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Carson City

American  

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Nevada, in the W part.


Carson City British  
/ ˈkɑːsən /

noun

  1. a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)

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The Carson City Council eventually declared a public health nuisance in October 2021.

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The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.

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“Very strong” shaking, as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, was felt in the desert where the epicenter was located, but the shaking was “light” in Carson City, about 40 miles away.

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The flames forced officials at one point to shut down Interstate 580 between Reno and Carson City, but the route has since reopened.

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Since February, almost nothing has happened in the Carson City courthouse where the lawsuit was filed.

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