Firefighters on Tuesday battled two wildfires in difficult-to-access areas of northern Nevada where grass and sage provided plenty of fuel.
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To produce the nine-minute Fourth of July fireworks shows set for 9 p.m. Tuesday at Green Valley Ranch Resort and Red Rock Resort, 10 technicians needed to work meticulously for three 10-hour days.
Here are your Monday afternoon headlines.
Massachusetts State Police say a taxi struck pedestrians near Boston’s airport, injuring multiple people.
A Pennsylvania man was in custody Sunday for what a prosecutor called the “savage” and “senseless” death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a road-rage confrontation as the two tried to merge in a single lane.
Gov. Chris Christie got blistered by the public Monday after he was photographed sunning himself over the Fourth of July weekend on a New Jersey beach that he had closed to everyone else because of a government shutdown.
Here is a preview of what’s going on in and around Las Vegas for Fourth of July:
One of the engines of a regional jet caught fire on a taxiway shortly after landing at Denver International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
Manny Pacquiao still has his name, if not his punch. That should get him another fight or two, though not at the rate of pay to which he’s become accustomed
For the past week, Portland Trail Blazers rookie Zach Collins has stayed at his parents’ house while working out at alma mater Bishop Gorman in preparation of the 11-day NBA Summer League, which begins Friday.
UFC heavyweight Travis Browne hopes to find the same consistency in his career that he has discovered in his personal life.
A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people in a rare attack in the heart of Syria’s capital Sunday, as authorities said they foiled a wider assault by intercepting two other explosives-laden vehicles.
Nevada Republicans up and down the ballot believe they’ve found a winning issue — prohibiting sanctuary cities — and they’re preparing to make it a key issue in the 2018 campaign.
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