RENO, Nev. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter injured while battling a wildland blaze has been released from a Nevada hospital as more than 700 people make progress on all three of the biggest wildfires burning in the state, officials said. None of the fires grew overnight and one is now […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in Nevada (all times local): 1 p.m. More than 700 firefighters combined are making progress on all three of the largest wildfires burning in northern Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday none of the fires grew overnight and […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A small, wind-whipped brush fire destroyed a mobile home north of Reno Wednesday while more than 600 firefighters battled three big wildfires in northeast Nevada, including one threatening several ranches near the Idaho line. The fire that destroyed the mobile home in Cold Springs also destroyed […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — More than 600 firefighters are battling three large wildfires in northeast Nevada, including one potentially threatening several ranches near the Idaho line. No structures have been damaged but the largest fire 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Elko has closed roads and is threatening key wildlife […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conservationists say they will fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open range that’s home to a dwindling species of ground-dwelling bird. A Center for Biological Diversity official threatened lawsuits after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management […]
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it has concluded that oil and gas leasing isn’t suitable for Humboldt-Toiyabe (toy-YAH’-bee) National Forest land in a mountain range in northeastern Nevada’s Elko County that is a popular recreation area. Forest officials announced Thursday that Forest Supervisor Bill Dunkelberger’s analysis […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Rain is bringing relief to hundreds of firefighters battling a big wildfire that destroyed an historic camp lodge and trapped several hikers above a canyon in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. The Forest Service said Wednesday fire crews have seen minimal activity and no growth in the […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Firefighters battled a wildfire Tuesday that destroyed a 79-year-old camp lodge and devastated thousands of acres of wilderness in a glacially-carved canyon in one of the most popular recreation areas in northeast Nevada. More than 300 crew members and 11 aircraft were on the fire lines […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire that tapped eight hikers and sheriff’s deputy before they were escorted to safety in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A California couple who saw homes destroyed in a wildfire near Santa Rosa a year ago was among […]
