Nevada
14 Jul 2021
Crews from the Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue use bulldozers to construct firelines to help stop the spread of an "aggressive" fire near Reno, Nevada. A combination of two blazes sparked by lightning near the California-Nevada border last week, the Beckwourth Complex fire has rapidly grown to some 90,000 acres. It is reportedly California’s largest fire so far this year and has prompted evacuations in both states.
15 Nov 2020
The Virgin Hyperloop makes its first journey carrying passengers, in a test the company claims represents a major step forward for the "groundbreaking" technology capable of transporting people at 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) an hour.
2 Jul 2017
Locals and tourists wait in long lines to legally purchase marijuana in Nevada.
24 Jun 2017
Senator Dean Heller of Nevada becomes the fifth Republican senator to oppose the current GOP healthcare bill.