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 ...

Reducing the risk of wild fire devastation in the Sierra Nevada is a daunting and multi-faceted task. Much of the effort is focused on reducing fuel load in the forest so that fires that do flare up ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nevadans will elect their next governor in 2026 in what is expected to be one of the state’s most closely watched races. The governor serves as Nevada’s chief executive, overseeing state agencies, ...

Drag performers taking a group photo before their routines. Photo by Christopher Harman. Walking into the LGBTQ Center of Las Vegas, visitors are handed three beaded necklaces by a drag queen dressed ...

As more people move into the Truckee River watershed, demand for water is increasing while more and more nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is making its way to the river. Nearly half a million people ...