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Carson City Fire Department called to gas leak on Carriage Crest

Carson City Fire Department responded Wednesday morning to Carriage Crest after a natural gas line was cut during construction digging.

At around 8:40 a.m. the fire department responded. Some nearby homes were briefly evacuated as firefighters prepared to clamp the main pipe exposing the leak. It was clamped at around 9:05 a.m. NV Energy has been contacted.

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The Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, which has served northern Nevada as a non-profit since 1980, has donated a vehicle to Carson Tahoe Health for its behavioral health outreach programs. The vehicle will be used to assist CTH professionals and increase access to care through programs such as Assertive Community Treatment, First Episode Psychosis), school suicide risk assessments and community education around mental health awareness and suicide.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 13-19. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded Sunday evening to a vehicle rollover with multiple injuries on southbound I-580 south of the William Street exit.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded early Sunday evening to a vehicle crash involving a teenager who was reportedly on a bicycle near the intersection of William Street and Saliman.

My friend sent me a photo of an insect to identify. The photo was of the common, prolific pests of elm trees, elm leaf beetles. If you have elm trees, most likely you have these beetles. They go together like ash trees and aphids.

The Great Reno Balloon Race held this weekend celebrated its 40th year.

With the theme "wildlife" for its monthly photo contest — which also included insects — the Carson City Photo Club announced its August winners recently.

The Caldor Fire has made an impact in all neighborhoods and communities from Grizzly Flats to South Lake Tahoe during the one month since it started, August 14 in El Dorado County.

As fire crews make their way off the mountain after a long shift, South Lake Tahoe residents are greeting them with cheers and signs of appreciation for saving the community from flames that came very close to destroying homes.

Northern Nevada Development Authority will host a free webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at 8 a.m. in collaboration with NV Energy. To protect their customers and communities from the risk of wildfires, NV Energy has implemented Public Safety Outage Management in Extreme and Elevated Fire Risk areas of Nevada, including zones within Northern Nevada.

Firefighters continued to build containment lines and maintain structure protections around the eastern flank of the Dixie Fire near Susanville and towns along Highway 395 on Saturday and overnight as the weather is expected to warm again and the recent rainfall dries up. As of Sunday morning, the fire was mapped at 960,213 acres and 65 percent contained.

Carson High School announced its Teacher of the Month, Resource Teacher Vivian Tachiquin. Here's more about Mrs. Tachiquin in her own words.

I’m loving the clean air and blue skies this weekend. Get outdoors and enjoy Carson City!

A car and foot chase resulting in a crash occurred just before 7 p.m. near a car dealership on South Carson and Curry Street on Saturday evening.

On Friday, Sept. 10, the Carson High Varsity Football team defeated Galena High School 48-0 at the 7 p.m. game which took place at Carson High School.

Mile High Jazz Band to perform Dinner Show on Sept. 14

Mile High Jazz Band will perform "September Songs," on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It’s an outdoor dinner show at Living the Good Life Bistro, 1480 N. Carson Street in Carson City. The music is free, donations welcome; food and drink can be ordered from the menu. For reservations, text 775-720-5834 before 5:00 p.m. or call 775-841-4663 after 5:00 p.m.

As of 12 p.m. on September 11, 2021, all Douglas County precautionary evacuation warnings have been lifted.

This morning, the annual Sept. 11 memorial was held at Mills Park, to remember those who were lost twenty years ago in the World Trade Center terrorist attack.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance with locating 15-year-old Morgan Saindon. Morgan left her home on September 3, 2021 and has not been seen by her parents since. Jordan does not have any medical problems and is not considered at risk.

Keeping our most fragile community members safe in their homes is the topic at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. C.J. Manthe will introduce the club to a new non-profit in our area, Rebuilding Together Northern Nevada.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance with locating 17-year-old Jordan Dennis.

Jordan left her home on August 31, 2021 and has not been seen by her parents since. Jordan does not have any medical problems and is not considered at risk.

Eden Hospice volunteer and Carson City resident Nancy Sawyer will appear on KTVN Channel 2's "Aging and Awesome" program on Saturday, Sept. 11 beginning at 7 p.m.

Climate change is making wildfires more frequent, larger, and increasingly intense. It is also changing where they occur.

Residents across the area of the Caldor Fire experienced some much needed light rainfall overnight along with forecasted lightning strikes and wind. The fire is at 53 percent containment, 218,459 acres in size.

A 58-year-old Carson City woman was arrested for DUI first after allegedly attempting to drive away from a local restaurant after “tumbling” to her vehicle.

This year marks the 20th year since the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, resulting in the deaths of 2,977 civilians, firefighters and emergency personnel, and the injury of over 6,000 people.

In recent years, there have been numerous fires at the Carson City Landfill, located on the hillside that divides Carson City and Mound House off Highway 50 and Flint Drive.

The root cause of the majority of these fires, according to Rick Cooley, Operations Manager of the Public Works Department, are rechargeable batteries.

Carson City Health and Human Services along with Carson City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an upcoming job fair. The event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. for the public. Veterans and disabled will have early access and may enter at 11:30 a.m. The job fair will be held in the large gym at the Carson City Community Center on 851 East William Street, Carson City, Nev.

Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded late Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash on South Carson Street between Clearview Drive and Old Clear Creek Road.

Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad County community with a weekly update for the week starting Sept. 2 and ending Sept. 8, 2021.

Partnership Carson City, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and School Resource Officers offer the Responsible Beverage Server Training, a course for those seeking certification to serve and sell alcohol, tobacco or marijuana products in Carson City.