Reno – The Daily Reporter

Plan to dig up, move historic Nevada graves for development angers heirs

RENO, Nev. — A pioneer cemetery on the edge of downtown Reno where the remains of Civil War soldiers, city founders and a tribal chief have rested for more than a century has been anything but restful in recent weeks. The cemetery’s owners want to dig up as many as 1,100 graves on one end [...]

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:05:49-04:00Monday, September 26, 2016|

Agency approve off-road race through Nevada desert, but critics cry foul

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are crying foul over U.S. land managers’ initial conclusion that there are no environmental concerns with an off-road race that will cross 650 miles of Nevada desert and cut through a new national monument. They say the Bureau of Land Management delayed releasing a study of the Aug. 19-20 race [...]

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:11:59-04:00Monday, July 11, 2016|