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Wildfire between Reno, Carson City destroys 18 homes, forces evacuations

A wind-whipped wildfire raged out of control Friday in Northern Nevada, destroying more than a dozen homes, forcing evacuations, closing roads and schools, and triggering power outages, officials said.

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Native American rights group reacts after truck plows into crowd in Reno — VIDEO

Detectives are reviewing witness accounts and “horrifying” cellphone video while they consider filing a criminal complaint after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people during a Native American rights demonstration Monday in downtown Reno, the police chief said.

 
Climate cracks showing in Nevada pine nut harvest

A Nevada pine nut harvester, who has been gathering the pinyon tree delicacies on public lands for decades, says climate change is causing the crop to decline.