carson city news
South Lake Tahoe man arrested on theft and drug charges
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/17/2017 - 5:26pm
A 38-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was arrested early Saturday for felony suspicion of attempted commercial burglary and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
William Jack Phelps was taken into custody in the 4200 block of South Carson Street.
According to the arrest report, a security guard contacted the sheriff’s office regarding a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Big Lots, 4215 South Carson Street.
One Carson High teen dies from injuries in Kings Canyon crash
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/27/2017 - 11:32am
Family members confirmed via social media Sunday that 16-year-old Carson High School student Timothy Jones, one of seven students involved in a Nov. 9 crash on Kings Canyon, has died.
Timothy had been in a medically induced coma since the accident, in which two other high school students were critically injured. Timothy was an honor student and played baseball for Carson High School.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said he was briefed Sunday by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Guide to Nevada Day activities in Carson City
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/25/2017 - 12:46pm
It’s that time again. The Battle Born state celebrates its admission to the United States on the last Friday of October, with the annual Nevada Day parade on Saturday. New this year is a ‘Passport to Downtown’ event on Friday. Also new this year is the one-night-only curated art show, Capital Collage, on Friday night featuring over 20 diverse artists and organizations.
Carson City deputy plucks teen stuck in waist deep mud along flooded hiking trail
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 11:16pm
A 13-year-old girl who became stuck up to her waist in a mud bog along a hiking trail near Combs Canyon was plucked to safety Friday afternoon by a Carson City sheriff’s deputy.
Kaitlin Schultz said she was “very cold” but “very happy” to be found safe after she had stepped into a four-foot deep mud hole and was unable to free herself along a hiking trail near Ormsby and Combs Canyon Road in northwest Carson City.
2017 Miss Carson City and Miss Douglas County crowned
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/05/2017 - 12:51pm
A year can pass very quickly. Just ask Samantha Byassee and Karrina Ferris, who were crowned Miss Carson City and Miss Carson City Outstanding Teen, respectively, in 2016.
One year later, the two reigning local titleholders in the Miss America organization turned their crowns over to the 2017 winners Saturday night on stage in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.
"Savor every moment, because a year will go by so fast," Ferris said in her farewell speech to the waiting contestants.
Carson City and Douglas law officers arrest three in connection to recent home burglaries
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/26/2017 - 2:02pm
Detectives from Carson City Sheriff’s Office and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office worked a joint investigation Wednesday involving multiple residential burglaries between the two counties. Three men were arrested as a result of the investigation, a law enforcement captain said.
The investigation, publicly announced earlier Wednesday, led detectives to Dayton where two suspects were located in possession of a large amount of stolen property from several burglaries, said Carson City Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Humphrey.
Firefighters get upper hand on wildfire in south Carson City
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 6:20pm
Thank you Jeff Munson and CarsonNow.org for the continuous coverage and updates of the fire.
Anniversary of 2011 IHOP shooting remembered with run
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 8:39am
Runners and walkers gathered at IHOP in Carson City early Tuesday morning to commemorate the victims of the IHOP mass shooting that happened five years ago today in Carson City.
On Sept. 6, 2011, Nevada Guardsmen Lt. Col. Heath Kelly, 35, Master Sgt. Christian Riege, 38, Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, and civilian Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, of South Lake Tahoe, were killed in the shooting rampage, in which a mentally ill gunman took his own life. Two other soldiers and seven patrons were injured.
Mountain Resort Television: Silver State Update
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 8:08pmKyle Horvath, Director of Marketing for the Carson City Visitors Bureau, updates us on all there is to do in the capitol city this weekend. Brew Fest, Wine Walk, art, mural painting and more. Follow Kyle on his studio tour this week.
