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A 45-year-old Reno man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly brandishing a firearm and aiming at a person during a road rage incident in the area of South Carson and Stewart streets, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Randy Lee Baker was booked on a felony charge, suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and a gross misdemeanor charge of aiming a firearm at a person. Bail was set at $7,500.

Firefighter turned administrator Bob Roper has been named Nevada's new Division of Forestry leader, the director of the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Tuesday. He starts the job Feb. 2, 2015.

Roper, now the chairman of the International Association of Fire Chief’s Wildland Fire Policy Committee, was Fire Chief for Ventura County, Calif., for 15 years prior to his retirement in 2012. He worked his way up through the county organization beginning in 1980 as a firefighter.

Lake Tahoe Community College has submitted a proposal to the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to be considered for a four-year degree pilot program, allowing up to 15 community colleges the opportunity to offer one 4-year degree each for starters. After considering multiple options, LTCC's Baccalaureate Degree Steering Committee ultimately chose to propose offering a Public Safety Administration degree.

This Week's edition of Women to Women is with Carol Green, captain of the North Lake Fire Protection District. She has 30 years of paramedic and fire fighting experience. Carol explains how came from California to Nevada with a call on her life to serve others.

She is highly trained for what she does in primarily a mans' world. Mrs. Green shares her personal side of how she balances children with her fire fighting husband and their professional lives together. Carol resides in Carson City. Nev.

When Carson City throws a Thanksgiving dinner, the Carson Nugget has always delivered. With 60 years now under its belt, the downtown capital city casino again outdid itself with community service, treating nearly 1,000 residents to a free Thanksgiving meal.

Teaming up with Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, guests were stuffed with turkey and all the trimmings, dished up by dozens of volunteers.

The Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights will officially kick off Friday evening, Dec. 5 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the steps of the State Capitol in Carson City.

Now in its 25th year, the annual event is sponsored by the Carson City Redevelopment Authority as part of their efforts to showcase the downtown core and to bring families together to enjoy the advent of the holiday season.

Prescribed fire operations are planned around all four shores of the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning Sunday, according to the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.

Prescribed burns are planned near Incline Village, Tahoma, Meeks Bay, Sugar Pine Point State Park, Tahoe Mountain and Heavenly urban lot areas. A winter storm system is expected to arrive around the time the burning operations begin.

Did you know the average person gains an average of between 7 to 9 pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year? Put a stop to the weight gain by joining us at Well Being, a new private fitness studio in Carson City.

We offer personal training, massage, group-x classes, and small group camps to our private members. The training center is clean, spacious, never fully crowded, and we have shower facilities and changing rooms as well. Our group exercise schedule offers unique formats that keep you from getting bored and you will notice results over time with consistent attendance.

A 21-year-old woman died in a vehicle crash that happened early Monday morning in South Lake Tahoe. Two were flown by air ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Their conditions are unknown at this time. The deceased woman is from South Lake Tahoe, a police officer said.

It didn't look good earlier this year for a 39 pound bear cub after being caught in a 400 square-mile forest fire this summer in Washington State. But thanks to the efforts of wildlife rehabilitation caregivers at Lake Tahoe, the bear has since made a sweeping recovery and will return to the wild this spring.

A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday on felony charges, battery with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Christoper Matthew Couch is being held on $35,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the 3800 block of South Carson Street regarding two people arguing. Dispatch advised they were getting several 911 calls and one of the reporting witnesses said one of the men hit the other.

As the holiday shopping season gets underway, Carson City's Salvation Army has set up several Angel Trees and Toy Barrels throughout Carson City. Please consider grabbing a tag from a tree, or dropping off an un-wrapped toy for a child in the area.

Toy Barrel Locations:
Bounce Party at 3267 Research Way #210
Sierra Adrenaline Training Center at 4630 HWY 50 E. Suite #1
Cal Ranch at 2035 N. Carson St.
Data Graphics at 625 Fairview Drive #105

Care Flight was called and Carson City fire and rescue responded late this morning to Emerson and Ruby streets for a rollover accident reported shortly after 11 a.m.
Two vehicles were involved, with one person experiencing a neck injury, according to dispatch. One person was taken by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno and one other person was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Traffic was diverted at Sutro and Emerson. Care Flight landed east of Ruby Lane, according to dispatch.

The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in the Van Sickle Park, McKinney Rubicon and Heavenly urban lot areas. Operations will last through the next several weeks as conditions allow.

The Brewery Arts Center is in the planning stages for hosting a new lecture series in the Masonic Ballroom called The History Talks. Starting in January, we are planning on reserving the second Friday of the month for those who have pictures, artifacts or simply a story to tell regarding specific subjects related to Carson City/Nevada.

UPDATE: Click onto the video below to see some fantastic video footage of the controlled burn via drone. The footage is by Carson City resident Joe Childs.
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Several calls to Carson City dispatch have been made regarding a controlled burn happening today, Tuesday, around Riverview Park. The burn was planned and is between 5 and 10 acres, according to Carson City dispatch. It is emitting a lot of smoke in the area.

The Annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights and Official Tree Lighting tonight, Friday, Dec. 5. is more than just flipping on the holiday lights in downtown Carson City; Santa, carolers, soup, hot chocolate, and ice skating all play a part in the fun.

The Itinerary for the festival is as follows:

The first of two “active assailant response” exercises was staged Saturday at the Carson City Courthouse. The scenario involved two shooters in camouflage who walked through the three story courthouse, shooting city employees and members of the public in their path as they went courtroom to courtroom.

The shooters were taken out with gunfire by Department of Alternative Sentencing officers and Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies within two minutes of the scenario, but not after leaving a bloody path of fatally and critically injured victims.

Heavenly Mountain Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort are proud to announce their 2014-2015 grants awards to 49 local organizations and projects.

The grant program is part of Vail Resorts EpicPromise, the company’s umbrella brand for its environmental efforts and community giving. EpicPromise highlights Vail Resorts’ strong commitment amongst guests, employees, and community members and engages them to be stewards of the natural environment and local causes. The local recipients were recognized at a Grants Reception event on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Heavenly’s California Main Lodge.

Thursday night’s 7th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards was the largest yet with over 300 guests in attendance as individuals and businesses were recognized for their exemplary services, products and programs in the South Shore community. Produced by the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce, also known as TahoeChamber, this prestigious awards program solicited nominations for six categories and eight total awards.

Over 175 nominations were received and 95 of those nominated joined their peers at the Nov. 13 awards ceremony at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.

Carson City public safety departments will hold "active assailant response" training at the Carson City Courthouse on Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 23, city officials announced Thursday.

The exercises will be conducted by the Carson City Fire Department, Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Alternative Sentencing. They will be held at the Carson City Courthouse on Musser Street.

UPDATE: The brush fire in a field across from Brick Road near Morgan Mill Road was knocked down at 12:12 p.m. according to fire officials on the scene. No structures were burned and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Carson City firefighters were called late tonight to a brush fire in the area of Brick Road and Morgan Mill Road. First responding Carson City deputies report flames of about 10 feet by 20 feet in size. The call came in shortly after 11:20 p.m.

UPDATE: One person is dead from injuries in a crash Tuesday night involving a motorcycle and pedestrian at Stewart and Telegraph streets, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed. The pedestrian, an older adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcyclist, also a male adult, was taken by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno where they are suffering serious, grave injuries, Furlong said. The crash was reported at 5:27 p.m.

Sgt. Earl Mays said it appears the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was struck by the motorcyclist. The Nevada Highway Patrol is also at the scene investigating.
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UPDATE: One person was flown by Care Flight and another having suffered serious injuries following a crash Tuesday night involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian at Stewart and Telegraph streets. CPR was being administered to one of the victims, while another was taken by ambulance to a landing zone near the DMV where a Care Flight helicopter has taken them to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

Before the football games, the big meal, the parades and the pies, why not get in a little run in with a few of your neighbors from the community? Signups are underway for Carson City's 2014 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. It’s an event the entire family will enjoy and may even become a new Thanksgiving Day tradition.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living With Fire Program introduced The Nevada Network of Fire Adapted Communities, or The Network, through The Network’s inaugural conference Friday, Oct. 24.

There were 80 Nevadans from 10 counties in attendance representing many stakeholders in Nevada’s wildland-urban interface fire issue, including members of wildfire-prone communities; local fire service representatives; local, state and federal agencies; and landscape partners.

Firefighters in Lyon County are fighting a small structure fire at River Village Circle in Dayton. Sources say that the roof of a private residence caught fire.

More as the story develops.

Photo courtesy Terri DeLarosby.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife will hold its annual volunteer sagebrush seed collection on Saturday, Nov. 22 starting at 9 a.m. Even though 2014 was not a big fire year, Northern Nevada has lost millions of acres of wildlife habitat to wildfires in the last few years and seed is still needed for ongoing range rehabilitation efforts.

“When demand is high for seed, the price for a pound of pure live sagebrush seed can be over $50,” said Steve Foree, NDOW habitat biologist. According to Foree, NDOW either has to buy seed or pick it themselves.

Law enforcement and public safety issues associated with Nevada Day in Carson City have been "unusually tasking" this weekend, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. While the parade itself was calm for the most part, there was a significant uptick in alcohol and drug related arrests after the parade ended and when afternoon turned to evening.

Carson City fire and ambulance were busy late Sunday morning and afternoon attending to three incidents, including a house fire, all happening within an hour of each other.

Firefighters responded late Sunday morning to a house fire in the 4000 block of August Drive. The fire started in the kitchen and may have went into the attic, said Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi. No one was home at the time and a fire investigator has been called to the scene.

UPDATE: A young girl suffered minor injuries tonight after she was struck by a vehicle while trick or treating, according to a Carson City sheriff's sergeant.
The girl was apparently crossing a street and wasn't in a crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle that was driving slowly and may have had its brights on, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
The girl is OK, suffering minor cuts and bruises to her knees and arms. The accident, McDaniel notes, was low impact at low speed.