Nevada Highway Patrol

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified an Oregon man who died Sept. 14 in a motorcycle crash with a semi-truck on US 95 in Churchill County.

The Nevada Highway Patrol and Douglas County sheriff's deputies were called Sunday night to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

UPDATE 11:35AM: The semi-truck fire has been fully extinguished. Nevada Highway Patrol will be the investigating agency. No injuries were reported. Northbound I-580 at North Carson Street is now open.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol have responded Wednesday morning to a semi truck on fire in the northbound lane at I-580 near Lakeview Hill, according to dispatch.

Carson City Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday night to a motorcycle rider down in the northbound I-580 onramp lane near old Clear Creek Road.

The Slinkard Fire burning in the Topaz area since Tuesday has grown to more than 9,000 acres as of Sunday morning with 35 percent containment, according to Bureau of Land Management Incident Command. Highway 395 remains open.

UPDATE 11:30AM: Acccording to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group web site provided by the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center, the Slinkard Fire has officially burned more than 7,880 acres and is currently about 20 percent contained at this hour.
More than 600 firefighting personnel are on scene, including 15 crews, four helicopters, 56 engines, two bulldozers, and 11 water tenders.
U.S. Highway 395 is reported to be open in both directions. However, both the Nevada and California highway patrols remain on scene to monitor the situation.
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The Slinkard Fire near Topaz Lake has grown to about 9,000 acres in size, but firefighters have achieved at least 10 percent containment on the blaze as of about 9 a.m. Saturday morning, according updated reports from all three major television news stations in Reno.

UPDATE FRIDAY 2:15PM: Voluntary evacuations are underway west of Topaz, Calif., according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Sierra Front reports the fire, believed to have started by lightning on Tuesday, has burned an estimated 7,200 acres and is zero percent contained as of Friday afternoon.

One person suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries early Tuesday morning after hitting a four-foot boulder that rolled into the roadway on State Route 28, 3 miles north of Highway 50 at Lake Tahoe, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Fatalities due to impaired driving and riding continue to be a top traffic issue on Nevada’s roadways and with overall fatalities at an increase in comparison to this time last year, the Nevada Highway Patrol is working in conjunction with agencies aligned with Joining Forces to boost enforcement efforts.

A Las Vegas man died early Tuesday morning in a single vehicle rollover on Old Highway 395 in Washoe Valley north of Bellevue Road, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

On August 18, 2017 at 6:09 p.m., a Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy checked out of his patrol vehicle at the southwest corner of the Carson Nugget (in downtown Carson City), informing the dispatcher of a suspicious person.

A 28 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday evening at around 3:50 p.m. in the area of Robinson and Harbin streets for multiple misdemeanor traffic offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

The Nevada Highway Patrol Association and Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as MADD, announced Monday they've formed a new partnership with goals of continued safety on Nevada's highways, to end drunk and drugged driving, support victims of drunk driving and bring an end to underage drinking.

Early mornings, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, in the area of State Route 28 near Sand Harbor, there have been many reported traffic issues, traffic backups, stopped vehicles on the road waiting to enter the Sand Harbor Beach entrance, and other dangerous situations before the park opens. Traffic backs up all the way into Incline Village and causes long delays.

Carson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called Wednesday afternoon to a single vehicle accident in the southbound lane of I-580 south of the Arrowhead exit.

A 59-year-old Reno man has been identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Friday morning on I-580 in Carson City.

Carson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday afternoon to a traffic accident at South Carson Street near Clear Creek Avenue.

Carson City’s National Night Out, the safest outdoor party of the summer, arrives this Tuesday, August 1 at Mills Park, with a host of games, music, activities, and refreshments offered from dozens of agencies and community service organizations designed to promote public safety, awareness and community.

More than a dozen state agencies throughout Nevada are taking advantage of a unique program allowing high school students with disabilities to obtain work experience by serving as interns.

UPDATE 12:34PM: I-580 southbound at College Parkway in Carson City is open with no restrictions, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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UPDATE 9:46AM From Nevada Highway Patrol: I-580 shutdown at College Parkway in Carson City due to fatal crash.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol reports a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Friday morning in the southbound lane of I-580 near the Highway 50 overpass.

Nevada Highway Patrol responded Thursday afternoon to three separate vehicle accidents that happened minutes from each other on I-580 in Carson City.

UPDATE TUESDAY 4:53PM: The acreage of the Preacher Fire was adjusted Tuesday afternoon when a glitch was identified as the mapping was finalized. The correct acreage as of 3:50p.m. stands at 4,651 acres.
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UPDATE TUESDAY 12:42PM: The Preacher Fire has burned 7,651 acres, according to the Incident Management Team that flew over the fire Tuesday morning to assess the situation.
Douglas County Sheriff Office and Nevada Highway Patrol are working with Nevada Department of Transportation to update the reader boards along Highway 395 from China Springs to Minden warning drivers of low visibility due to smoke.

A firefighting brush engine from Carson City Fire Department was called Friday afternoon for mutual aid to a wildfire burning along Highway 395 south of Cold Springs near the Nevada/California border.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a vehicle crash early Thursday night on Highway 50 East near College Parkway.

A pickup truck blew an axle Tuesday afternoon on Fairview Drive, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported, resulting in a motor vehicle accident that has rush hour commuter traffic backed up in both directions between Saliman Road and Roop Street.

A Carson City couple have been identified in the Tuesday night July 4 fatal head-on crash that happened on Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Two people died in a head-on crash Tuesday night on Kingsbury Grade in Douglas County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. In a separate deadly crash reported Tuesday, a Mound House man died on State Route 89 near Markleevillle, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Carson City emergency crews were called Tuesday night to a motorcycle crash in the westbound lane of Highway 50 on Spooner.

UPDATE 2:45PM: Both westbound lanes now open at Highway 50 Spooner from the valley side. The Spooner fire has been extinguished. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 1:50PM: As firefighters were being released from the fire on Spooner, Carson City fire department was called to a fully involved vehicle fire in the area of Golf Club Drive and Sierra Highlands on the valley side of Highway 50 and Spooner.
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A 21-year-old Gardnerville man has been identified as the pedestrian struck and killed in a hit and run crash that happened early Saturday morning in the Johnson Lane area of Douglas County, authorities said Monday.