Sunday Morning

With a weekend of Christmas holiday events across the Carson City region, it looks like Mother Nature will be active with valley rain beginning late Friday and feet of snow in the Sierra through Sunday.

Two storms systems, one Wednesday and the other to arrive late Friday, are forecast to bring valley rain and Sierra snow to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Happy Saturday Carson City! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Are you ready to supportive our local community with Small Business Saturday? In addition, there are a metric ton of events going on in our region throughout the weekend, so check below to see what’s going on!

Saturday, November 30

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. Events include the 31st season of the Nutcracker Ballet, a Feast with a Hero fundraiser at Slot World, Small Business Saturday throughout Carson City and Carson Valley, photos with Santa, a Telegraph Square sign dedication, Polar Express train rides at the V&T Railroad and more!

UPDATE: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong says the incident, in which a man was found dead after apparently falling through the roof at a Carson City shopping center business, is being investigated as a possible after-hours burglary and that the deceased man had been dead for some time.

According to Sheriff Furlong, workers at a hair salon came into the business to open up for the day. When they arrived they found a deceased male on the ground, who appeared to have fallen through the ceiling.

Happy Sunday, Carson City! It’s going to be a beautiful fall day, so check below to see the ways you can enjoy it!

Happy Saturday, Carson City! There are a ton of wonderful events happening in our region today, including the first Indigenous Peoples Heritage Day at the Children's Museum, a Turkey Shoot, Lego Club, Polar Express and more! Take a gander below to find out what we have going through the weekend.

Saturday, November 16

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. Events include Polar Express train rides, Touched By Angels hosts a garden craft show on Saturday, a night photo shoot at the Nevada State museum, Rob Sherwood headlines the Carson Comedy Club at the Carson Nugget, 'Matilda the Musical' and more!

Carson City Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to a report of a structure fire in the 3100 block of Stafford Way.

UPDATE 12:01PM: The fire has been knocked down, engines are being released from the scene.
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Central Lyon County Fire responded late Sunday morning to a brush fire in Stagecoach off Santa Fe Trail, which has caused a power outage.

As daylight saving time ends this Sunday morning, the American Red Cross of Northern Nevada reminds residents to check and replace smoke alarm batteries to protect against home fires.

Vandals struck the Northridge area sometime on Saturday night throwing eggs at vehicles, including two belonging to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled the Dense Smoke Advisory for the Greater Reno, Carson City and Carson Valley areas as visibility and air quality have improved across much of the area. Haze will likely remain in the valleys around the Reno metro area through the rest of the day.
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The Walker Fire burning in northern California's Plumas County has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a dense smoke advisory for portions of northern and western Nevada, through 11 p.m. Sunday.

The advisory is for Lassen and Eastern Plumas counties, Eastern Sierra County, northern Washoe County, the Greater Reno area as well as Carson City and Carson Valley in Douglas County.

National and local bands converged on Bowers Mansion Saturday during the 34th annual Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival.

Attendees by the hundreds set up low-backed chairs, picnic blankets or simply laid down on the grass as an enticing lineup of bands took the stage.

The 34th annual Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival is back this weekend from Aug. 16-18 beginning with the Rattlesnake Mountain Boys kicking things off at the Davis Creek Amphitheater at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Bluegrass bands both national and local will convene at the historic mansion along with kids activities, food trucks, games, and more!

Nice meteor shower early Sunday morning in Silver Springs.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Sunday, August 11, 2019. We've been enjoying this summer weather cool-down over the past few days. Temperatures again Sunday will be in the low 80s, ideal for events throughout the region. Activities include train rides, history walks and talks, a sunset photo hike, the Carson City Jazz and Beyond Festival and more. Enjoy the day.

UPDATE SUNDAY 5 p.m. The Clifton Fire has been contained as of 4 p.m., according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.
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UPDATE Sunday: The Clifton Fire was approximately 66 acres as of early Sunday morning. Air and ground resources were to continue suppression efforts through the night, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center via Twitter.

Good morning Carson City! It's going to be a beautiful day with the high in the mid 70s, and we have a ton of great activities and events in our wonderful capitol city today! Check below to see what's happening through the weekend.

Saturday, August 10

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region to help the next three days breeze by, including the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival, Carson City Library’s End of Summer Learning Challenge, history talks at Mormon Station Park, train rides in Virginia City, a sushi cooking class at Sierra Chef on Sunday and more!

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days, including Hot August Nights Kickoff Rallies in Virginia City, history walks at Mormon Station Park, pickleball at the Carson City MAC, concerts at the Brewery Arts Center and TJ’s Corral, a Muscle Powered Sunday morning bike ride and more!

Sunday morning sunrise in Genoa.

Happy Sunday Carson City! There’s a slew of events around the Carson City region to help get back into the work week. Don’t miss the third and final round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.

Carson City emergency crews were called late Sunday morning to a motor vehicle crash across from Mills Park in the 800 block of East William Street.

With summer in full swing, our life-patterns often change. With vacations, family obligations, child care needs,etc. our schedules often change during the summer months. This might make it difficult to find time to pause, to take some time to be with God among a community of fellow God-seekers.

UPDATE 10:51AM: Smoldering material from Friday's fire at the landfill caused it to reignite and burn around a 20 foot by 20 foot swath before being knocked down, according to Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The cause of Friday's fire remains under investigation. The area is being monitored by public works.
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UPDATE 8:50AM: More engines have been released. The cause is under investigation.
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UPDATE 7AM: Brush engines are being released from the fire at the landfill.
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Carson City Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to the area of the Carson City landfill off of Flint Road near the rifle range for a brush fire.

Canyon White is at The Canvas Cafe every Sunday 9 a.m. to Noon so come on up and start your day right with some yummy breakfast and Canyon White!

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday morning to a two-vehicle accident near the intersection of North Carson Street and Winnie Lane.

An unusual and persistent weather pattern will send cold Pacific storms into the Carson City region Wednesday through early next week, a pattern that is more typical of early March rather than late May.

For Carson City and throughout western Nevada we can expect periods of rain and strong gusty winds and for the Sierra, heavy wet snow starting at around 8,000 feet and dropping to 6,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 28 through May 5, 2019. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work: