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Due to the resignation of a member in the citizen-at-large category, there is one position now open on the Carson City Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee.

Mark Salinas, Carson City’s Director of Arts and Culture, has been appointed to the board of the Nevada Arts Council by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club will present the film "D.O.A" at a Sept. 5 showing at the Brewery Arts Center. Small-town accountant Frank Bigelow goes to San Francisco for a week's fun After a night on the town, doctors tell him he's been given a "luminous toxin" with no antidote.

After achieving second place against 30 other countries for Robotics Design in Programming at the University of Bath, U.K., Eagle Valley Middle School's FIRST LEGO League team is preparing to pass the torch to incoming students.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday night to a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle near the intersection of William and Stewart streets.

CARSON CITY — The Department of Taxation decided Thursday that there are an inadequate number of liquor distributors interested in transporting marijuana to Nevada’s retail establishments, opening up the business to others.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday evening to the area of William (Highway 50 East) and Humboldt streets for a two vehicle crash.

The Carson Comedy Club at the Carson Nugget presents Mary Kennedy this Friday at the Carson Comedy Club. A professional actress, you can see her as the new recurring character New Fiona on Shameless Season 7. She will be seen in the feature Shattered, release date 2017. She costars in a feature film Creative Differences. Was a featured mom commentator on The Mom Rules webseries and did the pilot, for Nickelodeons new network, NickMOM called road mamas which she also co-created. You can also see her comic acting regularly and various sketches for CONAN.

Carson City Parks and Recreation Youth Programs has partnered with the Carson City Salvation Army to collect school supplies and backpacks for children in our community.

Michael and Sharron Tipton took a photo of this mother bobcat and two kittens Wednesday morning on Maison Way in northwest Carson City.

The second tour highlighting the homes of former Nevada governors proved to be a "sell out." The 24 participants, who were from Dayton, Sparks, California, as well as Carson City, shared history and stories with tour guide Debbie Lane.

A 27-year-old Carson City Jail inmate was booked Wednesday for three felony warrants alleging battery by a prisoner in custody, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Come join us at the Carson City Street Fair, Located at the Carson Nugget parking lot, 507 N. Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada

We will be open at 11 am and run for the duration of the Carson City Wine Walk at 5 pm. This event is Family and Kid Friendly. We will have Crafters, Vendors, and Merchants showing their latest products. We will also have Food, and Music.

Fun for everyone. Come check us out.

UPDATE 11:15: The gas line has been capped. Southwest Gas is responding. Motorists are able to resume driving through the area.
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Carson City Fire Department was called late Thursday morning to a gas leak on Woodridge Circle in northwest Carson City.

Do you want to learn how to speak Spanish? United Latino Community is offering a Beginning Spanish Language Class for Beginners.

Classes are ongoing, weekly, every Wednesday, from 5:15 until 6:30 p.m.

Where: United Latino Community, 1925 N. Carson St.

Learn pronunciation, basic conversation, and cultural tips. The class is free, but donations are welcome. Fun and laughter included. Please reserve your seat by email: cathleen@carsonulc.org, or call 671-7455.

The economic climate of Carson City is following an upward trend, according to data released last month from the state of Nevada, as taxable sales revenue made significant gains over the past 12 months.

Members of the Carson City Fire Department are sworn into their new positions during a promotions ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 9. From left are, Battalion Chief Jason Danen, Captain Cory Petty, Battalion Chief Tom Raw, Captain Kevin Nyberg and Captain Jon Pedrini.

Are you itching for the weekend? It will be musically magical with a plethora of Jazz and Beyond Music Festival events throughout town. It’s a classic car lover’s dream come true, as well, with Hot August Nights in Reno and Sparks. But don’t get ahead of yourself, today has some great options for a good time. Enjoy some air conditioned entertainment with the Carolyn Dolan Band at the Carson Mall. ‘Elvis, Marilyn and the Space Aliens’ and their place in the movies is the topic of this month’s Douglas County Historical Society’s lecture.

Carson City Nevada TRIAD presents “Prepare for a Medical Emergency” with Carson Fire Department paramedics at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, on Friday, August 11, at 11:45 a.m.

UPDATE 4:58PM: The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flood Advisory for Eastern Carson City, central Lyon County and Douglas County.
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National Weather Service meteorologists are monitoring developing showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon across western and northern Nevada, including Carson City and Douglas County.

Carson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called Wednesday afternoon to a single vehicle accident in the southbound lane of I-580 south of the Arrowhead exit.

The deadline to sign up for a community policing citizens academy offered through the Carson City Sheriff’s Office is this Friday, August 11, 5 p.m.

A 31-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Monday for a felony failure to appear warrant issued in March out of Carson City District Court.

Through a partnership with Northern Nevada Literacy Council, the Carson City Library will be offering a monthly Storytime and Craft.

Each family will receive a free library bag and free book. Each child that is registered will get to participate in an art or science activity.

Come read, sing, dance, play and learn with us!

Registration is required on our website calendar to save your seat!

Firehouse Subs invited its guests to participate Saturday in H20 for Heroes, a nationwide effort to collect bottled water for firefighting agencies. Carson City residents delivered by donating more than 80 cases of bottled water to local first responders.

Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and fire department personnel are investigating how a car wound up Wednesday morning in a retention pond near Western Nevada College off of Foothill Road.

What to do on a Wednesday? If you travel down this list, you’ll find the new Wheeled Food Wednesdays at the Brewery Arts Center featuring a line-up of local food trucks and family fun. Jazz and Beyond brings you a free outdoor concert with Lake Effect in the Comma Coffee Courtyard. Chris Bayer transforms into Major Ormsby at Dangberg Home Historic Ranch’s Chautauqua tonight. Get on the Highway to the Danger Zone and it will take you to Top Gun on the big screen at Galaxy Theaters.

One person was taken into custody Tuesday night in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive following a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Lyon County has had three (3) confirmed cases of WNV. Two (2) of them were confirmed via pre-screening of donated blood. One (1) case was confirmed to have the less severe form of the illness.
The three (3) cases were located in Fernley and Yerington.
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Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting the first human cases of West Nile virus in Lyon County for 2017. The Disease Control and Prevention Division at CCHHS oversees disease surveillance and investigations in Lyon County and is the agency monitoring the situation. The individuals confirmed to have WNV were diagnosed with the less severe form of the illness.

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] presents its exhibition, "Tahoe Clarity", by artist Dylan Silver at the Community Center’s Sierra Room. CCAI will host a free reception for the artist, Tuesday, August 15, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room. The exhibit will be in the gallery from July 7 – November 9, 2017. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City.