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Burning Man pays for extra Nevada troopers
Burning Man organizers have contracted with the Nevada Highway Patrol to provide a dozen or more extra troopers a day through the weekend to assist motorists and help keep a remote 74-mile stretch of state ...
Burning Man pays for extra NHP troopers to patrol rural highway; $64,321 for overtime shifts
Burning Man organizers have contracted with the Nevada Highway Patrol to provide a dozen or more extra troopers a day through the weekend to assist motorists and help keep everyone safe on the way to ...
BLM completes purchase of 17,000 acres in northern Washoe County
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed the purchase of more than 17,000 acres in northern Washoe County, putting the scenic and prime wildlife habitat under public ownership.
Partnership wants state's OK to export water from Smoke Creek Desert
Washoe County and LSC Development Inc., controlled by the Jaksick family of Reno, is creating a partnership to win state approval of up to 14,000 acre-feet of water rights on the Smoke Creek Desert west of ...
A Bright Idea: Elko High student plans solar project with district
Eagle Scout Zack Finley proposes to do a solar panel project with the Elko County School District similar to the one seen here at the Elko Presbyterian Church.
Brush fire burning north of Gerlach
Firefighters are now battling a brush fire burning on federal land north of Gerlach.
Activists oppose BLM proposal to kill mustangs
In the desert near Gerlach, a tame bay horse dashed out to meet five wild horses fleeing from a government helicopter.
A federal bureau has a captive herd of 30,000 mustangs and is proposing a euthanasia program.
GERLACH, Nevada : Five mustangs pounded across the high desert recently, their dark manes and tails giving shape to the wind.
High noon for Nevada's wild horses
In the desert near Gerlach, a tame bay horse dashed out to meet five wild horses fleeing from a government helicopter.
Last mustang roundup of summer under way
Small specks moved along the Nevada mountains this morning, followed closely by a helicopter.
Wooster High School graduates will celebrate their 10-year reunion Friday to Saturday.
BLM announces plan to round up 1,700 wild horses in Nevada
RENO - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced plans Wednesday to gather about 1,700 wild horses from the Nevada range, citing ongoing drought, dwindling forage and an over abundance of animals in three ...
Conference Call Monday, June 23, to Discuss U.S. Geothermal's 2007 Annual Results
U.S. Geothermal Inc. will host a telephone conference call for investors and analysts on Monday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss fiscal year end 2007 annual results, which were released today.
Verdi-Mogul quakes slow during weekend
Earthquake activity slowed during the weekend in Northern Nevada after a busy Friday.
Michele Ravera, a part-time resident of Gerlach, stopped in to that town's beloved Bruno's Country Club a couple of weeks ago to gas up her car.
Gerlach High School has the smallest enrollment of any high school in the Washoe County School District.
Sheriff's office: Death appears to be suicide
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 36-year-old man Wednesday morning in Gerlach, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Following is the list of the days when the lists of graduates from area high schools are scheduled to run in the Reno Gazette-Journal. Readers are encouraged to post photos online at RGJ.com, where they can ...
Washoe County high school graduations
Tuesday, June 3 Gerlach High School at 7 p.m. in the Gerlach multipurpose room Wednesday, June 4 Damonte Ranch High School at 5 p.m. in the Lawlor Events Center Rainshadow charter school is at 5:30 ...
Stewardship program helps protect Nevada historical sites
When I heard about a volunteer opportunity to become a protector of sorts for state archaeological sites, I quickly e-mailed my sister.