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Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of May 15-21, 2017. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Please use caution.

Hello fellow anglers. It is hard to believe it is May 2017, especially with most of the higher lakes still with snow on them. Many of our back country lakes won't be accessible until mid to late June and possibly into July.

A Carson City man was arrested early Thursday morning in the 2200 block of East William Street for felony suspicion of parole and probation violation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Carson City man with multiple warrants for his arrest, including felony domestic battery, was arrested Sunday night, a sheriff’s deputy said.

Linemen had help Wednesday from a long-armed crane while replacing a power pole in a backyard on Jeanell Drive in Carson City.

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of felony home invasion and burglary after allegedly kicking in the door of a neighbor’s apartment, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Members of the Carson City Civil Air Patrol participated Saturday in Wreaths Across America by placing a wreath at the new permanent memorial that was established Aug. 15, 2016 at the base of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office administration building flag pole.

The one thing scarier for a child than not being home at Christmas is to be fighting cancer at the same time.

But it's a reality for a number of Northern Nevada children and their families this year.

Christmas is now just 11 days away, and children around Carson City have until Dec. 24 to visit Santa Claus at the Carson Mall to give him their holiday wish lists this year.

A 46-year-old Reno woman was arrested Tuesday for multiple felony charges after allegedly using a stolen car in an attempt to buy a vehicle at a South Carson Street auto dealership, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Local weather may have rained on the Santa Parade in downtown Carson City Saturday morning, but it has done nothing to dampen the area's Christmas spirit.

For the sixth consecutive year, The Polar Express holiday train rides on the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad have sold out. More than 15,000 passengers secured rides on the only train in Northern Nevada that visits the North Pole.

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad has partnered with an architectural design class at Truckee Meadows Community College for a conceptual redesign of the V&T’s depot in Carson City. The project provided an opportunity for 16 students to take their imaginations inside the classroom out to the community – in this case for ideas to transform the current depot into a memorable train station.

Get ready to embrace your “Inner Elf”! Wild Horse Children’s Theater presents the Northern Nevada premiere of 'Elf, Junior, the Musical.' Join the theater company for this funny, charming, and heart-warming classic, brought to life by Carson City’s premiere children’s theatre company.

With Thanksgiving just one week away, it’s hard not to get excited: food, friends, family, and a long weekend. In the meantime, stay busy with something fun to do right here in our valley. Natalie Blaver invites you to sing along with karaoke at Living the Good Life. It’s adults only for ‘round the world’ trivia night at the Carson Library with Geeks Who Drink Trivia. The colorful Nevada character, Alexander Parker Crittenden, is subject of tonight’s lecture at the Nevada State Museum. All aboard the Polar Express.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 24-30, 2016. This is the final week of work on the Downtown Corridor Improvement Project along Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

— Carson Street will be one lane in each direction with lane shifts through the week during daytime hours.

— Sunday night through Wednesday night starting at 8 p.m., there will be lane shifts for final striping.

— At this time, all side streets should be open.

One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash that happened this afternoon near the intersection of Curry and Fifth streets in Carson City.

The vehicles involved are a Jeep Patriot and a Nissan Pathfinder. The crash was reported at around 3:20 p.m. A female was injured and taken by ground ambulance to the hospital, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott McDaniel.

A month from its inaugural ride, The Polar Express is on its way to selling out with over 50 percent of tickets sold for the 2016 season. Secure tickets now to ensure children have a chance to experience holiday magic firsthand with rides scheduled Nov. 17 – Dec. 23 on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.

Children of all ages are welcome on a special train ride from Ely, Nev. to the North Pole on the Nevada Northern Railway's Polar Express this Christmas season. Hot chocolate and cookies are served while listening to the Polar Express story and music from the Polar Express soundtrack.

This entertaining holiday experience has been voted as the “Best Special Event in Rural Nevada” by readers of Nevada Magazine three years in a row.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 3-9, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Hello fellow anglers, I can tell you where there will be plenty of fish this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, is the Kokanee Salmon festival at Taylor Creek located on Highway 89, a half mile north of Camp Richardson on the south end of Lake Tahoe.

Here's the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, 2016. Work will continue on the downtown corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

UPDATE 6:54PM: Two people were flown by Care Flight and one person was taken by ground ambulance in the wreck that happened early this evening at the intersection of Stewart and Fifth Street, according to Carson City Fire Chief Bob Schreihans. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Tuesday evening to an accident with injuries in the area of Fifth Street and Stewart.

A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said. According to the arrest report, officers were called to a residence for a report of a fight in progress involving multiple people.

A brief ceremony was held Monday at the Carson City Sheriff's Office building to honor Deputy Carl Howell who died in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call a year ago on this date, August 15, 2015.

The ceremony was attended by Howell's family members, sheriff's office staff and personnel, the Carson City Fire Department and city leaders.

Tickets for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad’s wildly popular holiday adventure to the North Pole via The Polar Express train will go on sale starting Friday, Aug. 19 at 6 a.m.

UPDATE 11:56 AM: Some NV Energy customers say they remain without power late this morning after NV Energy reports the majority of the power has been restored. As of 11:57 a.m. the utility says only 2 customers are without power. Messages to Carson Now from customers say many remain without power.
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UPDATE 11:20AM: All but two people are without power in Carson City, while 38 NV Energy customers were without power in Douglas County, according to the utility.
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UPDATE: 11:05AM: Traffic lights are now working along Carson and Stewart streets, Roop and Little streets, Fairview and Roop Street, and Colorado and Roop, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies directing traffic.
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UPDATE 10:21AM: NV Energy reports power being restored to a large swath of customers in Douglas County. As of 10:20 a.m., 1,548 customers were without power there. In Carson City, nearly 4,500 customers remain without power.
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NV Energy reports a widespread power outage Sunday morning that runs from Carson City south into Douglas County, along mostly the Carson Street to Highway 395 corridor affecting neighborhoods throughout town.

Sometimes Hollywood hits a homerun.

For example, The Big Short, the movie account of the US financial collapse of 2007-09. Its all-star cast is notable. But we were skeptical from the sound bites used in previews and other promotional blather that this would be another anti-capitalist propaganda flick. We were wrong.

High stakes Wild West melodrama and action-packed adventure are on the menu Saturday, Aug. 13, Saturday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 8 as passengers board V&T Railroad “Train to Danger” dinner tour. Directed by Carla Wilson and written by John Burkhart, “Train to Danger” tells the story of railroad heiresses, the Pullman sisters, as they are stranded in a snowstorm in Hidden Gulch.

Hello fellow anglers, it is hot hot hot. Even the fish are saying it is too hot to bite. This report will be brief due to a fishing experience I had last week. Renee and I decided to go up Highway 4 to camp along the river and fish.