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It’s Wildfire Awareness Month at Tahoe, and with the summer tourist season around the corner, we must all remember that drought has left our Region with severely dry forest conditions and an extreme risk of wildfire. This summer we need to think about “when” not “if” another fire will happen. All of us have important roles to play in preventing the next wildfire, and in making sure our homes, families, and communities are prepared for it.

UPDATE: 6:15PM: An arrest has been made after a man had eluded Carson City sheriff's deputies in the area of Hawaii Circle. Andre Franklin, 21, was taken into custody at around 5 p.m. He was found in a home a few houses down on Hawaii Circle from where he was originally thought to be hiding. He was discovered by an officer trying to escape through a backyard.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong released the following information: At 1:37 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic battery report at the 2000 block of Hawaii Circle in Carson City.

8:33PM: The fire, in a house near Bordewich-Bray Elementary, has been knocked down, according to first responders.
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Carson City fire and rescue were called tonight a structure fire in the 700 block of King Street on the west side of Carson City.
The fire was called in at around 8:20 p.m. Multiple fire units were called to 717 King Street. Additional fire units have been requested.
It is unknown at this time what is burning or how widespread the fire is. Check back for updates.

The Nature Conservancy, working with federal, state and local agencies, as well as a private landowner, are collaborating on a forest restoration project designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires, protect onsite and neighboring structures, protect water supplies for people and enhance wildlife habitat near Carson City.

In a continuing effort to help increase the population of Bi-State sage grouse, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service to address major threats to the population within an area located in Lyon and Mineral counties.

The Washoe Valley Alliance will play host to a full day of festivities on Saturday, May 16, 2015 during the second annual Celebrate Washoe Valley event at Washoe Lake State Park.

Celebrate Washoe Valley is a special event created to help educate, inform and engage the community about the importance to maintain the natural beauty and preservation of the Washoe Valley.

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1976, will present Southern Drawl Band on Thursday night, May 21, 2015 in the Performance Hall.

The Fire is a high energy pure-drop Scottish music band, with world class fiddling in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, and whistle. They will appear tonight at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

May is Nevada Wildfire Awareness month. Each year the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, other program partners and corporate sponsors, work together to educate Nevadans on living with wildfire. Much of western Nevada is a high fire hazard environment, especially in this drought year.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval honored two Las Vegas Metro police officers killed last year during the Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony on the capitol grounds in Carson City on Thursday.

The service honored Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo, among the 128 Nevada Peace Officers who have been killed in the line of duty. Police officers from around Nevada made their way to Carson City to pay tribute to the fallen officers.

A multi-state proclamation, signed by the Governors of Nevada, California, Idaho, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Montana, recognizes May 2015 as Wildfire Awareness Month and encourages all citizens to “learn to live safely in a wildfire environment.”

The Nevada Division of Forestry is hosting “Junk The Junipers,” 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 16 at the division’s office, 885 Eastlake Blvd. in Washoe Valley.

The Washoe Valley Alliance will play host to a full day of festivities on Saturday, May 16, 2015 during the second annual Celebrate Washoe Valley event at Washoe Lake State Park.

Celebrate Washoe Valley is a special event created to help educate, inform and engage the community about the importance to maintain the natural beauty and preservation of the Washoe Valley. Admission is free to attendees courtesy of Washoe Lake State Park and guests will enjoy live music and complimentary food provided by the Boy Scouts.

Carson City fire and ambulance and sheriff's deputies were called just before 5:30 p.m. tonight to a multi-vehicle traffic accident in the southbound lane of Carson Street in front of Bodines Casino.

Nevada is the seventh-largest state in the Union. There are 109,781 square miles to explore, from the basin-and-range landscape on the northern end to the scenic desert panoramas in the south. This summer, discover your Nevada on a road trip to Tonopah or Valley of Fire State Park, or maybe drive the U.S. 50-Interstate 80 loop from the Reno-Tahoe area.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will continue a project to eradicate, control, and contain known infestations of invasive plants in the Lake Tahoe Basin using chemical treatment. Work will occur at approximately 70 infestation sites beginning May 15 and continuing through September 2015.

Have you picked your pony yet? The Kentucky Derby is today, but that is far from the only thing running today. Chili on the Comstock is hosting their inaugural Fun with the Runs 5K Saturday at 10 a.m. The 1926 Edwards Motor Car is running, too, and ready for rides at the Nevada Railroad Museum. The wine walk is always a good time, and with Mother’s Day next weekend, it can’t hurt to peruse the shops before you run out of time to pick the perfect gift.

SATURDAY: Kentucky Derby Day:

22 is 22 Too Many: WNC Veterans Suicide Awareness March: park south of Bully’s Restaurant, walk continues up College Parkway to Western Nevada College (10am)

Genoa Cowboy Festival: Cowboy Breakfast hosted by Douglas Lodge #12 F&A Masons -Served in the historic lodge building ($5; 8am to 12pm; Pancakes with syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage and coffee; Proceeds benefit the Masons’ local scholarship programs)

Depending on the weather, prescribed fires around the Lake Tahoe basin may resume beginning Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Two men were arrested Wednesday with one facing a felony battery with a deadly weapon charge and the other for kicking a police officer during a fight in Ross Gold Park, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE: The cause of this morning's garage fire in the 600 block of Minnesota is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City firefighters are on the scene of a blaze in a detached garage behind a house at Minnesota and West 6th Street, two blocks behind the Ormsby House.

Thick smoke is billowing out of the garage at this time. Smoke is also very heavy throughout the immediate neighborhood.

Two men were arrested Wednesday with one facing a felony battery with a deadly weapon charge and the other for kicking a police officer during a fight in Ross Gold Park, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE: Carson City fire and rescue were called to the scene of a motorcycle crash Tuesday night. The victim is a 25-year-old female rider who sustained a deep laceration to the foot area, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Bob Guimont.
The call came into dispatch just after 6 p.m. The single vehicle accident, involving just the motorcycle, happened near the intersection of Fifth Street and Saliman Road. The woman was taken to the hospital with the injury. Traffic was re-routed around the accident scene.

Lake Tahoe’s natural geography of steep climbs and long descents against postcard views will offer plenty of sites to catch race action as the top women cyclists compete in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM, May 8-9.

With the start and finish line at Heavenly’s California Base Lodge, spectators will be updated with live race announcements, and entertained with high-energy music, local and Amgen Tour of California exhibitors, food and beverage.

With a fourth year of drought and spring temperatures climbing, Carson City residents are urged to be fire safe. May is Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month and as conditions continue to dry, and the number of windy days begin to increase, the potential threat of wildfire grows.

Protecting your home starts with you. The wildfire season is here. This Saturday and Sunday, the Carson City Fire Department will hold two events designed for homeowners to prepare for the season.

There will be a Community Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called tonight to the area of Hobby Horse and Golden Eagle in southeast Carson City after a vehicle flipped and plunged 45 yards down a steep embankment into the Carson River. All occupants are out and are said to have minor injuries, mainly cuts and bruises.

Do you live or own a business in Silver City, Moundhouse, Dayton, Stagecoach or Silver Springs? If yes check out how to get weeds and vegetation removed from your property through Central Lyon County Fire Protection District's Fuels Management Program.

The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Galena Forest Estates within an undeveloped common area, located off of Joy Lake Road, on Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29, weather permitting.
Ten acres, with about 30 burn piles, will be burned over the next two days. Signs will be posted on Joy Lake Road and the junction of Joy Lake Road and Mount Rose Highway.

Two Las Vegas Metro police officers shot and killed in an ambush while eating lunch at a pizza restaurant June 8, 2014 will be honored in a memorial on Thursday, May 7, at the 18th Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony held on the Capitol grounds in Carson City.

The service will honor Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo, among the 128 Nevada Peace Officers that have been killed in the line of duty. In 1998, the memorial was dedicated on the Capitol grounds to recognize the ultimate sacrifice these officers made in service of their communities.

Before two of her grandchildren died while in the care of their meth-addicted mother, Mary Lafia called in multiple reports to the Clark County Department of Family Services’ child abuse hotline. The children died in a 2012 fire and the grandmother says the county bears a share of the blame....