NHP says mechanical failure suspected in fatal crash at US-50, US-95A roundabout in Silver Springs

St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate Irish heritage, excellent music, food, and of course, drinks galore. Check out the list for St. Paddy's events and other happenings throughout Carson City this weekend.

Under the Big Top, the 2019 circus-themed production of the Senior Follies, is seeking actors, dancers, singers and stage personnel for its upcoming show July 12-14. Auditions will be held Tuesday, April 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — A land of lochs, a monster, mountains and glens, Scotland conjures images of fertile, green valleys, littered with castles and dotted with sheep. Across the country where bloody battles have been fought since 85 A.D., when Scotland was known as Caledonia, mist still swirls, and the tunes of the bagpipe echo. The music has traveled hundreds of years and thousands of miles to now resound in the hills and dales of Nevada, and clues to what’s behind the woven kilts endure.

The Nevada Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the greater Reno area beginning Saturday evening. The checkpoint is from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Well we're here Carson City. We're heading into March 15, the last Friday of winter 2019. While March 20 may be the first day of Spring, the weekend ahead is about the Irish and their spring. The exception is tonight where the Western Nevada College Chapter of the National Student Nurses' Association will be going Italian style with a fundraising spaghetti feed spread. Read on for more.

The Nevada State Museum continues its months-long celebration leading up to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Carson City U.S. Branch Mint with lectures and other special events in March.

Recognizing March is also Women’s History Month, the museum is presenting the lecture “Women Workers of the Carson City U.S. Mint,” as its March “Mint150” event. The museum’s curator of history, Bob Nylen, will present the lecture at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16.

Say hello to Snickers! Could he be the one for you? Snickers is a six-year-old short coat Chihuahua mix, and he is looking for his new fur-ever home. He is currently up for adoption through the Nevada Humane Society, located at the Carson City branch.

Chase Johnson had a tiger by the tail once, and now he’s chasing another one. After the Carson City product received his Bachelors of Science in Psychology, with a Minor in Linguistics last year from Louisiana State University, the LSU Tigers alum, and 2014 Sierra Lutheran High School graduate, is now pursuing study of a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at LSU.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Thursday, March 14, 2019. The warmup continues today with sunny skies ahead. We're six days from hitting the first official day of Spring. Are you ready? We're also counting down the hours for the weekend ahead and all the St. Patrick's festivities around the area. Read on for what's happening today.

The Carson City Fire Department will allow open burning beginning Saturday, March 16, 2019 to April 14. The purpose of the open burn period is to provide residents an opportunity to dispose of accumulated weeds and yard debris.

University of Nevada, Reno business major Ricardo Lucio-Galvan has been hitting the books for more than year, awaiting his chance to return to the sweet science of boxing.

Rep. Mark Amodei has signed on to support legislation that would shield from federal penalties banks that serve the marijuana industry in states such as Nevada where it is legal. He is the last member of the Nevada delegation to back the bill.

UPDATE: Despite not making it to the end, Daniel Elliott and and Denise Trost still walked away with the prizes they won. The two Carson City residents say The Price is Right experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity. See the KTVN Channel 2 followup here.
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“An amazing experience, would recommend to anyone wholeheartedly,” says Elliot.
Carson Now reader Daniel Elliott tells us that he and his wife Denise Trost will appear on today's "The Price is Right" which airs locally on KTVN Channel 2 beginning at 10 a.m.

Members from both the Carson City and Douglas County sheriff's offices came together Tuesday for high-speed vehicle training course at the Pete Livermore Sports Complex.