With Labor Day weekend upon us, it’s the perfect opportunity to plan a Nevada-centric trip that includes Nevada State Museums. Wander through space and time to explore the rich history of Nevada—from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early voting takes place at Galleria Mall Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Henderson. (Photo: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Current) Over the ...

The Department of History at the University of Nevada, Reno recently received a donation from former Nevada Senator Richard Bryan to establish the Oscar W. Bryan Endowment for the History of Nevada.

Nevada patriotism, pride, grit — or whatever you want to call it — has long been a response to smears hurled from outside its borders. The 81st annual Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Saturday ...

The history of Nevada is endlessly interesting, especially for this week's In Person guest. We talk with Michael Green, a man who has spent his adult life studying, researching and teaching Nevada's ...

To many he was Nevada’s longtime state archivist. For others, he was “Rocko,” a crackshot softball player with a mean pitch. For Victoria Rocha, however, he was simply “dad.” Guy Rocha, a historian ...

One of the region's worst fears was realized June 24 when the Angora Fire erupted in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., charring more than 3,000 acres, destroying homes and revisiting concerns about national ...

Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But there are other official designations that are lesser known, including a ...

Nevada art enthusiasts, collectors, and researchers now have an enhanced primary source they can reference to help deepen their interests in and awareness of Nevada art and artists. Painters of Nevada ...

In 2019, Nevada reached a milestone in women’s representation in the public sphere when women won the majority of seats in both houses of the state Legislature — a first in U.S. history. The feat wasn ...