Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado ...

Snow has been melting at rapid rates throughout the region, including in the Rocky Mountains, and that could mean increased ...

A provocative new hypothesis suggests that Yosemite Valley was carved by an ancient volcano and a disappearing river, both of which have long since eroded away.Geologists have long debated why ...

NDOW, along with the Nevada Division of State Lands and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation purchased the 1,550-acre ranch north of Battle Mountain to create one of NDOW’s ...

The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to name Lynn Skrukrud as their new Executive Director. Skrukrud, a Nevada ...

While the famous Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is located in Chico, another charming town in the California mountain range, Kernville also has its own popular brewery in Kern River Brewing Company.

With the potential cost of an airport south of Las Vegas in the billions, Laughlin’s airport director has thought of a way to ...

For decades, hydrologists believed most spring snowmelt rapidly enters rivers and streams. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that most of it spends years as groundwater before it ...

The tale of Nevada’s first serial killer didn’t conclude with death. His remains continued to inspire legends long after the “Last Renegade” took his final breath.

The Colorado River Basin’s groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human ...

Only parts of southern Oregon and a few places in Northern California are holding onto above-average snow pack.