Re-engineering the River Undergoing a quiet transformation, the McCarran Ranch Preserve could soon be invaded by birdwatchers, fishermen, canoeists and other nature-lovers.
Horses seeking homes The 1,200 animals at the Bureau of Land Management’s facility in Palomino Valley are being trained by volunteers so they are ready for adoption, but finding new owners for the rounded-up wild hors...
Activists decry coyote-hunting tournament RENO — A coyote-hunting tournament set for this weekend in northern Nevada is drawing howls of protest from animal rights activists. WildEarth Guardians based in Santa Fe, N.M., and Project Coyo...
Note: Conditions in the Sparks Tribune fishing report are based on the latest possible information. But because of constantly changing weather and road conditions, please call for an updated report...
The drive to Pyramid Lake, 33 miles northeast of Sparks, winds through colorful, brush-pocked foothills and enchanting pastel mountains of pink and gray.
Note: Conditions in the Sparks Tribune fishing report are based on the latest possible information. But because of constantly changing weather and road conditions, please call for an updated report...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines....
ATLANTA (AP) -- More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions - especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort....