Photo gallery 2: Scenes from Nevada Day Parade

There are some things that one never thinks they will see in their lifetime. I must admit, the Carson City Freeway was one of those things. But lo and behold, the new 580 extension opened its last leg to traffic yesterday. The hot summer temperatures continue, so seek indoor entertainment during the day and keep cool.

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With all the celebratory fanfare last month, Wednesday morning brought a much-anticipated and collective welcome refrain of "finally" for Carson City area motorists who have patiently waited for the last leg opening of the I-580 freeway.

A 28-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked on a felony evading charge issued out of California, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The man accused of firing shots into the home of Carson City Judge John Tatro, and later attempting to firebomb his residence, was sentenced to prison Tuesday following his conviction on felony weapons charges from 2011.

UPDATE from NDOT: Last leg of Carson City Freeway opens beginning at 10 am today. Be attentive. Anticipate changing traffic patterns.
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The Carson City Kiwanis present their Third Annual Concert Series featuring Heartache Tonight, a Tribute to the Music of the Eagles.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 11:50AM: The Whites Fire remains at 60 acres and 20 percent containment. The fire is southwest of Reno on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District near the Whites Creek Trailhead just north of Whites Creek. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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UPDATE 6:12PM: A 60-acre fire is actively burning on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District, near the Whites Creek Trailhead, south west of Reno. Eight structures in the Logan Meadows area may be threatened. Traffic is closed to Timberline Drive, except for local residents. There is no access to the Thomas Creek and Whites Creek Trailheads.
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Carson City Fire Department is one of several agencies called Tuesday afternoon to a wildfire in the area Mount Rose Highway and Timberline south of Reno in which structures are threatened.

A 59-year-old Reno man has been identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Friday morning on I-580 in Carson City.

Carson City Fire Department was called late Tuesday morning to a report of a small fire in the 2000 block of California Street.

When Artsy Fartsy owner Jeffery Pace moved his art gallery out of the tidy 400 square-foot cottage at Telegraph Square and into a Victorian home around the corner along Nevada Street, his plan was to keep the original building and turn it into an artist studio.

A 43-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing items from Walmart and then using pepper spray on a store greeter, the store manager and two customers, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A free class designed to help veterans with their benefits will be held Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Carson Plaza Independent Retirement Living, 2120 East Long Street in Carson City.

CARSON CITY, Nev. –The Nevada Department of Transportation is scheduled to open the last leg of the Interstate 580 Carson City Freeway to traffic beginning Wednesday, August 2.