Nevada

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have released plans to stop devastating wildfires in southwestern Idaho, southeastern Oregon and northern Nevada with one option creating 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) of fuel breaks up to 400 feet (120 meters) wide along existing roads. … [Read more...] about Proposed wildfire fuel breaks plan released for 3 states

If you think the Las Vegas area’s history began with the opening of the Flamingo, you get an F and a dunce cap. (The Flamingo wasn’t the first resort on the Strip, either; that honor goes to El Rancho Vegas, which opened about five years before the Flamingo.) … [Read more...] about Newsletter: Vegas Escapes: You can chill in Vegas

PG&E was also monitoring weather conditions in El Dorado, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Tehama and Yolo counties as the forecast calls for gusty winds and hot, dry weather in Northern California inland areas. … [Read more...] about PG&E warns of power shutoffs in parts of Northern California

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board voted Tuesday to tighten ethics rules following the arrest of three former agency executives, including its retired chief executive, Rossi Ralenkotter. … [Read more...] about Las Vegas tourist agency adopts new rules on gifts, travel

The Truckee Police Department says Stevenson suggested he lit the fire and was having hallucinations that a Biblical flaming bush was talking to him. It says Stevenson is not from the area and was passing through. … [Read more...] about Homeless man charged in arson fire at Lake Tahoe college