Baker News

REVIEW What: "The Madwoman of Chaillot" When: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays Where: BackStage Theatre, College of Southern Nevada, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave.

A pair of meetings this week will detail results so far of well-drilling operations in Snake Valley.

The Nevada Highway Patrol says a cement truck driver died when his truck blew a tire and the loaded rig overturned in eastern Nevada.

Thursday, October 15,2009 Cave Dwellers Tiny creatures below ground could cause big headaches for Nevada water grab By Jesse Fruhwirth Tucked deep inside sometimes-flooded and frequently undulating caves of Great Basin National Park are several rarely-seen troglobites, or creepy cave creatures that never see daylight.

Discovery of new species in Great Basin Nation Park caves adds fuel to debate In the past two years alone, staff members have identified at least seven possible new cave species at Nevada's only national park, about 300 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Two new cave species were discovered near Great Basin Natn'l Park's Lehman Caves, part of the same cave aquifer system that SNWA plans to pump billions of gallons away from with their proposed pipeline.

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Utah governor sets hearings on Snake Valley water deal Utah Gov.

Video from Snake Valley Pipeline vote The Southern Nevada Water Authority board on Thursday will vote on whether to continue preparations for a multibillion-dollar pipeline network to tap groundwater in rural valleys across eastern Nevada.

BAKER, Nev. -- Thursday's decision to split underground water in an aquifer that straddles the Utah-Nevada border might seem like a compromise between the two states, but many people who live in the Snake Valley call it a "death sentence." Residents feel any water taken out of their valley will destroy farms, ranches and their way of life.

After four years of talks, Nevada and Utah have struck a deal on water in Snake Valley, a massive groundwater basin split by the state line.

Public records laws were used to trace how much money is being spent by the Southern Nevada Water Authority and where it's going.

Lawyers for two Nevada irrigation district employees accused of defrauding the U.S. government want a judge to order prosecutors to better explain how the suspects allegedly pulled off the scheme.

BAKER, Nev. - Nevada's Great Basin National Park, which features some of the darkest night skies in the U.S., will hold a special event for stargazers Saturday night.