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‘Wildfire Year' Meant Record Days At The Highest Preparedness Level, Forest Service Chief Says
By some measures, the 2021 fire season has been milder than in recent years. But many of the individual fires were more intense.

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By some measures, the 2021 fire season has been milder than in recent years. But many of the individual fires were more intense.

Officials are quite a ways off from deciding how exactly the billions of dollars allotted to the state and various agencies will be spent.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara described how schools have coped with the pandemic and returned to in-person learning
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination, setting the stage for a confirmation vote.
Nevada’s congressional Democrats are keeping mum about Pres. Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the corporate tax rate.
Election officials recommend not putting off registering to vote.
The camp is part of several efforts by conservationists and Native American organizers to stop the lithium mine.
The proposed rule would “preserve and fortify” the DACA program.
Nevada officials are encouraging immigrant families who qualify for Medicaid to apply.
Nowhere has that lack of humanity been more evident than the Border Patrol's violent response to Haitians entering the U.S.
Nevada’s political districts are primed for a makeover called reapportionment and redistricting.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada announced 50 individuals are expected to be placed in Southern Nevada and 100 in Northern Nevada.
A Republican primary for Nevada governor in 2022 is no place to look for solutions to actual problems.
The bill was passed by the House, but it faces a battle in the evenly divided Senate.
Avi Kwa Ame in southern Clark County would be designated as a national monument, protecting 380,000 acres of indigenous cultural sites.
In 2016, Heller said he didn't support Trump “99%,” but later hailed him as a “great leader.”
The upcoming case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, stems from a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks.
The Grand Junction offices will continue to serve as “the bureau’s Western headquarters.”
The survey results provide some insight into the reluctance many workers have about reentering or staying in tipped environments.
The immigration reform measure would make 112,700 people in Nevada eligible to apply for permanent U.S. residency.