Open testing Dec. 4 in Carson City for Nevada Department of Public Safety positions

UPDATE 8:30 p.m. Saturday: The GoFundMe of Bear and Terri Rand has been added.

Five people were killed in Stagecoach Friday night after a Care Flight plane went down on its way to Salt Lake City.

The passengers included the pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient and the patient's wife.

An audio file of the air traffic surrounding the Care Flight plane crash was published on Youtube by FSX Aviation, which seems to indicate there was some difficulty in navigating the taxiway, presumably due to the severe snowstorm that crossed the sierra throughout Friday, prior to the plane taking off.

Air Traffic Control (ATC) also indicated during radio traffic that there had been reports of turbulent weather.

Tracking, which can be seen in the video and in the photo above, shows that the plane began losing altitude, down 5,500 feet in 29 seconds.

Warm your heart, your lap and your home with this sweet mother-daughter pair, Mona and Lucy.

UPDATE 8 a.m.: A statement from Care Flight can be found here.

UPDATE 12:30 a.m.: The aircraft has been confirmed as a plane, and all passengers within it are deceased. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

UPDATE 12:11 a.m.: All fire personnel are leaving the scene.

UPDATE 11:34 p.m.: The area is being cordoned off until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can investigate. An ambulance was requested from Carson City, but there is no update on the crew as of yet.

UPDATE 11:15 p.m.: The downed aircraft has been located off of Iron Mountain and Shawnee.

UPDATE: 11:13 p.m.: Debris from the crash have been located on a property off of Iron Mountain near Stagecoach. Responders are are actively searching for debris from the flight. If you locate any debris, please do not handle it and call 911 to report its location.

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Multiple agencies are responding to what appears to be a crash of a Care Flight aircraft in Stagecoach, according to Lyon County dispatch.

A Care Flight liaison is on route from Carson City to the scene of the crash.

Local youth and adults interested in participating in an exciting new writing contest as part of the first annual Mark Twain Days Festival are invited to enter their work. Samuel Clemens first used his famous pen name “Mark Twain” in Carson City in 1863.

Due to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) reporting severe weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, Governor Joe Lombardo has ordered an early closing for all state government offices in Carson City, Douglas County, Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Nye County, Storey County, and Washoe County today.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is still asking for assistance in locating Richard Shifflet. He was last seen on October 3, 2022 when he left his residence in Dayton, for a walk.

Lyon County Search and Rescue had searched the area where Richard was last seen and areas where he was reported to frequent.

UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: WNC has also chosen to operate remotely Friday due to the weather. The campus, including the Child Development Center, will be closed.

UPDATE 9:28 a.m.: UNR has suspended nonessential operations on Fri., Feb. 24. All classes are canceled. See UNR email for more information.

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Due to weather conditions, Western Nevada College will begin operations at 10 a.m. today, Friday. The late start includes all three campuses and the Child Development Center.

UPDATE FEB. 24: Deon Kincade was reported missing on 02/22/2023. She was last seen on 02/20/2023 at approximately 1220 pm and left her Dayton residence to run errands.

At present we have a witness that positively identified her in the area of Artesia Road in the Smith Valley area.

Wild mustangs at Washoe Lake.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing adult. The investigation division of CCSO is attempting to locate Marc Cole, a 50-year-old white male adult.

Recent Douglas County homeowner radon test results show 21 percent of the homes tested during that past few months have elevated levels of cancer causing radon gas. In fact, some test results show alarming numbers in the 60’s, which is 1,500 percent above the EPA’s action level of 4 PicoCuries per liter of air.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College, in collaboration with Redwood Materials, will develop and pilot a training program for new hires assigned to battery disassembly. The trainings will be offered on the Redwood Materials campus utilizing WNC’s Mobile Manufacturing Lab.

In a letter obtained by The Nevada Independent, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office said it does not support two bills proposed by the Patient Protection Commission and is evaluating a third piece of legislation proposed by the commission, which was created under the Sisolak administration.