Semi truck bursts into flames in deadly crash at Silver Springs roundabout

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, recently accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

The Salvation Army serving Carson City and Douglas County has begun the second phase of its capital campaign to raise $1.2 million needed to move from its Colorado Street location in Carson City to a bigger place.

A Douglas County woman was arrested for suspicion of felony theft and exploitation of an elderly person after being accused of converting more than $250,000 for her personal use while serving as caretaker to her 93-year-old father, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt said Monday.

U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., went on a profanity-laced tirade aimed at Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke after a recent leadership shakeup at the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, an audio recording obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal reveals.

The Greenhouse Project is gearing up for another busy season, and now is the time to mark your calendars to save dates for several events and volunteer opportunities.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce that Phase I of the Minden Medical Center remodel has been completed and the new, south-end entrance is fully operational. Please note that the old west-side entrance is no longer available for patient access, everyone is now directed to the south entrance.

UPDATE 12:48PM: The fire was knocked down at 12:26 p.m. A fire investigator has been called to the scene.
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Carson City Fire department and sheriff's deputies were called to a structure fire in the 800 block of West Bonanza in north Carson City.

Do you ever wonder about that old stone house at the eastern entrance to Mills Park? Called the Wungnema House it has interesting history. Take a tour today during the monthly open house, and learn more about the early residents of Carson City. As a child of the 80s, I’m excited about this week’s Flashback Cinema feature at Galaxy Theaters. "The Dark Chrystal" was a favorite of mine. If you’ve got kids, or a pang of nostalgia, catch one of the two showings today, or again Wednesday. Read on for more of what's happening today.

Ray Frederick shared a story as he walked toward the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City on Saturday. “My nephew was shot at Gilroy High School in the late 1980. These school shootings have been going on for a long time. They never could get the bullet out. It’s lodged in his spine.”

Earth Day at Lake Tahoe has a special meaning. Working together through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, more than 50 local, state, federal, nonprofit, and private sector partners are implementing projects and programs to conserve the Tahoe Basin’s environment and fix past environmental harms.

Anne Frank wrote, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait for a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Two exemplary staff members at Pioneer High School are definitely not wasting any time when it comes to improving the world around them.

Two women were arrested Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of South Carson Street, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said, each for felony suspicion of possession of methamphetamine.

A golf tournament in memory of late Carson High School coach and teacher Shane Quilling will be held Sunday, April 15 at Arrow Creek Golf Club in South Reno.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) is holding a hiring event on Saturday, March 24 for candidates seeking a career in law enforcement and public safety.