Letter from Nevada Day Executive Director on the return of the Nevada Day Parade

This past weekend, nearly two dozen members of Carson High School’s (CHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), along with their advisors, took part in a community service project at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe. The group spent the afternoon collecting garbage along the shoreline and in surrounding areas, contributing to the preservation of the natural beauty of the popular destination.

Carson City resident Brett Fisher took these photos of the rare celestial visitor Comet A3, also known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, that arrived this week over the skies across Nevada and throughout the world.

It will begin to feel more like fall later this week around Carson City and surrounding counties with a storm system arriving Wednesday that is expected to bring cooler temperatures and shower chances.

Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing Thursday night into Friday morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a freeze watch.

Two were arrested over the weekend for alleged DUI third offense in separate arrest incidents, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office booking reports.

Megan Jackson Cortinas has been playing and coaching roller derby for 12 years; first, with the Carson Victory Rollers and then in 2014 she joined the Sierra Regional Roller Derby’s All-Star team.

Now, she’ll be adding a third team to her resume: the World Cup Training Squad.

UPDATE: Former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and current Republican Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin will make a campaign stop Tuesday on behalf of Former President Trump. They will be at the Robert Crowell Athletic Center, also known as the MAC, 1860 Russell Way at 6 p.m. The doors open at 5 p.m. Go here for tickets.

have always been a fan of English gardens with their beds filled with varieties of colors and shapes of flowers. I have never successfully grown an English Garden, due to our low humidity, intense sunlight both in winter and summer, excessive winds and lack of consistent winter moisture.

Don’t you love October baseball? Me too! It might not be America’s pastime anymore, but this time of year it feels good to hear the crack of the bat and the slap of the glove.

With this month's "Framed/Shoot Through" theme, photographers took their camera lenses to the outdoors and beyond for the October competition of the Carson City Photo Club.

A blanket of snow covered the ground as a group of hunters, bundled up from the cold, gathered around a scale in a Northern Nevada parking lot.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 14-20, 2024. Closures or lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

As temperatures rise, particularly in alpine regions, lakes are feeling the heat. Research published Oct. 11 in the journal Science, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, indicates that climate change impacts critical winter processes including lake ice conditions.

The Carson City School District and three schools including Fritsch Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary and Al Seeliger Elementary were recognized for outstanding efforts in promoting positive behavior and supporting student success.

Partnership Carson City is hosting its bi-annual Prescription Drug Take Back event on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event aims to raise awareness about the safe disposal of unused and expired prescription medications, helping to protect the community and the environment.