LAS VEGAS -- Authorities have opened a route through Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park to passenger vehicles detouring around a flood-damaged section of Interstate 15.

Northbound: Take I-15 north to exit 75, drive through the Valley of Fire Highway, turn North on Highway 169. This will connect you back to I-15 northbound above the washout.

Southbound: Take I-15 southbound through Mesquite, take exit 93, then Highway 169 southbound to the Valley of Fire Highway. This will connect you back onto I-15 below the washout.

Trucks traveling between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City are still required to use a roundabout detour between Exit 64 in Nevada and Exit 59 in Utah. That route uses U.S. 93, Nevada State Route 319, and Utah State Route 56 through Panaca, Nevada, and to Cedar City. You can also  turn south onto Utah Route 18 to get to St. George (as shown on map).

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) -- MGM Resorts International is selling a Henderson casino that was built before the Hoover Dam and contains a vault that once guarded wages for the project's construction workers.

The casino company announced Friday that it would sell the 83-year-old Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino to Henderson-based First Federal Realty.

The new owners say they plan to keep all current employees.

Railroad Pass is located near Boulder City and opened in 1931 as a casino and dance hall. Its operator received the fourth gambling license in U.S. history to run the casino, and the mayor of Las Vegas granted Railroad Pass permission to operate a single roulette wheel.

MGM and First Federal Realty did not disclose the sale price for the 120-room hotel. The deal is contingent upon regulatory approvals.

LAKE MEAD, Nev. -- Tens of thousands of people bid farewell to summer by enjoying Lake Mead for Labor Day weekend. While there were a few minor rescues, DUI's and boating incidents, the vast majority of people had some fun in the sun.

Labor Day is one of the busiest weekends of the year for the lake and attracts boaters, jet skiers and swimmers. It's estimated more than 100,000 people were on the lake.

Marcio Santana, who had his four kids in tow, was looking for way to enjoy his final weekend of the summer.

"Just to relax, get away from work, get away from the city," he said.

Santana and his family camped out for three days and got in a lot of wakeboarding.

Jonathan Gardner, of Las Vegas, was also enjoying the water, but also paying attention to the lower water level.