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Talk about having your back against the wall and responding. Western Nevada College trailed Colorado Northwestern 3-0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night in Henderson and still found a way to win.

After scoring 21 runs in their previous game, the Western Nevada College Wildcats ran into a pitcher on Friday that kept them off-balance.

Salt Lake Community College freshman right-hander Jason Jourdan checked the 14th-ranked Wildcats on two hits through seven innings en route to the Bruins’ 4-3 baseball victory in Henderson.

Western Nevada College Wildcats Softball hosted Colorado Northwestern Community College Friday afternoon for a doubleheader at Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City. The Wildcats won both games, 10-2 and 7-2. Pitchers Carlee Beck and Katilyn Covione earned the wins for Western.

In game one, the Wildcats scored in the second inning when Lindsay Ashbaugh knocked an RBI double that scored Andi Lee, who was walked and Katilyn Covione who singled. The score 2-0, WNC.

Western Nevada College of Carson City took a one-run lead in the eighth inning, but Riverside rallied for a 4-3 baseball victory on Friday night in Riverside, Calif.

Pinch-hitter Paul Martinez tied the game with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, and the Tigers won it when Jeremy Alderman’s first pitch on an attempted intentional walk with runners on third and second bases sailed to the backstop.

A Carson City man was arrested Thursday on a domestic violence charge and a related felony charge after he allegedly prevented the victim, a family member, from calling 911.
Jeremy David Smith, 19, was placed into custody at 11:52 p.m. in the 4600 block of Oak Street.

A 63-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of DUI at 3:22 p.m. in the 500 block of East William Street.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to a grocery store in reference to a possible DUI driver. A witness advised the woman was in a small blue car and that she appeared intoxicated.

Carson City sheriff's deputies arrested two on felony drug charges Tuesday following a traffic stop on North Roop Street in which one of the suspects fled and was later caught.

Arrested were Michael Jonathan Lang, 20, of Sparks and Jacob Lee Stephenson, 20 of Reno. Approximately 120 grams of marijuana was found inside the vehicle after a search.

Carson City sheriff's deputies have made several alcohol-related arrests since Monday. A 50-year-old Galt, Calif., man was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, having an open container and not having a valid driver's license, all misdemeanors.

The man was reported by a witness to be passed out in his vehicle for more than an hour at a gas station in the 1600 block of East Fifth Street. Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and found the man sleeping with the vehicle running and the lights on, according to the arrest report.

Western Nevada College became a different baseball club during the second week of the season, ironing out some issues on the mound and behind the plate. The result was capturing a 2-1 weekend series over 10th-Ranked Cochise College in Douglas, Ariz.

Clinging to a one-run lead with the bases loaded and no one out on Sunday afternoon, the Western Nevada College baseball team had one goal — avoid a sweep on their opening weekend.

Freshman pitcher Dylan Francis complied, retiring the next three South Mountain College hitters to preserve the Wildcats’ 7-6 victory in Phoenix, and a 1-2 weekend.

“Making the pitches he made with the bases loaded was really remarkable. He deserves a ton of credit and praise for his effort,” said WNC coach D.J. Whittemore.

More contributors at the plate and the complete-game pitching of Carlee Beck produced a solid opening weekend for Western Nevada College softball team.

The Wildcats of Carson City split their first five games in Southern Nevada, beating Gulf Coast of Panama City, Fla., and Pima College of Tucson, Ariz., before settling for a 2-3 opening weekend.

Care Flight was called to an accident Sunday night involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Koontz and Edmonds in Carson City.

A 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Tuesday morning on multiple misdemeanor charges including resisting arrest and obstructing an officer.

According to the arrest report, the woman was stopped at the intersection of College Parkway and Lompa Lane for going 53 mph in a 40 mph zone at around 12:45 a.m. The woman told the officer that she had just purchased the vehicle she was driving from someone in California and did not have registration or insurance on the vehicle.

It has been a busy week at Incline Village on the north shore of Lake Tahoe for Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens dealing with nuisance bears. On Thursday, NDOW euthanized a 263-pound male black bear and on Sunday a bear was released in the wild south of Gardnerville.

The euthanized bear was positively identified as one that had been breaking into and entering cars, at least one home and some garages in an Incline neighborhood, according to a Nevada Department of Wildlife news release.

The Nevada Highway patrol reports 22 accidents early Thursday morning due to snow and icy conditions on the roadways. Of those crashes, one was in Carson City near the I-580 freeway onramp and Highway 50 East and another near Spooner Summit on State Route 28. Five crashes were reported in Douglas County.

A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday and faces two counts of vehicular homicide in the June 23, 2013 early Sunday morning fiery crash on Highway 50 that killed two people after the driver was going the wrong way.

A 26-year-old Wadsworth man died Thursday night in a pedestrian accident after being hit by a tractor-trailer while attempting to cross Interstate 80 two miles west of Fernley in Storey County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Jason D. Gonzalez died after he was struck while being on the right shoulder of the freeway, attempting to cross the eastbound lanes directly in front of the tractor trailer driven by a 57-year-old El Grove, Calif. man, said NHP Trooper Chuck Allen.

A 41-year-old woman was injured late Friday morning in a pedestrian accident in the area of Research and College Parkway in Carson City.
The woman was struck by a vehicle at around 11:20 a.m., according to first responders at the scene via scanner dispatch.

A male pedestrian was stuck by a vehicle, reported at around 5:38 p.m. Wednesday night at the intersection of Highway 50 and Airport Road in Carson City. A Care Flight air ambulance was dispatched and will land at the nearby Carson City Fire Department Training Center.

A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 5:52 p.m. in the 400 block of East Lee Street. He faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery.

According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the area at 2:30 p.m. on a report of a domestic battery. Upon arrival officers spoke with a woman who was uncooperative. Officers returned to the area later and spoke with the woman again, where officers observed a fresh abrasion on the right side of her forehead, her right eyelid and left cheek.

Carson City fire and ambulance crews responded Friday night to an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at the intersection of Fairview and Carson streets. The accident was reported at 7:19 p.m.
A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered.

A 30-year-old Carson City woman faces a felony child abuse charge after her two-year-old son was treated for a fractured skull at Carson Tahoe Hospital.

Ivette Olmos-Campos, was arrested Oct. 21, the hospital. She admitted to Carson City Sheriff's Office investigators that she had been abusing her son for the past four months, hitting him with a wood stick and knocking him unconscious.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to Carson Tahoe Hospital in reference to a report that the 2-year-old suffered from a fractured skull.

UPDATE: A Carson Now reader sent us these photographs Thursday morning of a family of deer near East Third Street in Carson City. The reader noted that three of the four deer photographed appeared to have some injuries, likely from being hit by cars.

On Thursday night at around 10:50 p.m. a fawn was hit by a vehicle in the area of Nevada and 2nd streets. The animal suffered severe injuries, including a broken leg, and was put down by law officers.

UPDATE: A Carson City teenage girl was the victim in a pedestrian accident at Roop and Evalyn streets near Governor's Field early Tuesday night, authorities said. The girl, believed to be 16 or 17, was flown by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Her condition is unknown.

Bear activity around Carson City continues to keep Nevada wildlife managers busy. A 350-pound male black bear was caught early Tuesday morning in west Carson City.

The bear had never been handled before and was expected to be released sometime Wednesday morning, said Nevada Department of Wildlife black bear biologist Carl Lackey.

Law enforcement is a dangerous profession, especially when it comes to enforcing motor vehicle laws. How is that you ask? Often times a traffic stop is made alongside the roadway with the stopped vehicle in front of the patrol unit that has its emergency lights flashing.

Many an officer has been struck by vehicles passing as they have been performing their duties outside of the patrol vehicle. This has led to laws being passed to prevent this from occurring.

In Nevada, a driver that is approaching a stopped emergency vehicle must:

UPDATE: Care Flight has taken an injured firefighter to Renown Medical Center in Reno after he was hit by a rolling log Wednesday afternoon near the top of Spooner Summit. The condition of the firefighter is unknown at this time. He was aided by Carson City Fire Department personnel who were called to the top of Spooner.

Rescue teams hiked into the backcountry to reach the injured man and then took him to an ambulance that then delivered him to the waiting helicopter at around 3:40 p.m.

A 36-year-old woman was arrested at 3:20 p.m. Oct. 8, at the intersection of Reeves and South Edmonds in Carson City. She faces misdemeanor charges of failure to comply and domestic battery after allegedly hitting the victim with barbecue tongs causing him to bleed.

Carson City’s rich and intriguing history is explored and theatrically relived in the 19th annual Classic Ghost Walk.

The Carson City Ghost Walk is a delightfully spooky and enjoyable way to experience Carson City’s Victorian Era and diverse past. Meet lingering spirits of the past, with many haunted and paranormal stories to take in. Some of our spirits even lead the guided walking tours of the downtown district’s historic homes.

WHUMP! followed by the sound of tires screeching and broken glass. That is what I expected to hear when I watched the pedestrian cross against the red light and walk into the travel lanes as traffic approached.

What made this worse was the fact that it was at night and the man was wearing dark clothing which made him all but invisible to oncoming vehicles. The truck ahead of me did not see this individual and, at the last moment, the man jumped out of the way to avoid being struck.