Sunday Morning

These deer roaming around backyards and gardens in Carson City on Sunday morning were captured by Carson Now readers Sandra Anderson and Morgan Lovelace.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying persons of interest in an early Sunday morning stabbing and robbery that happened at a south shore Lake Tahoe casino.

Carson City Fire Department was called Sunday morning to a gas leak in the 200 block of Lisa Way in north Carson City.

Once upon a time the talented kids of Youth Theater Carson City took to the Community Center stage. You have one last chance to catch their fairytale, ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’ before it heads off to Neverland. The Brewery Arts Center plays host to a plethora of Jazz and Beyond today. Don't miss the final day of hot rods and chrome at the Silver Dollar Car Classic in Mills Park. Exercise your artistic talent and play with some mud at Ogres-Holm Pottery where they will be creating bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowls event.

SUNDAY:

Summer weekends make me wish I had a clone. With all the hustle and bustle in town, there is just no way to do and see it all. Start the day at the Silver Dollar Car Classic and you can get your fill of shiny chrome and breakfast, too; the Kiwanis will be serving up pancakes until 10:30 a.m. The Downtown Carson City Wine Walk has been infiltrated by the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival. Several of the stops will be hosting musicians, in addition to vino.

The hazy smoke that has wafted into the Carson City area Sunday morning is from the Long Valley Fire burning near Pyramid Lake, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday morning to the area of Conte Drive for a motorcycle accident.

UPDATE 4:40AM: Power has been restored to much of the affected outage areas in Minden/Gardnerville and Glenbrook as of 4:30 a.m., according to NV Energy.

A 26-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning in the 500 block of North Carson Street for misdemeanor suspicion of second domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Carson City area BMX community has launched its annual Race For Life campaign to help raise money in the fight to find a cure for blood-related cancers. Racers and their families can pick up collection envelopes and begin collecting donations from friends, relatives, neighbors and businesses in the community. Helping others is one of the finest things anyone can ever do in life. Donations raised will go to help fight and bring to an end a dreadful disease that affects thousands of people each year.

Several leading residents of Carson City pooled their resources Sunday to treat local public service workers to a barbecue at Fuji Park.

UPDATE 12:23PM: Eastbound Lompa Lane has been reopened. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Sunday morning to a crash involving a motorcycle rider in the area of Lompa Lane and Dori Way.

Rock Steady Boxing of Northern Nevada, an exercise program designed to help those suffering from Parkinson's Disease, has announced its Boxer of the Month.

Rick Gutierrez was named Boxer of the Month for May 2017. Below is his story:

Historic steam engines from the V&T Railway and the Nevada State Railroad Museum (NSRM) were awakened from their long winter slumber Saturday morning to mark the start of Carson City's summer season on the rails.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday morning to a two-vehicle crash at William and Stewart streets.

A 38-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning for suspicion of a third or more DUI offenses, driving on a revoked license and illegally parking, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Washoe County sheriff's deputy trying to scare off a group of bears in Incline Village on Saturday morning accidentally shot a mother bear with a live round instead of a rubber round. The bear, known around the Lake Tahoe town as Jasper, died as a result of her injuries.

A Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered moderate to minor injuries early Sunday morning after his patrol vehicle was hit by a suspected drunk driver, a Carson City sheriff's sergeant said.

A flood watch is in effect for the Carson City area through Saturday as steady rain is forecast to move into the region today and turning to showers Sunday, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.

UPDATE 12:14AM: A man reported missing Saturday morning was found by a sheriff's deputy late Saturday night in Voltaire Canyon, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
Larry Hicks, 74, told the deputy he had been in the canyon for a couple of days and was suffering from severe dehydration.

Snow plows are out in force this Sunday morning around Carson City after a winter storm brought a couple inches of snow to the valley floors. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until noon today for much of the area while a Winter Storm Warning runs until 4 p.m. for the Sierra.

Enjoy this last day of mild weather before a moderate winter storm moves into the Carson City and Sierra regions late Saturday into Sunday. This storm will bring gusty winds, prompting a Wind Advisory from the National Weather Service, rain and heavy snow.

Though not a warm atmospheric river system, the first storm of March will impact the Carson City region and Sierra this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

With more than six inches on the ground already in places around Carson City, the area is about to get hit again with an even stronger winter storm very early Sunday morning through Monday morning.

Another round of precipitation is forecast to arrive in Northwestern Nevada starting Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno reports, and last at least through Saturday with a chance of rain or snow showers.

The expected weekend storm hit early Sunday morning bringing the expected rain. As of 2 p.m. this afternoon the following areas in Dayton are flooded due to debris and slushy snow clogging local drainage:

With heavy rain arriving and local flooding looking likely, Carson City Public Works crews were out in full force Sunday morning clearing streets of debris and slushy snow piling around drainages.

Carson City Fire Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a two vehicle crash Sunday morning in the intersection of Highway 50 and Airport Road.

Carson City Fire Department was called early Sunday morning to the same Carson City mobile home that caught fire on Tiger Drive less than 12 hours earlier.

Snow showers Saturday turned to a brief period of frozen rain followed by light rain showers in Carson City.

Showers tapered off Saturday afternoon, but the break in precipitation will be short-lived as the much-anticipated atmospheric river event approaches Northwestern Nevada from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the west.