CHS Men’s swim team named Regional Champs

There is more hot and smoky in store for the day, including a very real threat of thunderstorms. You may want to stick to indoor activities when the air quality is low like this. The Capital City Community Band has a free concert and ice cream social scheduled for this afternoon at the First United Methodist Church. All are welcome, and it’s hard to argue with ice cream on a day like this. If you are looking to start your own business, but still some legal guidance, you’ll find the ‘Lunch-n-Learn’ workshop at the Adams Hub extremely helpful.

Carson City Health and Human Services has been receiving several calls about the impact of the smoke from the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and Carson City Health and Human Services continue to monitor air quality concerns from smoke drifting into the area from this fire.

UPDATE 3:56PM: According to a battalion chief on scene, forward progress of the fire has stopped, with firefighters having it surrounded. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Douglas County fire crews were called Wednesday afternoon to a brush fire in the Jacks Valley Road area. Carson City fire crews were also called as mutual aid to the fire.

UPDATE 2:58PM: Carson City's air quality worsened Wednesday afternoon to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" with an Air Quality Index measure now at 115.
Sensitive groups include people with lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children and teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. People who fall in this group should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Reno man who died Sunday in a motorcycle crash on USA Parkway in Lyon County.

New Western Nevada College President Dr. Vince Solis began work July 2 and has been busy meeting Carson City area community groups and leaders as well as faculty, staff and leaders at its Carson Valley and Fallon campuses.

CARSON CITY — June marked the 90th straight month of year-over-year job gains in Nevada, with job growth continuing to hover near 40,000 jobs per month on a year-over-year basis, according to stats released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

UPDATE 215PM: Power was fully restored by around 1 p.m., according to NV Energy.
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UPDATE 10:52AM: NV Energy notes on its website that it is re-evaluating the estimated time for power restoration. As of 10:50 a.m., 1,303 customers along the Highway 50 East corridor to Mound House remain without power.
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NV Energy reports a power outage Wednesday morning that has affected 1,303 customers in east Carson City. The outage happened at around 8 a.m.

CARSON CITY — Even before the Martin Fire burned more than 430,000 acres in northeast Nevada, many of which contained prime sage-grouse habitat near Paradise Valley, a project to enhance this critical sage-grouse habitat was already in the works.

Kevin Cron’s two-run double in the eighth inning led the Reno Aces to a 10-9 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday at Greater Nevada Field

The red-hot Aces have won nine of their last 11 games.

The Aces tallied 14 hits including back-to-back homers from Rey Fuentes and Cesar Puello. Socrates Brito added two RBIs. Catcher Anthony Recker launched his 11th home run to left field. Cron finished with two doubles and two RBIs.

People driving down Curry Street behind Capital Ford today stopped to gawk at the delivery of a rare Ford GT supercar. According to General Manager Tim Milligan, the half-million dollar car is one of only about 500 of this model in the U.S. This particular car is destined for a private party buyer in the area.

CARSON CITY — When Zeb Hogan spreads his arms as wide as they’ll go and declares, “I caught a fish this big,” he isn’t telling you a whopper. He’s showing you his resume.

With a steady rumble of engines and packed with all the color and chrome of American made classics, Karson Kruzers will host its 33rd "Run What Cha Brug" car show July 27-28 in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — Friday demonstrations of the Nevada State Museum’s historic Coin Press No. 1 have proven so popular this summer that museum officials are extending the program through Labor Day weekend in September.