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A construction worker was struck Wednesday morning by a vehicle in which the driver told officers he couldn’t see through his windshield because of the sun, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Residents and motorists along Highway 50 East may have noticed new chain link fencing being erected on the vacant land at the corner of East College Parkway and Highway 50 East in Carson City.

Commemoration of the first stone laid that began the life of the U.S. Mint and the Nevada State Museum in Carson City is set for 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, in the same place guests gathered 150 years ago to honor placement of the building’s cornerstone.

Crews from Paiute Pipeline Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Gas Corporation, and its contractors, will perform maintenance on its natural gas transmission pipeline in Carson City and Carson Valley this Tuesday through Friday.

Carson City's SlotWorld Casino is hosting a free Show-N-Shine car show on September 24th, 2016 in the SlotWorld parking lot. Event starts at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. with registration for entrants starting at 9 a.m. and going until 11 a.m.

Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for Sept. 12-18, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Nevada Builders Alliance, with more than 700 member companies representing the tens of thousands of Nevada construction trade workers, celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday evening at the Bob McFadden Plaza in Carson City.

With construction to extend the westbound U.S. 50 Cave Rock tunnel in Lake Tahoe more than 75 percent complete, the Nevada Department of Transportation is asking motorists to anticipate minor travel delays and changes to work zone traffic patterns as final elements of construction are completed.

The Carson City School District board will vote Tuesday on a plan to fund construction of energy conservation projects for district school facilities.The resolution before the board proposes an installment purchas ...

Medical cannabis will soon be available to qualified patients in Carson City and surrounding rural counties who cannot make the trips to Reno or Las Vegas for their medicinal needs.

Those hoping to take a leisurely drive around Lake Tahoe's iconic Emerald Bay during the next couple of weeks will experience delays and detours because of a construction project set to begin Monday.

Caltrans will perform a full roadway closure of State Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe from just south of the Cascade Creek Bridge to Bayview Campground and Inspiration Vista Point.

There's an old proverb that says, "a friend in need is a friend indeed."

For the needy in Carson City and surrounding rural counties, there may be no greater ally than Friends In Service Helping, otherwise known by its familiar acronym FISH.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has reached a milestone 50 percent completion of construction of the final leg of the I-580 Carson City Freeway.

Miles Construction, a Carson City-based construction firm, served as the contractor for the feedstock plant. Fulcrum BioEnergy was founded in 2007 ...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 5-11, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street with paving ahead of schedule. The following roads will be impacted.

With the Carson Street construction in its final phases many are wondering what the future holds for downtown Carson City. Currently, there are many opportunities for investment in the downtown corridor and as a result of the improvements many anticipate business growth in the area.

Historian Steve Davis will speak on a visual exploration of photography and the American West in the nineteenth century, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m.

Barbecued ribs are delicious any time of year.

But there is something about Labor Day weekend that makes them special, particularly in Carson City.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 4, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

The state Public Works Board was briefed this week on a master plan for the Department of Corrections that would require upward of $300 million in new construction over the four legislative sessions.T ...

SILVER CITY, Nev. — The "Silver Pavilion" Inaugura- Palooza concert on August 20th was a big success with at least 150 folks from near and far in attendance during the 6 hour event. The festival style public event was held to celebrate the much anticipated addition of a new outdoor stage to the region's arts and music scene.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 22-28, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Frances Humphrey Lecture Series: Gold Dredges: The Land Leviathans by Rick Martin at the Nevada State Museum, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. The lecture is $8, free for museum members and ages 17 and under.

An in-depth presentation of the origin, operations and economics of giant land based gold dredges from the turn of the 20th century to their decline mid-century, and limited operations in the 1980-1990s.

Employment growth continued in July with 4,700 jobs added or 31,900 more than a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Statewide unemployment however, did rise slightly to a seasonally-adjusted 6.5 percent.

If you follow anything about us you know that right now is duck season. Not real ducks, but little, bright yellow, rubber ducks. 30,000 of them to be exact. Recently, they descended upon Reno and are now completing Duckie Boot Camp as they train for the big day — when they race down the Truckee River to raise money and awareness for homeless pets at Nevada Humane Society.

More residential permits have been issued by the Municipality of Carson City in 2016 than any other single year in almost a decade, said Carson City Community Development Department Director Lee Plemel, AICP.

The opening of a new FoodMaxx grocery store on Highway 50 East in Carson City is behind schedule, according to Save Mart Stores Public Affairs Manager Nannette Miranda.

Nighttime lane closures will take place periodically on South Carson Street near Spooner junction for the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Carson City Freeway project.

Metcalf Builders, a Carson City based construction company, served as the contractor on the project. “Our construction partner Metcalf Builders has ...

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 8-14, 2016. Work continues on the downtown corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted: