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Marriages in Carson City January 2026 Here is the list of marriages recorded in Carson City during the month of January 2026. Congratulations to the happy couples from Carson Now! Kelly Lee Turner and Robert Scott Lee were married January 8, 2026. Richard Lee Keillor and Khammala Warintorn were married January 8, 2026. Jenny Louise Flannigan and John Mitchel Busico were married January 8, 2026. Samantha Watson Goetz and Timothy Patrick Omalley were married January 13, 2026.

Congratulations to the happy couples from Carson Now! 

Carson Tahoe Hospital welcomes six new Nevadans: Birth announcements for February 1-7 Here are the recent births that occurred at Carson Tahoe Hospital between February 3-6, 2026. Congratulations to the families from Carson Now! Brexton Cecil Berumen, a baby boy, was born February 3, 2026 to Daija Berumen and Xavier Berumen of Gardnerville. Callaway Elias Sawko, a baby boy, was born February 3, 2026 to Victoria Sawko and Eli Sawko of Carson City.

Congratulations to the families from Carson Now!

Century of Black History takes center stage at Carson City Historical Society on Feb. 26 The Carson City Historical Society (CCHS) will present “A Century of Black History Commemorations: Celebrating 100 Years of Black History, 1926–2026,” on Thursday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m., in observance of Black History Month. The lecture will be held in the Carriage House at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum, located at 1207 N. Carson Street in Carson City. The program will be presented by Michael J.

The program will be presented by Michael J. Smith, a well-known Carson City educator, civic leader, and public speaker with a long record of community involvement.

Carson City emergency crews called to vehicle accident involving a pedestrian Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the 800 block of North Nevada Street. The call came into dispatch at 9:45 a.m. involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Arriving first responders report a pedestrian was up and walking around. The person was declining medical attention but wanted to be checked out by Carson City Fire Department. We will update as information becomes available.

The person was up and walking around, declining medical attention but wanted to be checked out by Carson City Fire Department.

Once rare in Nevada, winter bald eagle sightings now common Fresh snow blanketed the ground and the temperature hovered around 20 degrees when Will Richardson stepped from his heated vehicle to walk onto Lake Forest Beach on Lake Tahoe’s east shore. Richardson, who was out despite battling a cold, has repeated the same early-January routine for years, first as a volunteer and up-and-coming wildlife expert, and now as executive director of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS).

After a stint on the endangered species list, their comeback is seen as a “conservation success story.” Bald eagle numbers around Lake Tahoe reflect that.

Fire Adapted Nevada Summit to support communities wanting to prepare for wildfire  Many people want to make their homes and property more ready to survive a wildfire, but the task can seem pretty daunting. When a community or neighborhood comes together to tackle it, it not only becomes less daunting, it becomes more successful. Resources – grants, templates for creating an action plan, experts ready to consult – are available. University of Nevada, Reno…

The summit will bring together firefighting professionals, communities, land managers and others to make actionable plans.

New Carson City Election Worker Portal launches to recruit for 2026 elections The Carson City Elections Office is excited to announce the launch of its new Election Worker Portal, designed to make applying to serve as an election worker easier and more accessible than ever before. With the 2026 elections approaching, we are calling on community members to step forward and play a vital role in ensuring fair and secure elections. Why Become an Election Worker?

Election workers help set up polling places, assist voters, and ensure that election procedures are carried out accurately and efficiently.

Man accused of using stolen car to crash into Carson Guns, stealing firearms A man was booked for multiple alleged felony offenses including grand larceny of nine firearms, commercial burglary, possession of stolen property and other alleged crimes after crashing a stolen vehicle into a firearms store early Sunday morning, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report. The suspect, identified as John Doe as he has not provided a name that has been verified by CCCSO, was booked into Carson City Jail for alleged felony grand larceny of nine firearms, commercial burglary, possession of stolen property, grand larceny of an auto, possession of a stolen vehicle, attempted vehicle burglary, gross misdemeanor destruction of property, DUI and resisting arrest.

The suspect ran from a deputy into a building and jumped from the second story to the ground where he was then taken into custody.

Carson City couple jailed for leaving 16-month old, 9-year-old in car while they gambled Two were arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony child neglect after leaving a 9-year-old and 16-month old in their vehicle while they were gambling for more than an hour inside a casino, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report. Stevie Watterson and Damien Malone Munoz were taken into custody at 8:22 p.m. following an investigation. They each face two counts of felony child neglect.

The two left their children in the vehicle for more than a hour after entering the casino to gamble. Each were booked for felony child neglect.

Carson City road report for week of Feb. 9-15 Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 9-15, 2026. Closures and lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Click the link to view map of the road closures and lane restrictions happening this week. 5th Street between Stewart Street and Plaza Street will be closed nightly from Feb.

Closures and lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work.

Emergency crews called to crash at South Carson and Colorado streets Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday morning to a two vehicle crash with injuries at South Carson and Colorado streets. Reported at 6:10 a.m., two people reportedly suffered serious injuries in one of the vehicles involved while the other vehicle reportedly had no injuries. A Care Flight air ambulance has been ordered for one person injured. CCFD was extricating the injured person from the vehicle.

A Care Flight air ambulance has been ordered.

Winter weather returns with valley rain, Sierra snow through Wednesday After a month of sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures, winter weather will make its return to Carson City and surrounding counties beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday with gusty winds, valley rain and Sierra snow. There is a Winter Weather Advisory from 10 p.m., Monday to 4 p.m. Wednesday for Lake Tahoe and Sierra. Motorists should prepare for slick roads, travel delays and chain controls, with impacts to the morning and evening commutes Tuesday and also the Wednesday morning commute, National Weather Service forecasters said.

After a month of sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures, winter weather will make its long awaited return to Carson City and surrounding counties beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday with wind, valley rain and Sierra snow.

Carson City School District honors counselors for National School Counseling Week The Carson City School District was pleased to honor school counselors during National School Counseling Week, Feb. 2-6, 2026. Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), the week helps focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week also highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

School counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; they work in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world.

Pine Nuts: The day we lost Born Again Smitty Smitty moved from Las Vegas to Maui in the seventies, dramatically changing his lifestyle from a well-healed casino croupier to a barefoot Hana cave dweller. We had a running club on Maui and Smitty jumped right in. He was a talker, and the baldest man I ever met. I saw a fly try to land on Smitty’s head one day and that fly slipped and broke a leg.

Columnist McAvoy Lane remembers his friend Smitty, who moved from Las Vegas to Maui in the 70s, dramatically changing his lifestyle from a well-healed casino croupier to a barefoot Hana cave dweller.

Northern Nevada backyards and gardens: Check your bluebird boxes ASAP February snuck up on me. I had been saying to myself “It’s time to clean out the bluebird boxes.” Then, with all this warm weather, I saw a pair of bluebirds (scientific name: Sialia mexicana) that were already checking out the boxes. I decided to check a different box where I didn’t see activity. I suited up with a bandana on my head, safety glasses, face mask, rubber gloves and even a rubber rain jacket.

Prompted by seeing a pair of bluebirds recently, columnist JoAnne Skelly suited up to clean out old residue inside her bluebird boxes.

Dayton man identified in fatal dirt bike crash The Storey County Sheriff's Office has identified a Dayton man who died Saturday in a reported Gold Hill dirt bike crash. The following is a news release Sunday from the sheriff's office. On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at approximately 4:06pm, Storey County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a report of a solo dirt bike crash located on State Route 342 in Gold Hill.

Unfortunately, despite life saving measures, Sean Speed, 35, of Dayton, succumbed to his injuries on scene. Nevada State Police are handling the crash investigation portion of the incident. This case is pending further investigation.

Mark Amodei explains his surprise decision to retire from Congress this year In his first interview since announcing his surprise retirement, Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) told The Nevada Independent neither concerns about politics nor his health influenced his decision to leave Congress at the end of his term. “Everybody’s on a different trajectory, but it’s like, ‘Hey, 15 years feels like a pretty good run,’” he said on Friday. “We haven’t embarrassed anybody.

The congressman told The Nevada Independent neither politics nor health issues informed his timing.

Sadie Brown and Lucas Thorley crowned Carson High School Winterfest Queen and King Saturday evening during the Winterfest Dance in Senator Square, Carson High School named Sadie Brown and Lucas Thorley as the 2026 Winterfest Queen and King, respectively. CHS Winterfest Queen and King Sadie Brown and Lucas Thorley. Additionally, Nastasia Sulprizio and Bernat Casanovas were named the 2026 Junior Class Winterfest Princess and Prince, Madison Krueger and Jaiden Joaquin were named the 2026 Sophomore Class Winterfest Princess and Prince and Samantha Ingram was named the 2026 Freshman Class Winterfest Princess.

Sadie Brown and Lucas Thorley crowned Carson High School Winterfest Queen and King

Saturday evening during the Winterfest Dance in Senator Square, Carson High School named Sadie Brown and Lucas Thorley as the 2026 Winterfest Queen and King, respectively. CHS Winterfest Queen and King Sadie Brown…

Executive director of Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival to speak Tuesday at Carson City Rotary Local Rotarians will get an insiders look at the upcoming Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival. Festival Executive Director Michelle Ficara will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting which takes place Tuesday, Feb. 10, at noon, in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom. The public is invited to attend. The festival takes place April 17-19 in South Lake Tahoe.

Executive director of Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival to speak Tuesday at Carson City Rotary

Local Rotarians will get an insiders look at the upcoming Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival. Festival Executive Director Michelle Ficara will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson…

Mercury from historic gold mining still affects Carson River watershed, waterfowl Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is still moving through Nevada’s Carson River, with levels in some waterfowl reaching up to 60 times federal safety thresholds for human consumption, according to a new study. The toxic metal remains locked into riverbanks and sediments, where flood years remobilize and reintroduce it into the aquatic food web, researchers from…

The study analyzed more than 15 years of feather samples from resident wood ducks, a nonmigratory species that lives in the Carson River watershed year-round and is commonly hunted for food.

Carson City sheriff’s deputies make battery and warrant arrests A 44-year-old man was taken into custody Thursday for alleged misdemeanor battery and a felony outside agency warrant, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report. Following an investigation, Rendon Hernandez was taken into custody for the misdemeanor battery offense and the felony warrant issued Oct. 29, 2008 out of Sparks Township Justice Court. According to the booking report, deputies were called to the 1800 block of East William Street in reference to a battery.

Arrest information in story.

Brewery Arts Center abruptly cancels Carson City Lights event The Brewery Arts Center announced Saturday afternoon that it has canceled its Carson City Lights event, which began Friday was to run through Feb. 15. The BAC made the announcement via social media: As proud Nevadans, we here at BAC are always willing to take a gamble. Unfortunately, Carson City LIghts was a bust. We truly appreciate the respect and trust the community puts in us to throw events and that is a trust we never want to violate.

The Brewery Arts Center announced Saturday afternoon that it has canceled its Carson City Lights event, which began Friday and was to run through Feb. 15.

Carson City School Board to hear proposal to officially recognize girl’s wrestling at CHS A proposal to approve girls wrestling at Carson High School as a fully recognized school-sponsored sport will go before the Carson School Board when it meets Tuesday. Also among board items, trustees will discuss and take possible action on proposed board bylaws changes. The school board meets Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Robert Crowell Board Room located at the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William Street.

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) has officially sanctioned girls wrestling. Carson High School has successfully had girls wresting teams for several years, with student-athletes competing against other schools in Nevada divisions.

Volunteer open house in Carson City to highlight RSVP community impact, flexible opportunities Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program, in partnership with Nevada Volunteers, will host a Volunteer Open House on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 6, Carson City. This recruitment event is an opportunity for community members to learn how RSVP volunteers make a real and lasting impact for seniors, adults with disabilities, families, and communities across the region.

This recruitment event is an opportunity for community members to learn how RSVP volunteers make a real and lasting impact for seniors, adults with disabilities, families, and communities across the region.

Lyon County Sheriff: Threats investigated, no incidents in Fernley student protest On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office became aware of a planned protest involving a student walk-out at Fernley High School in Fernley, Nev. Sheriff’s Office staff obtained additional details about the event and coordinated with school officials regarding the details. Sheriff’s Office personnel also began checking into other schools in the area to determine if they would be impacted or have similar events.

LCSO received numerous phone calls, messages and other communication relaying possible threats and concerns regarding the protest. These threats were investigated and largely unsubstantiated.

WNC offers student funding for upcoming Community Health Worker training program If becoming a healthcare worker is a career ambition for you in 2026, Western Nevada College is making it easier than ever to take that first step. Through its Community Health Worker (CHW) program, WNC is offering an affordable, accessible pathway into Nevada’s growing healthcare field — and thanks to scholarship support, cost does not have to be a barrier. The program requires no prior healthcare experience and is designed for individuals who are ready to make a difference in their communities.

The program requires no prior healthcare experience and is designed for individuals who are ready to make a difference in their communities.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office hosts national Flag Sojourn 250 this Tuesday The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host a special, historic event as part of Flag Sojourn 250, a national tribute recognizing the enduring unity, sacrifice, and spirit of the United States of America. EVENT DETAILS What: Flag Sojourn 250 Ceremony Host: Carson City Sheriff’s Office When: Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 1:00 p.m. Where: Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser Street, Carson City, Nev.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office hosts national Flag Sojourn 250 this Tuesday

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will host a special, historic event as part of Flag Sojourn 250, a national tribute recognizing the enduring unity, sacrifice, and spirit of the United States of America. EVENT DETAILS What:…

Mark Amodei announces retirement This story has been translated to Spanish. You can read it here. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), the only Republican in Nevada’s congressional delegation, announced on Friday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term after more than a decade in Congress. "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime,” the congressman wrote in a statement.

The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation, and will retire at the end of his term.

Congressman Mark Amodei to retire at end of his term Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), the only Republican in Nevada’s congressional delegation, announced on Friday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term after more than a decade in Congress. "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime,” the congressman wrote in a statement. “Nobody is prouder of our Nevada Congressional District than me.

The congressman, who has served for a decade and a half, is the only Republican in Nevada’s delegation.

Supervisors decline Planning Commission recommendation, approve State exemption from Downtown Standards On Thursday, Carson City Supervisors voted to reject the recommendation of denial made by the Planning Commission last week regarding the state’s request to be removed from Carson City downtown design standards. Much of the angst felt by the community and commissioners seems to be the fact that the state still has not presented a master plan or design elements about the project they intend to build.

With the approval in hand, state officials said they are planning on starting construction next month. On why they couldn't provide a mock up of the design, they said the Governor ran on a platform of "get stuff done" rather than spending years developing planning documents.