Federal prosecutors are moving ahead, despite the first trial’s acquittal.
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An inside look at the national parks
Hard-won photos of the National Park Service’s ‘Treasured Lands.’
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Silver State lining for Democrats
How Republicans failed to capture Nevada amid a red wave.
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Armed and amorous, women’s pay and rogue bears
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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How Ammon Bundy got acquitted in Oregon
At the Malheur trial, Bundys were acquitted, but what will happen in Nevada?
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How an ‘awakened giant’ used its power on Election Day
In the West, Latino voters did turn out—just not the way analysts expected.
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Election roundup: What happened in the West
A rundown of the West’s political shifts and ballot measures.
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A roundup of the high-stakes climate races
For the climate-interested voter, these are the Western races to watch on Tuesday.
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Photos: How to remove the traces of Burning Man
After the revelers leave, volunteers clean up every piece of trash they can find.
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Latest: Wildlife Services to revisit predator removal effects
A court order requires that the agency toss out its 22-year-old environmental impact assessment.
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At least 15 counties have left the American Lands Council
But that doesn’t mean Western counties have backed down on land transfers.
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Trump met with a leader of the land transfer movement
A Nevada county commissioner says the Republican nominee was receptive to the idea of forcing the feds to turn over public lands.
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Malheur occupation impacts linger throughout the West
Sagebrush Rebellion flareups cooled off after Bundy arrests but the standoff’s effects ripple out.
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The Western races to watch
Democrats hope to nab vulnerable Republican seats.
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This election season’s unexpected power players: undocumented immigrants
Donald Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a movement to mobilize Hispanic voters.
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A look at Gold Butte, Nevada, two years after the Bundy standoff
Surveyors found illegal cattle grazing, defaced petroglyphs and ditch-digging.
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Burner of Land Management
It takes year-round planning to host 70,000 people in one of the planet’s harshest environments.
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The shadow following Western political races
Nevada and Arizona attract the most “dark money” this election.
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The Bundys go on trial
Following Oregon occupation and Nevada standoff, a family that refuses to accept the federal government will have its day in court.
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Photos from rural America’s veteran heartland
These Nevada counties outrank almost anywhere else in the country for per capita veteran populations.