Henry Ruggs pleads guilty to drunk driving, speeding in deadly crash
Ruggs is expected to be sentenced to three to 10 years in prison at a hearing set for early August.
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Ruggs is expected to be sentenced to three to 10 years in prison at a hearing set for early August.
For the third time in a decade, federal wildlife officials are contemplating whether the bi-state sage grouse deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
County commissioners have rescinded an energy company's permit to drill exploratory wells for a geothermal project in the Nevada desert near the site of the annual Burning Man counterculture festival about 110 miles north of Reno.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked and found that in 2022, Nevada had 16%, or 384 of the country's 2,377 clinical cases of the superbug called Candida auris — followed by California with 359 cases.
A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.
Tesla may receive over $300 million in tax abatements over the next two decades for a massive new expansion of its northern Nevada facility.
Care Flight identified the downed aircraft and said the pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient and a patient's family member all died.
Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing legislation to remove "involuntary servitude" from their states' constitutions.
Tesla confirmed it intends to invest $3.6 billion to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Nevada for "high-volume" production of electric semi-trucks and make enough cell batteries for 2 million light-duty vehicles annually.
The San Francisco-based group that stages perhaps the most famous counterculture event in the world is among those facing off against the U.S. government over geothermal exploration in the Nevada desert.
A representative for the Marvel superhero was quoted as saying he was in "critical but stable condition" after an accident while plowing snow.
The delivery comes more than three years after Elon Musk said the company would start making the trucks.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's victory Saturday evening clinched Senate control for the Democrats four days after Election Day.
Human remains have now been found in the Lake Mead area at least six times since May, and the latest discovery is at least the second near the Callville Bay boating area.
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Democrats support reparations for descendants of enslaved people because "they think the people that do the crime are owed that."
The waves churned inside a Death Valley cave 1,500 miles from the quake, in a phenomenon geologists called a "desert tsunami."
As the intensity of the Caldor Fire eased and containment increased Tuesday, the thousands of firefighters battling the massive blaze faced a new challenge -- a sweltering heat wave that sent temperatures in the Tahoe Basin soaring to near triple digits.
As the intensity of the Caldor Fire eased and containment increased Tuesday, thousands were returning to the homes after spending weeks or days in evacuation centers.
As thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents returned to their homes Monday, officials issued a warning to be on the lookout for bears who have been wandering through the evacuated neighborhoods, ransacking trash cans and homes while scavenging for food.
With containment of the massive Caldor Fire growing by the hour, the El Dorado County sheriff downgraded evacuation orders to warnings for many neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe Sunday, allowing thousands of residents to begin the journey back to their homes.
Optimism continued to soar Saturday within the ranks of the small army of firefighters battling the massive Caldor Fire near Lake Tahoe. Evacuated residents were returning homes on the secured western edge of the blaze while crews had slowed the advance of the flames on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe.
Beloved cabins reduced to piles of rubble, memories incinerated in minutes, those bore witness early Friday to the intensity of the firefight with the massive Caldor Fire in Phillips Park as it raged along Highway 50 on its march to South Lake Tahoe.
Firefighters mounting a defense of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday were able to take advantage of favorable weather conditions, gaining ground on the Caldor Fire as authorities arrested their third looting suspect.
Hundreds of firefighters battled the advancing flames of the massive Caldor Fire near the Kirkwood ski resort Wednesday as strengthening afternoon winds tossed ember clouds well ahead of the control lines and ignited spot fires.
An evacuated family returning to check on their Markleeville home over the weekend discovered a baby burned bear cub who had suffered severe burns in the Tamarack Fire.
