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Olin Feuerbacher/USFWSResidents of the Bay Area were under a temporary tsunami warning on Thursday morning, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast. In two minutes, the shock traveled in the earth hundreds of miles to the Nevada border, affecting the endangered Devils Hole pupfish. -
Associated PressWater users in California have conserved enough water since 2022 to raise Lake Mead water levels by 16 feet — an effort that has provided temporary stability to the Nevada reservoir, as western states negotiate how to split the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply over the next decade.
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For many years, local leaders have discussed the need to access more land around Las Vegas and Reno. Development of those areas, they say, is the solution to Nevada's affordable housing crisis. -
The seven states that use the Colorado River are like kids coming home to a family reunion. Those who follow river policy are frustrated with their level of disagreement. -
Would you like to have high-speed, low-cost fiberoptic internet at your house? Do you even know what that is? Or better yet, would it be worth potentially having your lawn wrecked, your car towed, or even your sewer line damaged? -
For longer than Las Vegas has been a city, people have fanned out across this country every winter to do one thing: count birds. -
As you know, this radio station is pretty much all-talk, all hours of the day. But some of you may remember that in the 1980s and 1990s, KNPR was renowned for producing a Monday night jazz program. -
Thursday is Thanksgiving. And while the history of the holiday is fraught with misgivings, it’s a time to celebrate with friends, family, even strangers. -
Thacker Pass, near the Nevada-Oregon border, is an area rich with lithium ore. However, environmentalists and tribes have fought the effort for years now.
