Construction of new casino underway at former Grandma Hattie’s site in Carson City

During the winter, the homeless population of Carson City can find warm beds to sleep at our rotating local churches nightly, but during the summer, no such places exist.

This is why Carson City Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Craig LaGier, who is also a deacon for St. Teresa of Avila’s Catholic Church, as well as the St. Vincent Advisor and Homeless Ministry, said sleeping bags and Y Athletic socks are the most important item he gives to the homeless.

Despite smoke-filled skies from regional wildfires, the 2018 Carson City National Night Out held Tuesday night at Mills Park generated a crowd of several thousand and likely matched last year's record crowd, organizers said.

Returning for its third year, more than 250 dirt bikes will roar and race in south Carson City with riders chasing their share of a $10,000 purse at the Fuji Park Flat Track dirt bike races on Saturday, August 25 at Fuji Park.

In 1997, President Bill Clinton traveled to Lake Tahoe, which straddles California and Nevada, to inaugurate what would become an annual bi-state forum focusing on environmental challenges at the lake. More than two decades later, the conversation has shifted, implicitly and at other times explicitly, for a new century and a Lake Tahoe watershed that must contend with changing weather dynamics, from warmer water to increasing wildfires.

A 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for felony suspicion of attempting to break into a vehicle at a south Carson City Park and Ride area, a sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY — With the first day of school fast approaching August 20, Carson High School wants all students and parents to be aware of some important back-to-school information, event dates and a new electronics policy effective this year.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Executive Order 2018-21 on Wednesday, lowering flags in honor of former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt.

For the past four years, Angels With Flowers has donated floral arrangements to hospitals and senior care centers throughout the Carson City area. On Monday, the program, established by local florist Lori Morris, donated its 99th and 100th arrangement of 2018.

Next Friday night, August 17, beginning at 6 p.m., the cool Carson City Community Center will be swinging as the hot USAF Band of the Golden West Commanders Jazz Ensemble performs tunes from some of the greatest swing bands of all times.

Hundreds of Carsonites attended a cast call Tuesday hosted by the Carson Nugget, hoping to become extras in a new TV show "Casino Boss," that will begin filming its pilot this week.

The 16th annual National Night Out, or as some like to call it, “Crime’s Going Away Party,” was held Tuesday evening in Mills Park and an excellent time was had by law enforcement and the public alike, demonstrating their commitment to the partnership between the community and law enforcement agencies.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday night to a vehicle rollover accident in the area of Fifth and Stewart Street in which one person was briefly trapped inside a vehicle.

The Brewery Arts Center presents the upbeat soul, jazz and hip-hop stylings of the Urban Renewal Project this Saturday, August 11 as part of the Levitt AMP Carson City free music series presented by The Change Companies.

UPDATE 4:42PM: The landfill fire has been fully contained, according to the Carson City Fire Department. The cause of the fire is still undetermined. The landfill will reopen Wednesday.
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UPDATE 3:12PM: Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon reports the fire at the Carson City landfill Tuesday afternoon continues to put out a lot of smoke but is no longer spreading. The fire is burning dump-related material, he said and there's not a threat to the public. Some engines have already been released from the scene.
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UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to the area of the landfill off of Flint Road for a large fire initially reported to be a brush fire.

The call came into dispatch at around 2 p.m., reporting a heavy amount of black smoke coming from a construction area near the landfill.