Some evacuation orders lifted in California wildfire areas

Some evacuations were lifted Wednesday as firefighters, aided by cooler weather, held back the progress of a wildfire burning through bone-dry brush and threatening hundreds of structures in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains.

NDOT gets additional $20 million in federal highway funds

The Nevada Department of Transportation has received another $20 million in federal highway funds to help pay for several projects statewide, including the $1 billion widening of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas known as Project Neon.

Think twice before letting ‘your show’ become ‘our show’

No other series I can think of has dealt with such serious topics as clinical depression and PTSD in ways that are heartbreaking and hilarious, sometimes simultaneously. Deep down, there’s a surprising amount of heart for a show about people so very badly damaged.

Nevada Fishing Report, Sept. 29, 2016

Striper fishing at Lake Mead slowed this past week in the Boulder Basin, but swimbaits have been productive out of Echo Bay.

October is the best time to go to Zion National Park

October is a wonderful time to spend outdoors enjoying Zion National Park. Daytime temperatures will likely drop into the pleasant zone, and you’ll be there for the start of fall foliage season depending on the elevation. You can get double value for your visit if you participate in one of the workshops being offered by Zion Canyon Field Institute.

Morning person or not, Rise & Shine is your new ‘happy place’ in Las Vegas

With two southwest Las Vegas locations at 9827 W. Flamingo Road near the 215 Beltway and in Southern Highlands at 10690 Southern Highlands Parkway, Rise & Shine: A Steak & Egg Place promises happiness the minute you walk in the door. The main dining area welcomes patrons with a ceiling full of colorful flower parasols, which spin suspended from cords.

New community solar project underway in Pahrump

A 15-megawatt community solar project that went online Wednesday just north of Pahrump will produce enough power for 2,500 houses at full output, according to a news release from Valley Electric Association, Inc.

How to watch this Sunday’s NFL games on DirecTV

Here are the channel numbers for DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket package for Sunday’s morning and afternoon games. The channel will be blacked out if it is available on a local network affiliate.

Dining events and news for Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2016

View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.

NASCAR champion Kyle Busch visits White House

Sprint Cup driver and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch presents President Obama with one of his racing helmets as he and Joe Gibbs Racing team are honored at ceremony.

Defense gets its turn at Oregon refuge standoff trial

Prosecutors have rested their case against Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants who occupied a national wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon.

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