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December 2014

Carson City sheriff’s log for Monday: Deputies make DUI and drug arrests

A 31-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, 12:55 a.m. in the area of Joshua and Kennedy streets on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment charges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, officers observed a vehicle pulled over, come to a stop, make a u-turn and then go through a stop sign.

NDOW honors two employees with Ted C. Frantz Award

The Ted C. Frantz Employee of the Year Award is acknowledged as the pinnacle award for all Nevada Department of Wildlife employees. The honor is to recognize significant achievements during the previous year toward the mission of the agency or the conservation, management, enhancement of wildlife in Nevada that are clearly above and beyond his or her normal duties.

Capital City Community Band presents free concert Dec. 7 at Community Center

Event Date: 
December 7, 2014 - 3:00pm

Salute to the Military concert, "Musical Memories: Pearl Harbor and World War II," with a bit of Christmas cheer on Dec. 7 at 3:00 p.m. in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson Community Center, 851 E. Williams St.

Book Signing by Local Authors at Comma Coffee

Event Date: 
December 6, 2014 - 1:00pm

Local authors, Sandie La Nae and Mary Randall will be book signing and selling their books at Comma Coffee, at the Carson City Wine Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6. Mary Randall writes children's adventure books, and Sandie is an author of Historic-Paranormal writings. (Sandie's books are supported by the Nevada Historical Society).

These made great holiday gifts for family and friends!

Dayton man dies in shooting, woman in custody

A man is dead and a woman is in custody after a shooting at a Dayton home late Sunday night, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Gordon Lane in Dayton at 10:56 p.m. for a report of a man who had been shot by his wife.

Storm could bring several feet of snow to Lake Tahoe and Sierra

After a break in weather systems today, unsettled conditions will return through the end of the work week with rain expected in the Carson City region, up to two feet around 7,000 feet at Lake Tahoe and possibly several feet in the high Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.

Winter conditions will impact travel across Sierra passes from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday as a deep system pushes onshore out of the Pacific. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for much of the Sierra.