domestic violence

Okay all you procrastinators, if you planned on making it to the Arlington Square Ice Rink, then today is your last chance. With a temperature around 50, it should be a perfect day to skate one last time. Show some Senator Pride tonight at the Community Center as 24 seniors compete for ‘Mr. Carson High.’ There’s a lot going on this weekend, so take a look at the list and go have some fun.

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Pets of the Homeless, the only national nonprofit organization that is focused on feeding and providing emergency veterinary care to pets of homeless people, has received over $52,000 from a number of foundations in 2015.

Women's Self Defense Seminar: Improve your personal safety by learning specific techniques to enhance situational awareness, avoidance and protection in a self defense situation.

Defend against a bigger, stronger attacker. You will learn defensive moves against bear hugs, chokes, wrist grabs, being taken to the ground, knives, guns and more.

Seminar is $10 per person, with proceeds to benefit Advocates to End Domestic Violence.

Call 775-883-5425 for more information or to register.

Here's the speech made Wednesday by Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell at the 2016 Chamber of Commerce State of the City address held at Gold Dust West:

A 39-year-old Minden man was arrested Friday night on a felony battery charge after resisting and allegedly kicking an officer when he was asked to leave a North Carson Street bar because he was intoxicated and causing problems, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE 9:36AM: A Storey County sheriff's deputy and another person were injured and a suspect was taken into custody after a shooting Saturday in Virginia City, according to Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro.

Caroline Gabica slid activated hand warmers into her boots, picked up a bag of footballs and followed the coach out onto the field during the playoff game between Carson and Reed high schools in November. Soon Gabica, manager for the Carson High School Senators football team, was back on the sidelines, taping up the injured fingers of a player who got tangled up with another player’s face mask.

Carson City residents woke up to at least an inch or more of snow Friday morning, which made for slow going along local roads.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for the Reno, Carson City, Carson Valley, Virginia City and Dayton areas.

My snow dance worked! The weather should start clearing up for the next few days, so the roads should be clear. There’s no need to leave our valley though, great things are happening. The annual Share Your Christmas food drive goes on for most of the day: you don’t even need to leave your car, just drive up to the Governor’s Mansion, and someone will get your donation to the right place. Unwind, decompress and relax at a number of our great bars and restaurants.

Officials on Tuesday unveiled a nine-mile stretch of the Carson City freeway in honor of Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell who died in the line of duty August 15, 2015.

The ceremony Tuesday at the Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on the state capitol grounds featured remarks from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Nevada Department of Transportation Director Rudy Malfabon, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, Mayor Bob Crowell and Kevin Howell, father of Carl Howell.

On August 15, 2015, Carson City Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call.

Carson City, NV–The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, announced the quarterfinalists of the 2015 Independent We Stand Independent Small Business of the Year Award. Nearly 22,000 votes were cast for 315 nominees during the nominations phase. For the second year in a row, Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery has been nominated for this award and made it to the quarter-final stage of voting.

A Stateline man was arrested Monday on felony suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly causing severe injuries to a woman during a domestic dispute, a Douglas County sheriff's sergeant said.

Christopher Drake Rogers, 43, was arrested after deputies responded to a report of an injured woman on Tramway Drive in the upper Kingsbury area of Douglas County, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks. His bail has been set at $50,000.

All month long you can help us to raise food in our community. Our clinic, in conjunction with our local Advocates to End Domestic Violence, are asking that you help us raise food for the families at this shelter by donating non-perishable items such as canned or dried foods, diapers, evaporated milk, etc. Make a donation of one bag of these items and you will receive a gift from our office as a special thank you from our community. Come join the fun.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office and United Blood Service will hold a Honor Blood Drive in memory of Deputy Carl Howell on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the bloodmobile that will be located in the courthouse parking lot at the corner of Roop and Musser streets. The Find a Hero Drive also provides for free cholesterol testing. To sign up call Marie at (775) 283-7862.

One last weekend until Nevada Day, and the ghosts and ghouls are coming out of the woodwork. Learn our haunted history with the Downtown Ghost Walk. For thrills and chills, don’t miss the Second Annual Carson Creepy Short Horror Film Competition in the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall. For a complete list of all Halloween activities this week go here.

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This summer, Carson City and surrounding communities have experienced domestic violence at alarming rates. Kirsten Krasovec and Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputy Carl Howell were both killed at the hands of domestic violence abusers, and local shelters have been filled to capacity for months now.

Advocates to End Domestic Violence has rescheduled the Light after Dark Walk/Run to this coming Saturday, Oct. 24. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and warm-ups will begin at 5:30pm.

Due to the conditions of the track from rain from this past Saturday, the walk/run was postponed. We are happy to announce this new date and we hope to see a lot of people come and remember Kirsten Krasovec and support our fight against domestic violence and sexual assault as we light the way.

UPDATE: The Light after Dark Walk/Run scheduled at Riverview Park in Carson City tonight has been canceled due to the dangerous conditions of the track from the bad weather. We will be letting everyone know soon when we can reschedule. If anyone has any questions or concerns please call Becca or Traci at (775) 883-7654. Again, we are so sorry for the inconvenience.
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UPDATE 2:25PM: Douglas County authorities have identified Michelle Kozlowski as the Gardnerville woman fatally shot during a domestic dispute involving her 27-year-old son, Jarek Kozlowski. Go here for the latest developments to this story.

UPDATE: A woman was found fatally shot early this morning on a street in Gardnerville. The suspect in the shooting is in custody after he was also shot and was taken to the hospital, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to 1200 block of Manhattan Way for reported domestic violence call with shots fired. At approximately 1:24 am, Douglas County deputies responded to the residence on Manhattan Way.

Light after Dark 5K/10K Walk/Run is to help raise awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault by lighting the way. Bringing light to domestic violence and sexual assault is our goal for the Light after Dark Walk/Run. We want victims and survivors to know that there is LIGHT AFTER DARK.

The race is Saturday, Oct. 17th at 6:00pm at Riverview Park in Carson City. This year’s event is being dedicated in memory of Kirsten Krasovec, a Carson City woman whose life was taken at the hands of domestic violence.

A 33-year-old woman, Lisa Michelle Vantine, was booked into jail Friday, 9 a.m. on a felony burglary warrant issued Jan. 16, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests: A 25-year-old Carson City man, Stig Strong, was booked into jail Thursday, 10:40 p.m. on two felony failure to appear warrants issued for his arrest out of Carson City District Court and the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County. He’s being held without bail pending a hearing.

Advocates to End Domestic Violence is painting the town purple to raise awareness and show support for victims of domestic violence.

It seems like Mother Nature knows that a cloudy rainy day is perfect for celebrating National Homemade Cookies Day. If baking isn’t on your to-do list, check out Country Night at Living the Good Life, or learn to line dance at BeerCade. Spice up Thursday with Salsa dance at El Charro’s. Ladies will love the specials just for them at Tahoe Ridge Winery.

Come spend the day or two with us at our Earth Spirit Faire Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday Sept. 20 at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park at 851 E. Williams in Carson City.

Spend the afternoon pampering and treating yourself with a massage or learn to make jewelry….. or attend a transformative workshop….. or get a reading for perspective on your life…. Whatever resonates with you.

Come spend the day or two with us at our Earth Spirit Faire Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday Sept. 20 at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park at 851 E. Williams in Carson City.

Spend the afternoon pampering and treating yourself with a massage or learn to make jewelry….. or attend a transformative workshop….. or get a reading for perspective on your life…. Whatever resonates with you!

Soroptimist International of Carson City is still signing up golfers for its 14th annual Stroke to Help golf tournament, coming up on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The tournament is a scramble format, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start, at Eagle Valley Golf. Players can choose to play on either the East Course for the fun, or the West Course for the challenge.

This year RSVP will host its first “Days of Service” event at Mills Park along with our regular Nevada Days Carnival and Celebration. The carnival begins Thursday, Oct. 29 and ends Monday, Nov. 1, 2015. The “Days of Service” will be Saturday and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

The tradition of homecoming continues at Carson High School the week of Sept. 21-26 with events every day for students and the community to participate. The newest event added to the week of homecoming will be the addition of a family night.

Major League Baseball has recently come out with a domestic violence/child abuse policy. While it is a start, the policy is very weak overall. If you read the policy, that fits on one page, you will see that it leaves a lot of doors open and a lot left to be desired. It has no concrete punishments. This policy is basically up to the Commissioner (just like the NFL, and we all know how well that has gone).