Vegas-Reno highway cracked, closed after 6.5 quake in Nevada

The main highway between Las Vegas and Reno was damaged and closed early Friday following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area of Nevada that a researcher called the largest quake in the state in 65 years. No injuries were reported, but Nevada Highway Patrol photos showed cracks on U.S. 95 that Trooper Hannah DeGoey said were caused by the temblor a little after 4 a.m. west of Tonopah. Crews were working to reopen the highway, DeGoey said. The area is an active seismic region, said Graham