3+ week, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 | 2 a.m. Three decades after Nevada and California leaders first joined forces to protect Lake Tahoe, the region’s congressional delegation and other officials returned to the lake Wednesday confronting a more urgent list of threats: climate change, escalating wildfire danger,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 | 2 a.m. CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of State Parks opened public voting this week to select an official name for its newest state park, a 1,627-acre property along the Carson River corridor. After receiving nearly 2,500 name suggestions from the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (134+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (91+ words) Primm, Nevada, a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. The family it was named for has stepped in and faces the challenge of reviving it. A family steps in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (934+ words) Nevada's newest state park stands out for what it doesn't have. Modern development. Noise. Or even a name. Nevada State Parks and Western Rivers Conservancy announced early Wednesday a more than 1,600-acre land conveyance to the state to create Nevada's…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (824+ words) Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 2 a.m. Las Vegas is heading into another dangerous summer with a familiar warning from climate scientists: Extreme heat is not easing, and local officials say the region is struggling to catch up. Two years after the valley recorded its…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1298+ words) Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 2 a.m. Lake Mead slipped below 1,050 feet above sea level last week, crossing a sobering threshold as the nation's largest reservoir slides toward historically low water levels.[18] Sitting at just 35% of its total capacity and roughly 180 feet below full pool,…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (156+ words) Saturday, June 6, 2026 Have you ever held a bat in your hand? For some people this sounds horrifying. For others, it sounds fascinating. I haven’t held a bat in my hand, but I have watched others do it at a Master…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (139+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth's temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about.14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Junes in Nevada since 1895 using data…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday,…...