By Scott SonnerAssociated Press RENO — Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming federal lands in the West after […]
Eureka Students Enjoy 2nd Annual Fishing Day
Some of the nearly 75 Eureka Elementary School children squealed as Joe Doucette, conservation educator with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, dropped an earthworm into his mouth. “If it tastes […]
Record Cold Temps in Eureka
Record cold weather is gripping much of Northern Nevada where overnight lows dropped below zero and a freeze warning was in effect through Thursday for parts of southern Nevada, including […]
Christmas Tree Permits Now Available
Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Austin-Tonopah, Ely, and Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger Districts on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase beginning Friday, Nov. 1. The […]
Nevada Casinos See 2019 High in Winnings, September Record
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada casinos took in nearly $1.06 billion in winnings last month, reaching a high for 2019 and a record for September in […]
With Marijuana Cultivation Legal, Arrest Numbers for Illegal Growing Have Dropped
By Mark Hernandez The Nevada Independent Since marijuana sales have been legalized in Nevada, the illegal cultivation sites that have been destroyed has fallen from more than 150 in 2012 […]
How a Stargazing-Themed Train Ride is Boosting Tourism in Rural Nevada
By Jackie Valley The Nevada Independent On a chilly fall evening, a train conductor clad in a flat-topped hat and gold-buttoned suit jacket inhaled deeply and delivered his customary greeting. […]
October 24, 2019
Official: Solving Wild Horse Problem will take $5B, 15 Years
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, […]
Trump Campaign Snubs GOP’s Amodei After Impeachment Remarks
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada appears to have lost a spot helming President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in the […]


