Nevada

As a ferocious wildfire barreled toward Lake Tahoe, a vacation haven on the the California-Nevada state line, area ski resorts have joined the firefight, using snow-making machines to protect the cherished destinations of generations of Californians and others.

A federal judge in Nevada has issued a ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases

The Las Vegas Raiders will require all fans attending home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 — or get a shot at the stadium.

The Colorado River supplies water and power for more than 40 million people across the West, while also fueling some 2.5 million acres of croplands.

A storefront collapsed into rubble at a Las Vegas supermarket at opening time Aug. 13, 2021, injuring four people.

A Las Vegas homeowner accused of shooting three live-in tenants after an argument over unpaid rent told police he didn’t want to go through an eviction proceeding and wanted to handle things “his way,” a prosecutor told a judge on Wednesday.

The Western U.S. is facing drought conditions that are straining water resources, hurting agriculture and providing a fertile ground for wildfires.

Local officials in at least five U.S. states are now advising all residents to wear masks in public indoor settings — whether they are vaccinated or not.

Health care and inclusiveness are rising as factors to be ranked a top U.S. state to live and work in.

Many American states are falling apart, literally, with infrastructure in major need of upgrades. Not these 10 states, which are the most-solid in the nation.

Infrastructure in the Silver State is among the nation’s best. But education and innovation can be scarce.

A woman in Placerville, Calif., captured on camera the moment her glass of water shook during an earthquake that struck along the California-Nevada border on Thursday.

A woman in Placerville, Calif., captured the water in her glass shaking as an earthquake along the border of California and Nevada. In Gardnerville, Nev., someone captured images of food on the floor at a grocery store.

Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.

Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly

Nevada’s governor has signed a law making the Western state the first to vote on the 2024 presidential primary contests, bumping Iowa and New Hampshire from their leadoff spots

A 7-year-old boy from San Jose was the child whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas 10 days ago, and his mother is suspected of killing him, police said Monday.

Nevada lawmakers have passed a bill aiming to make the state the first to weigh in on the 2024 presidential primary contests.

Engineers have developed a seed-scattering drone to help reforest areas ravaged by wildfires.

A couple in Las Vegas said they will have to wait to continue building their pool after construction crews unearthed a set of bones dating back to Earth’s most recent ice age.