Government

Nevada Division of Forestry this week signed a three-year contract for air support during wildland firefighting throughout the state.

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management this week said they’re seeing an increase of “unauthorized use” on public lands.

Youth members of 4-H on July 30 will show then auction off wild horses they’ve been training as part of a halter-started wild horse and burro program.

Progressive and environmental groups on Tuesday protested outside of Congressman Mark Amodei’s  (R-Nev.) office on Kietzke Lane in south Reno.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday toured the site of the 2020 Pinehaven Fire in west Reno and met with elementary school students who were affected by the fire.

After months of work to establish Nevada’s State Infrastructure Bank, the bank is now ready to begin taking applications for funding.

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR) is under new leadership after Director Bradley Crowell was tapped by the Biden administration to serve on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management last week said the agency had extended the withdrawal of nearly 685,000 acres of public lands in connection with Naval Air Station Fallon.

Fire restrictions are now in place across most state and federal lands in western Nevada as of Friday, July 1.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak this week signed an executive order to protect people seeking abortions in the state.