Thursday, January 10 2013 8:57 PM EST2013-01-11 01:57:01 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- A federal judge has issued a stop order to the Bureau of Land Management for its wild horse roundup operation in northern Nevada. The order puts on hold a wild horse gathering going on atMore>>
A federal judge has issued a stop order to the Bureau of Land Management for its wild horse roundup operation in northern Nevada. The order puts on hold a wild horse gathering going on atMore>>
Wednesday, January 9 2013 1:53 PM EST2013-01-09 18:53:20 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada has set a hearing Feb. 19 to determine whether the Bureau of Land Management violated the First Amendment rights of a photographer and wild horse protectionMore>>
A federal judge in Nevada has set a hearing Feb. 19 to determine whether the Bureau of Land Management violated the First Amendment rights of a photographer and wild horse protection advocate when it restricted her access to mustang roundupsMore>>
Friday, January 4 2013 10:59 AM EST2013-01-04 15:59:38 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- State agriculture officials are exploring ways to muster support for slaughtering stray horses in Nevada and the discussions are stirring protests among advocates for the free roamingMore>>
State agriculture officials are exploring ways to muster support for slaughtering stray horses in Nevada and the discussions are stirring protests among advocates for the free roaming animals.More>>
Friday, September 21 2012 8:30 PM EDT2012-09-22 00:30:42 GMT
Wild horses are under attack in northern Nevada.
LAS VEGAS -- Any wild horse advocates who were hoping for big changes when the Texas cowboy president gave way to the urbanite from Chicago have been sorely disappointed. During the past four years, theMore>>
Any wild horse advocates who were hoping for big changes when the Texas cowboy president gave way to the urbanite from Chicago have been sorely disappointed.More>>
Friday, April 20 2012 4:23 PM EDT2012-04-20 20:23:13 GMT
Federal land managers have agreed to study a proposal by the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens to establish an ecosanctuary for wild horses across more than 900 square miles of northeast Nevada.More>>
Wednesday, April 4 2012 6:45 PM EDT2012-04-04 22:45:32 GMT
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid heard from Nevada business leaders today. One topic discussed was eco-tourism. But one tourism destination facing years of federal delays before it ever opens up. More>>
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:20 PM EST2012-02-17 03:20:15 GMT
Thirty thousand wild horses are stacked in government-supported holding facilities. The program costs more than $70 million per year, but an ambitious plan to improve conditions for the horses has been bottled up within the BLM for years, in part because cattle ranchers don't like it.More>>
Monday, December 26 2011 12:27 PM EST2011-12-26 17:27:26 GMT
The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is appealing to agency employees to step up and blow the whistle on any abuse of mustangs.More>>
Saturday, May 14 2011 1:57 AM EDT2011-05-14 05:57:01 GMT
Wild horse advocates packed a Nevada Senate committee hearing Friday to oppose a bill that would exclude wild horses and burros from the definition of wildlife.More>>
Saturday, April 23 2011 2:00 AM EDT2011-04-23 06:00:49 GMT
Wild horse advocates are celebrating the removal of nearly 200 horses from what is described as an abusive situation.More>>
(Jan. 26) -- A top Democrat in the House of Representatives wants to repeal a new law that changes what can be done with wild horses around the country.
Nevada is home to hundreds of wild horses. The Democrat from West Virginia is opposed to the law that allows the federal government to sell the horses to people who want to slaughter them.
Congress made the new law to cut down on the wild horse herds in 10 western states.
Complete Coverage of the 2013 Nevada LegislatureMore>>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 5:17 PM EDT2013-05-14 21:17:30 GMT
Nevada lawmakers are making a strong statement that crimes motivated by hatred of someone being a transgender person will not be tolerated in the Silver State.More>>
Nevada lawmakers are making a strong statement that crimes motivated by hatred of someone being a transgender person will not be tolerated in the Silver State.More>>
Thursday, May 2 2013 2:46 PM EDT2013-05-02 18:46:52 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Struggling Nevada homeowners facing possible foreclosure would be given added protections against a confusing process and advised of ways to try to keep their homes under a billMore>>
Struggling Nevada homeowners facing possible foreclosure would be given added protections against a confusing process and advised of ways to try to keep their homes under a bill heard by an Assembly committee.More>>
Wednesday, May 1 2013 7:41 PM EDT2013-05-01 23:41:17 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Some of the state's brightest minds on the economy have made their prediction about Nevada's fiscal future. When the Great Recession hit, the private sector suffered and so did state government.TheMore>>
Some of the state's brightest minds on the economy have made their prediction about Nevada's fiscal future.More>>
Monday, April 29 2013 3:17 PM EDT2013-04-29 19:17:12 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Lawmakers quickly filed through the financial cost of three sex trafficking bills that focus on trafficking victims and expanding the state sex offender registry. Two of theMore>>
Lawmakers quickly filed through the financial cost of three sex trafficking bills that focus on trafficking victims and expanding the state sex offender registry.More>>
Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:37 AM EDT2013-04-23 14:37:56 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The Nevada Senate has passed a bill making it illegal for teens younger than 18 to use tanning salons. SB267 was approved Monday on a vote of 17-4. It now goes to the Assembly. TheMore>>
The Nevada Senate has passed a bill making it illegal for teens younger than 18 to use tanning salons.More>>
Top Democrat Wants New Wild Horse Law RepealedMore>>
The Wild Horse Adoption Program is in disarray, which is bad news not only for wild horses, but for taxpayers who are footing a multi-million dollar bill each year. Find out how you can help.More>>
The Nevada Cattlemen's Assoc. backs the idea but animal welfare activists are urging President Bush to veto legislation within H.R. 4818 allowing the BLM to sell unwanted wild horses for slaughter. The signature date is Dec. 6. More>>
Wild horse advocates say they're worried that healthy horses rounded up on the range could be sold for slaughter under a herd-thinning measure Congress passed over the weekend. More>>
