That belief brought Potter into frequent conflict with the National Park Service. While climbing and even free soloing are ...

Recognitions include First place in Coverage of Underserved Communities and Environmental Reporting categories ...

Wolves returned to California starting in 2011. Photo by California Department of Fish and Wildlife via Wikimedia Commons Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed the ...

The primary elections are fast approaching and there are several offices, candidates and ballot questions that are up for a vote of the people on June 9. To help sift through it all, the Sierra Nevada ...

For years, Frank Padilla has collected stories from the people around him. At 70, he spends his retirement helping people ...

In the years before Nevada became a state in 1864, hundreds of hopefuls made their way out West, hoping to strike it rich as part of the California Gold Rush. Along the way, these white settlers often ...

Inside the Holland Project in midtown Reno, a projector cast the face of a man in a suit, and a seemingly simple question: “Who is this, and what is his current title?” Around the room, the reaction ...

In 2007, 17-year-old Sarah Stusek woke up at 4 a.m. The lights were mysteriously turned on. Her phone was gone. She looked up to see a man and a woman hovering over her on either side of the bed. They ...

National Parks recorded more than 331 million visits last year—the highest number of visits ever recorded. Yet, recent federal cuts to the National Park Service have conservationists worried about the ...

When The Radical Cat bookstore opened in 2022, its owners wanted to build a community space that aims to bring more than just books to Northern Nevada. Located in Midtown Reno, it offers a mix of ...

The Oppidan Data Center will be the second in the city of Reno. Photo Richard Bednarski / Sierra Nevada Ally Last month, the Reno City Council approved the Oppidan Data Center to become the city’s ...

Aerial views of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center from August 2025. Photo courtesy of Evan Petty. This story is part of an ongoing series, Who Controls the West, which examines the people, companies ...