By Miranda Lamb Nevada Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall paid a special visit to Pioche June 14. Marshall has been visiting key tourist spots in Nevada. Pioche was the last place […]
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EPA awards $600K Brownfield grant for Northern Nevada
Associated Press LOVELOCK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved $600,000 in grants in northern Nevada to assess and clean up former mine sites and other potentially contaminated properties. […]
With towns in Northern Nevada growing, the BLM reports more unauthorized uses of federal public land
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent It’s common to hear about property disputes among neighbors. But what happens when your neighbor is the federal government? This is a question that […]
Nevada attorney general files wide-ranging opioid lawsuit
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin on Monday to include the company’s former president, his family, other […]
With more extreme wildfire, state and federal agencies look to improve suppression, prevention funding
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent Ask fire managers about fighting runaway wildland fires, and it might start to sound like they are talking about coordinating a coalition-led war. There […]
Sierra Club and BLM begin restoring Goshute Creek Campground
Sierra Club volunteers and Bureau of Land Management staff withstood Memorial Day weekend’s inclement weather to begin restoring the Goshute Creek Campground that burned in last summer’s Goshute Cave Fire […]
Hearing resumes before judge in pot license lawsuits
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A court hearing resumed Monday on complaints by dozens of businesses that Nevada’s marijuana dispensary licensing process is unfair and unconstitutional. Companies […]
Travelers making use of free campsites at Pahranagat Lake
He sat in a folding camp chair by the picnic table at one of the campsites at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge and tossed the ball his dog wanted to play […]
Nevada lawmakers will let voters decide on same-sex marriage
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada lawmakers have agreed to let voters decide next year whether to amend the state constitution to recognize same-sex marriages, add […]
Nevada to get indigent defense, outdoor recreation offices
Associated Press CARSON CITY — Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed laws creating a new state outdoor recreation office, a committee studying how to improve health care and a board overseeing […]



