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The closed mine in San Manuel could reopen under a deal announced by a Canadian company that also wants to develop a major new mine 55 miles northeast of Tucson.

A woman was killed by a truck Sunday morning in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 80 near Winnemucca, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Elko City Manager Jan Baum said the city is applying for a $150,000 grant to extend the HARP trail so it can pass under 12th ...

SSR Mining Executive Chairman Rod Antal said that with the sale of the Çöpler Mine in Turkey the company will focus on its assets in the Americas, including its Marigold ...

Pershing County Commission Chairman Joe Crim also serves as chairman of the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Pershing County Advisory Board. The incident was investigated by NDOW.

The Nevada Health Authority outlined goals and funding plans last week for its Rural Health Transformation Program during a meeting in Carson City that was livestreamed throughout the state online.

Since 2023, the Nevada Legislature has provided the Desert Research Institute with an annual budget of $600,000, reviving state support for a long-running cloud seeding program that promises to boost ...

Assembly Member Bert Gurr has filed to run for re-election in his vast district, which include most of Elko County.

The 2026 Elko County Sage-Grouse Experience is taking place early this spring, on March 27, celebrating the 12th year of the ...

Laney Ulrich, Celeste Bennett and Nicole Moreno were selected as the Elko County School District's STARS employees for ...

Oil prices surged and stock markets slid after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran’s supreme leader.