Elko County's Ruby Mountains may be the site of oil and gas drilling after the Trump administration announced plans to reopen the range to speculative drilling.

Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development. The U.S. Forest Service said the ...

Ruby Mountains – photo: courtesy of the Nevada Wildlife Federation The Ruby Mountains in Elko County, Nevada, has many names: “Nevada’s Hidden Sierras,” “the Swiss Alps of the West,” and “Nevada’s ...

Law enforcement agencies including the Elko County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada State Police and federal Bureau of Indian Affairs joined the search for the suspect, who was identified as Jauer.

Residents of Amargosa Valley and surrounding communities urged the federal government Thursday to move forward with a mining ban that would protect thousands of acres surrounding the Ash Meadows ...

A Nevada district court has ruled that sections of a 2023 bill that essentially forced the Elko County Commission to earmark a portion of property tax proceeds for schools in exchange for funding to ...

Officials identified the person killed in a vehicle crash in Nevada on New Year's Eve as a man from West Valley City.

January 1, 2025 - ELKO, NV – On Monday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced proposed protections for the Ruby Mountains ...

The Ruby Mountains, located in Elko County, Nevada, are known for their stunning landscape, filled with towering peaks, deep valleys, and picturesque lakes.

December 30, 2024 - ELKO, Nev. — Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced steps to protect Nevada’s Ruby Mountains, one of the state’s most unique landscapes. In response to requests ...

Located mainly in Elko County, the Ruby Mountains are known as the Swiss Alps of Nevada and cover about 264,000 acres.

The Elko County Planning Commission has denied a request to rezone land in the Ruby Mountains for the construction of a ski resort.