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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume work on the Carnelian, Incline and South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration projects in early May. These projects authorize thinning of trees and brush on National Forest System lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to reduce the risk of severe wildfire and create healthier forests.

Giving up a three-run edge in the final inning could emotionally deflate a team. College of Southern Nevada's comeback only served as more motivation for the Western Nevada Wildcats on Saturday.
Makaylee Jaussi's sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the last of the seventh inning lifted the Wildcats to a 5-4 Scenic West Athletic Conference softball victory at Edmonds Sports Complex in the Carson City.

The Carson City area experienced the largest year-over-year unemployment decline statewide, falling 1.8 percentage points to give the capital city an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent, according to figures released Tuesday from Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. More good news, Carson City added 200 jobs in March.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California this first week of April, 2015. Opening Day for California fishing is April 25.

Phil Bickford and his history of being a top-10 selection in the 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft didn't intimidate Western Nevada College hitters on Saturday in Carson City.
In fact, the Wildcats touched up the right-hander for two hits and a run before fans had completely settled into their seats at John L. Harvey Field.

A one-hit shutout by freshman pitcher Kristina George and a three-run homer by Lauren Lesniak carried Western Nevada College to a dominant 7-0 victory over Snow College in the first game of a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City.

There's no secret why DJ Peters is climbing in the Wildcat batting order. Peters, who was hitting seventh in the lineup earlier in the season, has risen to fifth this week.

After a 3-for-3 performance, including a solo home run, in a 7-1 victory of the opening game of a doubleheader against Colorado Northwestern on Friday in Carson City, who knows where the 6-foot-6 right-handed hitter will wind up. Peters knocked in two runs, stole two bases and scored twice to back the four-hit pitching of Ty Fox.

A Spring Break 30-Hour New Driver Education Class will be offered at the Carson City and Minden campuses of Western Nevada College this April.

Young drivers will learn safe driving techniques through lectures, class discussion, guest speakers, and films that cover Nevada driving regulations, basic vehicle control, and driving maneuvers in various situations and environments.

I speak a lot about fear and how it can hold you back. This morning, I want to flip it a bit. Because, when you Face Everything and Rise, fear can actually be a good thing. First of all, your body is incapable of lying. Butterflies in the stomach, headaches, even body pains can tell you when something is going on.

These bodily responses can be used like a GPS though, to tell you what’s really going on inside you. It can tell you when fear is approaching. I challenge you, at least once this week, to stand your ground.

Assemblyman Chris Edwards says his constituents are tired of springing forward and falling back every year. He wants Congress to let Nevada spring forward once more and leave it at that, keeping Nevada on daylight saving time in perpetuity....

The 7th annual Concert Under the Stars, a benefit for the Greenhouse Project, will feature a July 8 double billing with 70's and 80's smooth classic rock powerhouses Ambrosia and Pablo Cruise.

The concert was announced by Cafe at Adele’s owner Charlie Abowd on his Facebook page Saturday. Ticket sales will be announced soon. The show is produced by John Procaccini of Chili Bop Entertainment and will be in the back outside area of Adele's Restaurant and Lounge.

UPDATE: The Nevada State Demographer’s Office, located at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business, has released its 2014 population estimates. The state gained an estimated 42,334 persons from July 2013 to July 2014, an estimated increase of 1.5 percent, about equivalent to the increase of 1.8 percent the prior year. This is higher than the 2011 to 2012 period when the state grew by 1.0 percent.

Lake Tahoe South launches into spring with more than a foot of fresh powder falling on area ski resorts: Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood this past weekend with additional accumulation occurring on Monday afternoon and evening. Sunny skies and clear roads are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.

Final-inning comebacks don't ever get old, even for 10th-year Western Nevada College coach D.J. Whittemore.
Even after College of Southern Idaho decisively swung the momentum to its side by scoring the tying run in its last at-bat and forged in front on Mikey Ortega's home run an inning later, the Wildcats didn't flinch Friday in the first game of a Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader.

Looking to meet your match made in heaven? Why not try Furry Speed Dating? This unique event pairs people and pets during a true — you guessed it — speed dating affair.

Join Nevada Humane Society on Saturday, Feb. 14 to meet some of the most eligible dogs and cats in the shelter. They’ll put their best paw forward and try to impress prospective adopters who will meet multiple eligible furry bachelors and bachelorettes with the goal of falling in love.

The Carson City Parks and Recreation Department with assistance from the Public Works Department will be scheduling the removal of two large cottonwood trees in Fuji Park.

A man was arrested Wednesday night after crawling through and falling out of the ceiling at Smith's market forcing the evacuation of the store, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The call came into dispatch at 9:22 p.m. at the Smith's store at 599 East William Street in Carson City. Store employees reported a man was acting erratically and may have a gun.

According to Furlong the man had a altercation with someone in the store. The store was evacuated immediately. The suspect then took off and went into the ceiling of the store by the time officers arrived.

New Driver Education courses for teens age 15 and older will be offered by Western Nevada College throughout the spring. Each session includes four days of instruction, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $100.

Three classes will meet on the WNC Carson City Campus Saturdays, Feb. 21-March 14, Monday-Thursday, April 6-9 (Carson High School spring break) and Saturdays, April 18-May 9.

Mired in a three-year-long drought, 2011-present, Californians might have been confused at the strange liquid substance that was falling from the sky during the first two weeks of December. Precipitation had been in short supply across the state, with reservoir levels remarkably low and “exceptional drought” (the worst level of drought) existing over 55 percent of the state as of the first week of December.

While we’ve experienced fits of bitter cold weather around Western Nevada this winter, many local water ways may indeed have thin layers of ice on them but venturing out on that ice at any time, regardless, is dangerous and should never be tried, a Nevada Department of Wildlife official said.

UPDATE: Snow is falling down to the valley floor on this Christmas Eve night. Go here for the latest road conditions before you head out traveling. Go here for the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

When Dejon Smith left home after school on Dec. 11, like any teen facing a snow day the following day, he told his parents he was headed out for the evening. He did not tell them where he was going or with whom he would be.

DeShawn and Taneka Smith, Dejon's parents, were concerned when, at the end of the evening, they hadn't heard from their son.

Another weak system will bring another round of snow in the Sierra around Lake Tahoe and potential snow showers in Carson City through mid-day Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. This will create the potential for slick roads over area passes as snow accumulates.

South Lake Tahoe Police found the body of a missing 14-year-old South Tahoe High freshman on Saturday afternoon.

Dejon Smith had been missing since Thursday afternoon when he never returned home after heading out to play after school. Police responded to the 1100 block of Wildwood Avenue to follow up on a report of a missing juvenile. They followed leads with no results at that time.

While forecasters say the precipitation amounts with the onslaught of the approaching winter storm won’t bring historic amounts of moisture, the high winds ahead of the system may prove to be for the record books.

Carson City and Western Nevada remains under a High Wind Warning through 4 a.m. Friday morning. The winds are expected to increase this morning, with the strongest early this afternoon, lowering some late in the afternoon but will remain gusty overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Well, the weather forecasters got it wrong today, but that's OK. They usually do get it right. What was supposed to be rain in Carson City, forecasted by the National Weather Service, has been, mostly wet, slushy snow and snow showers, beginning at around 11 this morning, then falling as rain and then picking up late this afternoon and early this evening as snow.

UPDATE: Light snow began falling in Carson City late this morning as temperatures hovered in the low 30s. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra this afternoon as a strong weather system pushes through the region. The Carson City area can expect plenty of rain from the storm, the first significant storm of the season.

Pete Livermore, a longtime Carson City elected leader and business owner, died Monday at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. He was 73.

Livermore was a Nevada Assemblyman who decided this year that he would not seek re-election. He began in the Assembly District 40 on Feb. 7 2011. Before that, Livermore was a member of the Carson City Board of Supervisors, 1998-2010; was Mayor pro Tem, Carson City, 2004-2006.

Quaking Aspen trees are currently at their peak around the Sierra. You can also enjoy fall colors turning among the thousands of trees, bushes and shrubs right here in Carson City.

This is my annual reminder to enjoy the colorful displays of the leaves on Quaking Aspen trees, also known as "quakies" at this time of the year. Last Saturday, Elaine and I took a drive to Hope Valley, Calif., to see those colors and they are different this year, as compared to the past.

This year, and, obviously, due to the prolonged drought we have been experiencing, the leaves are not as vibrant as in previous years. In fact, there is an interesting mix of no leaves, green leaves and yellow leaves, often in the very same grove of quakies.