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The Carson City School District is pleased to announce three teachers earned certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The NBPTS is widely considered to be the highest professional recognition for educators.

Youth Theatre Carson City will hold auditions for Willy Wonka, Jr., this Saturday at the Western Nevada Performing Arts Center. The show will run four performances, April 16-18 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Carson High School and UNR graduate, Rachel Lindgren, took home win number three Tuesday on the television game-show 'Jeopardy.'

CARSON CITY — For nearly a decade, Reno photographer Paul Baker Prindle has documented sites from California to New York that look extraordinarily ordinary, downright banal. Yet each of these places and their everyday landscapes has a horrific story to tell.

Those preparing for Medicare can take advantage of monthly educational seminars in Carson City beginning in February and running to September.

Individual and groups have come forward to generate reward money in the amount of $10,000 for information that would solve a crime in which an adult moose was illegally killed 20 miles southeast of Jarbidge in Elko County.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Tourism, also known as Travel Nevada, has released its 2018 Visitor’s Guide, available at visitors centers, airports, and hotels throughout the state. The free, 124-page guide also will be available for order or download from TravelNevada.com/travel-guides later this month.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive by shooting incident that occurred early Saturday night, Jan. 20.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to the area of Carmine Street for a report of power lines down caused by a truck moving a mobile home, according to dispatch.

The Carson City Library is planning the soft opening for Monday, Jan. 29 after closing in December for an interior refresh, including new flooring and paint.

A 51-year-old transient man was arrested Saturday for felony suspicion of indecent exposure, misdemeanor driving under the influence second offense and open container of alcohol, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A fast moving weather system is on track to bring windy conditions and rain to the Carson City region Wednesday into Thursday, with moderate to heavy snow in the Sierra and a chance for a couple of inches on the valley floors.

The state administrator in charge of the agency that allowed squalid conditions to persist at homes for its severely mentally ill clients has resigned after allegations she provided false testimony at a legislative hearing earlier last week.

It’s back to school for the students of Western Nevada College, and they’ll have the traveling exhibit ‘Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground’ to enjoy in the Bristlecone Building’s Main Gallery. There’s a storm in the hills, and it might just make it into the valley, so bundle up and drive safely. Tonight, everyone is invited to the Healthy Communities Coalition’s monthly cooking class; you’ll learn to make a meal, and then sample it. Learn how to find your center with the Dharma Zephyr Sitting Group. Beginners begin at 5:30 p.m., and those with practice meet at 6:45 p.m.