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This weekend is shaping up to resemble a false Spring, with unseasonably warm temperatures forecast by Sunday. Saturday should see sunny skies and a high temperature near 50 degrees.

Just right for a little horsing around.

This will be a hands on class where students are encouraged to bring a camera or cell phone and a sample of their work to photograph.

The first hour or so we will discuss F-stops, shutter speed, light sources, white balance and operations of several different cameras. The next 30 minutes will cover how to set up a small portable studio on a kitchen table, in a garage or other suitable workplace.

An 82 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. in the 200 block of Allouette Way on felony battery with a deadly weapon charge, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Dayton High School Spring sports registration for baseball, softball, field and track, boys golf has begun. Registrations must be complete on Register My Athlete by 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14. Current fall and winter athletes must register as well for a spring sport if they are participating.

A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning for suspicion of giving marijuana to a person under 18-years-old, a gross misdemeanor, driving with suspended registration, driving with no insurance, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. After being arrested, he was later booked for statutory sexual seduction, a gross misdemeanor.

A 27-year-old Carson City woman and a 27-year-old Carson City man were arrested by the Carson City Special Enforcement Team in the 2800 block of Menlo Drive Thursday night on five felony charges for trafficking and selling meth and heroin.

Hello fellow anglers, I hope Santa was good to you. We are within a few days of the Topaz Lake opener, which is this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. The water level is coming up, but still down from last year's opener.

If you need a business SUV, van or crossover vehicle AND you need more tax deductions for 2018:

Buy and place in service by Dec. 31, 2018 a new (or used) business vehicle (OK to have mostly business use with some personal use) and do a draft 2018 return to see how much you want or need more business expenses.

From November 18, 2018 through December 2, 2018, law enforcement officers throughout the state participated in the Joining Forces program.

While Nevada law enforcement continues to conduct traffic stops on a daily basis for a multitude of violations, the focus of those two weeks was “Click-It-Or-Ticket” seatbelt enforcement.

Excitement abounds as teachers and students have been holding multiple events throughout Carson City this holiday season, everything from Christmas tree sales with CHS teacher and Adviser Ty McMillen’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes to the American Sign Language students of teacher Mary Anne Weaver putting on their Sign Me a Song Christmas production at the high school.

Three women were arrested late Friday night at 10 p.m. in the 900 block of South Carson Street for suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine, a Carson City sheriff's deputy reported.

As winter weather arrives in the Silver State, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol remind motorists to stay focused, slow down, prepare for rapidly changing conditions and leave plenty of room between your vehicle and others.

Mono County Sheriff's Office investigators continue to search for a missing 16-year-old girl with family ties in Yerington who was last seen early Saturday, Oct. 13 near her home in the Bishop, Calif area.

The Mono County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile from Chalfant near Bishop, Calif., who has family ties in Yerington, Nev. Sixteen-year-old Karlie Lain Gusé was last seen in the early morning of Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, on Ponderosa Street near White Mountain Estate Road in Chalfant.

National Honor Society President Eleanor Sturm made her opening remarks at the annual NHS induction ceremony Sept. 17 in the CHS Big Gym. Guest Speaker, Greater Nevada Credit Union Vice President Jenny Casselman then addressed the new NHS members and discussed what it means to be a part of such a fantastic organization and the responsibilities of being an NHS member.

Come to Tech Shield’s Open House during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2.

A 31-year-old man was arrested Monday for a vehicle burglary that happened earlier this month at a Research Way fitness center, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies responded Saturday night to a report of a strong-armed robbery that allegedly occurred at the 7-11 convenience store on North Carson Street around 8:40 p.m.

We can do better, we should do better, and we must do better. You see, it’s our responsibility to do better, and we need to realize that no amount of money is going to help more than the investment we choose to give it.

I’m talking about the stewardship of our future. You know them, the oft-maligned young people in our midst. The ones we criticize for being cell phone dependent and social media addled, even as older adults are the fastest growing group of social media users.

So, technology is to blame? Not specifically, but it can be thrown into the stew.

Carson City fire department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday morning to the area of Goni Canyon for a vehicle rollover, which turned out to be a vehicle that had been in the canyon for quite a while and had already been investigated.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation announced that U.S. 50 across the state has been designated as Nevada’s first official U.S. Bicycle Route, joining the world’s largest network of national bike routes and expanding tourism and long-term economic potential for local communities along the route.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of threats, a misdemeanor, after allegedly sending threatening text messages and voicemails to the mother of her ex-boyfriend, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 36 year-old Anadarko, Oklahoma, woman was arrested early Friday morning at 1:15 a.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on two counts of misdemeanor battery and one count of felony interfering with witness reporting a crime, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday for suspicion of felony embezzlement after allegedly stealing cash and product from a marijuana collective while he was an employee, a sheriff’s deputy said.

An 18-year-old woman was arrested early Wednesday for misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and hit and run causing property damage, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Have travel plans that include flying out of Reno? Officials at Reno-Tahoe International Airport expect a busy week ahead with many airlines fully booked for the July 4 holiday period.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday for possession of a stolen vehicle and two misdemeanors for having stolen license plates, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 31-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning following a fight involving two others at an apartment, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

My friend Jose asked me if he sprayed cheatgrass would it sterilize the seeds. He hoped if he applied an herbicide before weed-eating, it would kill the seeds, which were going to be spread all over as he cut.

The answer, unfortunately, is “no.”

We could hear angry shouting in the background when Tommy Castro answered his cell phone. Traveling across Michigan on tour with his band The Painkillers, Castro explained that a highway motorist had just pulled in front of the 45-foot tour bus.
“It takes time to slow down a big vehicle like this,” the bluesman said. “That’s what all the screaming was about.”
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