Carson City sheriff's detectives ask for public's help identifying catalytic converter thief

UPDATE: 12:20 a.m. Sunday. The fire appears to be out. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

UPDATE 11:00 p.m.: Central Lyon County fire has also arrived to offer assistance to the Carson City Fire Department. Red Cross has been advised due to the displacement of residents.

A fire broke out just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday night near the 3900 block of Pheasant Drive and Mockingbird Way.

According to dispatch, the fire is a structure fire involving a 4-plex. There is heavy smoke in the area, and it is unclear at this point how many units are affected.

There was a certain energy in the air, an excitement swirling among the 15 students spanning the grades from kindergarten through eighth in the isolated, one-room schoolhouse in Ruby Valley.

It wasn’t just that the sun was finally shining — glistening off the wind-polished snow that stretched for miles — on this day in late March after a long, seemingly relentless winter.

There was something else. The Bookmobile was finally coming.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will be celebrating the dedication of its newly built Community Labyrinth on May 4, 2019 with a service beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon. The members of St. Peter’s parish invite you to join them in walking the labyrinth beginning at 1 in the afternoon as a participant of the World Labyrinth Day- Walk as One at 1 campaign. Members of the parish will be on hand to share stories about the church. St Peter’s Memorial Bricks and Commemorative Coins will also be for sale during this event. St. Peter’s is located at 314 N. Division Street in Carson City.

On April 22nd 2019, the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada hosted their first clean-up of Fulstone Wetlands as part of the Adopt-A-Trail program.

Around 90 participants picked up 200 pounds of trash! The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department wants to extend our thanks for the efforts of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada.

Good morning Carson City, and happy weekend! We've got a warm day ahead with highs of 76 degrees! Today on the docket is the early farmer's market, a Mother's Day craft fair, the grand reopening of the second wind thrift store, and more!

Here's what's happening Saturday:

UPDATE: As of 4:25 p.m. she has been found safe.

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An Amber Alert was issued Friday for a 13-year-old girl out of Reno named Genesis Reynosa.

She was last seen at Wingfield Park in Reno with an older male, and there were several messages received indicating she was in danger according to Carson City dispatch.

She has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue Vaughn Middle School sweatshirt over a purple t shirt with black pants and black shoes. She is 5 feet tall and 120 lbs.

On Friday afternoon just before 1 p.m. Careflight was called to a trail in Ash Canyon behind WNC after a bicyclist was injured.

According to dispatch, the cyclist went over their handlebars while riding and appeared to have neck injuries, as well as chest injuries. They reported the cyclist was having difficulty breathing.

Careflight landed at 1:25 p.m. near the college and the cyclist was transported to Renown.

We will update with more information as it becomes available.

Easton Corbin will leave the woodshed and head West to open the summer concert series at Northern Nevada’s Carson Valley Inn.

The rising country artist will be the first to hit TJ’s Corral stage in 2019, playing at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, at the start of Memorial Day Weekend.

Ron Wood Family Resource Center is looking for volunteers to assist with the Postal Food Drive. Each year we receive several pounds of non-perishable food from the postal service to assist our community with emergency food.

Miranda grew up in Carson City, went to Carson High School, lived a normal childhood. She is the second oldest of four siblings, and grew up with loving parents. But her life changed forever when she became addicted to drugs.

Her mother, Kristi, has been fighting to keep her daughter alive since then, facing numerous near-death scares.

What a week it was Carson City, and it isn't even over yet. Heading into Friday, May 3, 2019, we're looking at continued sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s. There's a host of activities Friday and, looking ahead, a bevy of fun Saturday including a Mother's Day craft fair at the Carson City Community Center, a Star Wars themed bicycle safety day, a wine, cheese and dessert ride aboard the V&T, an early opening of the downtown farmer's market, the May Downtown Carson City Wine Walk, a memorial walk, presentations, comedy, live music and more. Enjoy.

It has been said that good people bring out the good in other people. The sentiment rings true in Carson City for two very special employees at Pioneer High School, Phyllis Atkinson and Monica Ward. They were nominated by their peers to be recognized for their tremendous efforts. Mrs. Atkinson is the educator of the year and Ms. Ward is the classified employee of the year.

May is National Bike Month, celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Here in Carson City, Muscle Powered hosts several fun and exciting bicycle-themed events throughout the month to satisfy everyone from the first-time cyclist to the long-term veterans.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a brush fire Thursday afternoon at the Carson City Airport.