KTVN-TV (Reno, NV)

Bear with us, but one Tahoe local may have stolen the spotlight from the celebrities in town for the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament. A bear made its way through the beaches and restaurants of South Lake Tahoe over the weekend, taking a leisurely stroll along a walking path while crowds ate nearby. The bear appeared completely comfortable, calmly continuing its walk without a care in the world, almost like it had a reservation.

As black bear activity increases across western Nevada this month, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is urging residents to remove bird feeders and other backyard attractants that can bring bears into neighborhoods. July is one of the busiest times of the year for black bear activity in western Nevada, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife is seeing an increase in calls involving bears attracted to bird feeders and hummingbird feeders.

A recycling plant fire is putting up a lot of black smoke in Humboldt County. The county's emergency management says a pile of mixed materials is burning at Robison Recycling Plant in Winnemucca. It adds that the exact contents of the smoke are unknown. The county says nearby residents should keep windows and doors closed and avoid the area while fire crews continue working.

Storey County deputies have released more details after a deadly weekend motorcycle crash in Virginia City. Deputies say an officer tried to stop a black motorcycle after it nearly went head-on with a deputy on C Street near Taylor just after 8:45 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies say the unidentified rider slowed down, looked over his shoulder, then sped off going the wrong-way on north C Street near Sutton Street.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is warning people about an ongoing phone scam in which callers impersonate law enforcement and other government employees to try to obtain money or personal information. According to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in an online post, the agency continues to receive reports of scammers posing as deputies, supervisors, and other government employees.

The Elephant Fire east of Loyalton is still 5% contained at 6,436 acres. The cause remains under investigation. It started just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday north of Loyalton and Highway 49 in the Tahoe National Forest. More than 430 personnel are working the fire. People in LAS-451-A are ordered to evacuate. Evacuation warnings remain in effect for: LAS-671-B PLU-104-A PLU-144 See the live evacuation map here.

The Plumas County Sheriff's Office says a Reno woman died after a boating collision at Frenchman Lake on Saturday. Deputies say they responded to near the Frenchman Lake Boat Launch just after 11:15 a.m. to find a boating collision involving a personal watercraft and a recreational boat. Lifesaving efforts were immediately started on the woman of the personal watercraft, but 47-year-old Sandra Ann Skender died on scene.

An investigation is underway after an inmate died in Mono County Jail on Friday morning. The Mono County Sheriff's Office says deputies found 49-year-old John DeMotto unresponsive alone in his cell just before 3:15 a.m. Medical services were then called and attempts were made to revive DeMotto but he was declared dead at 3:52 a.m. Investigators from the Mono County District Attorney and Mono County Sheriff’s Office are conducting the in-custody death investigation.

A two-day operation targeting people seeking illegal commercial sex activity in Washoe County led to nine arrests and the recovery of two victims. The Regional Human Exploitation and Trafficking, or HEAT, Unit worked with the Regional Gang Unit, Reno Police Department's Mobile Engagement Team, Real Time Intelligence Center analysts, Reno Police Department's RAPTOR Unit, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office HAWK Unit, and the Nevada Threat Analysis Center during the operation.

Twelve states, including Nevada, sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, warning that the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry. The office of California’s attorney general, who is leading the coalition, said the states are asking Warner Bros.