The fire, which began Aug. 14, has destroyed 650 homes and nearly 200 other structures and still threatens nearly 32,000 more.
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Temperatures will be close to normal in the Las Vegas Valley before warming on the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Better weather on Thursday helped the battle against a huge California forest fire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe.
After five hours of public comment, the Clark County School Board voted early Thursday to approve a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees, which will be negotiated with unions.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses and information on a hit-and-run crash Friday night in northeast Las Vegas.
Southern Nevada firefighters dispatched to assist the battle against the Caldor Fire in the Lake Tahoe area are mostly providing support to their Northern Nevada colleagues.
Colorful fall foliage, plus spectacular geology, is a short drive away, in Utah.
While more than 20,000 residents and likely thousands of tourists chose to flee the Caldor Fire, a handful of people decided to buck mandatory evacuation orders and stay behind.
The Caldor Fire’s gallop toward South Lake Tahoe eased throughout the day Wednesday, with the fire still swelling to nearly 208,000 acres but containment also increasing to 23 percent.
Authorities reopened all lanes of U.S. Highway 95 in central Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon after a tanker truck overturned and leaked fuel onto the roadway.
