Reno-Sparks NAACP asks Nevada State Assembly Republican Caucus to replace Ira Hansen as speaker

A Carson City couple was arrested Friday afternoon in the area of Washington Street and Ormsby Boulevard for a pair of felony violations, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said, including public sexual activity and indecent/obscene exposure.

A motor vehicle crash with injuries has been reported at the intersection of Koontz Lane and South Carson Street, affecting multiple travel lanes.

A second ambulance has been ordered and two Care Flight helicopters have been called to the scene.

Traffic is affected, especially the southbound lanes of South Carson Street.

Drivers are advised to avoid area and seek alternate routes of travel.

After back to back three-day weekends, this one may feel a little short. Grab onto the hours allotted and have a good time. The monthly downtown wine walk is a great way to catch up with friends after the bustle of the holiday season. The annual Be Bold, Run in the Cold Winter Trail Series offers the Winter Round-up 5 or 10K. If staying active is a resolution, then a brisk run in our hills fits the bill. For something less strenuous, you can join our Parks and Recreation Department for a Winter Wonderland Walk along the Carson River.

RSVP Presents "Reaching For Zero", A Veteran Appreciation and Veteran Suicide Awareness Brunch. The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion Nevada Room.

Willy, an America's First True Breed Boston Terrier, and his mams, Nicole Madden of Carson City, enjoy a New Years Day hike at Spooner Lake. Photo by Willy's Uncle Tod Jennings

Equine enthusiasts in Nevada will soon have a new resource for information about what is happening around the state. Sagebrush Rider is a new monthly magazine launching in March 2018.

A Carson City District Court judge has ruled that a proposed ballot question that aims to make sanctuary cities unconstitutional isn’t suitable for a statewide vote.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting a significant increase of positive flu cases in the region. Overall, Carson City, Douglas and Lyon counties have experienced many more cases of influenza this year than the same time last year.

Carson City's 2017-2018 fiscal year budget was augmented by $38.2 million by the Board of Supervisors on Thursday.

WASHOE VALLEY, Nev. — With close to 3,000 dead trees now removed, Nevada Division of Forestry crews have begun the lengthy process of planting trees and grasses on the Little Valley Fire burn scar.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval responded to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions decision Thursday to rescind the Obama-era directive that allowed states to make decisions regarding federal enforcement of marijuana laws.

Western Nevada College has named 322 students to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List. To earn this distinction, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. 
 Honorees include:

After training exercises last month by the Carson City Fire Department, the old Thurman Ranch House, a family and basque style steak house that closed in 2013, is being cleared out.

The building has been unoccupied since closing. Last month the Carson City Fire Department used it for fire training purposes.

The owners of the property, Tim and Joyce Smith, agreed to have the buildings taken down on the property, which is 0.76 acres, according to the property's Real Estate Agent Bruce Robertson.