Author: Scott Sonner
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California ski resort workers tunnel their way into the office after getting 10 feet of snow
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A powerful blizzard has dumped more than 10 feet of snow on at least one California ski resort, where the marketing team had to dig a tunnel to get to their office door
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Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
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The most powerful Pacific storm of the season has started barreling into the Sierra Nevada
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Wind in forecast raises fears after Nevada fire burns homes
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RENO, Nev. • A day after a wind-whipped wildfire in northern Nevada roared through a neighborhood in Reno and destroyed at least five houses, more than 1,000 people who were forced to evacuate — including the mayor — started returning home Wednesday. Another fire about 100 miles south and across the border in California also…
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Official: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
RENO, Nev. — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency’s ability to get the job…
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Controversial wild horse plan headed to Senate floor
RENO, Nev. — Congress is closer to approving a contentious wild horse initiative backed by national animal welfare groups and the livestock industry but condemned by leaders of the largest and oldest coalition of mustang advocates in the West. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $35 million last week for the program supported by an unprecedented…
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Beto O’Rourke might halt new oil and gas drilling on federal land
RENO, Nevada — Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke says he’s willing to consider a moratorium on new leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands as a way to help combat climate change. The Democratic presidential hopeful told reporters while campaigning in Nevada on Thursday the nation needs to rethink how it protects…
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Horse slaughter possible after U.S. Forest Service builds its first corral for mustangs
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RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Forest Service has built its first corral for wild horses, which could allow it to bypass federal restrictions and sell the animals for slaughter. The agency acknowledged in court filings in a potentially precedent-setting legal battle that it built the new pen in Northern California for mustangs gathered in the…
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Jeep in hot water over ad with SUV romping in wild waters
RENO, Nev. — The head of one of the nation’s largest fish conservation groups says Fiat Chrysler’s Super Bowl ads “glorified” the destruction of aquatic habitat in an apparent attempt to appeal to off-road thrill-seekers. It’s the second time ads by the automaker have drawn complaints since the Feb. 4 game. Trout Unlimited President and…
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Shoes, bags, even dentures lost at Burning Man await owners
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RENO, Nev. — Lindsay Weiss once lost her cellphone and got it back, so she and a friend knew what they had to do when they discovered a camera during the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert — even though it meant giving up their coveted shady seat for a musical performance. The friends…
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Nevada pot retailers ‘running on fumes;’ governor endorses emergency measure
RENO, Nev. — Most of Nevada’s recreational marijuana retailers are optimistic an emergency regulation that state officials are expected to approve will help keep them from running out of pot supplies, but some are “running on fumes,” an industry official said Tuesday. The State Tax Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on an emergency measure…