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A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant during the Hawk Fire on August 23, 2026 in Reno, (Photo by Trevor Bexon/Getty Images)
Firefighting crews have made progress containing the Hawk fire blazing near Reno that has destroyed more than 30 homes and placed tens of thousands under evacuation orders or warnings.
The fast-moving Hawk fire ...
Nevada National Guard personnel block a closed road during the Hawk Fire on August 23, 2026 in Reno, Nevada. (Photo by Trevor Bexon/Getty Images)
The Hawk Fire northwest of Reno and north of Lake Tahoe ignited dry fuel mid-day on August 22 amid
Nevada already has the smallest allocation of Colorado River water among the three Lower Basin states. (Lake Mead photo by Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)
Nevada officials have filed the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Colorado River plan, a plan that would require Nevada to cut water use by about 17% over the next two years an...
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Washoe County voters this November will have the opportunity to weigh in on whether electric vehicle owners are “paying their fair share” toward filling potholes and adding new streetlights.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Northern Nevada, which pushed for the non-binding advisory question, is h...
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
The Bureau of Reclamation released its two-year operating plan on Friday detailing how the agency will manage the Colorado River, and the nation’s two largest reservoirs L...