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UPDATE 9AM: Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes offered condolences on behalf of Carson High School to family members after it was learned a 16-year-old CHS male student was killed in a rollover crash in Goni Canyon early this morning. An adult also died in the accident. The names of the victims have not been released.

The Carson City Airport has been awarded more than $2.4 million in U.S. Department of Transportation grant money for rehabilitation of the airport's apron pavement, according to an announcement made Friday by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.

Gov. Brian Sandoval and other members of the NDOT board on Monday told staff to make reconstruction of the Reno Spaghetti Bowl a high priority despite the cost.Assistant Director John Terry told them ...

An elderly couple from Sparks died Saturday night in a DUI crash on Pyramid Highway, with the driver who allegedly caused the crash arrested on suspicion of two counts felony DUI causing death among other charges, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The dictionary defines "fixture" as something that remains in place, an established part of something else.

In downtown Carson City, there are a number of businesses that can make a case for being fixtures, storied parts of the Nevada state capital.

But few are as endearing to so many as Mom and Pop's Diner.

Construction of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street is now in full swing since the March 7 groundbreaking, and already changes have begun taking shape.

Dennis Cassinelli, a Nevada historian and author, will offer a presentation on “Petroglyphs” and “The Dayton Petrified Forest” that Mark Twain wrote about in his book, Roughing It at the Thursday Night Presentations at the historic Gold Hill Hotel on Thursday, April 7.

I should not have done it, but old habits, and common sense, die hard. Carson Street is the main drag through town, always was, always will be, for going between the north and south sides of town. Just look on the map. There are no through-street alternatives that run the length of town, from College Parkway to Clearview Drive; only fragments, most of which are residential.

Carson City officials broke ground this morning on the $11.4 million reconstruction project of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street, beginning a major overhaul of that area's streetscape and underground pipe network.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has provided more details of Friday morning's fatal crash on I-580 in Washoe Valley in which a female passenger died, forcing the closure of the southbound lane for several hours as troopers investigated.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the Carson City woman who was killed Wednesday night in a pedestrian accident with a vehicle on Fairview Drive and Gordon Street. Milissa Victorino, 46, died after being struck by a GMC Safari van driven by an 82-year-old man who was traveling southbound on Fairview, said NHP Trooper Duncan Dauber.

Ahead of the $11.4 million downtown Carson City reconstruction project slated to begin this month, there will be a “Pre-Construction” meeting Thursday in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, according to planners and Public Works.

Ahead of the $11.4 million downtown Carson City reconstruction project slated to begin this month, there will be a “Pre-Construction” meeting Thursday in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, according to planners and Public Works.

One person died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 near Glenbrook at Lake Tahoe over the weekend, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The reconstruction of Carson Street in the downtown corridor will be proceeding as planned this year, said Carson City Transportation Manager Patrick Pittenger.

Construction is expected to begin in March and last until November, Pittenger said, but the project is not going to interfere with Nevada Day Parade festivities.

By then, he said, all of the messy work will be finished and what’s left will be mostly clean-up items.

“We will be open for Nevada Day,” Pittenger said. “When we’re done, Carson Street will be one lane in each direction.”

Barbara Mackey leaves the Fourth Ward School in Virginia City standing tall as its executive director having re-energized the community'sm commitment to remaining a living history of Virginia City’s heyday. From 2001 to 2015, Mackey raised more than $2 million from donors and through grants to implement programs to maintain the school’s historical significance.

A 72-year-old Sparks woman, who had been reported missing since late November, was found dead Monday in a single vehicle rollover crash on State Route 28 south of Sand Harbor in the Lake Tahoe area, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Two Las Vegas residents died early Monday in a single vehicle rollover west of Tonopah on U.S. Highway 6 in Esmeralda County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Roman Suslov and Mateo Silva-Medina, both 19, died at the scene of the accident after their vehicle went off the roadway and overturned, said NHP Trooper Duncan Duaber. the accident was reported at 12:38 a.m.

A Gardnerville woman died Friday in a three vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 88 and Mottsville Lane. A crash earlier in the day also sent three people to the hospital, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Janis Hill, 64, died at the scene of the crash. A 22-year-old Carson City woman, Holly Ducoing, was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, said NHP Trooper Duncan Dauber. The crash was reported at 6:28 p.m.

Carson City Library patrons may have difficulty accessing the parking lot over the next couple of months as the city constructs a new water main on Washington Street between Roop and Phillips streets.

The Nevada Highway Patrol continues its investigation into Saturday's deadly single vehicle rollover on Highway 50 in Churchill County that killed a South Lake Tahoe police officer, his wife, a family friend from Illinois. Four children were also injured.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency this week announced and recognized award recipients for its 25th annual Best in the Basin program. The agency created the recognition program to showcase projects that demonstrate exceptional planning, design, and compatibility with Lake Tahoe’s environment and communities.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 24-30, 2015. Crews will continue re-striping pavement markings on roadways throughout the city Sunday through Thursday each night from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. There will be a moving traffic control at locations where the striping occurs, with minor delays expected.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 17-23, 2015: Beginning Sunday through Thursday, August 20, crews will be re-striping pavement markings on roadways throughout the city each night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. There will be a moving traffic control at locations where the striping occurs, with minor delays expected.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Aug. 10-16, 2015: Minnesota Street is now closed to through traffic between King and Second streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

The Nevada Department of Transportation encourages the public to comment on planned projects and improvements statewide and around Carson City including traffic signals, multi-use bicycle and pedestrian paths, JAC buses, landscaping, sidewalk and ADA improvements and Phase 3B reconstruction and expansion of the V&T Railroad Station.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 3-9, 2015: Beginning Tuesday, August 4, Minnesota Street will be closed to through traffic between King and Second Streets. The area will be used as a public space for special events.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue construction of drainage improvements on U.S. Highway 50 West between the two truck ramps, just west of Highway 395 to Sierra Highlands Drive. There will be lane closures Monday through Friday, but the roadway will remain open to traffic in both directions.

The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to search for a vehicle and suspect involved in a possible hit and run, fatal crash that happened on July 11, 2015 at approximately 12:06 pm. The investigation details that a black 2007 KTM sport bike ridden by 51 year old Stephen L. Hobbs of Reno, was traveling northbound on US 395. Witnesses indicate a silver Subaru WRX also traveling northbound, struck the sport bike causing it to overturn and eject Mr. Hobbs, who later died because of his injuries.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 27 to August 2, 2015. Beginning Monday Little Lane will be closed from Janas Way to Saliman Road for a reconstruction project. The road will remain closed until project completion. Detours will be marked.

A 51-year-old Reno man, Stephen L. Hobbs, man has been identified in the fatal motorcycle crash that happened Saturday on Highway 395 near Cold Springs. The driver of the car that hit the rider fled the scene, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.