Dutch Bros third Carson City location opens Friday

The last weekend of August holds tight to summertime tradition. Get something fresh from the field at Farmers Markets in Carson City, Genoa, and Dayton. Celebrate the end of summer with La Chamba on the Brewery Arts Center outdoor stage – one more season of Levitt Amp Community Concerts successfully behind us. Whether you want something fun to do with your ‘grown-up’ friends or something for the whole family to enjoy, take a look! There’s a little bit for everyone.

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CARSON CITY — Toyota began design of its hybrid technology in 1993, and in 1997 the world’s largest car manufacturer launched the first mass produced combustion engine and electric motor hybrid vehicle, the Prius. Today, Toyota offers as many as 9 models of Prius, and 4 other vehicle lines come with a hybrid option from a luxury car to a 7 passenger all-wheel drive SUV.

RENO — The Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command is partnering with the California Highway Patrol’s San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Divisions to participate in an Interstate 80 Initiative.

The Jackson’s-Chevron on the corner of 5th Street and Saliman Road in Carson City is undergoing construction to include a new kitchen and refrigerated beer cave. It is scheduled to be completed Oct. 12.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Friday morning to a condominium complex in the 400 block of South Saliman Road for a water heater fire at one of the units.

The Tahoe Transportation District will receive $1.5 million to install bus charging infrastructure and equipment, make facility improvements, and provide training as part of a grant announced Friday through the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.

A Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening ceremony was held for the new Farmers Insurance - Bonkowski location Thursday evening.

Nevada fire agencies in Lyon County, Elko County, Nye County and Washoe County will receive grants totalling more than $1.5 million, Sen. Dean Heller announced on Thursday. The funding from the Department of Homeland Security comes amid a devastating fire year for the West and Nevada, where a single fire ripped through the range, burning more than 400,000 acres in July.

Ever wondered about that small stone house on east side of Mills Park, opposite Carson High School? It's the Wungnema House, and it was built by a family of skilled Hopi stonemasons.

“Hopi in Carson City?” you might well ask. Absolutely! Visit the house on Sunday and learn something about these Hopi stonemasons, their heritage, and and their continuing legacy.

Carson High School's 2018 football team opens the season Friday, August 24, 6 p.m. at Carson High School in Carson City.

Lower Lakes High School, Calif., will be coming to Carson City for the out of state contest. Lower Lakes was 7-3 last season, while the Senators finished 4-6, losing to Reno in the first round of the playoffs.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has been actively addressing recent cases of Avian Type C Botulism, an often fatal disease in birds.

“Although not harmful to humans; when waterfowl ingest the toxin produced by the botulism bacteria, the toxin affects the nervous system and leads to progressive paralysis,” said Russell Woolstenhulme, Migratory Game Bird Staff Biologist at NDOW.

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested for multiple felonies Tuesday after he allegedly brandished a gun and threatened to shoot people inside a Highway 50 East convenience store, a sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday morning to the area of the Arrowhead roundabout near the I-580 overpass for a vehicle crash.

Lights, camera, action! The Second annual Jukebox Film Festival begins today at the Carson City Community Center. Two full days of features, documentaries, and short films with music as the uniting theme will be shown at the Carson City Community Center: 30 unique titles representing 29 different filmmakers from countries around the world. Blood Drum Spirit, a jazz band with an African influence, is the focus of one of those films and will be performing for free at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint this evening.