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Lovell Canyon fire west of Las Vegas 95 percent contained

The U.S. Forest Service reported Tuesday that the Lovell Canyon fire had spread to 445 acres, but as of 4:15 p.m. it had been 95 percent contained, according to a tweet from Humboldt Toiyabe.

Lake Mead installs new weather-monitoring buoys

For the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Lake Mead this weekend, park authorities are offering a new way to check weather conditions on the water before trailers ever even hit the launch ramps.