Traffic backed up due to chase, traffic stop involving multiple armed motorcyclists

Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the National Association of Town Watch will host National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7 at Mills Park from 5 to 8 p.m.

According to Trip Advisor, the top 10 “most excellent cities in the world” are: Key West, Florida; Reykjavik, Iceland; Edinburgh, Scotland; Marrakech, Morocco; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Dublin, Ireland; Bali, Indonesia; Krakow, Poland; Glasgow, Scotland, and New Orleans Louisiana.

The Board of Supervisors on Thursday reached a compromise on development plans for another portion of Lompa Ranch.

Get ready for all things shiny, whether it be brass or chrome. You’ll find plenty of horns playing during the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival that kicks off today. Just about every event is free to the public and family friendly, so get ready for a melodic few weeks. The historic Bliss Mansion, across the street from the Governor’s Mansion, hosts the opening night Garden Party. Hot August Nights gets an early start in Virginia City with a show and shine and poker run; 400 classic cars are waxed up and ready to impress.

FRIDAY, August 3: Things to do in Carson City

A brush fire sparked early Thursday evening in Washoe Valley north of Carson City was knocked down by firefighters, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.

In a move that many experts described as a shift to promote industry, the Interior Department is rolling back policies to offset the impact of development on public lands.

CARSON CITY — In the midst of Tahoe’s busy summer tourism season, the Nevada Department of Transportation is offering reminders for convenient and safe access to outdoor recreation and businesses within the State Route 28 Shared Use Path and Safety, Stormwater Enhancements construction zone.

The Carson City Airport has been awarded grants totaling $845,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for road and taxiway repairs and to install weather reporting equipment.

After two years of fundraising events from bake sales to their jeans day event, the Department of Administration, Activities Committee was finally able to throw their long planned employee appreciation event Thursday afternoon in the grassy lot across from the State Archives building in Carson City.

The Washoe Zephyr is a double-sided coin. The breeze is a welcome reprieve from hot summer afternoons and can do wonders clearing the smoke from the valley. On the other hand, that wind does local firefighters no favors if it just helps push the fire line faster. There may be some relief from the bad air today, but you’ll still want to take it easy.

CARSON CITY — Increased fuels due to the wet winter and spring, drying vegetation, high fuel loading, and increasing daytime temperatures have prompted the Bridgeport and Carson Ranger Districts on the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest to announce the implementation of fire restrictions beginning Saturday, August 4.

Friday opens the 15th annual Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival in Carson City that features 17 days of music, art and film at multiple venues in Carson City, August 3-19.

In Northern Nevada, we're generally used to animals that are anything but cuddly. Rattlesnakes, hawks with razor-sharp talons; even our wild horses bite and kick. But a new addition to the environment has some Nevadans wary.

UPDATE 11:53AM: Carson City and Gardnerville was downgraded to the "unhealthy" category on the Air Quality Index after remaining in the moderate level until around 10 a.m. The "unhealthy" category, in which Carson City was 161 and Gardnerville 162, means everyone may begin to experience health effects, members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
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Smoke-filled skies continue to grip Carson City and Western Nevada on Wednesday though some of the haze has eased since the first part of the week.