LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zombie deer may sound like something in a bad B-movie, but wildlife regulators say they’re real and officials are working to keep them out of Nevada. The Las Vegas Sun reports the term relates to animals that have contracted chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious and […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Joe Burrow didn’t sound too impressed with his latest historically significant performance for unbeaten LSU. Burrow became the first LSU quarterback to eclipse 300 yards passing in four straight games and threw for five touchdowns to help the fifth-ranked Tigers defeat Utah State 42-6 on […]
OGDEN, Utah-Saturday afternoon, 1-1 Weber State, coming off of a 41-24 win over Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo at Stewart Stadium last weekend, plays their second Mountain West Conference foe of the season for a road date at Reno, Nev. The Wildcats, who fell 6-0 to San Diego State August 31, […]
OGDEN, Utah-Monday, after routing Cal Poly 41-24 Saturday, Weber State football moved up to sixth in the STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches polls. The Wildcats moved up one place in the STATS FCS poll and two spots in the AFCA coaches poll. Defending national champion and perennial power North Dakota […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already knew they were discouraged from taking their guns to church on Sunday, but it is making sure that message is crystal clear by tweaking the policy to prohibit all “lethal weapons.” The previous […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the outlook for the Colorado River (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Conditions on the over-taxed Colorado River have improved dramatically over the past year, but not enough to stave off voluntary cutbacks for some water users in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. A […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Federal Highway Administration has issued an environmental excellence award to state wildlife and transportation officials for creating wildlife safety crossings on special highway overpasses in northeast Nevada. The award recognizes nine safety crossings installed on Interstate 80 in Elko County between Wendover and Wells, and […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s sage-grouse numbers have dropped 52% since the federal government decided not to list the birds as an endangered species in the fall of 2015. It’s not yet clear whether the three-year decline is part of a cyclical pattern or indicative of a more serious issue, […]
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 […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service wants to reduce designated habitat in Wyoming and Nevada for a ground-dwelling bird. The agency said Friday its plan would target 300 square miles (800 square kilometers) now set aside for sage grouse in Wyoming and Nevada, with nearly all of the […]
