It doesn’t take much for a century-old mine shaft to cave in around you. Or for the mercury, lead or arsenic leftovers to leech into the Silver State’s already strained groundwater supply. That’s why, ...

The remnants of Nevada’s abandoned boomtowns and settlements are scattered across the desert, if you know where to look. Experts say that Nevada has up to 600 ghost towns throughout the state. Many ...

IT’S ACTING AGGRESSIVELY. AND WE’RE GETTING SOME NEW VIDEO OUT OF NEVADA COUNTY TONIGHT WHERE CREWS RUSHED IN TO RESCUE A TEEN AND TWO DOGS, ALL STUCK IN A MINESHAFT. YEAH, THIS WAS AROUND SIX LAST ...

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. — A 15-year-old and two dogs were rescued from an abandoned well Saturday evening in Nevada County. Firefighters responded to a 911 call just before 7 p.m. along the 13000 block ...

In central Nevada, the shadow of an eagle's wings soars above a strange monument outside an almost abandoned railroad town. Imlay may not be a name that many folks know, but Thunder Mountain is widely ...