Carson Now

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 24–30, 2026. Closures and lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work. Go here to view a map of the road closures and lane restrictions Th...

All the fires around here and in other states have me on alert. I have a “to go” box ready. The cat carriers are handy. The RV and car are fueled up and ready to go. We have been evacuated at least twice and once we couldn’t get home due to road closures.

On top of that, I worked with Ed Smith, the founder of the University of Nevada Cooperative Ex...

Firefighters continue to battle the Hawk Fire on Sunday morning northwest of Reno, which has consumed 10,500 acres with zero percent containment as of last report and has forced the evacuation of thousands.

Firefighters across the region from Carson City, Lake Tahoe, Lyon, Douglas and Storey counties have joined Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District in battling ...

Hello, Carson City, it is Sunday, August 23, 2026. We can expect patchy smoke across the area today along with some sunshine. Daytime highs will be around 90 across much of western Nevada. Winds will be light and variable out of the west, 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Here’s what’s happening today around the capital city.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies responded Saturday evening to a call of a possible brush fire in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road, which turned out to be mylar balloons found on power lines. There was no fire spread.

Reported at around 7:15 p.m., dispatch advised that a telephone or power pole was on fire and that it was close to brush and homes...