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A 45-year-old transient man was arrested near Retail Drive after allegedly masturbating at a coffee shop.

According to the arrest report, deputies responded to the business on report of indecent exposure. They made contact with a supervisor of the business who said an employee had seen a regular customer masturbating in a chair facing the coffee bar where employees were working.

UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: The Carson City Fire Department provided the following:

Earlier this morning your Carson City Firefighters worked to extricate the driver of a concrete truck that rolled over near William St & 580. Safely removing the driver was a difficult and technical rescue. Once the driver was extricated from the truck he was flown via Care Flight to Renown Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.
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An overturned semi-truck caused a closure of the I-580 on ramp at Highway 50 E early Tuesday morning.

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Have you met Wu? She has been in the Carson Shelter since early March and is ready to find her home. Wu was surrendered due to financial hardship from her previous owners, so she is in the shelter due to no fault of her own.

The 34th Annual Dayton Valley Days will be held on September 16-17, 2023 and at Wednesday's (6/21/23) Room Tax Board meeting in Yerington, the Board awarded the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce $7,725 for advertising and promotional funds for the event.

Find new treasures and hand-made items at the pop-up summer Flea Market & Craft Faire Saturday July 8t from 9am-2pm, located at MidTown Marketplace in Carson City.

Central Lyon County Fire Protection District on Monday opened its combination stations 32 and 39, fulfilling its promise to voters who agreed to November's question 1 ballot measure. The ballot measure was passed by more than 64 percent of voters within the district.

On July 4, Max Casino Carson City will host its inaugural Hot Dog Eating Championship. Six contestants will go bun-to-bun to see who can eat 10 hot dogs the fastest in 10 minutes.

Spirited Investigations is hosting a unique paranormal and historic experience with a BBQ cook-out and paranormal investigation at the iconic Sutro Tunnel and the surrounding ghost town in Dayton.

Local trail enthusiasts are invited to join Muscle Powered, Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Nevada State Parks, Visit Carson City and the U.S. Forest Service to celebrate the opening of the Capital to Tahoe Trail.

A 44-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of third DUI, attempting to evade a police officer and other alleged offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Carson City School District’s McKinney-Vento Students in Transition program is requesting gift card donations valued between $10-$100 to help assist pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students in transition. Students in transition are those individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence including children and youth sharing housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reasons.

The Silver City Preservation Society and Silver City Arts invite everyone to the Silver City Park on July 2, from 2-7 PM for a day of live music, food and drink, lawn games, an art show, cake raffle and more.

A message to my fellow menfolk: Shun the fireworks. Everybody knows all the bodies exhumed from Pompeii were men. When Vesuvius erupted the women fled, while the men gathered together in the courtyard to watch the eruption, and place bets on how long it would last.

Planting is one of the more enjoyable, fairly easy tasks for a gardener. Yes, digging a big hole for a tree can be challenging, but putting small plants in prepared ground is a delight. The never-ending work is the day-to-day maintenance tasks to keep a garden or landscape in order.

There's great news for existing and future tennis players in Carson City. Centennial Park public tennis courts will be rebuilt and resurfaced.

AmeriCorps is a national program that connects individuals and organizations to help communities tackle challenges. Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties is currently recruiting for part time and full time AmeriCorps members to work up to 12-month service terms teaching financial literacy to children, teens and adults.

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol division is investigating a fatal crash that happened early Sunday morning in Washoe Valley.

Winding down the last days of June will bring seasonably cool conditions through the middle of the week with daily afternoon and evening thunderstorm chances for western Nevada and Carson City region, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

State officials are pushing back against a lawsuit filed by the Nevada Republican Party to stop Nevada’s scheduled presidential primary election in February.

Carson City Community Development, in partnership with UNR’s Center for Economic Development and Nevada Chapter of the American Planning Association, will host a speakers panel to discuss careers in land use planning for youth and young adults.