California law enforcement officials don’t see any traffic impacts for motorists traveling between Las Vegas and Southern California this weekend because of the Saddleridge fire.
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Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, Real IDs, a new form of ID card, will be the only version accepted to use as identification to board a plane for a domestic flight.
“If we hadn’t had them (Clark County) on board, we would have been in trouble,” Lincoln County Commissioner Varlin Higbee said Saturday.
Officials looking over a pair of Storm Area 51 festivals still don’t know what to expect as the first day of events is set to kick off.
The incident command post, the main first responder area of the three being set up for the Storm Area 51 events is comprised of over a dozen federal, state and local agencies.
The “Storm Area 51” events planned for Lincoln County will pile up a hefty bill, and officials could pursue legal action against Facebook and the original event organizers to recoup some of that.
The Area 51 Basecamp event in Hiko and Alienstock in Rachel are expected to drum up traffic congestion, causing drivers long waits in their vehicles in mainly rural areas.
The last-minute switch in affiliation by the creator of Storm Area 51 has led to bad blood between those involved in competing events, and allegations of dirty dealing by both sides.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department expects to incur up to $30,ooo in overtime costs tied to “Storm Area 51” events next week.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said he’s been in contact with state and local agencies, including the Nevada National Guard, in regards to the planned “Storm Area 51” events.
Nye County will make an emergency declaration Thursday ahead of the planned “Storm Area 51” event next month.
Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Lincoln County pre-signed a declaration of emergency Monday to prepare for apossible surge of visitors to the desolate area ahead of a pair of events tied to the “Storm Area 51” phenomenon .
Officials from Lincoln and Nye counties where proposed “Storm Area 51” events would occur are bracing for the possible impacts the influx of visitors will have on the areas.
Crash fatalities are 23 percent below the same point last year, with in 147 deaths on the state roads through July.
Specialty license plates are a big hit in Nevada and various charities benefit from many of the plates mounted to vehicles statewide.