WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering 4 parcels covering 3,498 acres in Nevada. In total, 1 parcel covering 800 acres sold for $10,595.00. The environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and proposed lease stipulations are available online at the BLM's ePla  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - On or about Dec. 8, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management plans to begin a wild horse gather on the Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area located about 30 miles southeast of Tonopah, Nev., using the helicopter-assisted method. The Nevada Wild Horse Range Herd Management Area encompasses over 1.3 million acres of public lands and lies entirely inside the Nevada  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive Dec. 6 who was wanted for aggravated homicide by law enforcement authorities in his home country of Mexico. Daniel Luis Ibarra-Lopez, 25, was transported from Las Vegas, Nevada, to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release: On Friday, December 8, 2023, Deputy Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service James Golsen will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the International Trade Administration's (ITA) West Rural Export Center in downtown Las Vegas. Additionally, Deputy Director General Golsen will oversee presentations   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: David Szymanski, a 25-year National Park Service (NPS) veteran, has been selected to serve as the regional director for the Pacific West Region, which includes all parks in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, parts of Arizona and Montana, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. He begins his new role after the holidays. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2023, on the shootings in Texas and Nevada: * * * Yesterday, in Austin and San Antonio, at least six people were killed and several more injured by a gunman--leaving families devastated, and communities forever changed. And just hours ago, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas became the latest college campus to be terrorized by a horrific act of gun violence, and the community is still awaiting information on casu  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Dec. 9 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Dec. 8, 2023, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby en route to Las Vegas, Nevada: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I have two things at the top, and then I'll turn it over to the Admiral, who will give you -- give us an update on what's happening on the ground in the Middle East. (Cough  more