A Nevada family says guards beat Malik Avila into a fatal brain injury at High Desert State Prison. The official death ruling called it an accident.

A vegetation fire near Highway 36 reached 35 acres Monday night as 107 firefighters and multiple aircraft worked to slow its spread.

Christian Walker’s family disputes a natural-death ruling after a $4.6 million prison settlement. New court filings challenge the autopsy and the lack of criminal charges against guards.