Nevada State Parks meetings to discuss money for trail systems available through grant

CARSON CITY — Financial aid and procrastination aren’t a good mix. With classes beginning at Western Nevada College in a month and a half, time is running out to take advantage of financial aid, including the Silver State Opportunity Grant.

A Carson City man received 10 years to life in prison after he was sentenced last week for lewdness with a minor under 14 years of age.

CARSON CITY — Thor Dyson has been promoted to assistant director of operations for the Nevada Department of Transportation, officials announced Monday. He replaces former assistant director of operations Reid Kaiser who retired after nearly 30 years at NDOT.

Carson City's Karson Kruzers car club is revving its engines ahead of the 33rd annual Run What Cha Brung car show featured this Friday at Max Casino and Saturday, July 28 at Mills Park in Carson City.

Authorities have identified the suspect in custody for Sunday's shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Fallon that resulted in one dead and another injured.

One person is dead and another wounded after a shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fallon on Sunday afternoon, Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford said.

Three people were taken into custody Friday morning at 7:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of South Carson Street, Carson City Sheriff's deputies said, each charged with felony possession of methamphetamine.

Our poor trees, shrubs and other plants are stuck in place, "standing" in scorching sun and dealing with desiccating winds and high temperatures. Humidity is low and there’s little chance of a significant rain event until the fall.

It’s up to us to provide what our plants need to survive the heat.

Organizers of the annual Taste of Downtown in Carson City anticipated another sell-out year in 2018, and if the crowds along North Carson Street Saturday night were any indication, they may be right.

UPDATE: 4:45PM: At 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Gardnerville, moving north at 10 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Brief heavy rain is also possible with this storm. Outflow winds could reach as far northwest as South Lake Tahoe.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Thunderstorms will develop across the region over the next few hours with a few strong thunderstorms likely by mid-afternoon, according to a report from the National Weather Service in Reno.

At approximately 12:49 am, July 21, 2018 the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible shots fired at the shopping center parking lot on Pine Cone Road in Dayton.

UPDATE: 1:15PM: The Target Fire at the Carson City rifle range is now contained, Carson City Fire Department incident command reported, and crews are now in mop-up stage.
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UDPATE: 12:58PM: Carson City fire crews have stopped forward progress on the Target Fire at the Carson City rifle range, according to Carson City Fire Department incident command.
Additional resources from neighboring agencies have been canceled.
The fire appears to be burning partly on BLM and partly on Carson City land, incident command reported.

UPDATE: 11:32 AM: One lane of eastbound William Street between Humboldt and Gold Dust Way has been reopened to traffic, law enforcement on scene report.
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Carson City emergency crews are responding to a motorcycle trike versus automobile accident that occurred on East William Street and Gold Dust Way.

Reno Lumber, a wholesale lumber supplier in the Truckee Meadows, is expanding its retail operations to Carson City and changing its name to Reno Carson Lumber, said General Manager Chris Fleiner.