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Something in the Wind, a free kite flying event, will take place at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

Flags around the capital city flew at half mast today following the death of Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, Democratic Majority Whip, of Las Vegas.

Thompson was in care at Carson-Tahoe Medical Center when he passed away early Saturday morning.

He was 52 years old. At this time, no official cause of death has been reported.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will be celebrating the dedication of its newly built Community Labyrinth on May 4, 2019 with a service beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon. The members of St. Peter’s parish invite you to join them in walking the labyrinth beginning at 1 in the afternoon as a participant of the World Labyrinth Day- Walk as One at 1 campaign. Members of the parish will be on hand to share stories about the church. St Peter’s Memorial Bricks and Commemorative Coins will also be for sale during this event. St. Peter’s is located at 314 N. Division Street in Carson City.

The 22nd Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony was held Thursday, May 2 at the Capitol Mall in Carson City.

Two Nevada law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty were recognized Thursday in a ceremony with their names added to a memorial on the Capitol Mall in Carson City.

Upcycling means to reuse discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.

FISH thrift store sales are a major source of revenue for this local non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of northern Nevadans. Its stores are also a great source of many items useful to those who create interesting and valuable household furnishings, clothing and art objects through the process of “upcycling.”

Ron Wood Family Resource Center is looking for volunteers to assist with the Postal Food Drive. Each year we receive several pounds of non-perishable food from the postal service to assist our community with emergency food.

Oh what a difference the sunshine makes. The second day of May in Carson City will bring warming temperatures with a daytime high in the low 70s. The event lineup Thursday includes a law enforcement memorial at the capitol complex, a hike at Clear Creek, art showings, a lecture on the historic Transcontinental Railroad, live music and more. Read on.

In conjunction with National Police Week, the 22nd Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony will be held this Thursday, May 2 at the capitol grounds in Carson City.

The warm spring weather around Carson City and western Nevada will end Tuesday as daytime temperatures are expected to plummet by 25 degrees or more bringing a hard freeze by late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and the potential for snow showers in the foothills, forecasters say.

At Southwest Gas, your safety is our number one priority. That’s why we go the extra mile to operate safe natural gas pipelines that meet or exceed all local, state, and federal regulations. From time to time, you might have a Southwest Gas employee or licensed contractor knocking on your door or walking around your neighborhood.

Gaia is another word for Earth and at our Gaia Gathering, we celebrate our Mother Earth! Gaia Gathering facilitates information sharing and healing modalities with live music, river tubing, costumes, kids camp, and camping under the stars.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Second Wind Thrift Store is celebrating their grand re-opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and special comments from Mayor Bob Crowell on Saturday, May 4, at 10 a.m. Second Wind Thrift Store is located near the Carson City Senior Center, 901 Beverly Drive, Carson City.

The first 100 customers will receive free hot dogs, cookies and bottled waters. All customers will receive 50 percent off their purchases of every item in the store, excluding books.

Spring is finally here, and Carson City is decked out in her spring finery. Sunday will be perfect for a stroll around town, so while you are out and about, stop by Mills Park for the Parks Foundation’s monthly open house at the Wungnema House, from 2 pm to 5 pm.

The Wungnema House is the charming stone cottage located on the east side of Mills Park across from Carson High. It was built by a family of skilled Hopi stonemasons shortly after WWII and served as the family’s home until the early 1970s.

There is no admission fee, and all are welcome.

Seventh-grade science students from Ashley Killeen’s class at Carson Middle School in Carson City completed a donation drive today that benefits foster children in rural Nevada.

Residents and visitors are invited to watch the Mounted Patrol Night Sensory Firework training exercise at the Fuji Park Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Carson City, this Friday, April 26, set to begin around 7 p.m., weather permitting. Attendees must park in the rodeo entrance parking lot. All ages are welcome to observe and cheer officers as they attempt to triumph and complete the roughest test in the series.

Rising temperatures and rapid spring runoff has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Watch for the Carson Valley near the West Fork of the Carson River from Thursday evening through late Saturday night.

The nonprofit organization greenUp!, which provides environmental education to businesses, announced Wednesday that it has eight restaurants so far that will be part of the Green Dining District pilot program on Carson Street in Carson City.

Along with Sexual Assault Awareness & Child Abuse Prevention Month recognized through April, Wednesday, April 24 is the 20th anniversary of Denim Day.

For 20 years, the organization Peace Over Violence has organized Denim Day, a rape prevention education campaign, during which community members, elected officials, businesses, and students are encouraged to make a social statement with their fashion choices on this day by wearing jeans as a visible means of protest against misconceptions that surround sexual assault.

CARSON CITY — It has been called the most historically important train car in existence and how it traveled over the past 150 years from the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah to the center of a new exhibit at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City is quite a tale.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin to open recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning this Saturday, April 27 at Baldwin and Nevada beaches.

Phillip (Grandpa) Parra, 86, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife Louise Parra; his Sons James, Frank, Nick, Richard and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A viewing with service to follow will be held on Friday April 26, 2019 at Walton’s Chapel of the Valley in Carson City from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location to be announced.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is once again coordinating the collaborative efforts of federal, state and local fire services; public safety agencies; community organizations; and others to participate in Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month throughout May.

Good morning Carson City, and Happy Easter! Today will be more of the same with partly cloudy skies, gentle breezes, possible showers, with a high of 62 degrees and a low of 37 degrees. On the schedule today we have day two of egg hunting at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, an Easter Sunday service at the Community Center, a community bike ride, and more!

Hello fellow anglers, opening day fishing season for California is only a week away. But, before we get to your pre-season report. There are rumors that may have fact to them going around.

California is looking into changing fishing seasons on many lakes and streams. Some areas may be open all year round and possibly change restrictions on others. Since Topaz is a bi-state body of water, the opening day ceremony that so many have come to love and look forward to on January 1st of each year may be a thing of the past.

CARSON CITY — They are the lifeline on the other end of the telephone. They listen, take notes and gather as much information as they can in seconds.

Those seconds count, especially in matters of traumatic injury or fire or criminal matters happening in real time.

Clarice Charlie-Hubbard, director of the Family Violence Prevention Program, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, will be honored at a public reception in Carson City for receiving the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s Visionary Voice Award in Nevada.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will meet tomorrow, Thursday, April 18 to award Length of Service certificates to city employees, discuss contracts for new furniture in the sheriff’s office, rifle range usage, a family planning services grant and more.

Two were arrested Monday in the area of Imperial Way and West Nye Lane for drug possession and other charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

It's that time of year again! CASA of Carson City is looking for a few good men and women to join the ranks of our CASA volunteers.