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Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources. The Center for...
Caesars Entertainment: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — RENO, Nev. (AP) — Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (CZR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $9 million in its third quarter. The Reno, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The...
An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of conspiracy theories and vitriol awaited
RENO, Nev. (AP) — One morning last month, Cari-Ann Burgess did something completely unremarkable: She made a quick stop at a coffee shop on her way to work. For Burgess, the top election official in a northern Nevada county, such outings could be precarious. As she waited for a hot...
Monarch Casino: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — RENO, Nev. (AP) — Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. (MCRI) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $27.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Reno, Nevada-based company said it had net income of $1.47. The results topped Wall Street...
Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of the flames, authorities...
Coyote calling contests: Nevada’s search for a compromise that likely doesn’t exist
A blanket of snow covered the ground as a group of hunters, bundled up from the cold, gathered around a scale in a Northern Nevada parking lot. One by one, dozens of freshly killed coyotes were weighed, their blood streaking the snow. After being weighed, their bodies were tossed...
US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers said Thursday they've completed a final environmental review of a proposed Nevada lithium mine that would supply minerals critical to electric vehicles and a clean energy future while still protecting an endangered wildflower. “This...
Control of Murdoch media empire at stake as hearing to proceed with mogul and children
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and four of his children on Monday went before a Nevada probate commissioner behind closed doors to an evidentiary hearing that could decide who controls Murdoch's media empire after his death. The hearing scheduled to resume Tuesday and continue...
A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter snowstorms and menacing summer wildfires. Niko Rynard...
Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were...
