As a Nevada local, I tell first-time visitors and tourists to skip Las Vegas and go to better places in the state, like Lake ...

The residents of the cowboy town of Elko, Nevada have a massive secret in their backyard. It’s called the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. Just 30 minutes southeast of Elko, rising from northeastern ...

The Department of the Interior is considering a 20-year withdrawal of the Ruby Mountains from future geothermal and oil and gas development, according to a news release. The area in Elko County, ...

Nevada's dramatic Ruby Mountains, fondly known as the "Rubies," are not only home to a remote canyon hike through awe-inspiring views through "Nevada's Yosemite," they're also where you'll find the ...

Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development. The U.S. Forest Service said the ...

The Interior Department will consider whether to ban new oil, gas and geothermal leases for 20 years in a remote Western Mountain range dubbed Nevada’s “Swiss Alps.” The high alpine Ruby Mountains lie ...