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It may be a week until Christmas with shoppers out in force, so if you’re working up an appetite, how about a delicious spaghetti lunch or dinner today courtesy of the Carson City Cadet Explorers.

The countdown continues. Just one weekend is separating us from Christmas, so go enjoy the friends, family, and holiday cheer that surround us. The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada welcomes a special visit from Santa and offers fun crafts for the kids. Browse the sale in their gift shop and consider a membership for a year full of free entry. The talented kids of All About Dance perform at the CVIC Hall in Minden. Handel’s Messiah will fill the rafters of Corpus Christi Church when the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus take to the stage. Continue reading for even more options.

Organizers of the annual Holiday Crawl estimate they made about $10,000 for the Holiday with a Hero shopping spree that benefits children in need in the community.

Help the Carson City Cadet Explorers Post No. 109 by joining the spaghetti feast in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 911 East Musser Street on Dec. 17.

The dinner will be held from 2 to 6 p.m and is $5 per plate, which includes bread, salad, and a drink; RSVP by Dec. 15 via email Carsoncityexplorerspost109@gmail.com or call Daniel Coffey at (775) 434-4559.

Community fundraising efforts continue throughout town to meet the $25,000 goal for the 12th annual Holiday with a Hero campaign to benefit Carson City school children who may not otherwise have a nice Christmas this year.

Organizers say it will be a downtown holiday crawl and street party to remember; a community event designed for adults to benefit Carson City school children who may not otherwise have a nice Christmas this year.

A music festival and memorial event to honor fallen Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Howell has been set for Aug. 19, 2017 at Battle Born Harley-Davidson in Carson City, according to organizers.

A man killed as he crossed Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 5, 2016 has been identified as 58-year-old Daniel Wallace Curry of Carson City, a South Lake Tahoe police lieutenant said Wednesday.

Amidst March snow flakes, officials from Carson City and Q&D Construction dug their shovels into a dirt mound at the intersection of Third and Carson streets nearly eight months ago to break ground on the Downtown Corridor Improvement Project.

Glistening from rain earlier Friday morning, the finished product was unveiled in front of hundreds at a formal ribbon cutting ceremony held in front of the Nevada State Capitol, featuring many of the people who helped to break ground earlier this year.

Nearly eight months after the Municipality of Carson City and Q&D Construction broke ground on the Downtown Carson Street Corridor Improvement Project on March 7, the ribbon is now ready to be cut on the $8 million dollar expenditure one day ahead of the Nevada Day Parade.

A collaboration of agencies and organizations officially kicked off the 2016 Holiday with a Hero campaign on Wednesday with a goal of giving at least 200 homeless children in Carson City a Christmas experience by providing them gift cards to spend on themselves prior to the holiday.

Enjoy an evening of big-band music with vocalist Jakki Ford at Comma Coffee on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door; free for age 18 and under.

A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested for felony kidnapping and grand larceny early Saturday after he allegedly stole a van in which an elderly, disabled California woman was sitting in the passenger seat waiting for her nephew who was checking into a hotel for the night, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Western Nevada College is proud to announce that 86 students have qualified for the 2016 Summer Dean’s List.
To earn this recognition during the summer term, students must accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and complete six units of classes or more. Students achieving the academic honor are:

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday the appointments of General Counsel Joe Reynolds to serve as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission and Leo Drozdoff as acting-Commissioner effective Oct. 3.

Reynolds and Drozdoff will fill the vacancies of Commissioners David Noble and Alaina Burtenshaw, respectively.

Authorities arrested a Reno man and a Carson City woman Friday for felony suspicion of drug trafficking and possession after packaging and drugs were recovered during a search, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

The Carson Valley Trails Association, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Carson Valley Medical Center, will present its 8th annual Hike for Health Day on Saturday, September 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch, located east of the Town of Genoa at 381 Genoa Lane.

This story has been updated to include a booking photo and more information about the man sought for questioning in an August 13 stabbing. Go here for the update.
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A person who recognized a Honda he had recently seen posted to Facebook as being stolen discovered the vehicle Monday night across from a McDonald's drive-thru and called 911 to report it, resulting in the arrest of a person of interest for attempted homicide, a Carson City sheriff's sergeant said.

A 23-year-old Reno woman was arrested Saturday for felony suspicion of eluding deputies, endangering persons or property, driving under the influence, hit and run of an unoccupied vehicle and driving on a suspended license, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Construction of Carson Street along the downtown corridor is now a little over half way through the project's eight-month timeline and the work remains on pace to be mostly finished by Nevada Day weekend, Carson City Public Works Engineering Manager Daniel Rotter said.

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A California man and woman were arrested Friday on suspicion of credit card fraud after an elaborate computer forgery lab was discovered inside a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The William N. Pennington Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada campus is now officially opened thanks to a Carson City Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening festivities Thursday.

A 56-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony grand larceny after allegedly stealing a green dolly from Tractor Supply Company, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada offered a glimpse of its new William N. Pennington Teen Center on Monday ahead of its June 23 grand opening celebration.

Funded by a $1.2 million naming gift from the William N. Pennington Foundation of Reno and donations from the community, the Club broke ground on the Carson City teen center in October 2015.

Access to businesses along Third Street, between Carson and Curry, has concerned patrons because of construction of the future Bob McFadden Plaza, but these businesses remain open despite detours, Carson City Public Works Engineering Manager Daniel Rotter said Wednesday.

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.