#Family pleads for help finding missing Nevada woman

#Family pleads for help finding missing Nevada woman

“Family pleads for help finding missing Nevada woman” Authorities in Nevada are desperately trying to track down a truck in the suspicious disappearance of an 18-year-old woman last seen at a rural Walmart. Naomi Christine Irion, of Fernley, was last seen early Saturday in the parking lot of a Walmart where she takes a bus…

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#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border

#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border

“#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border” SAN FRANCISCO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The earthquake struck at 3:49…

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#Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation

#Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation

“#Las Vegas pushes land swap to balance growth, conservation” CARSON CITY, Nev. — Record-breaking heat and historic drought in the U.S. West are doing little to discourage cities from planning to welcome millions of new residents in the decades ahead. From Phoenix to Boise, officials are preparing for a future both with more people and less water, seeking to balance…

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#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

“#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought” June 10 – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at…

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