The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a national defense bill that includes key provisions related to nuclear fallout in the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Nevada Reps. Susie Lee and Mark Amodei will introduce legislation Tuesday aimed to increase protection of the country’s nuclear assets by ensuring that drones cannot fly over areas where nuclear ...

Las Vegas, a city known for its dazzling lights, world-class entertainment and vibrant tourism industry, also carries a heavy historical burden — one that should not be repeated. While visitors flock ...

A series of earthquakes struck near Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, a former Cold War nuclear testing site where tests ended in 1992. The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a magnitude 3.3 ...

Jeff Tessman served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. He and fellow veterans were exposed to radiation and other chemicals. Jeff Tessman of rural Detroit Lakes, Minn., served in the Air Force as a crew ...

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced significant achievements for Nevada servicemembers following the Senate's passage of the bipartisan National Defense Auth ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this article were originally published on Feb. 9, 2022. It has been updated with additional information. IDAHO FALLS – If 26-year-old Navy Seabee Richard Legg and Army ...

Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse of desert known as the Nevada Test Site, an hour’s drive northwest of Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — August 7, 1957, was a busy day at the Nevada Test Site. On this day in history, Operation Plumbbob was underway in the desert north of Las Vegas. The operation included 29 ...

National Park Service visitors to Hanford’s B Reactor sit in front of the towering front face of the Eastern Washington reactor while hearing about its role in launching the Atomic Age. Laurie ...