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The three bear cubs from Yosemite that arrived in South Lake Tahoe after their mother was killed on July 4 now have company. Two new cubs have arrived, one from Santa Maria and one from Azusa, Calif.

All five bear cubs are being housed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care until January or February, once they are big enough to go back into the wild.

A 32-year-old Gardnerville woman was arrested Wednesday, 10:24 p.m. at a casino in the 5600 block of South Carson Street for suspicion of battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Dayton mother and two children were struck head-on late Saturday night by a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way near Flint Drive on Highway 50 East in Carson City, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

As most of my readers know when it comes to politics I am a registered Independent. Most other Independents that I spend time around are individual thinkers who appreciate space and time to make up their minds before voting They are not party hardliners as are many Democrats and Republicans. Most Independents that I actually have met several times and waded into great exchanges of political conversation with struck me as voters who are very careful giving their vote to anyone.

A pair of earthquakes rattled the Reno area on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS reported a 3.1-magnitude quake struck at noon about 4 miles south of Sparks and 6 miles east-southeast of Reno. About an hour later, at 1:01 p.m., the USGS reported that a 2.1-magnitude earthquake struck the same area.

A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday on felony suspicion of embezzlement, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called to the the intersection of Carson Street and College Parkway for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

With the Pokemon Go app exploding in popularity among teens and adults across the country, Carson City dispatch has received numerous calls of "suspicious people" who have turned out to be game players, walking around empty buildings in the middle of the day and night.

A crash early Sunday morning in Carson City that seriously injured a Douglas High School senior who was driving home from work remains under investigation by the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The adult driver of a Subaru who hit the 17-year-old female also remains in the hospital. Alcohol is being investigated as a possible factor at the time of the crash, law enforcement officers said.

Carson City’s rich and intriguing history is explored and theatrically relived in our seasonal evening walking tours, led by Madame Curry a ghostly, witty and fictional character named after the widow of Carson City’s founder, Abe Curry.

The Carson City Ghost Walks evening walking tours are a delightfully spooky and enjoyable way to experience Carson City’s Victorian Era and diverse history. Tours are this Saturday, July 9 and again on Saturday, July 23.

Carson City emergency crews and the Carson City Sheriff's Office were dispatched tonight to a crash involving a pedestrian who was struck by a silver SUV in the parking lot of Goodwill on Highway 50 East and then sped away.

When E.D. Crouser smiles, people pay attention.

In spite of the distractions caused by heavy traffic, it's really hard to miss the 34 year-old Carson City resident and mother of three standing at a busy intersection.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called at 8:19 p.m. Friday night to an accident involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of Washoe Street on tribal land, near Curry Street.

UPDATE 440PM: The two children struck in a crosswalk this afternoon at Roop and Northridge streets have non-life threatening injuries, the Carson City Sheriff's Office confirmed.
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UPDATE: 1PM: The ages of the children involved in the vehicle pedestrian crash are a 2-1/2-year old and a 15 year-old. One was taken to Renown Medical Center and the other Carson Tahoe Hospital, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Cullen. The children were crossing in a crosswalk at the intersection of Roop and Northridge when they were struck, he said. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The accident is under investigation.
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UPDATE 12:45PM: One of the two children involved in a vehicle pedestrian crash at Roop and Northridge will be taken to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno, according to dispatch.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies are responding this afternoon to the area of Roop and Northridge for vehicle pedestrian crash that involves two children, according to dispatch.

Crews arriving on scene report the children are ages 4 and 12-years-old and both were conscious and alert, according to dispatch.

When I submitted my entries to the Carson City Arts and Culture Coalition's "Focus On Carson" photography contest earlier this spring, the last thing I expected was to have been selected as a contest finalist.

UPDATE 8:26PM: A Carson City man is in custody after attempting to beat his mother to death Tuesday afternoon at an Arrowhead Drive home, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Douglas Taladay, 40, is in custody at Carson City Jail and faces charges of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, elderly enhancement and preventing a victim from calling 911. His bail is set at $500,000. Taladay admitted the crimes to investigators, said Furlong.

UPDATE 10:55PM: An adult female was flown Saturday night by Care Flight following a mishap with a single vehicle in which she was a passenger, a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant said.
The passenger attempted to get out of the vehicle when she thought the driver had it in park. The vehicle was in reverse and backed out, injuring the woman, said Sgt. Daniel Gonzales.
No charges will be filed. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. When she left by ambulance she was conscious and alert, Gonzales said.
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UPDATE 10:04PM: An adult female who was walking in a crosswalk with her boyfriend was struck by the driver of a sedan who was making a left turn onto Roop Street from Robinson, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Craig Lowe.
The injured woman was alert and conscious at the time she was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital.
The driver of the sedan was checked and did not show signs of impairment, said Lowe.
Traffic along Roop Street was reopened in both directions at 10:04 p.m.

The heart-tugging defeat might go down as the most memorable game Western Nevada College ever played on the baseball diamond; this for a program that won three Western District tournament titles and participated in three National Junior College Athletic Association World Series.

Faced with elimination for the first time in the postseason, the Western Nevada College Wildcats never stopped hitting on Friday night, earning a spot in the Western District baseball tournament championship.

WNC scored four runs in the first inning and erupted for 11 in the seventh inning to oust host Trinidad State, 18-5, at Central Park in Trinidad, Colo.

A Carson City man with a felony warrant was arrested Thursday on suspicion of domestic battery and preventing a victim from using 911 to call for help, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

No deficit is too large for the Western Nevada College Wildcats. WNC fell behind College of Southern Nevada, 5-0, in the second inning of the Region 18 baseball championship on Saturday afternoon in Henderson but rallied with six runs in the final two innings to overtake the Coyotes, 11-9.

D.J. Whittemore and his Western Nevada College Wildcats won't ever forget the comeback they pulled off against College of Southern Nevada on a sweltering Friday afternoon in Henderson.

Two outs away from a 7-5 defeat to the Region 18 baseball tournament hosts, five of the next six Wildcat hitters delivered hits as WNC of Carson City rallied past the Coyotes, 9-7, to advance to Saturday's championship game.

Kacie Freudenberger's home run leading off the second inning touched off a five-run outburst as Western Nevada College cruised past Colorado Northwestern, 18-1, in the opening game of the Region 18 softball tournament on Wednesday morning in Taylorsville, Utah.

It was only fitting that Western Nevada College won its final game at John L. Harvey Field on a well-executed bunt by a power hitter.
Daniel Nist's two-out bunt along the third-base line brought home Chandler Barkdull, providing WNC with a 2-1 Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball victory over College of Southern Nevada on Friday in Carson City.

What a day — or was it a season — that Western Nevada College's Dakota Robinson produced at the plate on Friday.
Robinson belted three homers and knocked in 11 runs as the surging Wildcats claimed both ends of a Scenic West Athletic Conference softball doubleheader from rival College of Southern Nevada, 16-4 and 15-1, in Henderson.

Heavy rain and lightning suspended the Western Nevada College-College of Southern Nevada baseball series on Thursday afternoon at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.

The teams will pick up action at 10 a.m. Friday, with the Wildcats batting in the bottom of the fifth inning and the score tied at 2. Weather allowing, the teams will try to play two additional games following the completion of the suspended game.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a 1996 murder conviction the U.S. Supreme Court struck down because prosecutors may have failed to prove the 14-year-old killer knew what he did was wrong.

Western Nevada College Softball faced Snow College Friday for a doubleheader at Pete Livermore Sports Complex in Carson City. With the wind blowing out, home runs seemed to be in the cards, and the Wildcats were dealing them. In game one, WNC put four out of the park to come out on top of the Badgers, 12-6. Noa Talia blasted two home runs to help the Wildcats take the second game, 12-9.

While his batting average has languished for most of the season, Western Nevada College sophomore catcher Sam Salyers' work ethic has not.

Extra batting practice paid off for Salyers on Friday afternoon as his two-run single was the difference in the Wildcats' 3-2 baseball victory over Utah State University Eastern at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.