Whirl-spawning wildfire in California and Nevada challenges firefighters and threatens ecosystem
Firefighters battling a large whirl-spawning wildfire in California and southern Nevada are facing challenging conditions as the blaze spreads and threatens iconic desert Joshua trees.
2023-08-02 13:45
Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous 'fire whirls'
A massive, out-of-control fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning "fire whirls" and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said.
2023-08-01 14:49
2 hikers found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park
Two female hikers were found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday afternoon, state police say.
2023-07-24 07:19
2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba likely contracted at natural hot spring
A 2-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba infection this week, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and a Facebook post from the child's mother.
2023-07-23 00:17
Animal advocates call for changes to wild horse wrangling following deaths during roundup in Nevada
An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government's wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
2023-07-21 21:27
US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
2023-07-19 02:29
Republican Army veteran Sam Brown launches bid for US Senate in Nevada
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Army combat veteran Sam Brown on Monday launched a run for his
2023-07-11 05:50
Republicans get top recruit in Nevada to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sam Brown, a retired Army captain who was severely burned by the explosion of a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, announced his plans to enter Nevada's Republican primary Monday to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen next fall.
2023-07-10 18:24
This historically-Black Nevada neighborhood has been sinking for decades. A new law may finally help residents move out
For Nancy Johnson, Windsor Park was like a dream when she first moved to a new home in the historically Black North Las Vegas neighborhood in 1976. But within a few years, the cracks began to show -- and homes started to sink.
2023-06-29 06:26
A woman's remains were found in 1978 in Nevada. Police now know the identity of the victim from Ohio
Forty-five years after an Ohio woman went missing somewhere along the West Coast, her two remaining relatives -- the woman's nieces -- now know what became of their Aunt Dolly.
2023-06-17 14:25
Bill Cosby faces new lawsuit in Nevada after state drops statute of limitations on sexual assault
Several women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse in the past filed a new lawsuit Wednesday asking for a jury trial against the comedian in Nevada, where a new state law recently took effect that eliminates the statutes of limitations for many sexual assault cases.
2023-06-15 14:18
Juneteenth is now a state holiday in Nevada
Juneteenth is now a state holiday in Nevada after Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 140 into law on Thursday. The holiday allows many state employees to take the day off.
2023-06-10 04:20