UPDATE: The suspect, Jason Day, 48, was arrested for grand theft auto and two counts each of kidnapping and child endangerment. According to KOLO, when Day’s vehicle was stopped he told officers he left the children in the back at the nearby Holiday Inn Express.

Nevada State Police has identified a 51-year-old Fernley man who died in a crash west of Lovelock that involved a tractor-trailer that became engulfed in fire.

After five years of providing nights free from the dangers of hypothermia and exposure for those experiencing homelessness, Carson City’s Night Off The Streets (NOTS), has been granted non-profit status.

Now is the time to get your tickets for The Greenhouse Projects Grateful Harvest Dinner, taking place Monday, Sept. 19 at Carson City’s newest hot spot, Nashville Social Club. This event promises to be an unforgettable evening of Food and Music with Soul and Joyful Giving with a Goal, as all proceeds go to continuing TGP’s work of agricultural education and providing fresh produce to our community’s under served.

ALPINE COUNTY — It has been nearly two weeks since heavy rain fell over the Tamarack burn scar, causing a mountain of mud and debris to move through the town of Markleeville and creating a large hole under SR-89, closing the main artery for vehicle travel.

UPDATE 7:15PM: Truckee Meadows Fire reports at 7:09 p.m. forward progress stopped on #JoyLakeFire. Fire crews are making good progress on fire. One residential structure is lost on Snow Flower Drive that crews continue to work along with air attack.
Fire crews will remain in Galena throughout the evening, mopping up and securing fire perimeter. No injuries reported and the cause under investigation.
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Truckee Meadows Fire reports via Twitter Sunday evening that a brush fire, dubbed the Joy Lake Fire, is spreading and has burned 3 acres with multiple structures threatened in the southern portion of Galena Forest.

After a postponement last month, NAMI Western Nevada's Open House and Art Show is back on this week, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at its Carson City office.

Beginning Sept. 1, home delivered meal service is expanding into the Smith Valley and Wellington area through the Yerington Senior Center by Lyon County Human Services.

Nevada has made a name for itself for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries and eclectic vehicle components — and now — add renewable diesel to the top of that list. One of only a handful of advanced renewable fuel plants built in the U.S. is launching operations at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in Storey County, Nev.

Classes begin for K-12 students in the Carson City School District on Monday, August 15. The first day of school will be a full school day with lunch and regular bus service. Pre-K classes resume on Monday, August 22, 2022.

This lucky boy was at Piper’s Opera House last night, lucky to be alive and onstage to present, ‘An Evening with Mark Twain,’ where, as a benefit for the Comstock Foundation, I was able to close a long loop with a flood of memories.

One-way traffic and travel delays will be in place Aug. 15-19 on State Route 338 in Lyon County as the Nevada Department of Transportation resurfaces the highway.

Get an inside look at recent history of Carson City politics and as well as the legal system at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting.

Longtime Carson City attorney and politician Ernie Adler will be the guest speaker and will share his unique insight about his 40 years in the public eye. The meeting takes place Tuesday, Aug. 16 at noon in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom. The public is invited to attend.

During the pandemic, while increases in COVID cases were often and sometimes substantial, there was a quiet decrease in something that could be considered just as harmful: sexually transmitted infections.

However, as the community has begun increasing social interactions again, so too have those STIs.

You're Invited!

A community workout and Open House to showcase our newly expanded training facility.

We have opened the 2022-2023 youth bowling sign-ups for all three locations: Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, Gold Dust West and Wink's Silver Strikes. Bowling will start on September 10 at all three houses.

Bowling is open to all abilities and ages 3-18* (*age as of August 1)
Bring the kids out to learn the fundamentals of bowling while having fun and earning college scholarships!

Thank you to all our local businesses who supported the Thursday Nite Cruisers this past season (May 5 to July 28).

We can’t thank you enough for making this year fun at all our locations and giving us so many wonderful raffle prizes.

Darryl Fisher, a Dayton, Nev. resident and founder of Carson City, Nev.-based nonprofit Dream Flights, was awarded the Ford Oval of Honor Thursday night, July 29, 2022, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Museum, Vandalia, Ohio.

He was among four recipients, including ret. U.S. Air Force Colonel Colleen Ryan, ret. U.S. Air Force Colonel Cassie Barlow, and ret. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Richard V. Reynolds.

Friday, August 26, Alpine Kids Ministries will take a tour of the pit area, and watch the races at Fuji Park Fairgrounds. The Event is a Police and Fire benefit, benefitting local police and fire organizations. Last year’s event was wildly successful in raising over $4,000 for the South Fork Fire organization. This year is expected to be even bigger and Outlaw Fla Trac is proud to host Alpine Kids Ministries on this glorious evening.

Carson Water Subconservancy District's Watershed Moments series for August is, “Stop Invasive Species in Your Tracks,” which highlights those pesky invasive species that cling to us, our pets and our recreational equipment when we are out enjoying the summer sun.

Reno-based NVO Construction, a disruptive startup revolutionizing the home construction industry, announced it has hired industry veteran Aaron West to serve as its first Chief Strategy Officer. West joins NVO after serving as CEO of the Nevada Builders Alliance for nearly a decade; he will join the fast-growing start-up company to help expand their business footprint in Nevada, California and beyond.

Eliminating barriers and providing more access to higher education and career training have enabled JOIN Inc. and Western Nevada College to help many people over the years.

Join URN Extension Master Gardener Janice Scott to learn how to dig, divide and plant Iris.
This event is free and open to the public.
Location Dangberg Home Historic Ranch 1450 NV-88, Minden, NV.
For more information or questions contact jessicagardner@unr.edu or 775-782-9960

With just three concerts remaining, the Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series returns Saturday, August 13 with Grammy-nominated blues artist Danielle Nicole headlining the Change Companies stage at the Brewery Arts Center. Opening for Danielle Nicole is the Buddy Emmer Band.