A major step in the process of building a new airport south of Las Vegas to supplement Harry Reid International Airport operations is expected to begin sometime this year.

As part of a planned 2,400-acre solar project southwest of Pahrump, developer Candela Renewables will temporarily relocate 114 adult desert tortoises — a species, listed as threatened under the ...

Nevada adopted an official state tartan to honor Scottish heritage, and each color has significance for the state.

Groundhog Day marks the start of Mojave Max watch. The desert tortoise mascot is Clark County's official prognosticator, but it'll be a while before he emerges.

Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog prognosticator, saw his shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of winter weather. Boooo, say those of us already sick of the cold. But there are some ...

Punxsutawney Phil may be the best-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list is throwing shade on how much his predictions should be trusted — while New York City’s rodent prognosticator is ...

Punxsutawney Phil predicted Sunday that there will be six more weeks of winter before spring, and while Phil will always have a soft spot in the hearts of the American people who celebrate Groundhog ...

A massive solar plant in the Mojave Desert is lying dormant just 11 years after it went into operation and there are ...

Utah Republican Reps. Celeste Maloy and Mike Kennedy say the Trump administration presents an opportunity to reign in federal ...

Groundhog Day is all about getting a weather report from a groundhog (or something else). Here's how accurate those prognosticators are according to NOAA.

"Since 2010, the Fish and Wildlife Service and Federal Highway Administration have required NDOT to directly provide desert tortoise construction monitoring in Southern Nevada to meet permit ...