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A 43-year-old Zephyr Cove woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance after methamphetamine was found in her vehicle following a traffic stop, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE 10:55PM: An adult female was flown Saturday night by Care Flight following a mishap with a single vehicle in which she was a passenger, a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant said.
The passenger attempted to get out of the vehicle when she thought the driver had it in park. The vehicle was in reverse and backed out, injuring the woman, said Sgt. Daniel Gonzales.
No charges will be filed. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. When she left by ambulance she was conscious and alert, Gonzales said.
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Mayor Bob Crowell likes to say Carson City is the best city in the state, if not the country. But at a recent gathering of area pharmacists and technicians, he acknowledged some of its hidden shortcomings.

UPDATE 10:04PM: An adult female who was walking in a crosswalk with her boyfriend was struck by the driver of a sedan who was making a left turn onto Roop Street from Robinson, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Craig Lowe.
The injured woman was alert and conscious at the time she was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital.
The driver of the sedan was checked and did not show signs of impairment, said Lowe.
Traffic along Roop Street was reopened in both directions at 10:04 p.m.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drug possession and sales after officers recovered methamphetamine and cash, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Nevada state capital has seen its share of natural disasters and citywide emergencies.

From wildfires to flooding and all-too-common high wind events, Carson City Manager Nick Marano says local government is ready to respond at a moment's notice.

"The city has an emergency operations plan," Marano said. "We've gone through several rounds of modifications to it."

There is an emergency operations center, he said, that enhances communication between public safety and public works departments during local emergencies.

A 30-year-old Carson City man on probation and not allowed to drink alcohol as a condition of his probation was arrested early Friday on felony suspicion of giving an officer a false name to avoid prosecution, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Picture this. A group of male prisoners (big, burly guys) and a group of tiny, tabby kittens (weighing about three ounces), meeting each other for the first time at the Warm Springs Correctional Center. It’s early evening, the sun is setting and everyone is settling in for the night. It’s calm and quiet.

Suddenly the men are alert, turning all warm and fuzzy, cooing and using baby talk — they are melting at the sight of newborn kittens. Don’t judge, you would react this way too.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating windows that were shot out early Tuesday morning at a downtown Carson City antique store.

The incident happened at just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at Hanifin’s Arts and Antiques on the Curry Street entrance. The business is located at 210 North Carson Street. Two large plate glass windows were shot out. Dispatch received word of the vandalism at 1:33 a.m.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the shooting incident is under investigation and did not elaborate further.

Two men were arrested early Saturday after a vehicle search at a casino parking lot led to the recovery of drugs, stolen credit cards and checks, as well as equipment to manufacture fake driver’s licenses, identification and Social Security cards, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Are we driving like Zombies? A lot of things are on our minds during the day, are you concentrating on your driving like you should be? From picking up children from various activities to making scheduled appointments, is your focus on driving or just the destination that you are trying to reach?

An alarming number of overdoses and at least nine deaths in the Sacramento area has prompted a public safety alert from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration concerning counterfeit Hydrocodone tablets containing Fentanyl.

Two wild horses were killed by motorists early Thursday on Highway 50 near Dayton, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture. One motorist suffered minor injuries when he struck a wild horse, sending it through the windshield, killing the animal on impact.

A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on felony drug charges after an officer observed a drug transaction take place in a dirt lot north of Lompa Lane, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

I recently responded to some questions from Brett Fisher, an editor and writer for Carson Now about New Year’s resolutions for an article he was writing. It was a good article about the challenges we all face whenever we want to make changes in our lives.

Roads around Carson City and in the Sierra are especially slick this morning after an overnight dusting of snow. Some slick areas may not be clearly visible as ice may be in thin layers. In addition, some roads in Western Nevada and the Sierra have chain or snow tire restrictions.

A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stealing a beer from a convenience store and then pulling a knife on the owner who had chased after him, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Greater Lake Tahoe region. Remaining in effect until 10pm tonight, expect heavy snow through 7pm with accumulations reaching two to three inches per hour in some areas. The forecast is is calling for 12 to 20 inches of snow above 7000 feet, and 8-12 inches below (Carson City is listed at an elevation of 4,802 feet.

Nevada agriculture officials are urging motorists to use "extreme caution" while driving following two crashes this week involving horses north of Carson City. On Friday morning, a motorist was taken to the hospital after a collision with a feral horse in the northbound lane of Old Highway 395 at Rawhide near Pagni Lane.

Carson City — particularly the shopping available in Carson City — is the feature of Nevada Travel’s NevadaGram this month.

“In my mind the true mark of a city is whether or not you can do all your Christmas shopping there,” David Toll wrote in the NevadaGram.

With Nevada Day festivities Saturday, Halloween trick or treating in Carson City is celebrated Friday. It’s different, sure, but that’s how we do things here in the capital city. With that in mind, drinking and driving can be a ghastly decision that can end up being more of a trick than a treat. The witches’ brew that you consume can lead to a frightening crash when you choose to drive afterwards.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident at Mark Twain Elementary School on Wednesday where a 7-year-old boy picked up a teddy bear with five hypodermic needles. The boy was stuck with one of the needles, which was then tested and found positive for methamphetamine.

UPDATE: The suspect in a shooting of a 71-year-old victim in a domestic dispute Friday night has been identified as Andrew Seth Harris, 47, of Carson City. The suspect was initially identified by officers on scene as female. It was determined during the investigation the suspect is legally a man.

Aware Systems, LLC, a local tech startup company working out of the Adams Hub for Innovation in Carson City, has thrown their hat into the ring in the hopes of winning the $25,000 prize package offered by Biggest Little Startup Competition in Reno.

A 19-year-old Markleeville, Calif., was arrested this week on suspicion of three felony sex crime charges including producing child pornography and possession of child pornography, a Carson City sheriff’s detective said.

There have been more reported cases of coyotes attacking dogs along city hiking trails in east Carson City, according to the Parks and Recreation Department.

Many of these incidents have happened on trails along the Riverview Park Wetlands Trails at the east end of Fifth Street and Marsh Road, and the trails on Prison Hill east of South Edmonds Drive, according to the Parks and Recreation Department.

Here is this week's Nevada and Northern California fishing report for the week of Oct. 14, 2015 and beyond. As of Oct. 13, Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included.

A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 7 a.m. at Carson City jail on gross misdemeanor charges of interfering with a police officer and battery of a police officer, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, the suspect had reversed kicked his cell door and took swings at a deputy, hitting him in the back of the head.

Three people were jailed early Thursday on drug charges after heroin and paraphernalia were recovered during a traffic stop and subsequent search of the vehicle, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management Security is reminding Nevada residents the importance of planning and preparing for any emergency.