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UPDATE 4:17PM: A suspicious bag has been removed and the area is deemed safe, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. All personnel are returning to the sheriff's office. The Courthouse remains closed to the public. One bag contained an assortment of belongings, with an item considered suspicious and taken apart by Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad, which then declared the area safe. The matter has been turned over to CCSO.
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UPDATE 2:35PM: The Carson City Sheriff's Office will be closed Wednesday until further notice. A suspicious package was found in the vicinity just after 1 p.m. East Musser Street and surrounding streets are closed until further notice. Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad is on scene.
The Carson City Courthouse is closed for the remainder of the day. For hearings or check-ins call the correct court tomorrow. Further details will be released from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, standby.
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UPDATE 2:20PM: The Carson City Courthouse and the District Attorney's Office are closed for the day.
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A suspicious package was found in some bushes Wednesday afternoon at the Carson City Sheriff's Office, prompting the closure of East Musser, surrounding streets around the sheriff's office and a call to the Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad.

Three were arrested Wednesday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team for suspicion of drug trafficking after a vehicle search at the Department of Parole and Probation led to the discovery of 14.9 grams of methamphetamine.

A Reno man has been indicted for murder in a shooting that happened in December on Washoe Tribal land in Carson City.

A 36-year-old man was arrested Sunday for parole and probation violation and could face additional charges following an incident in which his girlfriend was allegedly hit by his vehicle.

A Carson City man who shot inside a Morgan Mill residence earlier this month while an elderly family member hid in the home, forcing a standoff in which SWAT responded, pled guilty in Carson City court to felony assault with a deadly weapon, according to the district attorney's office.

If there has ever been a court case involving a hamburger, attorney Mark Beguelin probably knows about it.

The child advocacy lawyer for Washoe Legal Services in Reno defends his cases with the sort of vigor that he relishes great burgers.

With some help from the Ghost of Mark Twain, Carson City Chamber of Commerce celebrated its accomplishments for the year at their annual meeting Thursday evening at The Martin Hotel Restaurant.

A 39-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for felony suspicion of possession of stolen property and obtaining money under false pretenses after allegedly selling a saw to the victim of a burglary after the victim discovered the equipment for sale on a social media site, a sheriff's deputy said.

A transient man — who pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in which a Carson City sheriff's deputy was slashed in the face with a knife before the deputy shot him 5 times in an August 18, 2017 incident near a Carson City casino — was sentenced Monday to probation and out-patient mental health help rather than going to prison.

Marcellous Davone Galaviz was convicted of child abuse with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm in Carson City on Thursday following a three day trial. The man claimed that he awoke from a nap to a spirit holding him down and burning him, and later he realized the spirit had also burned his girlfriend’s baby who was under his care.

The following account of the crime and trial was sent to Carson Now by Garrit S. Pruyt, Deputy District Attorney of the Carson City District Attorney's Office

Warning: the details of this case as follows are disturbing in nature.

Travis Mickelson, a Dayton resident, was sentenced to 11 to 34 years in prison Thursday in Carson City District Court in what was tried and prosecuted as Carson City's first hate crime.

In November of 2018, Mickelson was convicted by a jury in Judge James Russell's court of attempted murder with hate crime enhancements, as well as battery and assault with a deadly weapon.

A man arrested Jan. 19 in Carson City has now been formally charged with murder in four slayings that happened earlier this month in Gardnerville and South Reno, according to district attorneys in Douglas and Washoe counties.

A probable cause arrest report released Friday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office on 19 year-old murder suspect Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman contains a confession under Miranda.

A 29 year-old Mound House man was arrested Thursday afternoon at 12:10 p.m. in the area of U.S. Highway 50 East and Fairview Drive on felony grand larceny of an automobile and gross misdemeanor second-offense driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Another one down, and another one bites the dust.

With bouncy, rubber balls flying across two courts, Queen's 1980 lyrics were fulfilled Friday night in a competitive and friendly dodgeball tournament hosted by the Carson City District Attorney's Office at the Multi-purpose Athletic Center (MAC) in Carson City.

Good day Carson City, it is Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Nothing like a cool down and fall color changes for a nice kick start to the weekend. Among today's featured events are a dodgeball tournament fundraiser for domestic violence awareness month, art showings and reception, live music, standup comedy and more.

A Fernley man was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for multiple counts of sexual assault on children, according to the Lyon County District Attorney's Office.

If you didn’t take advantage of early voting, then today is the day to cast that Primary ballot. The local library can be your best friend during summer vacation; Carson City celebrated the kick-off to their summer program on Sunday, while the library in Minden will host a party this evening to get the summer events started. The State Library and Archives have started a new lunchtime program. Join them for Archives Appetizer, a monthly speaker program that will cover different topics of Nevada History. Muscle Powered features two guided hikes on Tuesdays.

A 29-year-old Yerington man was found guilty by jury Thursday of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the death of his wife, a rural mail carrier, the Lyon County District Attorney's Office announced.

The Nursing program at Western Nevada College is one of the state’s best. Attend today’s informational meeting and walk away knowing everything you’ll need to do for a career in the medical field.

A former Silver Springs man was sentenced last month to life in prison with parole eligibility in a 2015 molestation case, according to the Lyon County District Attorney's Office.

The annual Father-Daughter Ball at Carson High School is just days away. Tickets have been flying off the proverbial shelf, and you aren’t going to want to miss out. Go online HERE so that you and your best girl are ready for a night to remember. Karaoke at Caterpillars Hookah Lounge features the hosts from J and M Productions; with over 25,000 songs to choose from, you are bound to find the right tune for your mood.

UPDATE: 9:15AM: Carson City municipal offices are now closed, according to Carson City Deputy Emergency Manager Stacey Belt.
"Due to weather and road conditions, the Carson City Manager and Mayor have closed all local Carson City offices, Friday March 16," she said.
The Clerk Recorders office at 885 East Musser Street will remain open for final day election candidate filings.

The Lyon County District Attorney's office released a statement Thursday evening about the case against Robert Paul Eikelberger, a Reno man suspected in a 2016 murder who remains out of custody.

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There are not enough foster families in Carson City to meet the need, forcing children to be displaced into other communities — possibly causing further trauma. Information meetings this Wednesday and in March will address the shortage and ways to recruit families wanting to help.

The Division of Child and Family Services is holding a foster parent information night Wednesday Feb. 7, at Carson Middle School from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Come and learn more about what the Division of Child and Family Services does, its role in the community, and its partnership with other local agencies that serve children and families.

A 34-year-old Sparks man was sentenced earlier this month to 10 years in prison with parole eligibility in three years for trafficking methamphetamine, according to the Lyon County District Attorney's Office.

Following the Las Vegas shooting, the Carson City District Attorney's Office has been looking at how it can better provide support and services should a major disaster happen close to home.

It isn't every day the public gets to watch civic leaders and their staff duke it out.

But for the second straight year, a healthy crowd watched them tag each other with dodge balls Thursday night at the Multipurpose Athletic Center (MAC) in Carson City.