Three straight 'Jeopardy' wins for Carson High graduate Rachel Lindgren

Thunderstorms and heavy rain Monday evening has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for Douglas County and southern Lyon County until 8 p.m.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada State Police Highway Patrol were called to a crash Monday afternoon near I-580 on the east side of the intersection of South Carson, US-50 West.

UPDATE: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine units and dive team, along with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, on Monday located and recovered the individual reported missing on July 21, 2024 on Topaz Lake in southern Douglas County.

Looking for a place to take your little ones this week? Look no further! Here is a list of family-friendly (and fun!) activities and events happening this week around Carson City.

Thanks to the work of dedicated neighbors, community members and Carson City staff, the Saliman Road Walking Path Beautification Project is one step closer to completion with the installation of two new benches.

Carson High School Football and the CHS Football Booster Club are pleased to announce the Annual Kickoff Dinner at Fuji Hall, at Carson City's Fuji Park this Saturday, July 27. The event will open its doors at 5 p.m., with dinner scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

UPDATE: Power has been restored.
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UPDATE: NV Energy reports power being restored to most areas in south Carson City and north Douglas County. As of 6:35 p.m. Sunday there were 259 NV Energy customers without power.
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Thunderstorms may be behind power outages early Sunday evening in south Carson City and north Douglas County. As of 5:26 p.m. NV Energy reports 2,225 customers without power from multiple outages.

My friend Eric was wondering why his third-year strawberry plants were not as productive as they were in their second year. Last year he had a multitude of large, luscious strawberries. This year, while the mother plants were green and healthy, they had sent off runners on which the strawberry fruits were growing.

A man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to run a pedestrian off the road, then threatening him with a metal pipe, and also for allegedly running another person off the roadway where they wound up in a ditch, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.

UPDATE: The roadway is now clear. No word yet on injuries.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada State Police Highway Patrol responded Sunday morning to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash with injury on Highway 50 West, around a mile up from the I-580, US-50 junction.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 22-28, 2024. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

UPDATE: The fire was knocked down and CCFD firefighters have returned to their stations.
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Carson City Fire Department responded Saturday evening to a report of a fire at the Carson City landfill off of US-50 East and Flint Drive.

UPDATE 7:27PM: The fire near Santa Maria Ranch burned around .01 of an acre and is listed as controlled, according to Minden dispatch.
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Central Lyon Fire and other agencies were called late Saturday afternoon to a brush fire on the south side of Highway 50 south of the Dayton area.

Scattered thunderstorms with the potential of heavy rainfall and localized flooding are possible Saturday afternoon and early evening, mostly south of Highway 50 into Douglas and south Lyon counties, according to the National Weather Service.