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Starting this month, Carson City will finally have a local option for those seeking treatment for opiate addiction. The Life Change Center will be opening its doors on Dec. 14, 2015 at 1201 N. Stewart St, Suite #120 offering cutting edge treatment options for the hundreds of people struggling with pain killer and heroin addiction in the Carson area.

Washoe County will host an opening ceremony Monday for Western Nevada College's acclaimed arts and humanities exhibition “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” in Building B of its Administration Complex, 1001 E. Ninth Street in Reno.

Western Nevada College’s acclaimed arts and humanities exhibition about the costs of war will visit Reno, November 30 to January 15. “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” will be on display at the Washoe County Administration Complex, 1001 E. 9th St., Building B.

UPDATE: Carson Tahoe Health has released the following statement regarding Steve Foley, a Registered Nurse, who died from an accidental gunshot during a hunting trip:

"Carson Tahoe Health is devastated by the untimely, accidental death of Steve Foley, RN. Steve was a much loved friend and stellar employee who worked with us for about 15 years, the last five years in the regional medical center Cath Lab. Our hearts are grieving with this tragic loss and he will be sorely missed. Our sympathies and prayers go out to Steve's family and friends during this time of unimaginable suffering."
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Elko County sheriff's officials say a Carson City man is dead after being accidentally shot by his friend on a hunting trip.

Carson High School has been back for three weeks and I think we are finally getting settled into new schedules, rekindling friendships, and getting acquainted with new teachers and students. However, our school year started with much sadness as our high school community lost one of our students in a tragic accident at Lake Tahoe.

Dozens of runners and walkers, including Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, took to the streets of the capital city early Sunday for a remembrance run to recognize the victims of the Sept. 6, 2011 shooting at the IHOP in Carson City.

Four years ago Sunday, Nevada Guardsmen Lt. Col. Heath Kelly, 35, Master Sgt. Christian Riege, 38, Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, and civilian Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, of South Lake Tahoe, were killed in the shooting rampage, in which the mentally ill gunman took his own life. Two other soldiers and seven patrons suffered injuries.

The first firefighter/paramedic on the scene, Bob Schreihans will never forget what he saw, heard — even smelled — when he responded to the Sept. 6, 2011, shooting at the Carson City IHOP, where five people were killed and seven injured.

“Some of those things will stick with me forever,” he said. “It changes the way you look at things and the way you operate on a long-term basis to the short-term. I still can’t stand the smell of maple syrup and pancakes.”
It also changed the way he does his job.

A Carson City teenager died Saturday after authorities were called to Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe for an accident on the water. Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed the victim is a 15-year-old Carson High School student.

A funeral procession through Carson City for fallen Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Howell will be Thursday, 9 a.m. beginning at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office on Musser Street and will move along North Carson Street on its way to services in Reno.

The procession will be led by a fire truck that will carry Howell’s casket past the Nevada State Capitol and proceed north along Carson Street. It will meet up with a larger procession of law officers that will be staged at North Carson Street and College Parkway.

It is with a very heavy heart that I ask our community to come together and support our law enforcement agency. On August 15, 2015 the unthinkable happened to a member of our organization.

Deputy Carl Howell a veteran officer of nine years was fatally shot in the line of duty while investigating a domestic battery in Carson City. Carl leaves behind a loving wife and four children who also need our support, thoughts and prayers as they negotiate through the most horrific time in their lives.

A male juvenile on a skateboard-scooter was struck by a vehicle in front of the Carson City Fire Station on Stewart Street this afternoon. He sustained minor injuries, cuts and bruises, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The incident was reported at around 12:40 p.m.
Carson City Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Highway Patrol were both called to the scene.

Hindus have urged the world to “wholeheartedly” support Nepal in its recovery efforts from the devastating earthquake of April 25 causing massive damage, chaos, fear and suffering, a Reno-based Hindu statesman said Saturday.

On January 13, 2015, a symposium on Common Core was held in the Legislature Building. The participants were Professors James Milgram and Sandra Stotsky, both widely known and respected experts on eduction standards, who have actually participated in the development and validation of not only Common Core but also other standards before and since. The other side was represented by Steve Canavero of the Nevada Department of Education and Allan Grossman from the Washoe County School District.

This is a reply to my old friend Rich Dunn and to his posting, "All we got out of the Common Core 'symposium' was a one-sided presentation."

Wow, what a great spin. Once again we see a typically objective piece of reporting from a typically objective source. We can agree on one thing; it was a fiasco -- for the NDE.

Fortunately, there are others who have reported on this event, and their reports are on-line.

http://missourieducationwatchdog.com/nevada-more-misinformation-mayhem-f...

When Dejon Smith left home after school on Dec. 11, like any teen facing a snow day the following day, he told his parents he was headed out for the evening. He did not tell them where he was going or with whom he would be.

DeShawn and Taneka Smith, Dejon's parents, were concerned when, at the end of the evening, they hadn't heard from their son.

The last couple of weeks have been quite busy news wise with all the repercussions from Pres. Obama's legal actions regarding immigration. We've all heard people echo their sentiments on both sides of this issue. My question is, why is Nevada not joining the Texas led effort to file suit on the Obama administration along with so many other states? Nevada's silence in this arena is disgusting. President Obama with the stroke of his pen has successfully done what many other anti-American, anti-capitalist and race baiters alike have failed to do since reconstruction.

Surrounded by small flags, empty gun shells, pioneer headstones and a poignant hand written card from an old girlfriend, where she wrote to him "it had been over forty years, I finally found you" is the grave marker of a Carson City Vietnam veteran, Sgt. Daniel Ackerman, who died in combat.

His body is buried at the old pioneer Empire Cemetery. His marker is in the southwest corner, high above the Carson River where Danny Ackerman loved to hunt, fish and hike around with his friends.

One of our own, Carson City Deputy Sheriff Thomas McDonald, has suffered a severe family tragedy involving his wife Linda McDonald.

On Nov. 3, 2014 Linda was taken to Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and then flown to Renown Medical Center due to a brain aneurism. Linda has been in the ICU, suffering two stroke type events and was placed in a medically induced coma. She was removed from the ventilator on Nov. 8, 2014 and is semi responsive. Her short term and long term prognosis are not yet known.

Each year, nearly 4 million dogs in the U.S. enter animal shelters. Each year, up to 40% never find a home. Luckily, at Nevada Humane Society that is not the case — but still, there are plenty of dogs who need a home this October during Adopt a Shelter Dog month.

Sefan Sobkiewicz Jr. lost his father in a tragic accident on Oct. 1 in Silver Springs. Stefan is a 2014 graduate of Carson High and was an outstanding athlete at CHS. Stefan is attending WNC with hopes of going into law enforcement.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in an Oct. 1 motorcycle crash involving a horse on Highway 50 in Silver Springs.

Stefan R. Sobkiewicz, 49, of Silver Springs, died when his 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a wild horse, ejecting him in which he was then struck by three vehicles in the roadway, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson.

A man died Wednesday night after his motorcycle collided with a horse on Highway 50 in Silver Springs and then was struck by three vehicles in the roadway after being ejected, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The unidentified adult male rider was traveling on a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound on the highway in Lyon County west of Rocky Road when he struck the horse standing in the westbound travel lane at mile marker 25, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson. Law enforcement was called to the scene at 8:25 p.m.

A 62-year-old Sparks woman was killed attempting to cross the intersection of McCarran and Prater Way in Sparks on Thursday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Maria Ramon Rivera-Depineda died when she was struck by a black Ford Mustang driven by a 51-year-old Sparks man. The woman died at the accident scene, reported at 9:55 p.m., said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joined more than two dozen soldiers and airman, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and families Saturday to pay respects by jogging in a memorial run in Carson City to commemorate the four victims who died at the International House of Pancakes shooting on Sept. 6, 2011.

Shooting survivor Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Mock and Gen. Michael Hanifan, commander of the Nevada Guard, led the pack of runners and walkers on the 5K route from the restaurant to the Guard complex on Fairview Drive in Carson City.

The deadline to submit applications for Official and Signature Nevada 150 events will be 5:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Over 400 events have been held across the Silver State since Nevada Day 2013, in celebration of Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, with many more ahead. To submit an event application please visit www.Nevada150.org. For questions or additional information please contact Scott Carey, events and community relations manager, at 775-687-0645 or shcarey@nevada150.org.

The following events will be held Sept. 1 through Sept. 14.

A man standing on Highway 395 in the area of Spring Valley Drive south of Gardnerville was struck and killed by a pickup and then two on-duty Douglas County sheriff's patrol vehicles late Sunday night, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Reported to NHP at 10:45 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the accident involving an unidentified adult male pedestrian being struck by multiple vehicles, said Trooper Dave Gibson.

When our children sing the song about the rains came down and the floods came up, they fail to tell us about the mud that comes with the flood. But the residents of Minden, Nev., on Mac Drive, know firsthand how much mud comes with the floods.

Sunday afternoon, July 20, 2014, the rains came in force for about 20 minutes. "It started raining and hailing, we were getting it on video, and then heard a loud noise and the whole mountain started coming down in our backyard," recalls Daylin Olson, a resident of Mac Drive.

A 48-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., man remains in serious condition after the bicycle he was riding Thursday was struck in the tunnel at Cave Rock on Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper said.

Clarence M. Aldridge was flown by Care Flight to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno for his injuries where he remains in serious condition. NHP responded at 9:50 a.m. to the accident, which closed a portion of the highway for several hours, said NHP Trooper Dave Gibson.

Debbie Bender and Tom Cruz of Bats in the Belfry Ghost Tours have been busy preparing their tour guides for the upcoming Carson City Haunted Experience and the “Spooks & Spirits” Pub Tour. The first tour is Friday, June 13.

Pre-run groups have been spotted walking about Carson City, learning the well-researched historical stories and legends. Debbie Bender and Tom Cruz are longtime ghost tour experts and serious paranormal investigators. They have been successfully doing ghost tours in Virginia City for many years.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified two of the victims who died in Saturday's crash involving three motorcycles on Geiger Grade. They are James L. Wood, 68, of Silver Springs and Robert E. Sanders, 60, of Reno. Three others remain hospitalized.

According to NHP Trooper Dave Gibson, officers at around 9 a.m. to the accident scene on State Route 341 at Washoe mile marker 4 approximately 2.5 miles south of the Highway 395 a junction in South Reno.