Nevada Highway Patrol reports fatal crash on Highway 50 near Dayton

The annual Nevada Day hot air balloon launch from Carson Street in downtown Carson City Saturday morning gave lift off to Nevada's 155th birthday celebration.

The 30th annual Nevada Day Classic Run/Walk kicked-off the weekend festivities in Carson City on Saturday.

Well seekers, the game is no longer afoot. It's time to put down our maps and binoculars and wish each other a good game. At least we had fun, right? Congratulations to the winner of the 2019 Nevada Day Treasure Hunt: Chris Peternell! Great job, Chris!

Here are the 2019 Nevada Day Treasure Hunt Clues & Explanations:

Clue #1
Four distinct spaces
Within the division
Examine each one
Looking for your vision

The Northridge subdivision of Carson City has four distinct parks or recreation areas. They are

Ricardo Lucio-Galvan was looking for a fourth-round knockout and almost got it, but he settled for his third-straight win.

Carson Tahoe Health Auxiliary is presenting "Murder at the Sock Hop".

It will be presented Saturday, November 9th, 2019 at the Governor's Mansion, 606 Mountain St., Carson City.

The program includes buffet dinner, interactive show, no host bar, and raffles. Doors open at 4:30PM with the show starting at 5:00PM and buffet dinner at 6:00PM.

Ticket cost is $60.00 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the Carson Tahoe Medical Center Gift Shop located in the hospital lobby at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City or on line at http://ctha.eventbrite.com.

Update 12:12 p.m.: The off-ramp has been shut down for traffic and Careflight has been called.

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Just after noon on Friday first responders were called to a rollover accident on I-580 near the Carson street exit on report of a rollover accident in which the driver may possibly be trapped in the vehicle.

Updates to follow, avoid the area if possible.

With the rising of a single Friday morning balloon, Nevada Day has officially begun.

Be sure to send us all of your Nevada Day pictures throughout the weekend!

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of events around the Carson City region Friday through Sunday to celebrate Nevada Day. Activities include the annual parade down Carson Street, a carnival at Mills Park, the 30th annual Nevada Day Classic, The La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow at the MAC, beard and rock drilling contests, delicious food dishes, pancakes, chili and plenty of beverages to suit kids and adults of all ages.

Carson City Sheriff's Office held a ceremony Thursday in which a law enforcement officer with the agency was promoted to sergeant, two were sworn as deputies and one sworn as a reserve deputy.

The Ormsby Room at the Carson City Sheriff's Office was a full house as Carson City sheriff's law enforcement officer TJ Boggan, who has been with the sheriff's office since October 2006, was promoted to sergeant. For the past 2 years Boggan has been assigned to the Northern Nevada FBI Safe Streets Task Force.

Featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Brian Beffort, Director of the Sierra Club's Toiyabe Chapter. In that capacity, he works with Sierra Club members in Nevada, the Lake Tahoe basin and California's Range of Light to protect clean water and air, healthy communities, resilient economies and our beautiful public lands.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Carson City Library Board of Trustees. This Committee oversees all Library policy and budgets. Applicants must be willing to serve approximately six to eight hours a month.

With Halloween next Thursday, Silver State retailers who have stocked up on spooky goods say consumers are projected to spend an estimated $139.4 million on ghostly decorations, costumes and sweets to celebrate, according to estimates by the Retail Association of Nevada.

Nearly 240 years have passed since Charles Messier created a catalog that made it easier for astronomers to observe objects in space. The French astronomer will be the topic of Jack C. Davis Observatory Director Dr. Thomas Herring’s talk on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Western Nevada College in Carson City.

Good morning seekers! Have you guessed it yet? Today we've got the 13th clue, could it be the lucky one that cracks the case?