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A proposal to expand Naval Air Station Fallon by nearly 560,000 acres will be considered by the House and Senate in the coming weeks.

The Center for Western Priorities says bills that would protect over 16 million acres in the West are “languishing” in Congress.

The Center for Western Priorities says bills that would protect over 16 million acres in the West are “languishing” in Congress.

From the E.T. Highway to the massive mines southwest of Elko to the shores of Lake Tahoe and back again, a cohort of Honors College students takes an enervating field trip around the state to see all the weird, wild, and wonderful that Nevada has to offer outside Las Vegas’ borders.  

The National Weather Service warned the states could witness heavy snowing till Tuesday.

The tree-thinning treatment, which will continue through mid-April, is part of the Kern Mountains Landscape Restoration Project.

Natural Resource Specialist Kellie Dobrescu says that hand-thinning is used when pinyon-juniper expansion is less dominate.

Survivor alum Roger Sexton dies at age 76 after long battle with dementia. Survivor: The Amazon alum Roger Sexton has passed away at age 76 following a long battle with dementia.

Get the boots and shovels handy...again. Another round of snow is on the way, especially for the mountains south of Bozeman, Livingston, and Butte.

Be prepared for hazardous travel conditions and big impacts on morning and evening commutes beginning Monday morning.