Nevada AP News Digest

Saturday, July 20, 2002 | 8:34 a.m.

Here are the top Nevada stories in sight at this hour for AMs of Sunday, July 21. 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:

Major Nevada fires contained

Nevada congressman seeks investigation of tanker crashes

Female juvenile offenders help fight Nevada wildfires

Poll shows Guinn, Hunt in lead

Quarterbacks dominate leaderboard at Tahoe celebrity golf

WILDFIRES:

Major Nevada fires contained

TOPAZ LAKE, Nev. - Rain and firefighters' determination have pushed the three largest fires in Nevada and the Sierra to containment.

BC-NV--Nevada Fires. 390 words.

Nevada congressman seeks investigation of tanker crashes

RENO, Nev. - Nevada U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons is calling for an investigation into two deadly crashes of air tanker planes. Gibbons, R-Nev., wants the House subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health to look into the accidents.

BC-NV--Air Tankers-Gibbons. 290 words.

Female juvenile offenders help fight Nevada wildfires

LAS VEGAS - In her other life, Deana was a self-harmer. She says she "carved" herself more than 400 times. The petite 17-year-old, a victim of sexual and physical abuse, has been in and out of mental hospitals and juvenile facilities for the past year. In her new life, she walks on coals, hacks up trees and smothers hot spots. Deana is a member of the only all-female, 18-and-under fire crew in the nation.

BC-NV--Fire Cats. 490 words.

POLITICS:

Poll shows Guinn, Hunt in lead

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Gov. Kenny Guinn and Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt have opened big leads over their Democratic opponents, according to a statewide poll conducted for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

BC-NV--Nevada Poll. 740 words.

SPORTS:

Quarterbacks dominate leaderboard at Tahoe celebrity golf

STATELINE, Nev. - Neil Lomax birdied two of the first three holes Saturday to take the early lead in the second round of the $500,000 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, where five of the players at the top of the leader board are ex-NFL quarterbacks. John Elway, Steve Bartkowski, Stan Humphries and Billy Joe Tolliver also were making a run.

BC-GLF--Tahoe Celebs. Developing.

By Scott Sonner.

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