Nevada

WATCH: Nevada Lawmaker Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:49:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AalHZdtIFys

Hours After Expulsion, Ex-Nevada Lawmaker Forcibly Arrested In Calfornia

Korva Coleman — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:14:00 +0000

Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks is jailed in San Bernadino County, Calif., following a high-speed freeway chase with Barstow police and members of the California Highway Patrol.

Accident During Live-Fire Exercise Kills At Least Seven Marines In Nevada

Mark Memmott — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:03:00 +0000

At least seven Marines are dead and another seven are injured after an accident Monday night in Nevada in which a mortar round exploded inside an artillery tube, military officials tell NPR's Tom Bowman.

The Marines were taking part in a live-fire exercise, those officials say. "Shell fragments, I'm told, killed almost three [Marines] immediately," Tom says.

Aquarium Dumping Linked To Giant Tahoe Goldfish

Scott Neuman — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:40:00 +0000

You're going to need a bigger fishbowl.

Scientists searching for invasive species in Lake Tahoe scooped up a bright orange goldfish measuring nearly a foot and a half long and weighing more than 4 pounds, according to the website Live Science.

Want To Be In The Dark? Death Valley Is Among 20 Recommended Places

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:54:00 +0000

Hearing that the International Dark Sky Association has declared that Death Valley National Park is now the world's largest "international dark sky park" sent us in search of other places that the organization recommends if you really like "star-filled nights."

The association, which tries to "call attention to the hazards of light pollution," has recognized: