Carson City firefighters knock down small apartment fire on Allouette Way
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday morning to a report of a small fire in an Allouette Way apartment complex.The fire was called in at 10:06 a.m. and was said to be...
View ArticlePine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Laughter is some of the best medicine on the shelf
By McAvoy Layne Most of us have long known from personal experience that humor, laughter and smiling are good for us. So it is reassuring to read Doctor Miller's assessment: “Heightened stress...
View ArticleAgencies continue prescribed fire operations at Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team members will continue prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin, weather and conditions permitting. California State Parks and...
View ArticleSmoke may be visible as Lake Tahoe prescribed fire operations continue this week
U.S. Forest Service The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team may continue prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin. California State Parks, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection...
View ArticleWidespread prescribed fire operations continue this week in Tahoe Basin
U.S. Forest Service Weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will continue prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin. California State Parks, California...
View ArticleHouse fire reported in the area of Sandstone Drive near College Parkway
by Kelsey Penrose A structure fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Sandstone near Cinnabar and Diamond. First responders from Carson City as well as Truckee Meadows fire are enroute to...
View ArticleCarson City Fire Department to conduct prescribed burns in Voltaire Canyon area
Carson City Fire Department The Carson City Fire Department will be conducting wildland fuels reduction prescribed burn operations beginning Tuesday, Dec. 29, in the Voltaire Canyon area throughout...
View ArticleCarson City’s Year in Review: a look back on 2020 (pandemic free edition)
It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in...
View ArticleCarson City Fire Department called to fire involving RV off of Sherman Lane
UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department reports the fire was knocked down at 1:57 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported. *** Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's...
View ArticleLake Tahoe prescribed fire operations resume
U.S. Forest Service The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will resume prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Operations will continue over the next several weeks, conditions and weather...
View ArticleCarson City man arrested after deputies locate a methamphetamine pipe he...
by Kelsey Penrose A 57-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of E. Nye Lane for speeding, driving with a revoked license, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the report,...
View ArticlePrescribed fire happening at Carson City's Empire Ranch Golf Course
There is a prescribed fire happening this Monday afternoon at Empire Ranch Golf Course. Carson City dispatch notes it has been receiving numerous calls from citizens reporting a fire. The fire is a...
View ArticlePrescribed burns continue at Empire Ranch Golf Course
Carson City Fire Department Empire Ranch Golf Course will be conducting prescribed burns to accomplish hazardous fuels reduction and wildlife habitat restoration. These burns are conducted within...
View ArticlePrescribed pile burning today south of Carson City below Spooner, smoke may...
As part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s fuels reduction efforts, prescribed pile burning will be taking place today in the Clear Creek drainage off U.S Highway 50 below Spooner Summit, two...
View ArticlePrescribed burning continues at Carson City's Empire Ranch Golf Course
The column of smoke seen Thursday from Highway 50 East is at Empire Ranch Golf Course, which is conducting prescribed burns to accomplish hazardous fuels reduction and wildlife habitat restoration,...
View ArticleCarson City Fire Department knocks down mobile home fire on Kentuck Lane
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded late Thursday morning to a structure fire in the 100 block Kentuck Lane near Crown Point Drive and Gold Hill Drive.Arriving firefighters on...
View ArticlePrescribed fires this week ahead of storms on Humboldt-Toiyabe, Lake Tahoe...
U.S. Forest Service Taking advantage of statewide moisture in the forecast, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations across several portions of the forest this week...
View ArticleCarson City, Douglas homeowners offered rebates for energy-efficient heating...
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Did you know that wood-burning stove heaters are a significant source of harmful air pollution? Not only are these heating units among the most popular in...
View ArticleSmoky Sunday Morning
Photos by Bill Hopp The smoky rising sun was caught behind the eagle at the intersection of south Carson Street and I-580 as well as the S on the hills to the east of Carson City.
View ArticleSmokey moon
Photo by Bill Hopp Saturday evening the moon was blood red although it was not due to an eclipse but rather the light being filtered by the ongoing smoke.
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