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Blowtorch ignites bridge fire that closes I-15 in California

All three lanes of Interstate 15 in Hesperia are closed in both directions after a construction worker’s blowtorch caught the overpass bridge’s wooden supports on fire. The freeway is Southern California’s main connector to Las Vegas and has been closed since 1:30 p.m.

Sandoval: No good option for health exchange fix

There are no good choices for Nevada as it tries to decide what do to about its troubled health insurance exchange, Gov. Brian Sandoval said. The governor said he’s frustrated by the position Nevada finds itself because of a botched online system developed by Xerox.