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

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — Fort Churchill State Historic Park is offering a variety of ranger-led programs during the month of August. Programs highlight the area’s rich history and abundant natural resources.

A wildlife bill supported by the Nevada Department of Wildlife is now before both houses of Congress. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act recommends crucial funding for conservation of those fish and wildlife species in greatest need across the country.

It’s time for a new week, but unfortunately, the air conditions are just more of the same. The summer’s wildfire season just seems to be getting worse. As the smoky air settles in the valley, you’ll need to be much more cautious about your outdoor activity. Let Chili’s take care of dinner tonight, it’s too hot to cook anyway, and you’ll be helping the Northern Nevada Dream Center raise funds to assist those less fortunate. Kids can beat the heat at the Carson City Library with the Happy Notes program, just make sure you register first: space is limited.

Smoke that has settled into the Carson City area over the weekend from multiple fires burning throughout the Northern California region has resulted in an air quality index (AQI) rating of 89, according to CarsonWeather.com and the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

Smoky skies did little to deter youth BMX racers from taking to the dirt racing track located at Pete Livermore Sports Complex off South Edmunds Drive in Carson City.

I learned a new word this week, occultation. Researching it, I found it was an astronomical term describing one object blocking out another from an observer.

The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center (SFIDC) in Minden has reported a 30-acre brush fire burning north off Interstate 80 in the area of the Apple Data Center near Patrick, just east of Sparks.

Chrome, custom paint and white-walled tires covered the grass on the east end of Mills Park Saturday for the annual Run What Cha Brung car show sponsored by Karson Kruzers car club.

Conversation is a skill Mike Smith has polished to a gleam even more than the shoes he has shined since he was a youth growing up in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

Yeah, it’s hot out there, but it’s the area happenings that are sizzling. The Carson City Fair at Fuji Park offers a plethora of entertainment for all ages including tractor pulls, a carnival, and farm animals. Under the shade of the Mills Park cottonwoods, you’ll have all day to peruse the varied vehicles in the annual Run Whatcha Brung Car Show. The sun will come out tomorrow, but it’s the stars that are coming out tonight for the free Levitt Amp Concert at the Brewery Arts Center.

A beloved, time-honored activity is being brought to the Carson City community this summer in the form of free outdoor movies.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center has been in the Carson Mall parking lot, located at 1227 S Carson Street, all day for the purpose of raising donations to feed the hungry of our communities.

They are accepting both cash and food donations until 8 p.m. tonight, Friday, July 27.

So far, they have raised 10,000 lbs of food and $8,000, but their goal has yet to be met.

With the end of the heat wave nowhere in sight, people are beginning to get a little stir crazy stuck inside lying in front of the air-conditioning all day. Luckily, Carson City and the surrounding areas offer many options to keep cool while we wait for high temperatures to come down some.

The Salvation Army is collecting school supplies and back packs for children in need through August 20. Children from Carson City, Douglas County and the surrounding communities will receive school supplies and back packs as needed.