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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.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors agreed to settle a lawsuit for a total of $1,250,000 after four children were allegedly sexually abused while enrolled with Camp Carson by a 15-year-old volunteer.

The lawsuits allege that while the children were enrolled in Camp Carson Summer Camp in 2016 as Wagoneers (first graders) a 15-year-old volunteer inappropriately sexually touched the four children.

Judge Jim Wilson will seek re-election as judge of the First Judicial District Court of Nevada which covers Carson City and Storey County.

The capital city's sometimes spooky and intriguing Victorian era history will come alive theatrically and more this Saturday at the 27th annual day-long Carson City Ghost Walk. Hear about lingering spirits of the past through haunted and paranormal stories, meet larger the life costumed characters and then tour some of those historic homes and businesses that line the downtown area.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Battle Born Chapter, and Fort Churchill Society, Children of the American Revolution, celebrated Constitution Week on September 15, 2019 with a gathering featuring guest speaker Carson City District Attorney Jason Woodbury, whose topic “Rascals and Rebels: Uprisings that Sparked America” described the struggles that changed history.

Good morning and happy Sunday Carson City. Today is Sept. 15, 2019. Activities include the Silver State Art Festival at Fuji Park, a Charters of Freedom presentation in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office, bike rides, train rides, a film viewing at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City and more. Enjoy the day.

Good morning Carson City and happy Saturday! It’s going to get hot again today with a high of 93, but don’t worry, as we get out further into the week the weather will turn more autumnal with highs in the 70s. It could be the last hot day for a while, at least until a freak 90s+ hot day in November followed by a week long blizzard, so enjoy it while it’s here!

Today on the docket we have the farmers market, a Celtic fair at Dangberg Ranch, craft shows, and more! Check below to see the events throughout the weekend:

Saturday, September 14

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region packed with excitement over the next three days. Events include the Silver State Art Festival at Fuji Park, suicide awareness walks in Carson City, a Celtic faire at Dangberg Home Ranch, the ninth annual Edible Pedal bike ride at Bowers Mansion, train rides in Virginia City and much more!

Battle Born Chapter DAR and Ft. Churchill Society Children of the American Revolution invite the public to "Celebrate the Charters of Freedom" this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the Ormsby Room, located in the Sheriff's Office, 911 E. Musser Street, Carson City.

Featured speaker is Jason Woodbury, District Attorney of Carson City who will speak on " Rascals and Rebels: Uprisings that Sparked America."

RENO — How was one conservative Republican U. S. Senator from Nevada, which is comprised mostly of public lands, able to work with a majority Democratic Congress to get things done?

A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the 700 block of Hot Springs Road for suspicion of being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated after a bullet from a gun was discharged, by accident, into a neighbor's apartment, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report states.

Set that alarm clock if the pituitary gland is not yet ready to do its job, because Monday arrives tomorrow and it is time yet again for students, parents, and even teachers to get out of bed early for the 2019-2020 school year.

For over a decade, Carson City hotels and motels were able to claim a two percent discount for paying their taxes early each month. However, after an opinion issued by the District Attorney’s Office stating that the discount was never approved by the Board of Supervisors, the discount will no longer be applicable.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong and District Attorney Jason Woodbury have released a public service announcement designed to educate the public about Marsy’s Law.

Carson City District Attorney Jason Woodbury announced Wednesday that his office will not file criminal charges relating to an altercation between Douglas County Commission Chairman Barry Penzel and Commissioner John Engels earlier this year.

A 50-year-old Silver Springs man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole and eight to 20 years in Nevada State Prison on three counts of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, each count consecutive to the other, said Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye.

New leaders from all walks of life will be honored for the time they spent over the past 9 months learning about Carson City during the 2019 Leadership Institute Class Graduation, the 30th graduation to date.

MINDEN — The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has received and reviewed the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office incident report and statements related to the altercation that occurred during a recess of the May 16, 2019 Board of County Commissioners meeting at Stateline, Lake Tahoe.

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.

A 25-year-old Mound House man who was driving with a revoked license for a prior DUI, crashed his vehicle early Sunday on Highway 50 East injury a female passenger. He was arrested for suspicion of felony DUI causing substantial bodily harm and other charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

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.

A trial date in April 2020 has been set for Wilber Martinez-Guzman, the 19-year-old accused of killing four people during a 10-day murder spree through Douglas and Washoe counties.

On Tuesday, Martinez-Guzman had an arraignment in Washoe County District Court, where he waived his right to a speedy trial. He pled not guilty to murdering four people in Reno and Gardnerville in January. He also pled not guilty for burglary and possession of stolen weapons.

An indictment was filed late Wednesday against the man accused of killing two Gardnerville area women and a South Reno couple in January. Prosecutors said Thursday they intend to seek the death penalty.

Accused murderer Wilber Martinez-Guzman will be tried on four murder counts. He's been charged with the murders of Connie Koontz, 56, and Sophia Renken, 74, both of the Gardnerville area, and Gerald, 82, and Sharon David, 80, of South Reno. The murder spree happened within a 10 day period.

Justice of the Peace Thomas Armstrong ordered today that Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman be transferred from Carson City to Washoe County to answer charges relating to the January murders of four people in Washoe and Douglas counties.

UPDATED WITH VIDEO LINK: Here is the State of the City address delivered Wednesday by Carson City Mayor Robert "Bob" Crowell. The annual presentation highlights activity and successes within city government in 2018 and goals put forward to accomplish this year.

District attorneys from Douglas and Washoe counties will hold a joint press conference Monday to discuss the latest on possible murder charges against Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, a suspect in the murders of two women in Gardnerville and an elderly couple in South Reno.

A Lyon County jury returned verdicts of two counts assault with a deadly weapon on a Silver Springs man who attempted to run over deputies with a car last year.

In January 2013, 19-year-old Desiree Bragg and her boyfriend were on their way home when Leo Cardoza followed them from the Carson City freeway to her mother’s front door.

What happened next is debated, but the end result cannot be argued: Desiree Bragg, as she attempted to exit her car and get into her mother’s house, was crushed against the garage door by Cardoza’s car, and killed.

A Carson City jury convicted a local man of attempted murder with hate crime enhancements Friday as well as battery and assault with a deadly weapon following an incident in east Carson City last year where the man shot more than a dozen rounds into a vehicle occupied by five Sikh men visiting the area, injuring one.

On August 27, 1968, Richard Chartrand was going about his morning as usual in his Skyland Drive home in South Lake Tahoe, just north of Zephyr Cove, when things went horribly wrong, and a mystery began that is still unsolved today.