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CARSON CITY, Nev. — This is an annual, late fall article on how to enjoy those tiny, irresistible, tasty gourmet treats known as pine nuts.
For those unfamiliar with them, they are the seeds of the Pinon Pine Tree, which is the official tree of the State of Nevada. The Pinon is a fairly short, bushy looking, rather unattractive, full-of-pitch tree and it is one of the main physical features of our Great Basin area.

A 43-year-old woman was seriously injured and taken to Renown Regional Medical Center by Care Flight after being hit in a crosswalk on Monday afternoon in Gardnerville, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
An accident investigation indicates the woman was walking in a crosswalk to an entrance to an O’Reilly vehicle parts store at 2:37 p.m. on Highway 395 north of Kingslane, said Trooper Dan Lopez.

Here is this week's fishing report through Oc. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

By Jeff Cowen

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center:To Rosa and Julio Lainez of Carson City, a son, Josias Lainez, born Oct. 1, 2011, weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces.To Tiffany and Eduardo Martinez of Gardnerville, ...

"Sandie's Psychic Stones" Intuitive Readings are part of the Sunday Tour at the Pink House, in conjunction with the "Haunted Genoa Ghost Walk" presented by the Carson Valley Museum in Gardnerville.

For Information on Sandie's Psychic Readings, please visit my website at:
www.sandiespsychicstones.com

For further information about the Halloween Weekend Tours, contact the Museum at:782-2555

A Touch of Class is back for its 11th year. Featuring 25 crafters in an open no-booth format, the craft fair is located in the home of Sue and Bill Bennett, 1467 Glenwood Drive, in Gardnerville ...

A hearing is today for a 22-year-old Gardnerville Ranchos man arrested early Saturday after a fight in front of a bar.Deputies investigating the incident recognized Daniel Delgadillo sitting outsid...

A simplified fare structure will greet BlueGo passengers this weekend and a new route between Minden and Carson City begins Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District announced today.

The new fare and route structure allows BlueGo to hold the line on bus fares without major price increases on its main routes and enables the transportation system to operate in a positive and sustainable manner.

Carson City Harley-Davidson throws a great party every year during Street Vibrations, and this year is no exception. Check out the photos, and the video below features three stunt riders from Carson City, Reno and Gardnerville.

An account has been established to benefit the family of a former Woodfords resident who died of injuries received at the Reno Air Races on Friday.

A memorial service is planned for October at Turtle Rock Park for former Woodfords resident John Craik, who died of injuries received at the Reno Air Races on Friday.

A memorial service is planned for October at Turtle Rock Park for Gardnerville resident John Craik, who died of injuries suffered Friday at the Reno Air Races. Craik, 47, a longtime contractor, ...

A Denver television station is reporting that one of the victims in the Reno Air Race Crash was Alpine County native and Gardnerville resident John Craik. KUSA Denver interviewed Craik's sister-...

Leave it to a Gardnerville math professor and his 9-year-old son to track down a car in the wilderness within 16 hours of seeing it on a TV commercial.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that a fourth victim of today’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City has died. The victim was a female member of the Nevada National Guard, had been flown to Renown Medical Center and had undergone surgery. To date, four victims have died (3 Nevada National Guard members and one civilian); the shooter has also died.

GARDNERVILLE - Alex Drozdoff and April Shonnard were in mid-season form at Friday's Class Races held at Lampe Park.In the class-race format, boys and girls run together in the same race based on th...

By Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
From Southern Nevada to Lake Tahoe and all parts above and in between, state, federal, local and volunteer firefighting resources have responded to numerous lightning- and human-caused wildfires across Nevada so far this year. The state has lost about 94,000 acres to wildfire this summer, which is significantly less than the five-year average of 428,084 acres a year.

MINDEN - It's called the loneliest road in America - the two-lane strip of asphalt that rises and falls with the empty mountain waves of the Great Basin.For Gardnerville counselor Lance Crowley,...

9:15 p.m. Update: Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center reports that the Ray May Fire has claimed one habitable structure. No other details were released.

Voluntary evacuations are in place for the Pinenut Creek and Lena Lane. Pinenut Road remains open to local residents only.

The fire has grown to 2,730 acres. There are 5 air tankers, 6 helicopters, 15 engines, 2 water tenders, 2 dozers and 414 personnel working the fire.

"Fire continued to make runs to the north and east this afternoon driven mainly by wind. Firefighters will continue to construct direct line around the perimeter of the fire tonight, utilizing crews, engines, and dozers.

"The Fire is currently being managed by Local Type III organization. Additional resource will be arriving within the next 24 hours to assist in the management and containment of the fire."

You can catch live updates here.

By Sgt. Jim Halsey / Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The fire burning in south Gardnerville, near the Pine View Estates residential area, has grown to approximately 2,000 acres. The fire, which initially burned south, away from the Pine View Estates residential area, has turned and is now moving northeast.

Flames could be seen in Gardnerville from a 2,000-acre wildfire that raged through the Pine Nuts above Pine View Estates on Tuesday.Highway 395 was reopened by the Nevada Highway Patrol at 10:41...

Taken at sunset from the Mexican Ditch, looking south across Buzzy's Ranch.
Pinion hills in center and left. Prison Hill is to the right.

The Ray May Fire south of Gardnerville is now estimated to have grown to 1,000 acres and moving northeast. NDOT is now reporting that Highway 395 is now open. There are reports that two structures have burned. Pine View Estates is under a voluntary evacuation order.

According to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center, there are 185 firefighters on the scene, 7 air tankers, 4 helicopters, 19 engines and 2 water tenders.

Viewed from Carson Valley, it appears the entire ridgetop is on fire.

Go here for live updates.

You can see more photos of the fire here and here.

Saliman Road remains closed at Robinson Street due to construction of a water transmission line. Detours are marked. The road is expected to remained closed until August 21.

One lane will be closed in each direction on the Carson City Freeway between the US 50 and Fairview Drive interchanges due to maintenance.

Work will continue on a NDOT project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. There will be nightly lane closures occurring from 8:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m.

Gardnerville handyman Terry Lyn Elmer, 46, was identified as the driver who was killed in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday morning.Elmer was an independent contractor who owned Elmer's Mainten...

Nevada Highway Patrol reports that Gardnerville resident Terry Lyn Elmer, 46, was killed yesterday when the commercial vehicle he was driving collided head-on with a Ford truck towing a trailer on Highway 395.

The following is the statement released by NHP:

One person is dead after a three-vehicle accident south of Gardnerville on Highway 395. The driver of a southbound yellow van was killed 11:14 a.m. after he crossed the centerline into the path ...

Here is the Carson City road construction and maintenance report for Monday July 25 through Sunday, July 31. Beginning Tuesday, July 26, Saliman Road will be closed at Robinson Street for construction of a water transmission line. Detours will be marked. The road is expected to remained closed until Aug. 21.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
The following activities are expected as a result of the project, with nightly lane closures occurring from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.

A Gardnerville man has been identified in the fatal motorcycle accident Wednesday morning on State Route 88 at Centerville Lane in Douglas County, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Craig William Ducar, 42, died from injuries sustained from a collision with another vehicle.