UPDATE: Fifth Street at the roundabout was opened at 3:11 p.m.
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UPDATE: Carson City fire and rescue canceled Care Flight and is taking the driver of the truck that flipped by ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
The driver apparently went through the Fifth Street travel lane at the roundabout, possibly going too fast, flipping the truck to its side and dumping a load of dirt, garbage and other debris along the roadway.

Washoe Lake State Park is offering a variety of events and hikes in April. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt, a guided walk through the wetlands and a wildflower walk. Participants will learn about the natural and cultural history of the park and surrounding area.

The annual Chili/Bingo Night fundraiser runs from 6 to 8 p.m. with games, great prizes, plenty of chili varieties competing in a cook-off and more.

Money from the fundraiser will go to the CMS Band and Strings program. CMS is located at 1140 W King St., Carson City.

See the flier below.

In what would give Heavenly Mountain Resort more latitude for expanded activities, the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Thursday unanimously approved the resort's proposed Epic Discovery Project to allow new year-round outdoor recreational opportunities on already developed portions of the ski area on U.S. Forest Service land.

During an appearance by Sen. Harry Reid this morning on KNPR’s “State of Nevada” talk show, the program received a surprise caller. "Harry, this is Barack," ......

A timeline of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid's political career, from his early years in the Nevada Legislature to his election to Congress, where he served five terms in the Senate and served as party leader before announcing he would not seek re-election in 2016....

Reno Police tell Channel 2 News they have arrested a man many of you wrote us about on social media. Police have identified him as 53-year-old Michael Woolsey. Right now he is being held on unrelated warrant charges but police are continuing to investigate the Meadowood Mall incident.

Don't forget my author book signing event will be held during the wine walk in Carson City. It will be at Comma Coffee 312 S. Carson Street, 1 to 5 p.m. during the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk, April 4, 2015

Generational Gifts: The Legacy Of Evelyn Marie: My grandmother left a legacy when she passed from this life. In a folder containing hundreds of her unpublished poems I discovered a treasure. Her poems told of her dreams and disappointments, her love and loss, and her resilience in an era of economic depression and world war.

Sen. Harry Reid announced Friday he will not seek re-election in 2016....

Rebuked by election experts and Democrats as discriminatory legislation, a recent wave of GOP-backed voter reform bills will add more fuel to an ongoing debate about ......

Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s most recent mailer reminded voters that she has received the endorsment of the cops’ union, the first of what probably will be many hard-hiting fliers before the upcoming election....

Three late-inning errors snapped a tie and sent College of Southern Nevada to a 5-2 series-opening baseball victory over Western Nevada College on Thursday in Carson City.

The win pulled the Coyotes (8-5) within one game of the first-place Wildcats (9-4) in the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings. CSN ace Phil Bickford, the 10th pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft, is scheduled to pitch the opening game of Friday's doubleheader set for noon at John L. Harvey Field.

The debate over taxes continued in the Nevada Legislature on Thursday, with Gov. Brian Sandoval slamming the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce over a new study that criticized his proposal for a business license fee to raise money for public education....

A competitive, $4.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will integrate research and Extension to help Great Basin and Southwestern tribal...

UPDATE: Two women have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle after a high-risk traffic stop Thursday on North Carson Street and Park.
Arrested were Jessica Lynn Roberts, 27, and Ashlee Marie Vazquez, 22. Both from Carson City. Each face a felony charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. Officers recovered a 2001 GMC Tahoe after running a license plate that came back as a stolen vehicle. Bail has been set at $25,000 each.

Why do you nuke Switzerland?
When it's faux neutral and its consultant out a study destroying your tax plan. Methinks the governor is a tad upset:...

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will open some recreational facilities on April 1 for the 2015 season. “With the spring-like weather we’ve been having, we’re shifting Forest resources to open gates and parking areas to provide access to our beaches, trails and roads, said Forest Supervisor Jeff Marsolais.

The Cliven Bundy Gang is planning a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the botched BLM raid on the rancher who owes the federal government a fortune in grazing fees.
The CBG has eve...

A group of conservative Nevada Republicans plan to introduce an alternative budget plan that doesn't raise taxes. Republican Assemblyman Jim Wheeler said the plan would ......

Clark County’s child welfare and court systems are “overtaxed and under stress” with limited resources and policies and procedures that too often result in less-than-best outcomes for children, according to a report published Thursday....

Pope Francis will visit President Barack Obama at the White House on September 23 as part of the pontiff’s first visit to the United States....

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's office responded to a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle in the area of Long and Russell. The accident was reported around 12:30 p.m. Arriving deputies said the rider, a male, was conscious with neck, back and hip pain, according to dispatch.
Traffic is was being diverted around the south side of Long and Russell.

A 27-year-old transient was arrested Wednesday in the 1600 block of Brown Street on felony and gross misdemeanor drug charges after allegedly having prescription pills he was dispensing to another person after having been released from jail, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A bill proposed in the U.S. House would extend the proposed Interstate 11 into northern Nevada and southern Arizona. Congress in 2012 officially designated a corridor between Phoenix ......