Hawk Fire evacuations in Reno slightly eased as firefighters make gains
Shifting winds challenged firefighters battling the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada, that was keeping tens of thousands of people evacuated.
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Shifting winds challenged firefighters battling the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada, that was keeping tens of thousands of people evacuated.
It was a busy day at the Sacramento McClellan Airport's tarmac as dozens of planes, helicopters and other aircraft made their way to the Hawk Fire burning near Reno, Nevada.
Nine schools just across the California-Nevada border will remain closed Wednesday as the Bug Fire continues to bring evacuations and power outages to communities north of Reno.
A wildfire that started over the weekend along the California-Nevada border has exploded in size, burning 15,000 acres and prompting evacuations near Reno, officials said.
An early morning earthquake in Nevada on Friday was felt as far west as the Sacramento Valley.
A freight train derailment near Reno saw more than a dozen railcars crash off the tracks Friday morning.
Two police officers were injured and a suspect was killed in a shooting at a shopping center in Sparks, Nevada, on Thursday, officials said.
Authorities in the Lake Tahoe region on Thursday announced the arrests of 15 people in California and Nevada as part of bust targeting gangs and drug sales.
Law enforcement officials on Tuesday released footage from the July mass shooting at a Reno casino that left three people dead and three others injured.
Authorities say the suspect has now died in Monday's shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort casino in Reno that left three others dead and three people hurt.
A Ventura County official identified one of the three people killed in the shooting at Grand Sierra Resort as Andrew Canepa.
At least two people have died after a shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort casino in Reno Monday morning.
The Davis Fire that burned south of Reno last year and destroyed over a dozen homes was classified as accidental, with investigators saying it was started by an improperly extinguished campfire or warming fire.
A suspect in a Roseville armed kidnapping shot and killed himself in Reno after a police chase in a stolen vehicle Saturday morning, authorities said.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Reno was forced to make an emergency landing in Sacramento Wednesday evening, the second such incident involving a Southwest flight from the Bay Area in as many days.
Wildfires in California have already burned nearly three times as much acreage than during all of 2023.
Crews battling the Davis Fire near Reno were bracing for high winds and low humidity Tuesday as a Red Flag Warning went into effect through Wednesday evening.
The Davis Fire south of Reno has burned approximately 5,000 acres according to fire officials, triggering evacuations and forcing school closures across the area.
Authorities say the body of a missing Tahoe-area woman has been found in Nevada.
The boyfriend of a missing Tahoe-area woman and a person of interest in a Reno homicide was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.
Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Tuesday after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line.
A wildfire on the other side of the Sierra continues to grow on Monday.
The body of a missing person was located in a vehicle that was pulled out of the water at a Sacramento boat launch on Sunday morning, officials said.
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations.
A recent traffic stop by a CHP officer uncovered thousands of dollars of stolen items.
