President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Â
Smoke from the wildfire is expected to create unhealthy air quality in the Truckee Meadows.
CAL FIRE says the 904-acre Rices Fire in Nevada County is now 98% contained.
Fire restrictions are in place in many places around Nevada, including Lake Tahoe, as July begins.Â
The four-year extension maintains current uses and restrictions.
Evacuations are being conducted for residents in Genoa after a brush fire broke out Friday afternoon.
Fire crews were dispatched around 3:15 p.m Saturday and are still working to reduce the blaze.
The section of Hwy 49 between Marysville Rd. and Ridge Rd. will remain closed through the night.
Residents off the coast in Big Sur, California are having to evacuate due to a wildfire that started in the Redwoods Friday night.