Wild-fire, gusty winds threaten homes in Nevada

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in southwest Reno that is threatening some homes in dangerously high winds. Authorities have shut down a main thoroughfare. The Reno Fire Department is asking some people to voluntarily evacuate their residences due to winds gusting to nearly 50 mph. Caughlin Ranch Elementary School has been placed on a precautionary code yellow lockdown because of the fire, but school police say it's not currently threatened by the blaze that started at about 1 p.m.

Tuesday. Meanwhile, crews north of Reno are battling a vegetation fire that broke out along the California-Nevada line and has forced the closure of State Highway 70 near California. Authorities say it isn't currently threatening any structures.