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Nevada Highway Patrol reports fatal crash on Highway 50 near Dayton

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash that happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday night on Highway 50 and Occidental Drive east of Dayton. There are two vehicles involved with two confirmed driver fatalities, according to NHP.

The eastbound lane of Highway 50 is closed near Occidental because of the crash. NHP says motorists can expect lengthy travel delays near the area of the crash and that they should find alternate routes.

There were only the drivers in the vehicles that crashed, said NHP spokesperson Hannah DeGoey. The cause is under investigation. We will update as more information becomes available.

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Max Casino, Black Bear Diner, and the Wyndham Hotel in Carson City would like to invite job seekers to a career fair being held on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 4 to 7 p.m. Please come out and learn more about the great opportunities we have and the great reasons to join our team.

A bill to raise Nevada's minimum wage has passed the Assembly in a party-line vote. The measure approved Tuesday by Democrats seeks to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour for workers not offered health insurance and $11 an hour for employees who are.

Georgia-based rock duo 2 Broke Kings will appear in concert at Carson Hot Springs as part of festivities at the July 13, 2019 Sassabration.

The 5th annual Sassabration celebrates diversity, community, equality. It will be held at Carson Hot Springs, Shoe Tree Brewery Company and Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, 1500 Old Hot Springs Road in Carson City.

Is it the middle of the work week already? That's what a 3-day holiday weekend brings. Heading into Wednesday, May 29, 2019, there's a number of events around the Carson City region lined up, including Salsa dancing classes at Yaple's Ballroom, a live music show at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City (hosted by the Canvas Cafe) and a live jazz jam at Living the Good Life in Carson City.

Carson City area casinos saw flat gaming revenue for the month of April, while casinos at both north and south shore Lake Tahoe saw double-digit declines compared to April 2018, according to figures released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Reno Aces bearded slugger Cody Decker smashes baseballs at the plate and forearms in the dugout.

New leaders from all walks of life will be honored for the time they spent over the past 9 months learning about Carson City during the 2019 Leadership Institute Class Graduation, the 30th graduation to date.

Northern Nevada Development Authority's The Business Edge will focus on "Aerospace in Nevada" as part of its ongoing monthly meeting series.

Aerospace is more than airplanes, spaceships and drones. Specline Nevada will describe where the leaders in aerospace manufacturing are headed.

CARSON CITY — For the first time, Western Nevada College’s Jump Start graduating class has topped triple digits. WNC’s Jump Start graduation class includes 150 students, representing 12 high schools and two academies.

Come celebrate Carson City’s trails on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1 at 8 a.m. Carson City will be hosting an event on one of our most recent Open Space acquisitions, 206 acres near Ash Canyon.

Mayor Bob Crowell will say a few words about Carson City’s Open Space program and will be joined by members of the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department, the Nevada Land Trust and Muscle Powered.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a brush fire near a residence in the Empire Ranch area east of town.

MINDEN — The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has received and reviewed the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office incident report and statements related to the altercation that occurred during a recess of the May 16, 2019 Board of County Commissioners meeting at Stateline, Lake Tahoe.

As of 2018, the state certified population of Carson City was 56,057. There are many studies out there showing population and many of these reports show the U.S. Census Bureau as their source and their latest estimate for 2018 showed 55,414.

A 40-year-old man was arrested Monday for alleged possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and two misdemeanors: possession of paraphernalia and being an ex-felon failing to register, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

Carson City Fire Department will be conducting wildland fuels reduction prescribed fire operations in the Timberline area, weather permitting.

Stewart Father's Day Pow Wow 2019

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Color Fun Run/Walk 5K during the Stewart Indian School Father's Day Pow Wow Weekend. Run and Walk will be held through the historic campus of the Stewart Indian School.
The event is June 15, 2019 beginning at 8 a.m. To secure your t-shirt, register by June 1, 2019.
For more information please contact Paula Smith @ 775-265-8674

Epic Rides announced Tuesday that Keller Williams and the Hillbenders are the Saturday evening headlining act at the Four Peaks Brewing Concert Series during the Carson City Off-Road mountain bike event on June 28-30, 2019.

The latest buzz: Don’t miss our bee hotel unveiling Friday, June 7. This project is a collaboration between the Carson City Chamber leadership class, Carson Tahoe Health, Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Southwest Gas, Arizona Pipeline, and The Greenhouse Project.

Hello Carson City and a warm welcome back from the Memorial Day weekend. Heading into Tuesday, May 28, 2019 there's sunshine in our midst or so says weather forecasters. We're looking at highs in the upper 60s. On tap for the day we have morning and evening walks, a bicycle ride for ladies, an archery shoot at Centennial Park, a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser in Gardnerville to support Special Olympics, a meeting of the Carson City school board and more.

CARSON CITY — The Carson Farmers Market will kick off the 2019 season this Saturday, June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot at 3rd and Curry streets. The Farmers Market will run until Saturday, Sept. 28.

Enjoy fresh-picked produce, local meats, fresh flowers, artisan baked goods, jams, honey, crafts, live music and Carson City’s smiling faces.

Paying tribute to those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, a Memorial Day ceremony was held at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City on Monday afternoon. The ceremony was hosted by the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation.

The Las Vegas Aviators made a memorable comeback on Memorial Day at Greater Nevada Field.

RBIs from Cody Decker and Juniel Querecuto put the Aces up 7-5 in the bottom of the eighth, but Las Vegas rallied with a four-run ninth to steal the victory on Monday in Reno.

Conan O’ Brien observed that, “If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen.” He might as well have been describing Pioneer High School senior, Savannah Lavey.

Savannah is indeed a very kind person and a quite a hard-worker. Her efforts and attitude have paid off in the form of the two scholarships she was recently awarded.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Monday morning for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, gross misdemeanor destruction of property, and misdemeanor domestic battery, a sheriff's deputy report said.

The Jazz and Beyond festival committee announces that the winner of the 2019 poster and program cover art contest is Reta Hanks, a member of the Nevada Artists Association, Capital City Arts Initiative and several other artists organizations in Nevada and California.

Heading into Memorial Day, May 27, 2019, we urge all to take time out of your day to honor those who served and died defending our country. Memorial Day is the day we celebrate those men and women who passed while serving in the United States Armed Forces. There are events Monday in Carson City at the Stewart Indian School Cemetery and at Lone Mountain Cemetery and in Fernley at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Visiting the garden today at The Greenhouse Project in Carson City, I was discussing perennial pepperweed, Lepidium latifolium, management with Cory King, the Project’s manager, farmer and educator. Controlling this noxious invasive weed organically is difficult.

Reno Aces fans relish Dollar Menu Sundays at Greater Nevada Field.

A paid attendance of 3,004 filled the stadium in the Aces 6-3 win over the Las Vegas Aviators to get their hands on $1 hot dogs, sodas and popcorn.

A Carson City couple is in need of financial help to relocate briefly to Utah where they will be awaiting a kidney transplant to happen. Friends and family of the couple have established a Go Fund Me page to help with the expenses.

Gabe Torres of Carson City has irreparable damage to his kidney from Type 1 diabetes. Gabe and his wife, Megan, plan to relocate to Utah for the surgery and are in need of financial help to cover living expenses involved with their stay.

UPDATE 7:10PM From Lyon County Manager Jeff Page: The fire burning in Lyon County near Stagecoach is approximately 400 acres. No structure were threatened and no injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 5:57PM: The Bureau of Land Management has taken over incident command of the fire near Stagecoach in Lyon County that started Sunday afternoon, according to emergency scanner traffic. As of last report, the fire was between 400 to 500 acres. KOLO reports the fire is 20 to 25 percent contained.
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UPDATE 4:55PM: A wildfire that started Sunday afternoon in the Stagecoach area has burned between 400 to 500 acres as of late Sunday afternoon, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page. No structures are threatened at this time, according to the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District. Nevada Division of Forestry crews are on scene with help from Storey County. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday afternoon to a brush fire in the area of Walmart and Home Depot.