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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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For meteorologists, effectively communicating weather forecasts and their related dangers is essential in maintaining the health, safety and resilience of communities. A new study published by a team of researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, the Desert Research Institute and the National Weather Service in Reno suggests that effective communication isn’t only about sharing information on upcoming weather events, it’s about building trust and common ground between forecasters and the public.

Prescribed and pile burn operations continued Wednesday morning in the Timberline Drive and Paradise View area in north Carson City according to the fire department.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday morning to an accident involving at least three vehicles in the area of North Carson Street and Medical Parkway.

Good day Carson City and welcome to the middle of the work week. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. We're looking at mostly sunny skies ahead today and for the remainder of the week, with highs in the low 50s today and warming into the mid 50s through Sunday.

A 19-year-old, who is in this country illegally from El Salvador, waits in the Carson City jail while investigators build a murder case against him.

Community members of Douglas County and Carson City, and even our neighbors in Washoe County, took to social media Monday discussing whether or not there was another homicide in Indian Hills, which, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, did not occur. While there was a death that occurred inside one of the residences, there was no suspicion of foul play.

In the aftermath of the tragic four killings in our neighborhoods, it’s understandable to still be on high alert. A 19-year-old man residing in Carson City by the name of Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman was arrested in connection with the four crimes on Saturday.

However, conspiracy theories have begun to run rampant on social media that either it wasn’t Guzman, or that he didn’t act alone.

CARSON CITY — For the second time, the Carson High School Blue Thunder Marching Band was selected to march in the 2019 Year of the Pig Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Named one of the top 10 Parades in the world by International Festivals & Events Association, the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is one of the few remaining night illuminated parades in North America and the biggest parade celebrating the lunar new year outside of Asia.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 7:57 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor petit larceny and possession of a shopping cart, a sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City School District is pleased to announce Educator Kristina Britt, speech language pathologist at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, as a winner of GreenNevada’s Growing Resources for Environmental Education in Nevada 2019 Golden Pinecone Sustainability Award.

This week kicks off “School Choice Week,” an annual awareness movement that supports parents and children being able to choose their own schooling options, and Nevada students came out to support the cause by marching in front of the Capitol building in Carson City Tuesday morning.

Reno-Tahoe International is accepting donations of gift cards and cash from the public to help government employees who are not being paid during the federal government shut down. A major donor has kicked off the program with an impressive donation.

CARSON CITY — A collaboration between Carson Tahoe Health and The Greenhouse Project, The Foothill Garden is home to sustainable growing classes year round. Join a variety of local experts and learn to grow your own food with a presentation: Seed selection, seed starting and seed saving this Friday.

January 12 Veterans Legislative Summit in Las Vegas

The public is invited to attend the 2019 Veterans Legislative Summit in Reno coming up this Saturday. The Veterans Summit is conducted by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services in partnership with the United Veterans Legislative Council.

The Northern Nevada Development Authority is beginning the new year by bringing county managers together for a morning talk about the present and future.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus declared: “The last shall be first and the first, last.” Today, Harveys’ first 2019 outdoor concert announcement is almost certain to be the last show of the summer series. On Friday, Sept. 6, Dave Matthews — who many consider a rock ‘n’ roll deity — will take the stage.

Carson City Symphony Association announces the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will begin Spring Semester rehearsals on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 22, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Church, 3680 US Highway 395 South in Carson City. Registrations will be accepted until January 29.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. After a wet, blustery 3-day holiday weekend, sunny skies are ahead for the foreseeable future with a gradual warming trend and daytime highs in the low to upper 40s over the next few days.

A murder investigation involving slayings in Reno and Gardnerville in which a 19-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Carson City in connection to the killings has caught the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump who turned to Twitter on Monday to push for a wall he wants built along the United States and Mexico border.

A greater variety of birds of prey can be seen this time of year in the Carson City area, including the Cooper's Hawk, a diminutive cousin to the larger Red Tail Hawk.

Fundraiser, community band, concert, music

Director Nick Jacques and the Capital City Community Band Present their Annual Fundraising Concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Carson City on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at 3 p.m.

A 33 year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 1500 block of Firebox Road for misdemeanor second-offense domestic battery, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE MONDAY: The MLK Jr. Clean-up at Centennial will be cancelled today due to muddy conditions at the site from the rain and snow we received Sunday and overnight.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 21-27, 2019. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

I have been curious how climate change will affect Nevada in years to come. I found an informative site here that is put out by climatecentral.org.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday to honor the civil rights leader. Schools and most all state, local and national government offices are closed for the day. Ahead, skies are clearing and the storm overnight has begun to move out. After 10 a.m. the National Weather services says we will have sunny skies with a high of 39.

There will be plenty of competition in Nevada’s backcourt next season, despite losing three senior guards from this year’s basketball squad.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect Sunday night through Monday morning for the greater Reno, Carson City and Carson Valley areas while a Winter Storm Warning in effect at Lake Tahoe and in the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.

A man residing in Carson City was arrested in connection with murders in Gardnerville and Washoe County, according to sheriffs from Reno, Douglas County and Carson City.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, Wilbur Ernesti Martinez Guzman, 19, who resides in Carson City, was arrested in connection with the murders in Douglas County and Washoe County.

According to Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam, law enforcement agencies are confident there is enough evidence to link Guzman to all four homicides.

Carson Now will bring live coverage of a press conference today, Sunday, 1 p.m., at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in Reno. The press conference is regarding an arrest made in Carson City that is linked to the ongoing homicide investigations.
You can follow the press conference on the Carson Now Facebook page here and the WCSO Facebook page here.

UPDATE 1:02AM: Multiple news sources, including South Tahoe Now and KOLO TV Channel 8 News Now, are now reporting that a person in connection with the investigation into a double homicide in South Reno is in custody, Washoe County Sheriff's spokesman Bob Harmon reportedly told the sources.
It was reported earlier that a connection had not yet been made with the information at hand.