Road closures

Recent and regular reports of wild horses along East College Parkway in Carson City have prompted the Carson City Sheriff's Office to organize a herding operation set for Sunday.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 17-23, 2018. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 10-16, 2018. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

UPDATE: Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 3-9, 2018. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — There are less than 300 Christmas tree tags remaining out of the 4,500 that were available through the Eldorado National Forest Christmas tree permit program this year. The Placerville Ranger Station has already run out. As of this morning, the Forest Supervisor's office still had 175 tags; the Georgetown Ranger Station had 100 tags; and the Amador Ranger Station had 40 tags.

As winter weather arrives in the Silver State, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol remind motorists to stay focused, slow down, prepare for rapidly changing conditions and leave plenty of room between your vehicle and others.

UPDATE MONDAY: The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for the greater Lake Tahoe area and the Sierra from Wednesday night through late Thursday. Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches, with 1 to 3 feet above 7,000 feet possible.
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Active weather patterns will begin to move into the Sierra and Carson City region beginning Tuesday, with valley rain and mountain snow at Lake Tahoe extending into Friday and possibly beyond, according to the National Weather Service.

With up to a foot of snow expected in the high Sierra this week during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, the National Weather Service on Monday issued a Winter Storm Watch for the greater Lake Tahoe area and Mono County.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit began the sale of Christmas tree permits on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest have been available since Nov. 1.

UPDATE: Are you ready for a weather change Carson City? The National Weather Service urges holiday travelers to plan now for impacts as systems are coming together that will likely bring gusty winds, valley rain and mountain snow ahead of Thanksgiving and into Saturday.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 19-25, 2018. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road, utility work:

Are you ready for a weather change Carson City? The National Weather Service urges holiday travelers to plan now for impacts as systems are coming together that will likely bring gusty winds, valley rain and mountain snow ahead of Thanksgiving and into Saturday.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 12-18, 2018. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

CARSON CITY — With winter driving coming in the months ahead, the Nevada Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to sign up for e-mail and text alerts for their own frequently-traveled state routes.

CARSON CITY — Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. The U.S. Forest Service Christmas Tree Program is designed for families, businesses, and institutions wishing to cut their own trees for decorating.

UPDATE: Investigators are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting that happened Monday afternoon west of South Lake Tahoe.

At approximately 1 p.m., detectives from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department became involved in a pursuit of a motorcycle, according to El Dorado County Sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Prencipe. Details are still being worked out, but from the early investigation, Prencipe said there were shots fired at the SLTPD detectives on SR89 near Luther Pass.

They pursued the motorcyclist and were joined by other law enforcement officers as the chase led them into El Dorado County and through the intersection with Highway 50. They then headed west to North Upper Truckee Road.

At that spot the motorcyclist was shot by SLTPD officers. Medical attention was given to the rider but he died at the scene.

The area is still surrounded by crime scene tape and Prencipe said it could be hours until it reopens. Also closed in SR89 at the scene of the initial shots. Motorists are not allowed between South Upper Truckee Road and Pickett's Junction.
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There was an apparent shooting Monday afternoon in the Meyers area west of South Lake Tahoe after a chase involving law enforcement and a possible robbery suspect. An El Dorado County Sheriff's Office deputy said the shooting was officer-involved.

UPDATE: The Nevada Department of Transportation has wrapped up the first in a series of overnight full road closures on State Route 28 ahead of schedule. Both directions of SR 28 were closed between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Oct. 29 for installation of bridges on the State Route 28 shared used path. Originally scheduled to also take place Oct.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 29 through Nov. 4, 2018: While the groundbreaking ceremony Friday made it official, there's some remaining work that will continue this week on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 22-28, 2018. Curry Street and side streets will reopen with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Telegraph and Curry streets.

Following the ribbon cutting, downtown Carson City will radiate with entertainment and activities for the Passport to Downtown beginning 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 15-21. Work continues on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project. Among plans this week are:

CARSON CITY — The first in a series of overnight full road closures on State Route 28 south of Incline Village at Lake Tahoe will take place Oct. 29-31 as the Nevada Department of Transportation installs bridges on the State Route 28 shared used path.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 1-7, 2018. Work continues on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project. This week there will be:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 24-30. Work will continue on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 10-16, 2018. Work continues on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project. This week construction workers will:

Hot and windy conditions are creating extreme fire behavior on the Boot Fire that is burning nine miles southwest of Walker, California.

Wildfires burning around the region have contributed to deteriorating air quality Thursday morning with the Carson City area getting the brunt of smoke and haze that began to move in overnight, according to AirNow.Gov.

UPDATE 3:17PM: Road closures now span US 395 beginning at Holbrook Junction (north of Topaz Lake) to Bridgeport, and CA SR 108 is closed from US 395 to the Tuolumne County line. Evacuations have expanded from the Bootleg, Chris Flat and Sonora Bridge Campgrounds to now include the Leavitt Meadows Pack Station and Campground, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.
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UPDATE 10:15AM: The Boot Fire in Mono County that forced the closure of Highway 395 on Tuesday afternoon continues to grow with a size of 3,000 acres and zero containment, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 3-9: Work continues this week on the Downtown Curry Streetscape Project.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 20-26:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 13-19: