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US to test advanced missile defense system with Stratolaunch’s hypersonic test flight
Stratolaunch has been awarded a $24.7M million competitive agreement to support the United States' national defense ...
California has two new National Monuments – one was inspired by a single hike 8 months ago
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland pushed for the new National Monument after hiking in this desert landscape last year ...
‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base houses vulnerable young desert tortoises until they're hardy enough to withstand ...
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Temperatures dip back to seasonal average this weekend with chilly overnight lows
After a warmer day Friday, temperatures are expected to drop closer to seasonal average through the weekend. A freeze watch has been issued for the rural valley areas Saturday night through Wednesday ...
Spring Mountains lag behind rest of state with unusually low snowpack numbers
Baker Perry, Nevada’s state climatologist and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, said such low numbers are unusual ...
Wind advisory issued for California until early Friday, according to the NWS
A wind advisory was issued by the NWS Las Vegas NV on Thursday at 9 a.m. The advisory is for Eastern Mojave Desert, Including ...
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This Modified Boeing 747 Will Be Firing a Hypersonic Aircraft from Under Its Wings
Aerospace company Stratolaunch got a $24.7 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to fire the Talon-A from ...
President Biden just designated two new national monuments in the West. Where are they?
With less than two weeks left in his presidency, President Joe Biden designated two new national monuments in the West. Biden ...
UPDATE: Southern California under a wind advisory until early Wednesday evening, according to the NWS
The NWS Las Vegas NV issued an updated wind advisory at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday. The advisory is for Death Valley, Western ...
Kern County sued over inmate’s suicide at Mojave Jail
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Kern County over an inmate’s suicide in September 2023, alleging high-ranking ...
NDOT project to protect Mojave desert tortoise and desert wildlife with new crossings
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has been awarded a $16.8 million grant by the U.S. Department of ...
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Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash at Flamingo and Mojave in east valley
Police said a motorcycle collided with a sedan at the intersection of Flamingo Road and McLeod Drive on Monday evening.