RENO (AP) - Wild-horse advocates staged weekend rallies across the country, including ones in Carson City and Las Vegas, to drum up opposition to the government's removal of mustangs from the range and to proposals to slaughter them.
LOVELOCK - I frequently receive questions about how to identify weeds and what the best resources are for help with identification.
RENO - The Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GBLCC) is providing more than $198,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fund five projects within the Great Basin.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of State Parks is holding Recreational Trails Committee meetings May 8-9 to hear and rate applications for 2013 federal funding.
CARSON CITY - Thirty-seven motorcycle fatalities occurred in Nevada during 2012, according to the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.
LOVELOCK - XL Hospice is known for its caring support for end-of-life patients in Lovelock and Pershing County. What is not widely known is that the nonprofit group also offers bereavement support.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center and the Center for Student Cultural Diversity will hold a special celebration for all graduating students of Latino heritage this week.
RENO - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Ruby Pipeline project.
LOVELOCK - Pershing County High Student Body President Nico Ambata-Rodriguez was recognized for his recent election as Division III Vice President for the Nevada State Association of Student Councils.
LOVELOCK - American Legion Post No. 6 scholarship applications are now available for area high school seniors.
WINNEMUCCA - On May 11, all northern Nevada residents are invited to join the "LaRena Smith Bengoa Run, Ride or Walk for the Cure."
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno's spring commencement will confer 2,168 degrees and certificates.
LAS VEGAS - Leadership Academy of Nevada (LANV) offers a tuition-free, online education to students in grades 9-12 anywhere in Nevada.
WASHINGTON - With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America.
LOVELOCK - A local Rye Patch resident was injured in a single-vehicle roll-over accident Tuesday and rushed to Pershing General Hospital in Lovelock.