LOVELOCK - Pershing County and Burning Man officials reached a last-minute deal on county costs to be covered this year by Black Rock City, the organization in charge of the event.
WINNEMUCCA - You suspect someone in your workplace may retaliate for an incident in which they have or believe they have been treated unfairly.
JEN ANDERSON • The Humboldt SunSmoke rolled in to the Winnemucca area late Thursday evening, causing the sun to cast an eerie orange glow. The smoke is primarily coming from the Rim Fire near Yosemite in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains, which was still burning as of Friday afternoon with only small percentage of containment. Another fire in the Tahoe National Forest may have also contributed to the large amounts of smoke and haze in northern Nevada.
WINNEMUCCA - Big game archery season has already started, and many hunters will be venturing out in the backcountry soon to harvest their early season antelope.
RENO (AP) - Dense smoke from major California wildfires continued to pour into the Reno-Lake Tahoe area over the weekend, causing event cancellations to mount and local health officials to expand pollution warnings into Tuesday.
WINNEMUCCA -When it comes to the Tri-County Fair & Stampede, great entertainment is a given.
IMLAY - If you live in the Imlay/Mill City area you may have seen a strange looking airplane flying around in the early morning or evening hours.
CARSON CITY -More than 20,000 Nevadans will see a 59 percent reduction in their federal extended unemployment benefits starting the week ending Aug. 31 because of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration.
CARSON CITY - Since bottoming out in 2010, employment in Nevada's small businesses has increased by 27,300 and has risen for nine consecutive quarters, showing indication that small businesses are on the mend and contributing to the overall improvement in the jobs outlook, said Bill Anderson, chief economist for Nevada's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
I think that the more you learn about the habits of your quarry, the better the hunter you'll be, and getting out in the mountains one week a year just isn't enough to learn their habits!
WINNEMUCCA - Have you ever thought about giving hunting a try? Well in the past if you wanted to try your hand at hunting you were required to take an eight hour hunter education course; purchase a hunting license and whatever stamps were necessary; figure out the correct gear you need for your hunt and then find someone to show you the ropes. It's how hunting works in Nevada, but it does tend to scare off the casual observer who is not totally convinced that hunting is for them. That's where the Apprentice Hunting License comes in.
KELLY PINKSTON • Special to the SunAbove, seventh graders in McDermitt get ready for the new experience of changing classes each period. From left to right, Ashton Alexander, Dominique Finley, Jaxson Pinkston, Cauy Crutcher, Nash Pope and Brent Wilson have fun in the hallway on Monday, the first day of school. Below, new English teacher Kristine Prause and her students. There are many new faces on the faculty this year at McDermitt schools.
LAS VEGAS - The upcoming three-day Labor Day holiday is predicted to reflect a significant increase of Mountain West travelers from last year's holiday, according to AAA Nevada's most recent travel survey.
WINNEMUCCA -A longtime Humboldt County farmer and rancher has been chosen to lead this year's Labor Day Parade.
WINNEMUCCA - Labor Day Weekend is just around the corner, and northeastern Nevada law enforcement will be "Joining Forces" and beefing up patrols around the state.