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UPDATE 9PM: A 71-year-old man died Thursday night after he was struck by a pickup earlier in the afternoon, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

At approximately 2:50 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident at 101 Hot Springs Road in North Carson City. Although the pedestrian had been reported trapped under the vehicle, by the time officers arrived, he had been removed and was conscious and speaking. The patient was treated at the scene by fire and paramedics and transported by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center. The pedestrian was walking in a marked crosswalk area but there is not an electronic signal.

At 7:49 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office was notified that the pedestrian victim of the accident had died, said Furlong. His name has not yet been released.

The 68-year-old driver of the vehicle was cited at the scene for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
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UPDATE 3:21: An adult male pedestrian was flown by Care Flight after being struck by a red pickup this afternoon in the 100 block of Hot Springs Road near North Carson Street.

A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on a felony drug charge after he was treated for a heroin overdose and then, later, escaped hospital care and led law officers on a foot chase along North Carson Street, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 16, 2015 and beyond. Note: Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their reports have not been updated since June 4.

Law officers investigating several threats and the attempted fire bombing of a Carson City judge's home raised the award amount and released a photo of the mailing envelope that was sent to the residence in which the Christmas card inside said "You will die."

CARSON CITY - Two Nevada Army Guard helicopters and their crews have been dispatched to Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif., and are ready to assist California officials with the suppression of the Valley Fire in Middletown, Calif., and the Lumpkin Fire in Oroville, Calif.

Eighteen Soldiers are manning one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and one CH-47 Chinook helicopter as well as two fuel tankers. Both helicopters are equipped with water buckets. The Chinook can release 2,000 gallons of water with each bucket drop, said SFC Erick Studenicka.

Carson City fire and rescue were called to a motorcycle crash involving a vehicle in the area of William and Stewart streets.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department and ambulance were called to the area of the AM/PM at 4190 S Carson Street for a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle in the pump area.

Drifting smoke from fires in California is expected to worsen over the next several days as southwest to west winds increase and bring additional smoke into the Sierra and Western Nevada, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich is a really, really good guy.

That was the consensus of Nevada's Political Class last week as it rose to defend one of its own. Klaich was under fire for burying a draft report about the governance of Nevada's community colleges and ordering the document re-written by a pliable consultant.

San Andreas— A 101-square-mile wall of flames and smoke laid siege to the drought-stricken Gold Country area for a fourth straight day Saturday as an army of firefighters tried to corral California's latest large wildfire.

By late Saturday, the Butte Fire burning in Amador and Calaveras counties had consumed about 65,000 acres, destroyed 15 structures and was threatening another 6,400, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. But firefighters reported progress in battling the blaze, saying it was 10 percent contained despite a thick layer of smoke that kept air tankers and helicopters from flying Saturday.

With the Butte Fire growing to more than 64,000 acres Friday in nearby California foothill counties of Amador and Calaveras counties, fire danger throughout the entire region persists. And with near record high heat stretching into western Nevada through Saturday, the fire danger becomes dire.

Ready, set, GO! Whether you want to watch camels race, or hot air balloons light up the sky, this is a great weekend in Northern Nevada. If cool cars are more your style, join the Freaks of Nature Car Club at a show and shine in the parking lot of Yogurt Beach in North Carson. It’s root, root, root for the home team as the WNC Wildcats play a double header at Harvey Field.

SATURDAY:

Carson City residents gathered Friday in Mills Park with law officers and firefighters to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The service was held surrounding a I-beam memorial that was given to Carson City in 2010 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Among the flowers placed on the beam was as an American flag presented to the Carson City Fire Department by Michael Manfredo. The flag was given to the Carson City man by a son of one of the 343 fighters killed at the World Trade Center that day.

Hot, near record temperatures are expected through Saturday across the Eastern Sierra and Western Nevada, according to the National Weather Service. Highs will near be in the mid 90s in Carson City to near 100 across Western Nevada valleys and the deserts of Northeast California.

A memorial service to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be held at Mills Parks Friday beginning at 8:30 a.m. The service is at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam located at the eastern edge of Mills Park in Carson City.
The beam was given to Carson City by the Port Authority of New York to mark that fateful day. The public is invited.

UPDATE From Nevada Highway Patrol: Two taken to hospital by ambulance after crash this morning on Highway 395 and Mica Drive. All lanes now open.
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At least three people have been injured in a vehicle crash on Highway 395 and Mica Drive south of Carson City, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The accident is in the southbound lane and was reported at 10:48 a.m.
Carson City Fire Department was responding to the scene to transport three patients. Traffic is being re-directed.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 9, 2015 and beyond. Note: Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their most current reports have not been updated.

For America's young men 70 years ago, their thoughts weren't on college and careers. They were focused on survival and a battle bigger than any of them individually during World War II.

The first firefighter/paramedic on the scene, Bob Schreihans will never forget what he saw, heard — even smelled — when he responded to the Sept. 6, 2011, shooting at the Carson City IHOP, where five people were killed and seven injured.

“Some of those things will stick with me forever,” he said. “It changes the way you look at things and the way you operate on a long-term basis to the short-term. I still can’t stand the smell of maple syrup and pancakes.”
It also changed the way he does his job.

If you're looking for plans this Labor Day weekend, why not take a leisurely sightseeing tour of our own western Nevada and Sierra backyard? It’s easy to do, you’ll be on paved highways all the way, and you’ll have plenty of chances for taking photographs, shopping, buying souvenirs, eating and perhaps even a little fishing.

While fall doesn’t officially start until Sept. 23, weather around Carson City and the Sierra will take a noticeable turn to the cool side over the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
A cold front will move through the Sierra and western Nevada Friday bringing strong winds and much cooler temperatures for the weekend.

Simon Winchester is a geologist, journalist, explorer and New York Times best-selling author who writes about the natural forces that shape the earth – earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and tsunamis. He will give a lecture at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Discover Science Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, and will have a book-signing session following the lecture.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 2, 2015 through Labor Day. This Saturday the California Department of Fish and Game is hosting the second of two annual free fishing days.

UPDATE TUESDAY NOON: Nevada Highway Patrol reports Tuesday the motorcycle rider who crashed his bike Monday evening near the ramp at I-580 and Fairview had non-life threatening injuries. NHP also reports there were no injuries on a single-vehicle Jeep accident that flipped in the area of Spooner Junction.
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On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the entirety of our public safety organizations, and community were rocked to our knees with the devastating news of the loss of Deputy Carl Howell. Yet before the sun would rise in the morning, the immediacy of our grief was met with the over-powering emotional support from the entire community. I am humbled, honored, and thankful, as I speak for the entire Sheriff’s Office staff, to live in such a wonderful caring and supportive community called home.

The National Weather Service says a strong “October-like” weather system will bring cooler temperatures and very strong wind to the region Friday night through Saturday making for dangerous fire conditions.

Carson City fire and ambulance responded this morning to a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the westbound lane of Highway 50 at Deer Run Road.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Aug. 26, 2015 and beyond. Please note that in this report, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has not provided recent updates of Nevada's fishing waters.

When Sen. Dean Heller, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and California Gov. Jerry Brown all met up on the shores of Lake Tahoe for their annual Tahoe Summit, attention started with protecting the deep, blue waters of the pristine lake. But this year, attention turned quickly to wildfire.

“Lake Tahoe isn’t going to be blue if the forests are gone,” Graham Kent, director of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory, said. “You actually want to keep the Lake Tahoe Basin green — and protected from wildfires.”

Lawmakers from Nevada and California met Monday on the shores of Lake Tahoe to discuss how to protect a national treasure as it faces continued threats to water clarity, invasive species, wildfire and drought.

Ever since President Bill Clinton held the first meeting in South Lake Tahoe in 1997, the annual focus of the Lake Tahoe Summit is to protect what Mark Twain called "the fairest picture the whole world affords."