Wildlife officials say the same conditions that kept bears at bay in the summer will likely draw them to western Nevada cities this fall.
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Two empty lots in Reno could soon be home to an art installation courtesy of Burning Man 2016.
Families and public schools in Nevada this week finally should receive the scores of new Common Core tests that more than 200,000 third- through eighth-grade students completed last spring.
Some of the Silver State’s most spectacular landscapes went on display Monday on Capitol Hill, as a week-long photo exhibit called “Home Means Nevada” debuted in the rotunda of the Senate Russell Building.
As prosecutors prepare to rest their case in the federal conspiracy trial of Ammon Bundy and his followers, jurors viewed a video Monday of occupiers using assault rifles to fire at a boat launch located on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Dale Erquiaga, a longtime fixture in Nevada’s public policy realm, will step down from his role in Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office to become president and CEO of Communities in Schools.
A motorcyclist was shot to death on Interstate 80 near Truckee, prompting authorities to close the highway for hours to investigate.
Charles Adams is on a mission. People know about Muhammad Ali, the boxer. But Adams wants to make sure people know about Muhammad Ali, the man, the humanitarian.
Environmental groups have pumped more than $3 million into elections in Nevada, investing money into ads and a ground game that will get canvassers and volunteers out knocking on doors from Las Vegas to Northern Nevada.
Authorities say a man arrested after an emergency landing in Texas was talking about suicide and banging and kicking the cockpit door before other passengers restrained him.
Military veterans are joining forces with outdoor enthusiasts and the Nevada Conservation Corps to rebuild trails and restore habitats at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and the Basin and Range National Monument under a program now in its second year.
Albert “Moky” Faccinto Sr., an early executive of Caesar’s Palace who helped to open the hotel and casino, died Sept. 17 at the age of 91.
The U.S. Justice Department and other agencies said on Thursday they have moved to shut down a series of mail-fraud schemes — including one out of Las Vegas — that have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in the United States.
An inmate died Tuesday night at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the state Department of Corrections.
An Oregon State Police trooper testified a government informant was driving Ammon Bundy when the Oregon standoff leader was arrested on his way to a community meeting north of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.