Nevada State Fair returns to Carson City's Mills Park Thursday through Sunday

Nevada State Parks is excited to collaborate with the team from KNPB’s well-known series, "Wild Nevada," to highlight the wealth of spectacular settings at state parks throughout Nevada.

It’s hard to see straight when the weekend approaches. The Downtown Business Association hosts their monthly wine walk on Saturday, but that is just the tip of the fun-time iceberg. Due Sorella, also known as Two Sisters, welcomes their annual Autumn Vintage Faire to the large parking lot behind them and the Airstreams on Main event brings shiny trailer nostalgia with them. Join the Annual Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center this evening – just remember to bring a jacket, it’s getting chilly once the sun goes down.

In its nearly 20 years, Muscle Powered — Citizens for a Walkable and Bikeable Carson City — has been instrumental in building trails, advocating for safety and access, and cleaning up public spaces.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Carson City man who died in a crash involving a feral horse early Saturday morning on Highway 50 east of Silver Springs.

Come see Western Nevada College’s new NV Energy Industrial Technology Lab on Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Carson City campus. The unveiling of the lab will occur at 5 p.m. during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Reynolds Building.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in attempting to locate suspects in an early Sunday morning burglary at Capitol City Liquor.

A Dayton man who died in a June 5, 2017 crash that involved a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper on US50 in Lyon County failed to maintain his lane when operating his 1999 BMW and is found to be at fault in the crash, according to Reno Police Department’s M.A.I.T. investigators in their final report released Wednesday.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has proclaimed Oct. 2-6, 2017 the “Week of Respect.” In tow with the proclamation, the Carson City School District’s superintendent has made a Pledge of Achievement to ensure consistent implementation of anti-bullying programs and practices in all schools and work environments.

Plaques bearing the names of two Las Vegas area firefighters who died last year in the line of duty will be added at the Nevada Firefighters' Memorial in Carson City on Oct. 14.

UPDATE 5:58PM: Highway 395, which was closed in both directions from Riverview Drive and SR208 Holbrook Junction due to the Cutter Fire, is now back open. The Cutter Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains has grown to 650 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
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A wildfire is burning Tuesday afternoon in the Pine Nut Mountains near Leviathan Mine Road in Douglas County, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a 19-year-old Northern California man involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Saturday on Highway 50 near Spooner Summit west of Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that happened early Tuesday morning after a victim had a gun pulled on him.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office will host its first "Coffee with a Cop" event this Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Dunkin' Donuts on East William Street.

Fall is the time of year for increased bear foraging activity and more human and bear encounters are possible, according to wildlife officials in Nevada and California.