James Hardesty will assume the title of Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court with the new year. Hardesty takes over from Justice Mark Gibbons in the post, which rotates among the justices each year. Justices become eligibl...

CASI would like to thank the employees at Southwest Gas for their incredible $6,486 dollar donation, made through the "Fuel for Life" charitable giving program. This generous gift will assist Carson Animal Services Initiative in its efforts to ensure that homeless and neglected pets have a safe and humane shelter in which to wait for a loving family.
A special thank you to Randy Spiker, Rosie Elizarraras and Brad Harris for the check presentation. We are extremely grateful to you and all of the Southwest Gas employees who made this possible.

Apr. 24, 1963 - Dec. 13, 2014 Angela passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, December 13, 2014. She was ...

April 11, 1941 - Dec. 10, 2014 Alfred “Buzz” Leonard Heckman, Born April 11, 1941 in Sonoma, CA to Leonard and Constance Heckman.Buzz...

July 14, 1938 - Dec. 2, 2014 Frank Miller passed away suddenly on December 2, 2014 doing what he loved. He spent his last hours sitti...

Apr. 23, 1928 - Dec. 19, 2014 Clara Litchfield born April 23, 1928 in West Virginia to Lewis and Emma Hendricks passed away peacefull...

Jan 31. 1963 - Dec. 16, 2014 Cindy passed away in her sleep, due to medical complications. She was a devoted Wife, Mother, and Grandm...

Topaz Lake, which is located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2015 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on Thursday, Jan. 1.

If the weather is decent, if you don't have a massive hangover, if you like to fish and if you don't have anything else planned, this could be a fun way to start the New Year. Bundle up though because daytime temperatures in the area are not expected break 30 degrees.

A Carson City woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the child abuse death of her then-boyfriend's son. Brittany Paugh was sentenced in Carson District Court Tuesday for child abuse causing death.

TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its 10th annual WinterFest with the Paul Guttman Concert Series Feb. 8 – 15 featuring guest violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn. The program includes Gloria from the Mass in B minor featuring the Tahoe Symphony Chorus and vocal soloists. Ms Pitcairn will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major on the legendary Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius violin. Other performances in the series at other venues are on Feb. 8, 11, and 15. Contact TOCCATA for more information.

The Feb. 19-22 event will be the 13th Eagles & Ag, and is a combined effort of the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, UNR Cooperative Extension, The Nature Conservancy, Lahonton Audobon Society and Valley ranchers.

The 2015 version sees a few adjustments. For the first time ever, The Ranch & Eagle Tour & Luncheon will be offered on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is recommending that bird owners in Nevada adopt extra healthy hygiene practices after avian bird influenza was found in Oregon and Washington.

While health risks to humans are low, the United States Department of Agriculture’sAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service is warning people to avoid contact with sick or dead poultry or wildlife.

Nevada State Veterinarian Michael Greenlee said that the highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza virus has been found in birds in various parts of the world but has not been shown to cause any human infection.

While the snow didn't come over Christmas, it did arrive before the new year. It is snowing in Carson City this morning, with around an inch or less (or more) on the ground around parts of town.

Snow showers will continue in Western Nevada this morning, heaviest from Reno through Minden/Gardnerville toward Hawthorne. Total snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches is expected through the Reno/Carson City area with 2 to 4 inches south into Minden and Gardnerville.

UPDATE 9:19PM: One man was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene of a house fire Monday night in the 1500 block of North Division. Two dogs were inside the home when the fire started. One dog escaped and another suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene by firefighters, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi.

The dog was not in good shape when firefighters found him but emergency crews were able to help the dog breathe, said Giomi. The dog is now recovering under the supervision of animal services and should survive.

Mar. 31, 1919 - Dec. 22, 2014 Joseph (Jack) Camden Schlotterer, passed away peacefully with family by his side in Carson C...

UPDATE: The Carson City community has responded with several donations left at Friends in Service Helping, otherwise known as FISH, after temperatures plummeted to single-digits around Carson City early Wednesday morning. On Monday Carson City and FISH agreed to open a relief shelter at Fuji Park because of the active cold weather pattern in the region.

UPDATE: Two people have been flown by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center after a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon. The westbound lane of Highway 50 has been reopened for thru-traffic. The eastbound lane, in which the accident occurred near the Pick-n-Pull, was being diverted around the accident scene.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is handling the accident investigation. The condition of those injured are unknown at this time.
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Two Care Flight air ambulance helicopters were ordered and Carson City fire and ambulance responded to an injury accident in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 east located just west of the entrance to Pick-n-Pull, an area where there have been several injury accidents in the past.

Earlier this year, Tesla Motors chose Northern Nevada for its battery factory in exchange for a huge incentives package. It's a bounty for communities there that, until recently, have seen years of slow economic recovery. Will Stone of Reno Public Radio reported for NPR's Morning Edition on the impact of this factory.

Carson City Health and Human Services is offering free flu shot vouchers to anyone who donates two cans of food between Jan. 5 and 9, 2015.

The vouchers are redeemable at Carson City Health and Human Services, 900 East Long Street, any Thursday in January from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., while supplies last. The food will be donated to Friends in Service Helping.

The New Year is all about resolutions for some people. Lose weight. Find love. Make more money. But here’s one we could all use, dry up the pity puddle. Stuff happens in life. It’s how you deal with it that determines if it’s going to be easy or a constant uphill battle. There’s only one way to make it easy, to take responsibility for your own thoughts, emotions, and actions.

On the receding shoreline of Washoe Lake, Alexandra Voss snapped photos of dead fish and sent it to News 4. She says there are hundreds of eyeless fish, and notes that there is no real odor, no flies, birds, or any other predator anywhere in sight.
As mysterious as the Carp look, Chris Healy, spokesman for The Nevada Department of Wildlife, says he isn't surprised.

Wild Horse Children’s Theater is looking for actors, singers and dancers, ages 5 and up, for our spring productions of Disney’s 101 Dalmations, Kids and Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Jr.

Auditions will be held Thursday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall on King St. in Carson City. Callbacks, for Beauty and the Beast only, are Sunday, January 18. Auditions are by appointment only! You must call 775-887-0438 for an audition slot.

Leapin' Lizards, it's Youth Theater Carson City! The popular comic strip heroine Little Orphan Annie takes center stage in ANNIE JR., an adaptation of one of the world's best-loved and most-performed musicals, Jan. 9, 10, and 11 at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday and Sunday.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4, 2015. There will be road work on Robinson Street between Carson Street and Curry Street Monday through Wednesday and Friday, but two-way traffic will be maintained.