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Prospectors search for denim gold in old Nevada mine shafts

The two amateur prospectors spied what they had come looking for— an abandoned mine shaft possibly hiding treasure within. But it wasn’t gold or silver the two sought in a rural Nevada forest. It was blue jeans from the long-ago days of the Comstock Lode.

 
Park service prepares for additional drop in Lake Mead water level

The National Park Service expects to spend about $25 million to move marinas and extend boat launch ramps if Lake Mead continues to shrink in the coming years, according to a new low-water plan released Thursday.

 
Vandals damage new memorial for Nevadans killed in wars

A memorial honoring 895 Nevada residents who have died in wars and conflicts dating to the Civil War has been damaged days after its dedication.

 
Nevada’s Jacky Rosen targets Yucca Mountain, health care

At a roundtable meeting with reporters on Friday, Rosen discussed her plans as the Silver State’s next senator and the challenges of working in a divided Congress.

 
Dangerous Gold Butte Monument mine shaft entrances being closed

Using airlifted supplies, a crew is closing the entries to 42 abandoned mines scattered throughout Gold Butte National Monument, plugging some and grating others to allow wildlife to use them as shelters.

 
Rural homelessness issue comes to a head in Pahrump

Nye County sheriff’s deputies order residents of longtime encampment for homeless to leave, but county and city have no place for them to go. Community members aim to fill the void and come up with some long-term solutions.

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