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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are...

Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are doing little to discourage cities from planning to welcome millions of new residents in the decades ahead.

Cities in the U.S. West are preparing for considerable growth in the coming decades despite a historic drought and shrinking water supplies

/PRNewswire/ -- The first two episodes of Season 2 of "Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas," the true-crime narrative podcast series from the Las Vegas...

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Much of the western United States is braced for record heat waves this week, with approximately 50 million Americans placed on alert Tuesday for "excessive" temperatures, which could approach 120 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) in some areas.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A battery recycling company founded by a former executive at Tesla Inc. broke ground on 100 acres (40 hectares) of land at an industrial park near Reno as part of its expansion plan.

Canadian researchers have discovered that a bee thought to be one of the rarest in the world, as the only representative of its genus, is no more than an unusual specimen of a widespread species.

SpaceX Starlink satellites going into orbit to provide wireless internet begin to concern astronomers and photographers.

NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration wants to see lithium needed for electric cars to be mined "in a responsible way" that respects the environment and Native American tribes.

/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Oil Solutions, recognized as Nevada's "Premium Oil Management Company" for restaurants by providing its state-of-the-art cooking oil...

First-in-the-nation ban targets grass at office parks, street medians and housing development entrances that no one uses

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass.A new Nevada law will outlaw about 31% of the grass in the Las Vegas area in an effort to conserve water amid a drought that's drying up the region's primary water source: the Colorado River.

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In Douglas County, Native Americans until 1974 were prohibited from being in town after 6:30. The siren that directed them to leave still sounds daily.

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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- An extremely rare wildflower that grows only in Nevada's high desert where an Australian mining company wants to dig for lithium should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S.

/PRNewswire/ -- On June 1, NV Energy made its triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) that lays...

Las Vegas nearly ground to a halt during the pandemic. Casinos and restaurants are set to return to full capacity Tuesday, but many hospitality workers wonder whether they'll ever make up their losses.