Carson City Fire Department

A 33-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the area of Highway 50 and Fairview on multiple charges including failing to register as a sex offender, a felony and misdemeanor DUI.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday afternoon to a vehicle that apparently drove into the 99 Cents Only Store on East William Street.

Local community heroes gathered together Wednesday morning for the annual “Holiday with a Hero” event in which members of law enforcement, fire fighters, military personnel, and more, join together with Walmart to take local children on Christmas shopping trips to fill their wish lists.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Thursday afternoon to two vehicle accidents, one in the area of Goni Road near the intersection of College Parkway and the other in the area of Curry and Musser streets.

Pile burn operations continued Wednesday morning in the Kings Canyon area, according to the Carson City Fire Department.

Carson City Fire Department responded to Tanglewood Apartments in the 800 block of South Roop Street on Tuesday morning for a mattress that had caught fire that caused injury to one person.

Holiday With a Hero, the volunteer effort to brighten Christmas for hundreds of Carson City children, has received its biggest donation from local business Nevada Fence.

Along with a check for $10,001, the owners of Nevada Fence issued a bit of a challenge to others to help with the cause.

Prescribed fire and pile burn operations continued Tuesday morning at the base of C Hill in the area of Kingsview Way and Canterbury Lane, according to the Carson City Fire Department.

UPDATE 9:15PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the person who was found injured in a field off Saliman and Pinto streets suffered a gunshot wound that appears self inflicted. There is no immediate outside threat to Carson High School, the sheriff informed Carson City School District officials. The school was never on lockdown.
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Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and the Carson City Fire Department were called called Tuesday morning to a person found severely injured but alive in a field near Carson High School with a gunshot wound to the head.

UPDATE 4:38PM: Two people were injured in the Monday afternoon crash at Spooner Junction, with one person flown by Care Flight and the other taken by ground ambulance to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded late Monday afternoon to a vehicle accident in the area of Spooner Junction, Highway 50 and Highway 395, South Carson Street.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a crash involving two vehicles on Highway 50 East near the Lyon County line and the V&T bridge as well as a motorcycle crash on Musser Street.

Nevada Highway Patrol, along with Tahoe Douglas Fire Carson City Fire Department and Care Flight responded Sunday morning to vehicle accidents west of Carson City along Highway 50 up Spooner.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Nevada state capital, and there is no shortage of holiday events and activities to make the season bright.

With winter weather having arrived, it seems only appropriate the last Friday of November is when Carson City celebrates the holiday season in a big way by ringing in the spirit of giving with the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Lights.

Good day Carson City, it is Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. With steady rain in the city early this morning, slushy snow in the foothills and heavy snow in the Sierra, we are on our way to winter even though it is still technically fall. It sure is beginning to look like Christmas, especially as we head into the weekend, with Friday's Silver and SnowFlakes Festival of Lights at the capitol and Saturday's downtown Holiday Crawl.

Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177 delivered in a heroic way Tuesday night by presenting organizers of the Holiday with a Hero project with a contribution of $4,000 for the Christmas shopping program for local students in need.

A second round of pile burning is being conducted Wednesday by the Carson City Fire Department. The burn is being done in the area of Kings Canyon and Longview on the C Hill side.

Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon spoke with Carson Now this morning about the burning and concerns some readers have expressed regarding the timing of the burning and what factors go into making decisions to pile burn.

There is a small power outage affecting around 30 NV Energy customers in area of Fall and Plaza streets in Carson City, the utility confirmed.

For most, waking up this morning to rain was a big relief given the fire situation over the past few months. Today is Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. The storm systems will continue over the next few days with the possibility of snow down to the valley floors by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. As always, be safe out there. For the latest Carson City area forecast see CarsonWeather.com.

UPDATE 12:28PM: Prescribed fire operations for Tuesday have ended for the day, according to Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon. Crews will remain on scene monitoring for hot spots.
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Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 27 the Carson City Fire Department was scheduled to conduct wildland fuels reduction prescribed fire operations at the base of C Hill in the area of Kingsview Way and Canterbury Lane.

Good day Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Today is known as "Giving Tuesday" an international day of charitable offering established five days after Thanksgiving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. Have a favorite charity or nonprofit organization? Their cups are extended today and they could sure use any help you can provide, even if it's a few dollars, the equivalent of a cup of coffee.

UPDATE 9:20AM: Traffic is now moving in both directions.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday morning to a vehicle accident in area of College Parkway and I-580 off ramp.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to the first day of the working week and the last week of November. It is Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. For those keeping score, there are 29 days left until Christmas. Were you able to get some of your holiday shopping done this weekend? You've got plenty of time this week to pick up good bargains, though it will be somewhat soggy outside. A series of winter storms will push through the Sierra and Carson City region this week.

Just like that, the end of a long holiday weekend is nigh. But the spirit of the season is just getting started. You can find it all around Carson City on Sunday.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday may be behind us, but Small Business Saturday is still ahead. Today consider shopping local to support small businesses in Carson City and surrounding communities. Small business Saturday deals can be found inside the Carson Mall, in downtown Carson City and at small businesses throughout the Nevada state capital.

Welcome to your windy Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 the day after Thanksgiving. We hope your Turkey Day was a memorable one with enough leftovers to last through the weekend. If you're looking for holiday bargains today and Saturday, there's plenty of them to go around. Today is known as "Black Friday" the official launch of the holiday shopping season and Small Business Saturday, where independently owned restaurants, shops, art galleries, merchants and speciality stores urge all to shop and buy locally.

Good day Carson City and Happy Thanksgiving. Today is Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. With the arrival of this festival day of feast, family, friendship and thanks, Mother Nature delivered valley rain and Sierra snow overnight. Gusty winds are expected later this afternoon. This morning appears to be in between weather systems, which is good news for those headed to the Governor's Mansion for the annual Turkey Trot. It may be soggy, but not heavy on the rain side.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Wednesday night to a small brush fire in the area of Century Circle in East Carson City.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Wednesday morning to a single vehicle rollover on Highway 50 East near Detroit Road.

Hello Carson City and welcome to the day before Thanksgiving. Today is Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. If your travel plans include going over the Sierra, the National Weather Service advises to head out before the afternoon. Otherwise, you may hit the first of two winter storms to land tonight and into Friday. Be safe out there.