Research suggests that cloud seeding can increase snowfall by as much as 10 percent, so it’s no wonder that Nevada — the nation’s driest state — is investing in the practice.
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Biologists released 18 Moapa dace into the Muddy River watershed — the first ever of the species to be bred in captivity and released into the wild.
The mountains that feed the Colorado River already have seen more snow this winter than they normally would through an entire snow season.
The Interior Department is considering revising rules to address the drought, including possibly reducing water released from dams on Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., swung through Nevada on Friday to stump for vulnerable Democrats in hopes of boosting turnout among younger voters as the Silver State wrapped up its first week of early voting.
Consultant Matthew DeFalco, who is working on several campaigns as a political consultant this election cycle, was arrested at Resorts World in an alleged domestic violence incident.
Union spokeswoman Bethany Khan said about 35 percent of the 60,000 union members, or about 21,000, had not returned to their previous jobs.
Resorts and the Culinary union struck a compromise on a bill that would give gaming and hospitality employees laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic the right of first refusal for their old jobs, but some casinos and small-business groups are still opposed.
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a revived effort to establish a public health insurance option in the state aimed at helping some of Nevada’s 350,000 uninsured residents get health coverage.
Twelve newcomers to Carson City — two in the state Senate, 10 in the Assembly — will join the Nevada Legislature when it convenes on Feb. 1.