1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (470+ words) Known as leucism, this white coloration is a genetic condition caused by a loss of pigmentation due to an absence of the cells that produce melanin. "I say "her" because it seemed as if the other ravens deferred to her…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (399+ words) The California woman the notorious teen parties that pushed binge drinking and intoxicated sex on her teen son's friends received the maximum prison sentence for crimes related to a disturbing social obsession that left more than a dozen physically and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1056+ words) Southern Nevada birders don't want to see an unlikely bird oasis go away once Primm closes its resorts this year. Primm has been Nevada's lotto town for decades. For some, though, the real jackpot is spotting a rare bird. A…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (376+ words) Looking for a way to celebrate spring in Las Vegas? Check out the butterfly habitat at Springs Preserve, which is open through May 25. The family-favorite habitat at the preserve reopened in April. The outdoor exhibit allows guests to walk (slowly…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (743+ words) The fight to designate Ash Meadows as a national conservation area now has the support of the Nye County Commission. The Nye County Commission added itself to a growing chorus of local officials lobbying Congress to expand Ash Meadows National…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1200+ words) Nancy Rouas and Moses hadn't even been at Hayley Hendricks Park in Henderson for 10 minutes on Thursday before they became a spectacle. Five teens quickly approached Rouas, owner of the mobile petting zoo business Petting Zoo 2 U, enamored by all…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (621+ words) The birds a Canadian man is accused of attacking at the Flamingo, including one authorities said he stole and took to his hotel room, were elderly, resort staff told police in body camera footage released Thursday. "These are really old…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (159+ words) In his Sunday essay, former BLM employee Mike Ford provides readers with much information on BLM land management. But he fails to mention Nevada has no water to support large scale housing development. Additionally, he neglects the impact on housing…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (160+ words) Not in the best interests of the animals. Quite often, good intentions can have unintended consequences, as we have seen with the BLM roundups. In other situations, animal welfare responders have assisted law enforcement in impounding starved, neglected horses from…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (612+ words) Metro on Thursday released two calls associated with a March 3 incident at the Flamingo resort in which Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, of Canada, is accused of illegally entering the habitat, taking one of the birds, Peachy, and torturing it. Security staff at…...