Flooding from Storm Hillary cuts off Palm Springs in California
Major roads in and out of the California desert town are closed after over 3in of rain fell.
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Nevada Republicans will hold 2024 presidential caucuses on February 8
The Nevada Republican Party will hold its 2024 presidential caucuses on February 8, the party announced Monday.
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York Fire burning in California and Nevada is now 93% contained
The massive York Fire that ignited in the Mojave National Preserve is almost fully contained after more than a week of expansion in California and Nevada, according to fire officials.
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Whirl-spawning wildfire in California and Nevada challenges firefighters and threatens ecosystem
Firefighters battling a large whirl-spawning wildfire in California and southern Nevada are facing challenging conditions as the blaze spreads and threatens iconic desert Joshua trees.
1970-01-01 08:00
Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous 'fire whirls'
A massive, out-of-control fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning "fire whirls" and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said.
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2 hikers found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park
Two female hikers were found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday afternoon, state police say.
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2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba likely contracted at natural hot spring
A 2-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba infection this week, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and a Facebook post from the child's mother.
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Animal advocates call for changes to wild horse wrangling following deaths during roundup in Nevada
An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government's wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
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US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Republican Army veteran Sam Brown launches bid for US Senate in Nevada
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Army combat veteran Sam Brown on Monday launched a run for his
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Republicans get top recruit in Nevada to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sam Brown, a retired Army captain who was severely burned by the explosion of a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, announced his plans to enter Nevada's Republican primary Monday to take on Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen next fall.
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This historically-Black Nevada neighborhood has been sinking for decades. A new law may finally help residents move out
For Nancy Johnson, Windsor Park was like a dream when she first moved to a new home in the historically Black North Las Vegas neighborhood in 1976. But within a few years, the cracks began to show -- and homes started to sink.
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