Collection Drive

Could we be in the dog days of January? Sunday is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous and unseasonably warm for this time of year with a forecast high of 61 degrees and mostly sunny skies.

Even though we are still in the middle of Winter, that doesn't mean we shouldn't enjoy beautiful, Spring-like weather while lasts.

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.

Wow, Carson City! Is it Friday already?! Indeed, we have reached the end of another work week.

Go for a swim during lunch or after work at the newly reopened Carson Aquatic Center before catching some live entertainment this evening at Living the Good Life Nightclub-Bistro-Lounge, Bella Vita Bistro and A to Zen, featuring its weekly Open Mic Night.

So here we are Carson City, staring at a weekend ahead as we enter Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Expect sunny skies today with a daytime high around 47. With all the fresh snow from the weekend, there's plenty of it piled at Lake Tahoe ski areas. Enjoy the bluebird day ahead.

Good day Carson City and welcome to the middle of the work week. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. We're looking at mostly sunny skies ahead today and for the remainder of the week, with highs in the low 50s today and warming into the mid 50s through Sunday.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. After a wet, blustery 3-day holiday weekend, sunny skies are ahead for the foreseeable future with a gradual warming trend and daytime highs in the low to upper 40s over the next few days.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday to honor the civil rights leader. Schools and most all state, local and national government offices are closed for the day. Ahead, skies are clearing and the storm overnight has begun to move out. After 10 a.m. the National Weather services says we will have sunny skies with a high of 39.

Happy Sunday, Carson City! Don't let a storm and some wet weather forecast for today dampen your mood. The weekend isn't over yet! And with a little optimism, maybe the clouds will part just enough tonight to view the lunar eclipse.

Welcome to your weekend, Carson City. You have a brief reprieve from the cold and stormy weather Saturday as the National Weather Service forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature into the 50s.

Good day Carson City. It is Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Heading into the weekend it looks like the heavy stuff is out of the way weather wise. Today we'll see a slight chance of rain and snow after 10 a.m. with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 46. Saturday we are looking at partly sunny skies and a high in the low 50s.

Good morning Carson City, today is Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 and it will be a soggy one at that. Rain will continue throughout the morning, changing to snow showers later this afternoon, which has prompted a Winter Weather Advisory for the lower valley areas such as Carson City and Carson Valley. Forecasters urge motorists not to travel into the Sierra today as several feet of heavy snow will impact roadways and travel.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. With snow plow efforts underway and a warm-up from Mother Nature, it looks like the morning commute will be a slushy one. Carson City schools will operate today at normal start times. That all may change tomorrow though as a significant winter storm is expected to bring snow and rain to the valley and feet of snow to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. Stay tuned.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. There's a slight chance of snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow later this afternoon. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 43.

Good day Carson City. It is Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. A change in the weather is headed our way and will last through the end of the work week, with heavy snow expected in the Sierra and rain and some snow showers down to the valley floors.

Good morning, Carson City, and happy Sunday! Our area is always teeming with wildlife. This time of year around the Nevada state capital you will find wild horses, birds of prey and Mule deer, among others.

With mostly sunny skies today and a high temperature in the mid-to-upper 40s, you've got few excuses not to get out and see the Eagle Valley breathing with its natural life.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to your weekend. Weather is expected to be mild for most of this weekend, partly sunny with daytime high temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s.

Here is what's happening around Carson City on Saturday, Jan. 12:

Hello and good day Carson City. We are headed into the end of the work week, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. We're looking at partly sunny skies ahead into the weekend, with a chance of rain or snow showers to round out Sunday. Stay tuned. Here's what's happening around Carson City today:

Hello and good day Carson City. It is Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Here's what's happening around town:

Welcome to the middle of the work week Carson City. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 51. Rain is possible this morning, especially before 10 a.m., and then a slight chance of showers after 10 a.m. Here's what's happening around town:

For the third straight year, MJ’s Sports Bar in Carson City is winner of the Battle of the Bars Toy Drive for the Salvation Amy, with patrons and employees having collected 145 toys.

First Independent Bank, including its Carson City location, is helping provide warm winter coats to Northern Nevada children whose families may not be able to afford one.

For the third year in a row, First Independent Bank is joining the Hot August Nights Foundation to encourage the general public, as well as First Independent Bank clients and employees, to join in this important coat collection drive.

Firehouse Subs invites its patrons to help their local first responders beat the heat during its sixth annual H2O for Heroes bottled water collection drive this Saturday, August 5 at its Carson City sandwich shop.

With temperatures dropping and snow arriving, a collection drive is underway by a group of community members, businesses and organizations with its mission to collect hats, gloves and scarfs for the homeless living in Carson City.

With ongoing requests for children's Christmas gifts still being taken, the Toys For Tots program in Carson City was presented with generous gifts of cash and children's toys on behalf of the Capitol Police division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety and the Nevada State Law Enforcement Officers' Association.

With requests for children's Christmas gifts soaring over the past three years, the Toys For Tots program in Carson City got a healthy boost courtesy of the Capitol Police division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety.

For the past several weeks Capitol Police officers and Nevada Department DPS staff members have been collecting new unwrapped toys, bicycles and warm clothing in Carson City to assist the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves with its the Toys for Tots collection drive effort.