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UPDATE MONDAY: Two of the women involved in a vehicle pursuit in Carson City on Sunday afternoon face multiple charges after fleeing from deputies and, later, being caught.

CARSON CITY — The next new driver’s license or ID card you get from the Nevada DMV will have a new look and updated security features. A rollout of the new Nevada Driver’s License begins Monday, July 12 and will continue through July and August.

Last week I stood in the street with my neighbor Karen watching a lightning started fire up on the mountain to the west. Fortunately, the smoke plume was small and the flames were hard to see even with binoculars. We knew all the firefighting services were stretched to the maximum with multiple fires across the Sierra Front and into California.

With temperatures expected to surpass 100 degrees, an excessive heat warning continues through at least Tuesday for western and Northern Nevada, including the Carson City region, according to the National Weather Service.

CARSON CITY — Feeding Pets of the Homeless recently received a $10,000 donation from CareVet to help provide pet food, supplies, emergency veterinary care and wellness clinics to companion animals of homeless individuals across the United States.

Just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon a vehicle crash was reported at Spooner Junction involving a semi-truck and at least two other vehicles.

The Carson City School District Board will be meeting on Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room inside the Carson City Community Center located at 851 E. William Street.

Items to be discussed during the meeting include possible action to approve the district’s plan for in-person instruction, continuity of services, and the path forward for distance education for the 2021-2022 school year.

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, "Callosum", by LB Buchan at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery.

The exhibition will be in the gallery from July 9 – October 21, 2021. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City.

Tickets are now on sale for The Capital City Brewfest! This year’s event will take place Aug. 28 from 3 to 8 p.m. After canceling last year due to COVID-19, organizers and brewers are looking forward to getting out again.

UPDATE 7:57 p.m.: The fire in the Jack's Valley Road area is contained at 2.7 acres and the road should be reopening soon, according to the Record Courier.

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: Multiple lightning strikes are being reported throughout Douglas County. Additional units are being called from Tahoe and Truckee Meadows to offer assistance.

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Around 4:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon, firefighters were called to the area of Jack's Valley Road on report of a brush fire.

A 37-year-old Dayton woman was arrested at a casino on E. William Street for three counts of child neglect and endangerment.

UPDATE: At 1:30 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff's Office issued the following press release:

On July 9th during the early morning hours, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and State Division of Investigations were requested to assist U.S. Marshal’s and ATF Agents in the apprehension of a murder suspect out of San Jose, CA.

The suspect, Adrian Laredo, born October 11th, 1994, had been located in a congested neighborhood in the area of North Roop Street and East Corbet Street, but was in the company of a child under the age of 5.

The child was believed to be Laredo’s son. Although surveillance teams identified Laredo outside of the home several times during the morning, each time he came out of the house he was accompanied by the toddler.

By 11:30 a.m., the joint agency operations leaders determined to use a SWAT Team to take the suspect into custody. The suspect was taken into custody at 11:55 without incident and transported to the Carson City Jail. No injuries were reported.

While the area of the arrest was closed to the public for only 15 minutes, the Sheriff’s Office had secured the entire neighborhood throughout the morning until the order was given to take him into custody.

The Sheriff’s Office utilized social media app platforms to inform residents and businesses in the area to remain inside.

Complete details of the San Jose homicide were not immediately available. However, Agents did inform local agencies that the homicide occurred on June 17th in San Jose. Details suggested two individuals were shot during a robbery, and that one of the two had died from his wounds.

Detectives from California had been dispatched to Carson City early and have been anticipated to perform follow up investigative steps upon their arrival.

Sheriff Furlong stated that the proximity of the toddlers remained the highest concern in the area all morning. However, he was pleased that the law enforcement teams were able to develop an effective plan for the apprehension that minimized risks to innocent by-standers, including children.

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Roop Street was briefly closed to traffic on Friday morning while a California murder suspect was taken into custody.

Vitality Unlimited, established in Elko in 1971, was informed yesterday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), that we have been awarded two grants for totally $4,000,000 each. These grants will enable Vitality Unlimited to expand their already successful Carson City and Dayton, NV Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) to add a new CCBHC in Reno, Nevada.

Flavors of India, Carson City’s only Indian food restaurant, shut its doors some time ago and vacated the property on South Carson Street. But now it has returned, with some distinct changes to its operation.

UPDATE 4:47PM: Caltrans is detouring traffic on U.S. 395 from the Nevada state line to State Route 182 in Bridgeport. Maintenance crews are working to remove the fallen rocks. There is not an estimated time of opening US-395 at this time.
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A 5.9 magnitude earthquake happened at 3:49 p.m. Thursday and was centered in the Coleville area on the California side, South of Gardnerville, according to the USGS. The quake was felt throughout Carson City and the region.

A Carson City man who is currently in jail for felony jail escape charges, was booked Wednesday and Thursday for felony and misdemeanor warrants issued out of Churchill County.

As the summer season charges on and daily temperatures soar well into triple digits, Carson City’s weekend social calendar fills up with live music and community events.

Property management company Kromer Investments has opened its first development in Carson City, the Carson Hills Apartments, on West Clearview Drive.

Live theater performances around the Carson City and Carson Valley regions have been on the back burner for over a year now as COVID-19 restricted full capacities inside audience venues.

While the pandemic brought to light numerous success stories of local businesses trying to continue operations as usual, local theater companies are no strangers to creative thinking in the last 16 months.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday received multiple reports from business owners located off Arrowhead Drive. These businesses reported being victims of mail theft. The suspects appear to be forcibly breaking into mailboxes and stealing the contents.

On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at approximately 6:13 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a fatal crash at SR-88 and Douglas County mile marker 7 in Minden.

Temperatures above 100 degrees will be hitting the capital city this weekend and continuing through at least Tuesday, putting certain groups at risk of illness. Those groups include senior citizens, especially home-bound seniors.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is soliciting public feedback to establish formal policies for the installation of roadside memorials on state roads and highways as well as creating secondary highway names to honor Nevada public servants.

Through July 31, Nevadans can visit www.dot.nv.gov/memorials to provide input. The survey is intended to capture feedback of Nevada residents and those who use Nevada highways. Public comment will also be solicited as a draft roadside memorial policy is developed.

ROADSIDE MEMORIALS