Nevada AP News Digest

Sunday, July 14, 2002 | 8:24 a.m.

Here are the top Nevada stories in sight at this hour for AMs of Monday, July 15. If you have questions about stories, call News Editor Tom Tait in Las Vegas at (702) 382-7440. For reruns, contact the AP Service Desk at (212) 621-1595.

HEADLINES:

Nevada fires burn 8,000 acres as weather recedes

High bail rules in Clark County's high-profile vehicular cases

Nevada employs highest percentage jail and prison staff

WILDFIRES:

RENO, Nev. - More than 8,000 acres of wildland are on fire in Nevada and the Sierra after a second day of lightning-laced thunderstorms.

BC-NV--Nevada Fires. Developing.

By Tom Gardner.

CRIME AND COURTS:

High bail rules in Clark County's high-profile vehicular cases

LAS VEGAS - High bail has become the rule of the road in Clark County's high-profile vehicular court cases. A Las Vegas Review-Journal survey of other jurisdictions in Nevada and surrounding states found bail is typically set at lower amounts in fatal drunken driving cases.

BC-NV--High Bail. Developing.

Nevada employs highest percentage jail and prison staff

RENO, Nev. - Nevada leads the nation in the percent of state and local employees who work in jails and prisons but ranks near the bottom for the percent of teachers. Nevada State Education Association Executive Director Ken Lange calls it a case of "pay now or pay later."

BC-NV--Nevada Prisons. 390 words.

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