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HOMEWOOD, Calif. — If you’ve seen the classic Francis Ford Coppola film The Godfather II then you’ll recognize Lake Tahoe’s Fleur du Lac Estates as the lakeside backdrop for mobster Michael Corleone’s bash held in honor of his son’s first communion in the beginning of The Godfather Part II. It was also the spot where his older brother Fredo was killed.

Those who organize meetings have long lamented about the lack of adequate meeting space in Carson City. Meeting planners from across the state have long sought to hold meetings in the capital city preferring to avoid the congestion and distractions prevalent in Reno or Las Vegas.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead to the summer road construction season by accepting applications for paid summer internships through Feb. 28.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 5-11, 2018. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please follow detours.

William Arthur Ward wrote, “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” If curiosity is the wick, then John Corbitt has likely found the match.

The Revitalization of the Downtown Carson City corridor continues this spring with the construction of Downtown Curry Streetscape Project.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking to identify a person who is soliciting home owners for tree service in Carson City.

On Monday, Feb. 5, the Nevada Department of Transportation will begin preliminary utility work as part of an upcoming project to install a traffic signal on U.S. 395 at Airport Road and improve other highway intersections in the Carson Valley.

UPDATE: Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell presented the Carson City Chamber of Commerce annual State of The City address Wednesday at the Gold Dust West banquet hall. Here is the video presentation and complete transcript, his seventh State of The City address.

Sunny days in the fifties are okay for spring, but we still need some winter to come our way. Take advantage of the warmer weather during a Winter Hike along Carson Valley’s Pinion Trail with Muscle Powered. Song and dance kids will want to audition for the upcoming performance of ‘Willy Wonka, Jr.’ If you’re a fan of song, but possibly too old to join the Youth Theater Carson City cast, check out the monthly jam in Silver City at their historic School House. All instruments are welcome, in addition to vocalists and those who just want to listen.

Miles Construction, a general contractor based in Carson City (milesconst.com), was chosen to renovate Dobbins Hall at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center located on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe. The conference center hosts more than 450 groups and 25,000 attendees a year, ...

Carson City is also seeing multifamily construction pick up. In recent months, approved projects include 105 townhouse units for the Mills Landing project off Highway 50 East; 147 townhouses for Arbor Villas off South Roop Street; Carson Hills Apartments, a 300-multifamily-unit project behind Ca ...

Carson City’s burgeoning craft beer game is getting a bit stronger with The Fox Brewpub throwing its hops in the ring in Downtown Carson City.

The notorious, condemned and widely reviled Kinkead Building is no longer amongst the tallest buildings in Carson City.

Storey County is one step closer to opening the door to its new library — while Carson City and Churchill County library staff are more efficient at their jobs — thanks to a Nevada Library Cooperative training.

Carson City marketing agency, In Plain Sight Marketing LLC, has partnered with JOIN Inc. to promote workforce development in Northern Nevada. JOIN Inc. serves 13 counties, providing access to educational and occupational training for individuals – particularly those age 18-24, displaced and income disadvantaged workers, people who are returning to the workforce and veterans.

With the arrival of a new year there is an opportunity to start a new career in home inspection at Western Nevada College. Certified Home Inspection courses will be offered on the Carson City campus starting on Monday, Jan. 8, helping prepare an individual for what is necessary to excel in the business.

Rise Dispensary and Sierra Wellness Connection in Carson City are each beginning recreational cannabis sales on New Year's Day.

For many first-generation college students, the transition from high school to college presents a number of cultural obstacles. Some need remedial preparation in key subjects; others require help accessing the financial aid available to them; and for others, English is their second language.

As part of a continuing investigation, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office ATAC detectives recently located items they believe to be stolen and are now attempting to locate potential victims.

A new senior center will be built in Fernley thanks to the William N. Pennington Foundation, which awarded Lyon County $3 million that was signed off Thursday by the Board of County Commissioners.

High clouds with periods of sunshine and gusty winds are expected this weekend around the Carson City and Lake Tahoe regions, putting a familiar capper on a likely Christmas without snow in western Nevada.

A High Wind Warning is underway for the region as Carson City braces for a fairly quick moving winter storm that is expected to bring 50 to 60 mph wind gusts followed by accumulating snow along the valley floors and 8 to 10 inches above 7,000 feet.

Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced Monday the final funding approval of the Battle Born Memorial to Nevada’s Fallen Warriors in Carson City on the Capitol Complex.

UPDATE 10:40 a.m.: The leak has been capped and road is open.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to a gas leak in the area of Long Street and Andorra Drive. According to dispatch, the person reporting the leak said they had hit a gas line while doing road construction and that people nearby were moved to safety. The road was temporarily closed from Andorra Avenue West.

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders has finished construction on what may be the first speculative warehouse building completed in Carson City in nearly a decade. The 28,500-square-foot building, located at 3320 Research Way, has one tenant already moving in and 10,000 square feet still available for lease. The building is completed and ready for quick occupancy.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has made substantial progress during the second season of construction for the State Route 28 Shared Use Path, Water Quality and Safety Improvement Project near Incline Village with completion anticipated for the end of 2018, early 2019, weather permitting.

Daytime lane closures will take place beginning Wednesday through next week on Alternate U.S. 395 in Pleasant Valley as the Nevada Department of Transportation fills roadway cracks.

Carson City will soon be home to a championship disc golf course complex on the east side of town with a tentative opening sometime in spring 2018, according to Carson City Parks and Recreation officials.

CARSON CITY — As the Nevada National Guard prepares to enter 2018, a look back on the Silver State’s past year reveals an unprecedented request for domestic response activations, not just in Nevada and northern California, but also places around the nation, ranging from Oregon to Puerto Rico.