Maps pieced together by the sensors "will help us be able ... deputy state climatologist and a geographer at the University ...

The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler future ...

She retired at 50 thinking she'd never work again. Then she missed it—and built a thriving cat grooming business instead.

Sheer drama. That's what the Great Sand Dunes are. Starkly beautiful desert dunes set against a backdrop of pretty, ...

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board ... tax generated by retail developments within the district boundaries help pay ...

Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout ...

Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that ...

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...

Emergency crews responded to a garage and house fire in Rancho Cordova on Wednesday afternoon, the Sacramento Metro Fire District said.

A 20-year-old man died following a shooting in Stockton on Wednesday afternoon, the police department said. Officers responded to the report of a shooting in a parking lot on North Sutter Street near ...

Time to put your two-wheeler to good use on these scenic, fun bike paths—one in each state. Bicycling is as popular as ever, ...