Homestead Holidays returns to Carson City's Silver Saddle Ranch for old-fashioned celebration

Although Galileo Galilei has been dead for 375 years, the Italian astronomer’s discoveries and philosophies are still impacting people worldwide.

Please join us this Saturday, May 13 for our Friends of the Carson City Library Parking Lot Book Sale and Family Fun Day. The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Browsers Corner Book Store Parking Lot, 711 E. Washington St., Carson City.

Dignitaries gathered Wednesday evening to break ground for the new Great Nevada Credit Union branch at Eagle Station. The building is due to be completed later this year.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to a two vehicle crash Thursday morning at the intersection of College Parkway and Research.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department reports the fire at the mobile home in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East was knocked down at 9:19 a.m.
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Carson City Fire Department personnel were called Thursday morning to a structure fire in the 4900 block of Highway 50.

Carson City has made great progress in recovering from the January and February flood damage, and continues to plan for the upcoming spring and summer runoff. Carson City officials are monitoring stream, creek and river flows in Carson City; moreover, officials are concerned about flooding in the surrounding areas located outside city limits.

There were five, now it appears there are two again. The retention pond monsters and cousins of the legendary Tahoe Tessie were spotted Wednesday by Carson City Symphony Conductor David Bugli floating along in the slowly evaporating pond at Roop and Little.

A Carson City man charged with open murder in the March 17 death of a toddler could face the death penalty after a court hearing on Tuesday in which his bail was also revoked.

The annual spring breakfast and open house at Silver Saddle Ranch is this Saturday. The public is invited. A birdwalk starts the day at 7 a.m., breakfast is served at 9.

Sweethearts of the Sierra will provide music and trails will be open. Muscle Powered will be biking many of the trails and it is a great opportunity to visit the historic Red House.

It was raining when ride organizers started setting up for the ride. As luck would have it, the ride staging area was at the Fuji Park indoor Exhibit Hall, providing good shelter for early arrivals. The weather was starting to clear when I arrived, and looked like it would hold for the remainder ...

SILVER CITY, Nev. — Each year, the Resident Artist Program in Silver City hosts at least one emerging artist, in addition to hosting established artists. This year, Marielle Toll, a multi-talented emerging artist, was awarded a residency in the "emerging artists" category. At 18 she is already showing remarkable skill and talent in photography, illustration, and web site design.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 162 Tuesday, a measure which requires any business that accepts a DMV-issued I.D. car or driver’s license as proof of identification must also accept U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-issued cards for that same purpose.

Between January and mid-April, the Nevada Department of Transportation has issued nearly $15 million in emergency contracts to deal with flood damage from the relentless storms that hit Northern Nevada.

A new fundraiser, Hail the Trail, being launched by Epic Rides will give the public a chance to win one of three mountain bikes from Ibis, Salsa and Norco while also supporting trail-building organizations, including Carson City’s Muscle Powered.