Retired Army colonel named Nevada Guard's chief diversity officer

Reward yourself with a true grit, toe-tapping cowboy concert this Sunday in Carson City at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada featuring Purly Gates, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist "cowgirl" poet from Texas.

A Carson City couple face drug, firearm and child neglect charges after a search warrant was served at a home in which, among other things, a loaded handgun was located underneath a couch pillow where their 2-year-old had been sleeping.

The iconic blue line marking the Kit Carson Trail that winds its way through the west side historic district of Carson City will be replaced by another way-finding method, said Carson City Public Works Senior Transportation Planner Dirk Goering.

It is time to gather up the family and gear and head to your favorite recreation spot. Memorial Day weekend is the kick off for the summer, and traditionally it is a very busy weekend on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Forest visitors can enjoy biking, camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, picnicking, and many more recreations activities this summer.

Laughter, romance, and a message about what it means to want to live are at the core of “The Hit,” a critically acclaimed play performed in Carson City at the Brewery Art Center's Maize Jesse Black Box Theater beginning Friday, May 25.

Daybreak Friday morning in west Carson City gave way quickly to a rainy downpour.

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” Beauty and art can both be found at Carson City's Pioneer High School.

A United States Army veteran and his family remain without a home of their own following a May 16 structure fire that destroyed their apartment off Pheasant Drive in Carson City.

UPDATE 1:16PM: One patient in the crash at Carson River Road was flown by Care Flight, a second was taken by ground ambulance and a third person declined transport. Traffic is being re-routed at Buzzys Ranch Road. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 12:49PM: Three people were injured, two critically in the vehicle crash involving a white sedan and white pickup. All three have been removed from the vehicles and are awaiting medical transport. A Care Flight helicopter has landed at the scene, according to a Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday afternoon to a head-on crash with multiple injuries in the area of Carson River Road near Camballeria Drive.

CARSON CITY — To celebrate the arrival of several new musical instruments from a $16,000 grant for music education earned earlier this year, Mark Twain Elementary School will host an Orff & Drum Music Open House Tuesday, May 29, at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room.

Early voting begins Saturday. Carson City Elections Deputy Aubrey Rowlatt said this will be the first time the new voting machines are used in an election.

UPDATE: WESTSIDE CRUISER RIDE POSTPONED UNTIL THUR 5/31 at 5:30 pm With severe thunderstorm warnings and a flood watch in effect, I feel that it is safer to err on the side of caution. We will hold the ride next week same place and time (BAC 5:30 pm), just one week later (Thur 5/31).
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The American Public Works Association has annually celebrated National Public Works Week since 1960. This week public works professionals throughout the nation, including Carson City, are being honored for the vital services they provide.

YERINGTON — In its commitment to improve the enforcement of current firearm laws, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has launched its Denied Firearm Transaction Initiative aimed to investigate anyone who attempts to buy or possess a firearm as a prohibited person per Nevada Revised Statute 202.360.