Carson City Sheriff's Office issues PSA regarding vehicle registration, insurance, licenses and more

Sunday offers a brief reprieve from the chill of winter with a forecast high of around 50 degrees before the next bout of cold air hits the region on New Year's Eve.

The setting sun paints clouds in the evening sky over Dayton Saturday.

A pair of mustangs were grazing on a common grass area at the corner of East College Parkway and Airport Road Saturday afternoon as traffic whizzed by.

Motorists should watch for wild horses, which have been spotted with some frequency in Northeast Carson City of late, and slow down if they are in the area.

Law enforcement has been called out multiple times in recent days reference to mustangs at the busy intersection.

A large eight-point Mule buck plucked fruit off high branches of an apple tree Friday afternoon on W. Telegraph Street near Mountain and Elizabeth.

The buck raised himself up on his hind legs to reach fruit that was otherwise unreachable for his does and the younger Mule deer in his band.

And, together, the deer feasted.

I'm a bit of a New Year's humbug. I really don't celebrate the holiday. I'm usually "sawing logs" between one year and the next by the time the ball drops on the West Coast.

Students enrolled in the fall semester of the Engineering Design class, taught by Lior Singer, have successfully completed their final class projects.

The last week of 2018 is flying by and the year's final weekend is upon us.

Daytime temperatures should warm up into the 40s today and near 50 by Sunday, so get out and enjoy the bright winter sunshine and fresh, crisp December air.

On Dec. 27, 2018 the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department completed the installation of a concrete monument sign and rules/regulatory signage at the Rifle and Pistol Range.

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested by Special Enforcement Team deputies and Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives in the area of Clear Creek and Dat So La Lee on five counts of sexual assault on a victim under 14, six counts of using a minor under 14 for pornography, and one count of felony child abuse.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with an attempted theft at Walmart, located in the Topsy Lane Shopping Center at 3770 U.S. Highway 395 South in Carson City.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Jan. 3 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 East William Street.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies are on scene of a non-injury two-vehicle accident that occurred Friday morning just after 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of N. Stewart and E. Robinson streets.

The vehicles involved, however, are blocking parts of Robinson Street as well as the No. 1 travel lane of northbound Stewart.

Motorists in the area can expect traffic delays and should consider an alternate route.

Hello Carson City. The weekend approaches and we're still wondering how we went from Thanksgiving to Christmas so fast. We are coming into Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. Besides having to put on an extra layer of clothing and setting the thermostat a couple degrees warmer, conditions outside are what can be expected as we head into 2019: Cloudy to sunny with a continued chill in the air.

CARSON CITY — January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from Jan. 2 through Feb. 28. Radon test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations, statewide.