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May 22, 2023 at 3:09 pm

Family of suicidal Black teen killed by police in Nevada agrees to $2M settlement, more training

The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in Sparks, Nevada have agreed to a $2 million settlement with the...

May 12, 2023 at 8:16 pm

Private detective appeals to Nevada Supreme court in Reno mayor’s lawsuit over GPS tracking device

A court battle between the mayor of Reno and a private investigator who secretly tracked her with a GPS device ahead of the November election...

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May 4, 2023 at 3:03 pm

Investigator ordered to name client who tracked Reno mayor

A Nevada judge has ordered a private investigator to identify the person who hired him to track Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and an ex-county commissioner...

April 28, 2023 at 2:44 pm

Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again

Federal wildlife officials are again considering whether a sage grouse species deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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April 24, 2023 at 1:49 pm

Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling

A Nevada Democratic U.S. senator wants Congress to step in to ensure mining companies can use established mineral claims to dump waste on neighboring federal...

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April 12, 2023 at 1:31 pm

Judge affirms stricter interpretation of federal mining law

Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court’s stricter interpretation of a century-and-a-half-old mining law in a new ruling that blocks a metals mine in...

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March 24, 2023 at 1:26 pm

Geothermal developer wants to delist endangered Nevada toad

The developer of a planned Nevada geothermal power plant says it intends to sue U.

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Working inside a nearly 18-foot-deep snow pit at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, from left, Shaun Joseph, Claudia Norman, Helena Middleton take measurements of snow temperatures ahead of a weather storm on March 9, 2023, in Soda Springs, Calif. The more than 55 feet of snow that a dozen storms have dumped on the mountains along the Nevada-California line this season has etched its way into the history books as the second snowiest on record at the Central Sierra Snow Lab. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP) CAJOS201 CAJOS201

March 20, 2023 at 4:39 pm

No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada VIEW

A relentless winter has etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record. And there's no end in sight.

March 11, 2023 at 9:23 am

Relentless winter brings pros, cons for Tahoe ski resorts

Last winter, most ski resorts at Lake Tahoe had to postpone their usual November openings because there wasn’t enough snow.

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March 1, 2023 at 12:48 pm

9th Circuit denies emergency bid to halt Nevada lithium mine

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the highly-contested construction in Nevada of the largest lithium mine in the U.S. The court is...

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