First flames, then fees: Tahoe evacuees report price-gouging
STATELINE, Nev. — As fearful Lake Tahoe residents packed up belongings and fled a raging wildfire burning toward the California-Nevada border, some encountered an...
Calmer winds aid California fire fight but hot weekend looms
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Fire crews took advantage of decreasing winds to battle a California wildfire near popular Lake Tahoe and were even...
Changing winds provide hope in California wildfire battle
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With winds finally turning in their favor, firefighters are throwing all their resources into boxing a California blaze that...
QAnon event in Las Vegas loses Caesars Entertainment site
LAS VEGAS — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that a conference scheduled next month in Las Vegas by a group espousing the...
Strong winds push California wildfire closer to Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Flames raced across treetops and through drought-stricken vegetation as firefighters scrambled Wednesday to keep a growing California wildfire from...
As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — While most of his neighbors fled South Lake Tahoe as a major wildfire charged closer to town, Tod Johnson...
EXPLAINER: Around Tahoe, special places await a fire’s fate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the winds returned this week, the Caldor Fire roared over the Sierra crest and bore down on the southern end...
Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as a two-week old blaze encroached on the threatened mountain...
Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits
A Nevada school board member said he had thoughts of suicide before stepping down amid threats and harassment. In Virginia, a board member resigned...
Experts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
ATLANTA — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting system breaches that election security experts say pose...