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CARSON CITY — Governor Brian Sandoval announced Wednesday the hiring of Kathryn Reynolds as General Counsel, which has been effective as of August 28, 2017.

Reynolds will fill the vacancy created with the departure of Daniel Stewart in early August. She will serve as Counsel to the Governor and act as a primary liaison between the Governor’s office and several cabinet agencies, boards and commissions.

Strong thunderstorms are on tap for Wednesday afternoon and evening in Carson City, western Nevada and the Sierra, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Fire Weather Watch.

Six years ago, shots rang out and Carson City was thrust into the middle of a tragedy. Four people died in the IHOP shooting, three of them National Guard members. Today, they will be honored again during the annual Remembrance Run. If you are driving along Fairview, please give them some extra room. Wheeled Truck Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center is a ‘weather permitting’ event, so keep your eye out for rain clouds.

Carson City Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday night to a motorcycle rider down in the northbound I-580 onramp lane near old Clear Creek Road.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Mobile bidding registration for more than 130 silent auction items and tickets for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada’s 24th annual Luau are now available online here.

Carson City Nevada Triad, a collaboration between the Carson City Sheriff, Fire Department and Senior Center, will present a flu prevention workshop at the Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, on Friday, Sept. 8 at 11:45 a.m.

Carson High School will open its doors a little wider and longer Sept. 13 for a unique Back-to-School Night event.
More than 25 local community service providers will line the hallways of Senator Square for a community fair beginning at 4:30 p.m. The fair will highlight Carson City activities, family friendly events and provide information and screenings for a variety of local health services.

The National Weather Service in Reno advises that isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms have begun to develop Tuesday afternoon through the Western Nevada basin and range into Carson City. Lightning strikes were being reported throughout the area as well as rain showers in Carson City.

A 35-year old Carson City woman was arrested Monday afternoon for misdemeanor suspicion of petit larceny and violation of alternative sentencing conditions after attempting to steal merchandise from Walmart, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to the area of Fifth and Stewart streets for a vehicle accident.

A minimum security inmate walked away from work detail Tuesday morning near the Department of Motor Vehicles in Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Mark your calendars to attend a pair of science lectures at Jack C. Davis Observatory in September. This Saturday, Sept. 9, WNC physics professor Dr. Thomas Herring will lecture on “Nuclear Physics for Everyone,” while on Sept. 23, WNC astronomy instructor Dr. Marla Moore will talk about “The Cassini Probe at Saturn: Its Journey and Legacy.”

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Carson City – Today, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt, along with 31 other states, announced a $3.5 million settlement with technology ...

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It’s back to school and back to work, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. Get your kicks on the dance floor in Carson Lanes’ Eleventh Frame Lounge; DJ Bobby will teach you how to line dance. The Classic Cinema Club presents Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton in ‘D.O.A.’ Get there at 6:30 p.m. for discussion and film trivia. For the true trivia junkies, the Fox Brewpub hosts DJ Trivia tonight – all ages are welcome and there are prizes at stake. Halloween lovers of all ages will want to participate in the upcoming production of ‘Nightmare before Christmas’ at Piper’s Opera House.

Silver City, Nevada – The historic Comstock town Silver City offers a wide range of public programming year round, but the community really goes "all out" during the summer months.

High pressure will continue to provide unseasonably hot temperatures through Tuesday with areas of wildfire smoke and haze and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

The Carson City Republican Women's Club will hold its September meeting on Tuesday, the 19th at the Carson City Nugget. Social time begins at 11:00 a.m. and the meeting is called to order and lunch served at 11:30 a.m.

A 37-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Monday morning for felony suspicion of preventing a victim from calling 911 and misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY — Commercial collectors have plucked nearly half a million reptiles off the Nevada desert landscape in the last three decades.

The 2017 pine nut harvest season kicks off on lands managed by the Nevada Bureau of Land Management and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Both agencies are working together to ensure the public is safely harvesting pine nuts and aware of the regulations.

The Carson Area Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be sponsoring a 2017 POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15th at the Nevada Veteran's Memorial Wall on the Nevada Capitol Grounds in Carson City.

Labor Day commemorates the men and women whose sweat made this such a great country and has been a national holiday since 1894. Celebrate this unofficial end-of-summer with a trip to the lake, a backyard bar-be-que, the parade in Virginia City, or one of the many fun events going on around town. Head over to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for their annual Inter-faith Potluck Picnic and don’t forget to bring some silverware and something yummy to share.

MONDAY: Labor Day

Through July 31 of this year, there were 74 new home starts in the Carson Valley part of Douglas County, as well ... It's the same story in Carson City.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension presents a free Safety Day event for children and their families. The event, held in partnership with local businesses, organizations and agencies, is 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 9, at Mills Park, 111 E. William St. in Carson City.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Sunday evening to an accident involving a skateboarder in the 1800 block of North Carson Street.

CARSON FLY FISHING CLUB MEETING: 12 September - CFFC General Meeting 7:00pm
Airport Terminal Building – 2600 College Parkway, Carson City
Monthly meeting of the Carson Fly Fishing Club. Come to our club gathering and meet fellow fishing enthusiasts; listen and learn from guest speakers; enjoy a chance to win a prize in the raffle; hear the latest fishing stories, and much more. This’s mouths meeting will feature Dawn Baugh, Western Region Outdoor Education Coordinator for NDOW. For further information call Stan Zuber president 775-671-2151.

A pair of Carson city women were arrested Friday afternoon at 1:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodside Drive for felony possession of methamphetamine, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Guard is set to host a memorial run/walk on Wednesday, Sept. 6, to commemorate the victims of the International House of Pancakes shooting that occurred in 2011.