Nevada Outdoor School announced that it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation (NDOR) to support its Nevada Outdoor Education & Recreation (NOER) initiative. This initiative is dedicated to connecting rural youth with nature through high-quality outdoor education experiences. With this funding, NOS will expand its reach and impact across rural northern Nevada, providing thousands of underserved students with opportunities to explore, learn about, and develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world.
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle crash on State Route 140 (SR140), near mile 95 in Humboldt County. This location is approximately 125 miles northwest of Winnemucca and 15 miles southeast of the Oregon state line.
RENO, Nevada – As millions of Americans adjusted their clocks for daylight saving time this week, many experience disruptions in their sleep and daily routines – a reminder of the importance of circadian rhythms that govern internal biological clocks. New research, led in part by Meet Zandawala, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and his colleagues offers fresh insights into how these networks function, potentially paving the way for solutions to better manage circadian rhythm disruptions and the effects of time shifts like daylight saving time. The team of international researchers, including Zandawala, has created the first comprehensive map of the circadian clock network in the fruit fly brain. This groundbreaking research, published in Nature Communications, provides new insights into how the brain regulates sleep, metabolism and hormone release.
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project near Montello in Elko County.
RENO, Nev. — The University of Nevada, Reno hosted a signing ceremony in recognition of its memorandum of understanding with Vallée de la Transition Énergétique (VTE) on March 7 on the University campus. The memorandum will foster cooperative relationships between the Nevada Lithium Batteries and Other Electric Vehicle Materials Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Nevada Tech Hub) and the VTE, a collaborative proposal within Quebec dedicated to the development of energy sources such as batteries, the electrification of transport, hydrogen, and the decarbonization of industry and heavy transport.
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno Extension is partnering with other organizations to host the Bee & Garden Conference March 20-22 in Minden at the Carson Valley Inn, 1627 U.S. Highway 395 North. The conference will focus on native bees and other pollinators and the benefits of protecting pollinators for the beekeeper, homeowner and small-acreage producer.
For decades, data on gross and net revenues at individual Nevada mines — and the amount of taxes paid on those revenues — have been at the heart of state mining tax debates and legislation. And for decades, the data was publicly available. A state Department of Taxation webpage linked to years of the “Net Proceeds of Minerals Bulletin,” as the annual report is called, for public perusal.
The last couple of winters have seen above normal snowpacks statewide, but this year we are seeing a range of conditions from above normal in the north to well below normal in the south. February brought above normal precipitation in most areas, boosting March 1 snowpacks above median in the Northern Great Basin, Humboldt, Owyhee, Snake and Clover Valley – Franklin basins.
RENO — Each fall, Gov. Joe Lombardo and Nevada Volunteers honor the Stars of Nevada-Governor’s Points of Light Awards on extraordinary Nevadans who positively influence our state through volunteerism and service. Online nominations are now open for 2025 finalists. “These awards celebrate the individuals and organizations who model Nevada values of service, responsibility, cooperation, compassion, and the power of partnership,” Beth Bartel, Nevada Volunteers Commission Chair said. “It’s an inspirational and aspirational experience to learn about the impact that service has across Nevada.”
ELY (AP) — Nevada prosecutors say 20 people have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in eastern Nevada last year in which three inmates were killed and others were injured. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday the final arrest in the investigation was made on March 5. Prisoners Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in the July 30 fight at Ely State Prison. No officers were injured.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management today approved expanding gold mining operations for up to an additional eight years at the open-pit Ruby Hill Mine in Eureka County.
The 2024 election may be over, but the legal battle about how long Nevada can count mail ballots — a proxy battle over the future of mail-in voting — remains ongoing. On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee asked a federal appeals court to deny an appeal filed in a nearly yearlong legal case brought by state and national Republicans seeking to end Nevada’s practice of accepting mail ballots as many as four days after an election, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day. In May, the Nevada Republican Party, the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit alleging that Nevada’s practice of accepting those mail ballots violates federal election law. That lawsuit was dismissed in July by U.S. District Court judge Miranda Du, on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing.
Some officials are claiming that the termination letters that dismissed 2,000 probationary, non-firefighting employees of the U.S. Forest Service mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires. The Forest Service firings are part of a wave of federal worker layoffs, as President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting measures reverberate nationwide.
On Valentine’s Day, thousands of probationary federal employees — typically those who have been in their current role for less than a year — received similar notices that they were being fired for “performance”-related reasons. The firings were swift and often confusing, with employees being locked out of their government emails before they could get any answers. Federal agencies have not released data on firings by state. But in a state where the federal government owns more than 80 percent of the land, job cuts coupled with the federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump could lead to a slowdown of services everywhere from wildfire management to veterans’ hospitals to nuclear research.
In a response to rising traffic fatalities throughout Nevada, state lawmakers are proposing to increase traffic penalties and authorize harsher enforcement. But laws already exist to punish reckless driving, and legislative efforts being considered this session won’t address the underlying conditions that make roads hazardous, argue critics of the proposals. Nick Shepack, the Nevada state Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, urged lawmakers to consider ways to make roadway infrastructure better to increase safety and reduce speeds.
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