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Mile High Jazz Band will present “Cool January Jazz” on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, 507 N. Carson Street inside the Carson Nugget. The music is free, donations welcome.

The 17-member band will play favorite big-band jazz tunes from its extensive repertoire and feature the vocal stylings of Jakki Ford. Pianist and band leader David Bugli said, "This is the band's first performance of the new year.

Two days before a winter storm shut down government offices in Northern Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo asked if certain licensure requirements could be waived by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to address a shortage of highway maintenance workers who keep roadways clear.

The father and son who had been accused of starting the Caldor Fire after target shooting in the area will no longer be facing reckless arson charges after a judge ruled there was a lack of evidence to move to a trial.

After a day of relative sunshine and calm, a warm storm will bring rain to Carson City and surrounding counties, high elevation snow along with breezy valley conditions and gusty ridge winds late Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Job 7:1 tells us, “The life of man upon earth is a warfare.” That was a sagacious perception away back when, but it no longer has to be that way in this 21st century.

There was a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon on I-580 north of Carson City in Washoe Valley. It happened in the southbound lane, one mile from the Bowers Mansion turnoff.

UPDATE: NV Energy is working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible for affected customers, according to a news release Sunday morning. Additional resources are coming in from other NV Energy regions to assist crews already working.

Outages are caused by the heavy wind throughout Northern Nevada during the evening and overnight. Northern Nevada experienced a nearly 18-hour high wind event. The wind damage includes both poles and wires down in multiple locations. Go...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 15-21, 2024. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

As of 5:30 p.m., approximately 1,000 Carson City residents are without power according to NV Energy.

The outages are occurring throughout the capital city. Multiple downed power lines and overturned trees are being reported. Fire fighters and first responders are responding to many of these calls.

UPDATE 5:20 p.m.: While many NDOT traffic cams are down due to the wind through Washoe Valley, it appears at this time that southbound traffic is able to make it into the valley.

Any vehicles over 9 feet are not permitted. Wind speeds are extremely high, please use caution.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: A driver from the second crash is being transported to the hospital for a potential head injury. Both southbound lanes are still blocked at this time. One lane is still open northbound.

UPDATE 4:20 p.m.: A second crash is now blocking both southbound lanes in Washoe Valley...

Local Photographer Mark Gillard’s art is featured in a one man show at DST Coffee here in Gardnerville starting on Monday, January 15th.

His work ranges from landscapes to flora and fauna; historic buildings to his favorite – cows. Mark has enjoyed photography since he was a kid. It remains a passion to this day. His photos are of areas from Mad Canyon’s majestic peaks to Gardnerville’s Meadows, historic locales from Genoa to Virginia City, barns to classic cars.

Northern Nevada Dream Center has been selected as a beneficiary of the FoodMaxx Give Back Bag Program for the month of January 2024.

A High Wind Warning has been issued for the Greater Reno-Carson-Minden areas from 1 p.m. Saturday through 4 a.m. Sunday.

Expect strong southwesterly winds with gusts 50-65 mph, with wind prone and foothill areas seeing gusts 70+ mph.

On Sunday morning, a Carson City family lost everything in a home fire.

The following comes from the GoFundMe:

Hi everyone. I am setting up this Go Fund Me to kindly request your support for my older brother, Armando Silis and his family (Girlfriend, their 2-year-old son and his father-in-law) who lost everything this Sunday, January 7, 2024 when our family home burned down.

Happy Friday, Carson Now readers! Let's take a look at what this weekend has in store.

Just after 5 p.m. on Thursday evening, Carson City deputies were dispatched to the area of Fairview Drive and Butti Way on report of a crash involving an intoxicated subject.

When deputies arrived on scene, they made contact with a 40-year-old Carson City man who was driving the at fault vehicle.

Due to the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety continuing to report severe weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all State executive branch government offices (other than essential public safety and corrections personnel) remain closed on Friday, January 12, 2024 in Carson City, Churchill County, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County, and Washoe County.

Due to weather and dangerous road conditions being more severe than anticipated, non-essential University of Nevada, Reno operations and in-person Wintermester classes will be suspended, today, Friday, Jan. 12. This applies to all University facilities in Washoe County, Douglas County and Carson City.

Having worked on a crisis hotline years ago and have always wanted to highlight that stalking crime has many hidden hurts and harms, my intent is to raise awareness.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a person of interest in a burglary of a business.

The members of Chapter 7 Disabled American Veterans of Carson City will be holding its first meeting of the year Jan. 16, 2024. Social time begins at 5:30 p.m. while the meeting begins at 6 p.m. We will have light snacks and refreshments during the social time.

These two "snow birds" were photographed under blue skies Thursday morning in Carson City checking out the scenery and what the storm left behind.

With the latest storm having blanketed western Nevada with six inches to a foot or more of snow, and another storm setting up to follow late Friday into Saturday, law enforcement and state transportation officials are urging motorists to take all winter driving safety precautions, including avoiding unnecessary travel.

Due to the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety reporting severe weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all State executive branch government offices (other than essential public safety and corrections personnel) remain closed on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Carson City, Churchill County, Douglas County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Persing County, Storey County, and Washoe County.

Due to inclement weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, all Lyon County offices (other than essential public safety personnel), and schools will be closed today, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Lyon County emergency and snow removal personnel are working to address public safety concerns.

TAHOE CITY — An avalanche Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe ski area resulted in one fatality, the Placer County Sheriff's Office says, with three injuries, according to the resort.

Recently, Carson City residents have been contacted by scammers pretending to be the Carson City Sheriff’s Office employees. These scammers will tell the potential victims they have warrants for their arrest or they have missed jury duty.

The scammers will solicit personal information and then demand payment in some form, such as gift cards, cash applications, or bitcoin, to not be arrested.

At their first meeting of the year Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, the Carson City School District School Board of Trustees nominated and voted in new leadership for the Carson City school board. Trustee Joe Cacioppo, District 7, was named the newest president.

The Northern Nevada Reading Coalition, an alliance of community partners that is committed to early childhood literacy in Nevada, will be celebrating the expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. at Douglas County Public Library located at 1625 Library Lane, Minden.