Authorities in Nevada ordered evacuations of hundreds of homes southwest of Reno and closed the main highway to Lake Tahoe after a wind-whipped wildfire erupted and spread quickly through mountainside

South Valleys Library has been designated as the evacuation point for a developing wildfire near Callahan Road in south Reno. A mandatory evacuation order was in effect early Monday for the neighborhoods around Mount Rose Highway, including Callahan Road ...

The county is asking residents to leave immediately and an evacuation center has been set up at the South Valleys Library. All large animals can be taken to the Reno Sparks Livestock Events Center. Mt. Rose Highway is currently shut down to all traffic between Wedge Parkway and Douglas Fir Drive in both directions.