Search & Rescue

UPDATE 5:42PM: Old Highway 395 is now open in both directions after a wildfire closed the highway from Eastlake to Bellevue, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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UPDATE: 5:20PM: Forward progress stopped on Washoe Valley "Berry Fire."

The 8-acre fire is now 30 percent contained according to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.

Evacuations are still in place for remaining addresses.

Crews will remain on site overnight "mopping up." Some Carson City Fire Department crews are being released from the scene. The cause is under investigation.
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5:00PM: Good progress on the Berry Fire is reported by Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. Firefighters are working to secure utilities. The evacuation area has been reduced to 8 addresses. The Galena Evacuation Center is now closed.

Old US 395 between Bellevue and Eastlake Drive closed for approximately 1 hour.

Washoe Valley outages have yet to be fixed. Original estimated time of restoration was 5:30PM, however the fire could prolong the restoration.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong announced his bid for re-election Friday. Furlong has served as the 27th Carson City Sheriff since 2003.

The body of 62-year-old Pamela Suwinsky was found in the Upper Truckee River in South Lake Tahoe on Sunday, about one-third mile north of Highway 50. Divers found her before noon but did not have positive identification until about 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Nine years ago, the Kiwanis Club of Carson City, established in 1959, were approached by the Jaycee’s of Carson City. For 30 years they had sponsored and provided the annual Easter Egg Hunt, primarily at Governor’s Field on Easter Sunday.

UPDATE 2:44AM: At approximately 1 a.m. Saturday morning missing Dayton juvenile Macon Silvey, 11, was located. He is in good health and has been returned to his family. Sheriff Al McNeil wants to thank the deputies, Lyon County Search & Rescue, the RAVEN helicopter crew from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office and community volunteers involved in the search for their selfless efforts to find the juvenile.

Even though inclement weather canceled the Nevada Day hot air ballon event last Saturday, there was a winner announced. Here is the winning picture from the Inaugural Nevada Day/REMAX Balloon Photography Contest.
It was submitted by Erin Marriott.

Here's the list of parade winners:

By Sgt. Jim Halsey / Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The fire burning in south Gardnerville, near the Pine View Estates residential area, has grown to approximately 2,000 acres. The fire, which initially burned south, away from the Pine View Estates residential area, has turned and is now moving northeast.

Nineteen South Lake Tahoe area non-profit organizations got an early holiday surprise Thursday when more than $100,000 was delivered by LIVESTRONG and the American Century Championship.

The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority board of directors announced the distribution of $102,377 in contributions on Thursday, Nov. 11.

Annual Wine Tasting Fund Raiser for Carson City Search & Rescue at the Carson City Harley Davidson Dealership. We will have wine, microbrew beer, food, live music, raffle, live & silent auction. Fallon Naval Longhorns & Careflight will be doing live Helicopter demonstrations at 5:00. ~~ $20 per person, must be over 21 to attend. Contact Bonnie Betts 775-450-3615