A 74-year-old Minden pilot died Sunday in a power glider crash eight miles east of the Minden Tahoe Airport in the Pine Nut Mountain Range, according to the Douglas County Sheriff s Office.
Two black bears trapped Tuesday were released back into the wild by Nevada Department of Wildlife wardens. So far, 11 bears have been safely released back into the Sierra since July 1. Both bears were tagged, tattooed and micro chipped in order to identify them in the future should they come back in to contact with humans.
Following a February court decision to grant a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the proposed roundup of more than 300 wild horses in the Nevada Pine Nut Herd Management Area, the Bureau of Land Management Sierra Front Field Office announced this week that it has canceled the roundup with a date to be determined.
The Lyon County Office of Emergency Management has been notified by the unified command of the Bison Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountain Range in Douglas County about the behavior of the wildfire, the direction it is heading and smoke and flames visible to residents in Smith Valley and Wellington.