Carson City emergency crews respond to crash at South Carson Street and Old Clear Creek

Partnership Douglas County, in collaboration with public health agencies, substance use prevention coalitions and DreamPilot Films, is excited to announce the first of two mini documentaries on youth substance use in Nevada as part of a 2021 Nevada Youth Advocacy series.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance with locating a runaway juvenile. Keshon Wells left his home in Carson City on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at about 4 p.m.

CARSON CITY — On Wednesday, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced two major updates on Nevada’s COVID-19 vaccination timeline. On March 22, vaccination opportunities will be available to all Nevadans aged 16 and older with underlying health conditions, as laid out in the State’s COVID-19 Vaccination Playbook.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, March 17, 2021 that there are 21 new cases and 51 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,509, with 9,964 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,336 cases remain active.

CARSON CITY — Despite successful COVID-19 vaccination rollouts, notable reduction in active cases and the allowable capacity for large gatherings increased, the Nevada Indian Commission will cancel the 2021 Stewart Father’s Day Pow Wow.

Criminals often call and represent themselves as agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Social Security Administration (SSA) and threaten to freeze assets or claim your social security benefits have been compromised.

If you see a column of smoke this morning at Silver Oak Golf Course in Carson City, it is a controlled burn, according to Carson City Fire Department.

CARSON CITY — The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has received $2,049,574 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program to be used for COVID-related projects in rural parts of Nevada.

UPDATE: North Carson Street is open in both directions.
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UPDATE 7:12PM: The suspect, a male adult, is in custody, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. He was taken to Washoe County Jail where he faces multiple charges. His name has not been released. A pit bull, which was also in the vehicle, was taken to the Nevada Humane Society.
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UPDATE 6PM: According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, law enforcement is attempting to negotiate with the driver, who is sitting in the vehicle armed with a gun.
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UPDATE 5:38PM: Additional law enforcement and SWAT has been called to the scene as the suspect driver, believed to be armed, is refusing to give up. Motorists and people are advised to stay clear of the area. North Carson Street is closed in both directions near the incident scene. Northbound and southbound I-580 has been reopened.
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UPDATE 4:57 PM: The vehicle pursuit ended on North Carson Street near Silver Oak Drive and Medical Parkway where the suspect vehicle hit a power pole after losing its tires from spikes thrown down by NHP. The suspect, in a red pickup, was not giving into commands to get out of the vehicle and is surrounded by law officers.
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I-580 in both the southbound and northbound lanes near Bowers Mansion was closed Tuesday afternoon due to an incident involving a driver who failed to yield and was seen with a gun.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle rollover on College Parkway near Gs Richards Boulevard.

The floating dock in Baily Fishing Pond at Fuji Park and Fairgrounds in Carson City has broken free from its concrete anchors and sustained further damage where the dock attaches to the shoreline.

It was the Deadline Day that wasn’t. Despite expectations that floor sessions on Monday — the 43rd day of the session and deadline for individual legislator bill introductions — would stretch late into the night to accommodate numerous bills, legislative leaders suspended rules and allowed the Legislative Counsel Bureau’s legal division to keep working throughout the week.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claimants may see extended benefits through week ending September 4, 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 provisions relating to unemployment benefits. The bill was signed by the President on March 11, 2021.

We miss the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make theater. Wild Horse Children’s Theater is looking for young actors, singers, and dancers, ages 10 to 21, for our second virtual Broadway workshop.