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Carson City, Douglas County and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office’s, along with the Washoe County All Threats/All Crimes Task Force, combined efforts to break the backbone of a residential burglary ring that is believed to have been operating regionally since the summer/fall of 2014.

UDPATE: 7:45PM: Two suspects are in custody following a law enforcement operation that began with a burglary Thursday in Washoe City. The suspects are believed to be connected to a string of dozens of burglaries spread over three counties. Go here for the video press briefing from Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
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Update 6:45 p.m.: Suspect wasn't found in the residence, and the scene is secure.

Update 6:21 p.m: SWAT is inside the residence, checking in the crawl space for the suspect.

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Update 6:02 p.m.: SWAT team just used flash bang devices and tear gas in the residence of the suspect. Deputies on the scene have reason to believe suspect may have a cache of stolen weapons.

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Traffic on Corbett Street between Roop and Stewart has been blocked by Carson City Sheriff's deputies who are trying to apprehend a crime suspect.

Deputies are currently trying to evacuate two apartment complexes that are near where they think the suspect is holed up.

Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong emailed the following statement:

Major activity in Carson City a result of a reported burglary. Agencies involved include Washoe, Carson, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s.

Over 30 officers dispersed over numerous locations in Washoe City and at least 4 locations in Carson City.

This is on-going with few details immediately releasable.

We will have more details as they become available.

On Sunday afternoon Feb. 8 the Nevada Department of Transportation closed a two-mile stretch of Nevada Highway 342 in lower Gold Hill because of subsidence occurring adjacent to the steeply excavated Lucerne Pit, prompting a call for answers from angry residents of Gold Hill and Silver City.

For the last six years, Carson High School has held an alumni night at the Carson-Douglas basketball game in which alumni are recognized and celebrated. It’s a chance for alumni to come back and visit the old stomping grounds, support the Senators and a chance for us to celebrate contributions and the lives of CHS alumni. The Alumni games will be held February 13 against Douglas Tigers.

A traffic stop Thursday night led the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team to more than 10 pounds of marijuana and the arrests of two people.

Arrested were Derek Peterson, 24, and Maile Daugherty, 20, both of Carson City. Each face felony charges of possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and trafficking marijuana. Peterson also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding. His bail amount is $23,699. Daugherty's bail amount was set at $22,500.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have been called to several residential burglaries in the Carson Valley area during the past few weeks.
The incidents have occurred primarily during daytime hours, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Some of Northern Nevada's finest traditional, folk and contemporary artists will appear at the 2015 Nevada State Legislature in “The Work of Artists,” a series of interactive talks and demonstrations that bring a personal side to exhibited pieces. Designed to create an opportunity for artists to engage with community members and people working in or visiting the Nevada State Legislative Building, the presentations are at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 24, March 19 and 30, April 17 and May 7. All are free and open to the public in Room 3100.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Feb. 4-10, 2015.

Sarah Lillegard works in what she calls second skin. The Reno artist featured in the latest show at the Office eXhibition Series Gallery works in fabrics that explore group identity, belonging and symbols, in garments sometimes called clan jackets.

The attire is said to communicate meaning, cultural legacies and myths. The OXS exhibit “Second Skin” is free at the Nevada Arts Council, 716 N. Carson St., in Carson City, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 17. Lillegard will discuss her work at a public reception from 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, with an artist talk at 6:15.

A flurry has blown into town: not of the snow kind that we so sorely need, but one of Legislative activity. The 2015 Legislative season starts today, so please keep an eye out for increased activity in our downtown crosswalks.

The Carson City brewing facility at 302 N. Carson St. has undergone extensive renovations inside and out. Lake Tahoe Brewing has another outlet in ......

An annual ice fishing derby will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Davis Lake, Calif., with an entry fee of $20 per person. The only uncertainty is whether it will be an ice fishing or a water fishing derby.

It is normally an ice fishing derby at this time of the year, but last year and again this year, it is shaping up to be a water fishing derby due to lack of ice on the lake.

Here is the latest fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Jan. 28 through Feb. 3, 2015.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong updates us on the 2014 crime rates and public safety. For the past two years, the overall crime rate has trended down in Carson City, he reports.
Among areas the sheriffs office is continuing to focus on is burglary, gang activity, assault and battery cases, and pedestrian accidents in crosswalks.

UPDATE 9:45PM: A 19-year-old man and two male juveniles face charges of felony home invasion after allegedly breaking into a Siskiyou Drive home Monday night, said Carson City Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Humphrey.

After detectives interviewed the subjects, it was determined they are not the ones believed to be involved in a rash of residential burglaries that have happened primarily on the west side of Carson City, said Humphrey. Investigators learned the suspects knew the person living at the home and knew of property inside they wanted to steal.

Winterfest is upon us here at Carson High School. The upcoming week will be filled with activites and celebrations for the students and staff at CHS. The theme of Winterfest is WinterFlix, like Netflix. Congratulations to the Winterfest Candidates who have been nominated by their classmates. One prince and princess will be chosen by a class vote for the freshmen, sophomores and juniors. One king and queen will be chosen among the senior class. Royalty court will be announced Thursday.

Well ladies and gentleman, it is officially that time of the year again. Next week, Jan. 26-31 is going to be filled with activities going on at Carson High School and other locations around Carson City with the annual Winterfest spirit week.

“Pine Spirit” by Sande Rowan comes to the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2 Working with Native American basket makers in the Southwest, Sande Rowan learned coiling techniques she incorporated into her own style as a professional basket maker. Her “Rainbow Spiral” pine needle basket is among her works featured in “Pine Spirit” at the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery Feb. 2-20 in the Nevada Legislative Building.

Since October of 2014 the Carson City area has seen an increase in residential burglaries. Several of them have been along the main corridors of the west side of Carson City on West Winnie Lane and Washington streets. They are occurring during the day time while the residents are away from the home.

UPDATE: Frank Streshley, Tax and License Division Chief in Carson City, said the Nevada Gaming Control Board "was informed of the temporary closure of the Carson Horse Club in advance of the closure."

He said the Carson Horseshoe Club must make "reasonable accommodations" to pay their patrons casino tokens or any vouchers. He was not sure if the Horseshoe Club uses the cash in-cash out vouchers.

These two deer were spotted recently enjoying a nice meal of flowerbed bulbs and grass while strolling along the west side of Nevada Street in Carson City. The pair of bucks ate and took a break in the lawn area of two homes, not seeming to notice or care much of human activity and Sunday goings' on around town.

Martin Olive quit college and opened a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco in 2004. He reported $65,000 of income in 2004 and $34,000 of income in 2005. All of his customers were recipients under the California Compassionate use Act of 1996.

IRS audited his returns and used the “ledgers” Olive produced at trial to compute his gross income in 2004 and 2005. His gross receipts for 2004 per the ledgers were $1,968,000 and 2005 gross receipts were $3,302,000.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 19, Saliman Road will be closed from Seely Loop, the Mills Park entrance, to Robinson Street and the intersection of Saliman Road and Robinson Street will be completely closed, said Daniel Doenges, senior transportation planner for Carson City Public Works.

It's not every day you see a 2,200 pound, 26-foot tall guitar being driven along Highway 50 from Sacramento into South Lake Tahoe. Nor does one normally see a huge crane lifting a metal guitar over 100 feet to be placed onto a base in front of a South Shore casino.

Douglas High Graduate Terrence Martin and his team, Todd Schulze and Courtney Cardenas, were busy installing the guitar last week. Many people were passing by, stopping to ask the metal artist questions and taking photos of what will soon be the talk of the town and the subject of many photos.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Jan. 8-14, 2015.

In the United States, the common strand that runs through our collective lives from ages 7 to 18 years is the experience that most of us call “School.” While each individual’s experience may be varied, education in the US is an expected activity that spans 13 years of our lives and culminates as a rite of passage to adulthood.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year, each year, is to present the Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

These awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year.
It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly.

So, without further ado, here are the 2014 Don Q Award winners:
Best Birthday Present:

One of my dreams in my professional life was to introduce young people to the viability of a great career in horticulture. I have been fortunate to realize that goal through my involvement with The Greenhouse Project. However, awakening the passion for growing and working with plants in youth is only one wonderful aspect of this project. I also get to work with caring dedicated people, help beautify downtown Carson City and, best of all, help feed those in need.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Dec. 31, 2014 to Jan. 6, 2015.

According to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services, 40,285 people in Nevada selected plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace leading up to the Dec. 15 deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2015.

About 90 percent of Nevadans who selected health insurance plans in the first month of open enrollment were determined eligible for financial assistance to lower their monthly premiums. All of the 40,285 Nevadans who selected a plan signed up for the first time.