An accident involving a truck and a car resulted in a fire at Las Vegas Blvd. and Owens sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. No one was injured in the accident and crews are cleaning up the scene. Drivers are advised to avoid the area.

Unions representing 900 workers at two downtown Las Vegas casinos owned by Boyd Gaming Corp. have reached a tentative long-term contract agreement with management.

The new deal covers workers at the Main Street Station and Fremont hotel-casinos who are represented by the Culinary Workers Union and the Bartenders Union.

The agreement will be presented for ratification by union members on Saturday.

The properties are the first downtown casinos to come to a deal with the unions.

About 7,000 union workers are still in negotiations or working under extended contracts at 10 downtown properties, the Tropicana casino-hotel on the Strip, and two industrial laundries.
   
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(5:45 p.m.) All downtown streets are now open. Police have determined the package was not a threat.

(5:15 p.m.) — Police blocked off streets near the downtown post office because of a suspicious package.

The package was found outside the post office at Las Vegas Boulevard and Carson Street.

Police say it was detonated just before 2 p.m. While they investigated its contents, they completely shut down  Las Vegas Boulevard  between Fremont and Clark Streets and Fremont and Clark Streets before 4th and 7th Streets.

Sources: KLAS-TV and The Associated Press