Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Thursday evening to a vehicle crash in the area of Fairview Drive near the Nevada National Guard.

The historic Pony Express re-ride is underway, as Old West enthusiasts gathered Thursday afternoon at Genoa State Park to witness the hand off between riders.

The Carson City handoff will occur later Thursday evening at around 6 p.m. at the intersection of 2nd and Curry Streets. Arrival time is an approximate, as the arrival in Genoa was around 30 minutes or so behind schedule.

The Nevada Urban Indians, Inc., Substance Abuse Suicide Prevention Program will hold its "Spending Frenzy Financial Literacy Program" to aid Carson Colony youth with money and finance skills.

CARSON CITY — After a widespread heat wave in the Western United States in August 2020 that led to public pleas to voluntarily conserve energy, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada opened an investigation into resource adequacy and planning to ensure Nevada has sufficient resources to maintain continuous reliable electric service.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Wellington woman who died in a single vehicle rollover on Saturday in Lyon County.

UPDATE 7:25PM: All previous fire-related highway closures have been removed between Reno and Carson City. I-580, Alt. US 395 and Mt. Rose Highway all open, but avoid the area if possible to leave room for continued fire response and residents returning to their homes.

UPDATE 6:10PM: From NDOT: I-580 South near Eastlake Boulevard Road remains closed. Old Highway 395 opened to center lane traffic only. Watch for fire equipment and exercise caution.Mt Rose Highway between Wedge Parkway and I-580, westbound now fully opened. Eastbound remains closed. I-580 South at South Virginia Street, South Virginia off-ramps only closed.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Investigations is requesting assistance with locating a runaway juvenile. On June 13, Sara Clark, 15, ran away from her housing in north Carson City. Her guardian advised that she was concerned for Sara because she had been exposed to persons abusing drugs and alcohol in the past. Some of these persons allegedly had firearms around the juvenile.

Three cases of rabies in bats were recently discovered by the Nevada Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Laboratory. One of those cases is in Washoe County and the two others in Clark County.

Redwood Materials, Inc., Carson City’s own eco-friendly recycling center, is expanding its capital city facility as well as expanding the company into the industrial park near Tesla on 100 acres to build a battery recycling center for electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, smart phones, tablets and more.

The Carson City Emblem Club No. 507 will sponsor a Hawaiian-style dinner this Friday, June 18 at Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177, located at 515 N. Nevada St. in Carson City.

Here are the winners of Carson City Photo Club's monthly photo contest. The theme addressed by the month of May winners was "Texture/Patterns."

Earthquakes in Lake Tahoe and the greater area have been on the larger side of the seismology scale since spring 2020 as frequency of the quakes have also increased.

CARSON CITY — Recently finalized regulations allowing relief to both Contributory and Reimbursable Employers’ Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit charging were announced Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, June 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room in the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items up for discussion include a public hearing on negotiations with the sheriff's deputy union, temporary interfund loans, an appointment of library trustees, and more.