Those magnificent mountains framing Winnemucca’s downtown remind you daily why affordable Nevada living has its perks. Photo credit: Jasperdo. The nearby Humboldt River and surrounding mountains offer ...

Winnemucca’s main street offers the essentials without the frills, perfect for stretching that Social Security check. Photo credit: courthouselover. Located along I-80 in northern Nevada, Winnemucca ...

Winnemucca, the only city belonging to the Humboldt County of Nevada, is named after the family of Chief Winnemucca of the 19th century, who belonged to the northern Paiute people native to this area.

The “un-naming” of the Mad River is on the agenda of a Humboldt County agency, which this week received a report on the implications of recognizing the waterway’s traditional name, Baduwa’t.

At this week’s meeting of the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District's Board of Directors, the board will consider an information item on “un-naming” the Mad River, replacing that name ...

A deputy fatally shot an injured man Thursday near the Bear River Recreation Center who confronted deputies with a weapon, the Humboldt County Sheriff said. The man was pronounced dead at a hospital.

On June 5, 1799, the German geographer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt set out from La Coruña on the north coast of Spain on a five-year exploration of North and South America. He arrived ...

Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire. Fire name: Hatchery. A new wildfire was reported today at 7:51 p.m. in Humboldt County. Hatchery Fire has been burning on private land.

A gunman was pronounced dead Thursday night after he was wounded during a struggle with a Chicago police officer and his gun discharged in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said.

A road worker was killed in a landslide on Highway 36 in Humboldt County Saturday morning, Caltrans announced Sunday. The man was employed by a company contracted by Caltrans to perform emergency ...

The Gila River Indian Community spent about $5.6 million, with the help of Inflation Reduction Act grants, to cover a canal with solar. Credit Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News.