The Nevada Independent

PHOTOS: Gay rodeo in Reno celebrates rural America’s diversity

The World Gay Rodeo Finals returned to Reno this year, nearly 50 years after the first gay rodeo was held in the city.

World Gay Rodeo Finals return to Reno, its birthplace, for 50th anniversary

The first gay rodeo was held in Reno in 1976. Fifty years later, original rodeo participants explain why the event still matters.

This rural Nevada ghost town voted among the spookiest in the United States

Nevada's mining history has resulted in hundreds of ghost towns in the Silver State. One was named among the spookiest places ...

Nevada City community pushes to revamp abandoned HEW building, once California's second-oldest hospital

A historic building in Nevada City that's been empty for nearly 20 years could soon see a new beginning. Once California's second-oldest hospital and then a county health center, the old Health, ...

PLUMAS BANCORP DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq:PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that the Board of Directors ...

Reno, Tahoe see increased bear activity as weather turns colder, NDOW says

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is getting more calls about bear activity in Washoe County. Here's how to avoid attracting ...
University of Nevada, Reno

Bears resort to rummaging through our food supplies when late-spring frosts destroy their natural food sources

Researchers document how spring temperature swings wipe out natural food sources for black bears in Nevada’s Sierra Nevadas, ...