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Fire prevention order issued in Nevada

Federal land managers have issued a statewide fire prevention order aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires in Nevada.

Travel center with world’s largest Chevron opens soon in Jean

When the 50,000-square-foot Terrible’s Road House travel center opens in Jean, about 30 miles south of Las Vegas, it will be home to the world’s largest Chevron with 96 fuel pumps, 60 restroom stalls and about 100 employees.

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Meteor struck Southern Nevada 382M years ago, scientist believes

The National Atomic Testing Museum will host an Asteroid Day lecture on the explosion that many scientists believe rocked the area roughly 382 million years ago and left a crater up to 93 miles wide.

Old Nevada mines may get new leases on life as solar arrays

The State Environmental Commission voted Wednesday to add “renewable energy development and storage” to the list of acceptable post-production uses for shuttered mines to encourage developers to use the already-disturbed land.

Man who pretended to be cop sentenced for 2016 assault

A man who authorities say claimed to be a police officer and pointed a gun during a road rage encounter near Lake Tahoe has been sentenced to up to four years in prison.

New Nevada toad species may qualify for endangered status

After a 90-day review of the Dixie Valley toad, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that the rare amphibian warrants a more comprehensive 12-month study to determine if it should become Nevada’s newest listed species.

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