Understory burning of approximately 343 acres of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, by the U.S. Forest Service, starts today.
Drivers have been taking the road via Verdi after some GPS systems reroute them to there as a way to avoid traffic on I-80.
A lightning-sparked fire is putting up a lot of smoke in Dog Valley near Verdi. Officials ask that you don't call 911.
A family of five had to be rescued after their rental truck got stuck on Dog Valley and Henness Pass Roads.
Oftentimes, tourists or people unfamiliar with the High Sierra will try to detour around a closure of I-80 by utilizing GPS directions.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office says a motorcyclist was found after they reportedly crashed their bike on Wednesday.
Sierra Front says crews are on scene of a small wildfire on the north side of Peavine Mountain near Dog Valley.
Truckee Meadows Fire units are responding to reports of a fire in the Dog Valley south of Crystal Peak Mine.
Washoe County Search and Rescue officials say cars getting stuck in the mountains trying to drive around traffic on I-80 is nothing new. Monday night, several drivers using GPS to avoid traffic from Reno to Truckee drove up Dog Valley getting stuck or hitting a dead end.