Federal Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against Douglas County regarding Vacation Home Rental Permit Holders, Residents

Take your family out for a pizza tonight or have your pizza delivered!

Today, Tuesday, February 5, our local Carson City Pizza Factory, 3120 U.S. Highway 50 East, will be donating 20 percent of the entire day's proceeds, and gymnasts from Silver State Gymnastics Academy will be serving customers, to help Colleen Butler, who has a brain tumor that she wants to go away!!

Due to the dangerous road conditions and extensive snow and ice removal that needs to take place, the Brewery Arts Center executive board and executive director have closed the campus for today for all activities. This is regrettable but we must err on the side of safety for all.

UPDATE: 10:20AM: Another three inches has fallen in Northwest Carson City since my last measurement this morning. Total accumulation in my neck of the woods is now at 13 inches.

Students and educators at Carson High School will celebrate national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month in an invitation-only event with a special visit from Nevada State Governor Steve Sisolak, Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8:45 a.m. in Senator Square at Carson High School. Event seating begins at 8:30 a.m. with the Governor’s address at 8:45 a.m.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has ordered all state offices in Carson City, Douglas and Washoe counties to open at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The Carson City Mayor and City Manager have ordered a 10 a.m. delayed opening for municipal offices.

Carson City schools are closed today. There will be no student activities, including after-school and evening programs, practices or contests. No school services such as transportation, nutrition or student health.

All Carson Valley schools in Douglas County are operating on a 90-minute delay.

Douglas County lake schools are closed.

Good morning and happy Tuesday, Carson City! It's a snow day for Carson City school children, who will enjoy a Winter wonderland outside in several inches of the white stuff.

But the roads are no fun to drive on with solid black ice underneath the snow. Be careful on your commute today, leave early and slow down for the Winter conditions.

A Gardnerville man killed while piloting his plane in Southern California Sunday has been identified as Antonio "Tony" Pastini, owner of Kim Lee's Sushi and Teriyaki in downtown Carson City.

The crash in a Yorba Linda, CA, neighborhood killed Pastini and four residents of a home that the aircraft had crashed into.

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Carson City firefighter-paramedics were initially called to assist with a two-vehicle rollover accident that occurred Monday afternoon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 580 at the Bellevue overpass in Washoe Valley.

However, the Carson City units were recalled while en route. There is no extrication at the scene of the accident, according to Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District rescuers on scene.

Nevada Highway Patrol, Truckee Meadows Fire and REMSA are currently on scene working the accident. No word yet on the extent of any injuries.

All state offices in Carson City are closing early because of inclement Winter weather, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Tweeted at 1:34 p.m. Monday.

"Due to inclement weather and potentially dangerous road conditions reported by Nevada DOT and Nevada DPS in the Carson City/Reno area, I've ordered all state government offices to be closed effective 1:30 p.m. in Carson City," the governor Tweeted. "Safety and well-being of state employees are of my utmost concern."

A notice on the Carson High School web site states that all after school and evening activities scheduled for tonight, Monday, Feb. 4 have been canceled because of inclement weather.

A 30 year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m. in the 2000 block of West College Parkway for misdemeanor violation of a temporary protection order (TPO) and resisting an officer, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

On Monday, the 80th session of the Nevada State Legislature began with a welcoming snowfall, which is expected to continue until Tuesday morning.

This session marks the first time in U.S. history that state has elected a female-majority legislature after Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice Angela Duran were appointed to two open seats in Las Vegas, bringing the total seats held by women to 33 out of 63.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has published a comprehensive lsit of safe winter driving tips on its web site, www.nevadadot.com, a good resource to review as heavy snowfall is blanketing the Carson City area today into Tuesday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Carson City area and greater Reno-Tahoe region in effect now until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Heavy snowfall is forecast for the greater Reno, Carson City and Minden area with total accumulation between 6-12 inches. Up to two feet of snow is forecast for elevations above 5,000 feet.