's Lutheran Family invites you to join us for worship, as we contemplate the mystery of God coming to us — in the flesh. Worship will be on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.

We will celebrate Holy Communion at each service. All are welcome to God's table! For more information call (775) 882-3020 or visit us online: www.stpaulsluthfamily.com.

The Brother Dan Show kicks off the New Year at The Bank Saloon in Carson City, set to host The Brother Dan Show throughout 2022. This local music livestream features mostly local musical guests in interviews and performances on Facebook every Monday at 5pm. This year’s line-up kicks off on January 3, with accomplished Northern Nevada guitarist Phil Prunier, while inviting a live audience for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

On Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021, local paranormal investigative team, Thin Veil Investigators, presented several boxes and bags of clothing and treats to DeeDee Foremaster, founder of Carson City's Do Drop In, a Rural Center for Independent Living.

I have always loved Christmas. The sights, the sounds, the gifts, the food, and the Hallmark movies! What’s not to love?! However, as I have matured, Christmas has become a more reflective time. My personal thoughts, while inspired by Christmas, include all of the poignant periods of growth in my life.

During the 2021 Caregiver Recognition Virtual Event, the Nevada Caregivers Coalition recognized two team members from Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living for their hard work and extraordinary commitment to caregiving in both paid and unpaid roles.

It has been a few years since snow has fallen on Christmas Day around the Carson City region, but this year may prove to be different as storm systems are lined up through Saturday and beyond bringing rain and snow to the valley floors and heavy snow to the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.