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The Public Employees Retirement System presented its budget before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday.However, not a single question was raised about the 2.25 percent premium increase approved by the PERS Board.The increase ...

The largest fire department in Nevada named a 25-year agency veteran as chief Thursday. Gregory D. Cassell, new chief of the Clark County Fire Department, was “the most qualified and capable person to lead,” County Manager Don Burnette said in a release....

The South Lake Tahoe fire captain accused of receiving child pornography has resigned, according to South Lake Tahoe city officials Wednesday.

Former Fire Captain Mark Wygant, 44, was taken into custody on Jan. 29 as a result of a federal criminal investigation.

A 67-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday on felony suspicion of auto burglary after allegedly stealing a tool box from the back of a truck in the 400 block of Pratt Street, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Darrell Fisher also faces a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny after allegedly stealing a bicycle from a North Roop Street residence. He allegedly committed the crimes within an hour after being released from Carson City Jail, according to the arrest report.

Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans speaks at his badge-pinning ceremony at Station 51 in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Schreihans, who is the fifth paid chief in the history of the department, has been with the Carson City Fire Department for nearly 31 years. Assistant Chief Tom Tom Tarulli, left, served as emcee for the ceremony which drew about 125 people.

Carson City firefighters were called Monday night to the 700 block of Roop Street for a van that was fully involved in fire that was threatening nearby structures. Firefighters were able to douse the flames before they spread.

The fire was called into dispatch at around 9:50 p.m. Flames had threatened a nearby home and it was about to be evacuated before the fire was put out. The van, which reportedly belongs to a mental health clinic, was unoccupied, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Earl Mays.

RENO, Nev. (Feb. 2, 2015) – Reno’s historic Nixon Mansion, which went on the market last summer for $20.4 million, was reduced to $16.4 million this month. The estate is listed by Chase International and takes its name from its original owner, Nevada Senator George S. Nixon. The prestigious Italian Villa estate was built in 1907 and sits on 2.03 acres on the Truckee River, originally had 33 rooms, and was one of the first residences in Reno to have an elevator.

UPDATE: Carson City emergency personnel on scene report the 14-year-old girl received minor abrasions to her elbows and will not require hospitalization. One vehicle was involved in the accident that happened in the crosswalk, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel. The driver was cited.
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A South Lake Tahoe fire captain has been arrested and is on paid administrative leave resulting from a federal criminal investigation into him allegedly receiving child pornography.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Captain Mark Wygant, 44, was arrested Thursday and placed on paid administrative leave, said City Manager Nancy Kerry.

A transfer of the Nevada Division of Forestry fire station on Mount Charleston to the control of Clark County is on track to be completed by June ...

The federal death tax exemption (amount each person can leave behind at death) is increased to $5,430,000 in 2015. Many folks think that is all there is to be concerned about. However if you live in some of the other states you may have a state death (estate) tax.

A 73-year-old Fallon man, John Russell Edwards, died in a single vehicle tractor trailer rollover accident Friday west of Highway 95 on Lone Tree Road, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper said Monday.

UPDATE: The juvenile driver of a vehicle that struck and injured a teenager on a bicycle going across William Street was cited for causing the accident, said Carson City Sheriff’s Sgt. Darrin Sloan.

The accident isn’t related to the traffic diversions coming off of Saliman onto William Street. The driver appeared to not be paying attention as the teen bicyclist was going across the street with a right-of-way and the teen motorist striking him when making a left hand turn at the flashing yellow arrow light, said Sloan. The bicyclist was struck in the No. 1 lane and there wasn’t a blind spot.

“It was driver inattention causing the accident,” he said.

The condition of the injured teen is unknown. He was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno with a laceration to the head. The collision caused the teen on the bicycle to go into the windshield of the vehicle, said Sloan.

It's not every day you see a 2,200 pound, 26-foot tall guitar being driven along Highway 50 from Sacramento into South Lake Tahoe. Nor does one normally see a huge crane lifting a metal guitar over 100 feet to be placed onto a base in front of a South Shore casino.

Douglas High Graduate Terrence Martin and his team, Todd Schulze and Courtney Cardenas, were busy installing the guitar last week. Many people were passing by, stopping to ask the metal artist questions and taking photos of what will soon be the talk of the town and the subject of many photos.

The following statement taken from the Carson High School website: On Jan. 1, 2015 a new state law takes effect for student drivers under the age of 18. Students looking forward to the privilege of driving in the State of Nevada are expected to attend school at least 90 percent of the time and not be considered a “Habitual Truant.”

A job fair hosted by the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will be held Jan. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Forest Supervisor’s Office at 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Supervisors of temporary positions will be available to speak with interested applicants and answer questions about this year’s summer jobs, as well as the Pathways student intern program. Positions are available in fire, fisheries, wildlife, botany, visitor services, roads and trails, recreation and wilderness, and vegetation and timber management.

Carson City fire and ambulance responded late Friday morning to a two-vehicle accident in the northbound lane of Carson Street at Spooner Junction.
The accident, reported shortly after 11 a.m., involves a Jeep Cherokee and a sedan, possibly a Subaru. At least one person was reported to be injured and taken by ground ambulance for non life-threatening injuries.

The Nevada Highway Patrol and Carson City Sheriff's Office were called to the scene for traffic control. More information will be added as it becomes available. Check back for updates.

UPDATE: The suspect in a stabbing early Friday has been identified as Maxwell Thomas Scott Simon, 32. He is being held on $30,000 bail on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The incident happened at the Whiskey Tavern in the 3400 block of Highway 50 East shortly after midnight.
The male victim was flown by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno where he was treated and released, a Carson City sheriff's detective said.
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UPDATE: A suspect in the early morning stabbing at a bar on Highway 50 East was taken into custody at 12:51 a.m. He was located at a Moundhouse brothel. As of 2 a.m. the victim, who was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno via Careflight, was said to have non-life threatening injuries, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Lt. Brian Humphrey.
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A man was stabbed early Friday morning at Whiskey Tavern in the 3400 block of Highway 50 East. The incident happened shortly after midnight and the suspect is at large, according to Carson City sheriff's deputies on scene.

UPDATE: Fifth Street at the bridge was reopened at around 8:40 p.m. for traffic in both directions, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
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Carson City fire and rescue were called Thursday night to a two-vehicle crash on the Fifth Street bridge. There were no serious injuries reported but the crash did cause traffic delays at the bridge, which was temporarily closed.

Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi was honored this morning by the Carson City Board of Supervisors for 31 years of service. Giomi announced his retirement in December and this week it was announced that Battalion Chief Robert S. Schreihans will replace Giomi.

“You’ve been a part of this community so many years keeping us safe. I particularly remember when we had the Waterfall Fire. It could have been tremendously damaging, and it was, but it could have been worse," said Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell.

A Carson City man, Joseph David Winters, died early Wednesday morning in a single vehicle accident on Highway 50 south of Glenbrook near Lake Tahoe, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

NHP Troopers were dispatched at 2:10 a.m. to a single vehicle rollover accident near mile marker 3 in Douglas County just south of Glenbrook, said NHP Trooper David Gibson. The crash investigation details indicate a maroon 2001 Jeep Wrangler driven by Winters, 27, of Carson City was traveling eastbound on Highway 50 in the right travel lane approaching mile marker 3 in Douglas County.

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.

Carson City has a new fire chief. Battalion Chief Robert S. Schreihans has been picked to lead the fire squad for the capital city of Nevada. The announcement was made by the city manager late Tuesday.

Schreihans replaces Stacey Giomi who announced in December that he was retiring, after 31 years of being with the Carson City Fire Department.

A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stabbing his daughter three times in the arm with a fork that was used to stoke a fire, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Arrested was Brett Later, 44, of Gardnerville who was booked into Douglas County Jail on suspicion of domestic battery and battery with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $30,000.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations beginning Monday, Jan. 12.

The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and Mount Rose Ski Patrol will offer avalanche training Jan. 13, 14, and 16, 2015 at the Mt. Rose Summit Highway, across from the summit parking lot area.

Training objectives and stations will cover transceiver and RECCO search, proper probe line set up and execution, snow pit/snow pack information and a search dog demonstration.

A north Douglas County home was destroyed after a structure fire Saturday night. East Fork Fire and Paramedic District along with the help of Carson City Fire Department responded to the fire in the 3600 block of Shawnee Drive off of Jacks Valley Road.

As units arrived, the structure was approximately 80 percent involved in fire. Sixteen East Fork Fire units responded to this fire in addition to units from the Carson City Fire Department, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

As I have done for many years, my last article of the year, each year, is to present the Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons. Those reasons include such assorted things as: Outstanding, memorable, good, not so good, questionable, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.

These awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year.
It’s a fun way to end the year for yours truly.

So, without further ado, here are the 2014 Don Q Award winners:
Best Birthday Present:

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports that the New Year’s Eve celebration in the casino core area of Stateline at Lake Tahoe went as planned without many problems or arrests.

Eight people were arrested in the downtown casino core area of Stateline, Nevada during the evening. Charges included battery, domestic battery, disorderly conduct, minor consuming alcohol and possession of a dangerous drug. Another three people were arrested for traffic related offenses and driving under the influence.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. — There is so much more to SnowGlobe than the beat of bass heard echoing through the trees across the south shore community. It is much more than a very large group of young people turning out for a three-day outdoor electronic dance music techno concert.
It is an experience.