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More Crews Sent to Fight Cottonwood Peak Fire, Now over 92,000 Acres in Elko County

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Cottonwood Peak Fire has grown to more than 92,000 acres as it burns north toward forestland in western Elko County. It's now Nevada's biggest wildfire of 2025. Firefighters are working around the clock as flames scorch tinder-dry brush and grass on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property. More crews are joining the effort. There are now 717 personnel now assigned to the fire, according to the Eastern Area Complex Inciden…Elko · Elko See the Story

Lightning Strikes Cause Wildfires Across Elko County; Snowstorm Fire State’s Second-Largest

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — While Las Vegas breathes in the smoke from California's Gifford Fire, more wildfires are burning in Northern Nevada after lightning strikes ignited several blazes over the weekend. The biggest of those, the Snowstorm Fire, has burned 22,256 acres in western Elko County, about 500 miles north of Las Vegas. Discovered on Friday, it has already grown to the second-largest wildfire in Nevada this year. At last report on Sunday eve…Wildfires · Elko See the Story

Nevada Gold Mines and Komatsu Launch First-of-Its-Kind Autonomous Haulage Partnership in the U.S.

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ELKO, Nev., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) and Komatsu have officially launched a pioneering partnership to elevate workplace...Elko · Elko See the Story

Ten new lightning-sparked wildfires reported in Elko County

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Lightning from storms rolling through the area have reportedly sparked ten new wildfires in Elko County.Wildfires · Elko Read Article

Native Leaders Push Back on Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions for Tribal Citizens

Tribal leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates met in Elko, Nevada, for the Two Spirit Conference, reaffirming support for gender-affirming care and sovereignty in response to anti-trans policies from the Trump administration.LGBTQ+ · Elko Read Article

Surge Battery Metals reports significant rubidium and cesium at Nevada North Lithium Project, Nevada – Resource World Magazine

Surge Battery Metals Inc. [TSXV: NILI; OTCQX: NILIF; FSE: DJ5] reported significant rubidium (Rb) and cesium (Cs) mineralization has been identified within the defined lithium resource at its Nevada North Lithium Project (NNLP), Elko County, Nevada. Initial assay results from a limited sample set of eight previously drilled holes have confirmed consistent grades for these two critical minerals, which could represent a substantial US domestic resoElko · Elko Read Article

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More Crews Sent to Fight Cottonwood Peak Fire, Now over 92,000 Acres in Elko County

One person died in a motorcycle crash on I-80 west of Elko earlier this month

Cabbage Spill Blocks I-80 Eastbound in Elko After Crash

Child Safety Presentation Hosted by Elko Police Department

Jakes Fire up to 66,000+ acres in Elko County

Lightning Strikes Cause Wildfires Across Elko County; Snowstorm Fire State’s Second-Largest

Nevada Gold Mines and Komatsu Launch First-of-Its-Kind Autonomous Haulage Partnership in the U.S.

Ten new lightning-sparked wildfires reported in Elko County

Native Leaders Push Back on Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions for Tribal Citizens

Surge Battery Metals reports significant rubidium and cesium at Nevada North Lithium Project, Nevada – Resource World Magazine

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More Crews Sent to Fight Cottonwood Peak Fire, Now over 92,000 Acres in Elko County

One person died in a motorcycle crash on I-80 west of Elko earlier this month

Cabbage Spill Blocks I-80 Eastbound in Elko After Crash

Child Safety Presentation Hosted by Elko Police Department

Jakes Fire up to 66,000+ acres in Elko County

Lightning Strikes Cause Wildfires Across Elko County; Snowstorm Fire State’s Second-Largest

Nevada Gold Mines and Komatsu Launch First-of-Its-Kind Autonomous Haulage Partnership in the U.S.

Ten new lightning-sparked wildfires reported in Elko County

Native Leaders Push Back on Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions for Tribal Citizens

Surge Battery Metals reports significant rubidium and cesium at Nevada North Lithium Project, Nevada – Resource World Magazine