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The Nevada Highway Patrol is cautioning motorists who travel on SR 341, or Geiger Grade, about the increased presence of wild horses that have been gathering near or crossing the section of highway between the round-about at Veterans Parkway and Virginia City. Additionally, two horses, to include a young colt and an adult horse, have been struck and killed in two separate accidents over the past week.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 9-month-old boy Thursday morning. According to Lt. Bryan Veil, officers and paramedics were called to an Ardmore Street home in Silv...

Lyon County schools recorded 8,254 students in class on count day Friday, down 246 students from last year's 8,500.However, the decline wasn't as severe as officials had predicted."It was 2.87 perc...

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada by state's Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Here is this week's fishing report for Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra and southern Oregon. This report runs this weekend through Sept. 14.

Lyon County Sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol stopped two runaways from Rite of Passage on a high-speed chase on U.S. Highway 95 south Tuesday before they entered the incorporated ar...

When Tami Strong dropped her son, Broc, off at Riverview Elementary School on Monday morning for the first day of school, she was grateful to be able to do so. "It was nice to have our school an...

A Dayton man surrendered to Lyon County authorities Thursday afternoon in the alcohol-related death of his 14-year-old nephew. Jeffrey Alan McCarthy, 44, who is charged with second-degree murder, a...

A Dayton man surrendered to Lyon County authorities Thursday afternoon in the alcohol-related death of his 14-year-old nephew. Jeffrey Alan McCarthy, 44, appeared in Walker River Justice Court w...

By NHP Trooper Chuck Allen
As part of the 2011 Labor Day DUI awareness, education, and enforcement campaign labeled “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”, several law enforcement agencies are beefing up patrols around the state.

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Aug. 09: Wilson Common Pond in Washoe Valley: 499 rainbow trout: 9.6 inches in length.
Aug. 09: Davis Creek Pond in Washoe Valley: 499 rainbows: 9.6 inches.
Aug. 09: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 504 rainbows: 9.6 inches.
Aug. 10: Truckee River in Washoe County: 6,066 cutthroat: 9.1 inches.

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the high Sierra fishing report
For the week of August 10-17:

A Fernley man remained in custody Tuesday after he accidentally shot a 15-year-old boy in the face Sunday, according to police. Douglas Holloway, 25, was booked into the Lyon County Jail on suspici...

Carson City Sheriff deputies arrested Terry David Vickers, 45, Thursday evening after a woman reported that he had beat and strangled her into unconsciousness, and assaulted her with a screwdriver.

According to the arrest report, the victim told deputies that Vickers began the assault Wednesday night when he slapped her at a restaurant on North Carson Street. She said after leaving the restaurant she made contact with some friends and left with them, not returning to the motel room she shared with Vickers until Thursday morning.

RENO (AP) - Lyon County and the city of Fernley will pay the bulk of an $11 million settlement to about 600 victims of a flood caused by the failure of a century old irrigation canal three years ag...

Lyon County Commissioners want to revise the county's advisory board ordinance, but some residents say they fear if that happens, they could ultimately lose their voice in government.Bob Hastings, ...

A home was destroyed in the 400 block of Wialaki Street near Mono and South Curry streets in Carson City on Sunday afternoon. One Carson City firefighter was injured in the blaze, officials said.
The fire was reported at 2:24 p.m. and burned the house and about a tenth of an acre of sagebrush on tribal land. It was ignited when slag from a grinder sparked brush during a welding operation, said Bob Charles, Battalion Chief for the Carson City Fire Department. The extent of injuries to the firefighter are not known at this time, but Charles did indicate the firefighter was going to be OK. He was taken to a hospital. The fire forced the evacuation of nearby homes in the immediate area.

By the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts
Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one California county have agreed to adopt and implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Fire agencies from Douglas, Carson City, Lyon, and Storey counties in Nevada, and Alpine County in California, will be implementing the new system starting Oct. 1.

Fire crews have knocked down a 123-acre blaze that started late Saturday morning near the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range off Flint Drive near the landfill.
Called the Rifle Fire, flames and smoke that billowed through the eastern edge of Carson City were extinguished after several agencies, helicopters and air tankers attacked the fire head-on through the afternoon and into the evening reports the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
An air tanker was taken off the fire and some equipment was moved out of the area after 5 p.m., said Helen Frazier of the dispatch center.

Here is this week's fishing report for Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra. This report is for the week of July 13 through July 20.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 25-year-old Carson City man whose alleged use of fireworks started a brush fire in Brunswick Canyon Saturday night.

According to the arrest report, a deputy responding to the scene of the fire found a truck with six subjects in it, along with numerous fireworks. The driver, Jay Summerville, allegedly told deputies that one of the fireworks had gone across the Carson River and started a fire in a bush.

A 14-year-old boy found grossly intoxicated and unconscious at Lake Lahontan over the holiday weekend died Tuesday in a Reno hospital. According to Lyon County Sheriff's Capt. Albert Torres, medics...

CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller said today the Sept. 13 ballot for the special election in Congressional District 2 to pick a replacement for Dean Heller will have only four names.

June 21: Cave Rock Landing at Lake Tahoe: 3,936 rainbow trout: 10.4 inches in length.
June 22: Wilson Common in Washoe Valley: 500 rainbows: 10 inches.
June 22; Davis Creek Pond in Washoe Valley: 500 rainbows: 10 inches.
June 22: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 500 rainbows: 10 inches.
June 24: Desert Creek in Lyon County: 788 rainbows: 10.4 inches.
June 24: Desert Creek in Lyon County: 584 brown trout: 10.7 inches.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at 688-1500 during regular business hours.

FALLON - A Fernley woman was killed Thursday morning on Highway 50 Alternate in Lyon County.According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Michelle Marie Parsley-McClelland, 22, died as result of the 8...

By the Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will participate in a national effort to reduce instances of boating under the influence. For the effort, dubbed Operation Dry Water, officers will be out in force June 24-26 looking for boat operators with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) exceeds the state limit of .08%.
Operation Dry Water will include increased patrols statewide, including at Lakes Mead and Mohave, South Fork Reservoir and Lake Tahoe.

ANTELOPE LAKE, CALIF:
It will be planted this week by the California Department of Fish and Game.

BISHOP AREA, CALIF:
Rick and Patti Apted - Lake Sabrina Boat Landing (760-873-7425) (www.lakesabrinaboatlanding.com) reports:
Sabrina Lake:
Well, I do believe Summer is here! Wooo-Hooo!

Heavy precipitation this winter and the runoff its created has Lyon County officials concerned about flooding. According to Rob Loveberg, Lyon County Emergency Management coordinator, the mainstem ...

SILVER SPRINGS - Despite adopting a motion last month to adopt a four-day school week next year, the Lyon County School Board voted against the implementation plan Tuesday night. "I still think it ...

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada reported by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.