Thursday, February 16 2012 10:20 PM EST2012-02-17 03:20:15 GMT
Thirty thousand wild horses are stacked in government-supported holding facilities. The program costs more than $70 million per year, but an ambitious plan to improve conditions for the horses has been bottled up within the BLM for years, in part because cattle ranchers don't like it.More>>
Friday, April 20 2012 4:23 PM EDT2012-04-20 20:23:13 GMT
Federal land managers have agreed to study a proposal by the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens to establish an ecosanctuary for wild horses across more than 900 square miles of northeast Nevada.More>>
Wednesday, April 4 2012 6:45 PM EDT2012-04-04 22:45:32 GMT
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid heard from Nevada business leaders today. One topic discussed was eco-tourism. But one tourism destination facing years of federal delays before it ever opens up. More>>
Monday, December 26 2011 12:27 PM EST2011-12-26 17:27:26 GMT
The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is appealing to agency employees to step up and blow the whistle on any abuse of mustangs.More>>
Saturday, May 14 2011 1:57 AM EDT2011-05-14 05:57:01 GMT
Wild horse advocates packed a Nevada Senate committee hearing Friday to oppose a bill that would exclude wild horses and burros from the definition of wildlife.More>>
Wednesday, March 23 2011 8:35 PM EDT2011-03-24 00:35:43 GMT
With the financial trouble Nevada is in, you might think state lawmakers would welcome a project that will bring millions of dollars to the state. But a panel in the Nevada Senate has turned thumbs down to a planned wild horse sanctuary without even hearing from the investors who are backing it.More>>
Tuesday, January 4 2011 6:37 PM EST2011-01-04 23:37:05 GMT
Nevada's wild horses have been at the center of controversy for years, but the debate is now getting more attention because of a meeting going on in Las Vegas this week with people who want to round up the horses and slaughter them for food.More>>
Wednesday, November 3 2010 12:43 PM EDT2010-11-03 16:43:41 GMT
The Bureau of Land Management says it is suspending plans to round up more than 100 wild horses late this month from a northern Nevada range at the Hawthorne Army Depot.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 2:00 AM EDT2012-05-26 06:00:33 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Almost six weeks have passed since vicious attacks killed Yadira Martinez and her 10-year-old daughter Karla Martinez and injured Karla's father Arturo Martinez. Saturday, a boxing benefitMore>>
Almost six weeks have passed since vicious attacks killed Yadira Martinez and her 10-year-old daughter Karla Martinez and injured Karla's father Arturo Martinez. Saturday, a boxing benefit will take place for the Martinez family at the Richard Steele Gym and Boxing Club.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 2:01 PM EDT2012-05-26 18:01:36 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Republicans are hitting Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley with new allegations of misconduct. Washoe County Republican Party Chairman David Buell says he filed a federal ethics complaintMore>>
Republicans are hitting Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley with new allegations of misconduct.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 1:38 PM EDT2012-05-26 17:38:32 GMT
RENO, Nev. -- Federal climatologists say all of Nevada is now in some stage of drought and nearly two-thirds of the state is in severe drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor puts 11 counties in the categoryMore>>
Federal climatologists say all of Nevada is now in some stage of drought and nearly two-thirds of the state is in severe drought.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 1:20 PM EDT2012-05-26 17:20:54 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevadans start heading to the polls Saturday as early voting begins for the June 12 primary and voters whittle down which candidates will appear on the general election ballot forMore>>
Nevadans start heading to the polls Saturday as early voting begins for the June 12 primary and voters whittle down which candidates will appear on the general election ballot for the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and state Legislature.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 12:18 PM EDT2012-05-26 16:18:30 GMT
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has confirmed that the pope's butler was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi on Saturday said Paolo Gabriele was arrested inMore>>
The Vatican has confirmed that the pope's butler was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal.More>>
Saturday, May 26 2012 1:07 AM EDT2012-05-26 05:07:28 GMT
LAS VEGAS - Metro Police are investigating an accident in which a truck struck a motorcycle police officer. Police say the officer was off his bike near Flamingo Road and Mountain Vista Street. He wasMore>>
Metro Police are investigating an accident in which a truck struck a motorcycle police officer. Police say the officer was off his bike near Flamingo Road and Mountain Vista Street.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 11:17 PM EDT2012-05-26 03:17:03 GMT
LAS VEGAS - UFC 146 will play to a packed house at MGM Grand Saturday. One of the main reasons behind the phenomenal growth of this Las Vegas-based enterprise is its promoter and president Dana White. ManyMore>>
UFC 146 will play to a packed house at MGM Grand Saturday. One of the main reasons behind the phenomenal growth of this Las Vegas-based enterprise is its promoter and president Dana White.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:56 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:56:25 GMT
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Henderson Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian. The incident happened on Hampton Road off of Sun City Anthem Drive.More>>
Henderson police say a man has died after a vehicle left the roadway in a Henderson neighborhood and struck him on the sidewalk. More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:55 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:55:13 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada Democrats outpaced Republicans in new voter registrations leading up to the state primary. The secretary of state's office Friday reports that from May 1 through May 22More>>
Nevada Democrats outpaced Republicans in new voter registrations leading up to the state primary.More>>
Friday, May 25 2012 8:04 PM EDT2012-05-26 00:04:11 GMT
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Seventy non-violent inmates have been released from the North Las Vegas Jail after dozens of workers called in sick over the weekend. Forty-nine workers at the jail called inMore>>
Seventy non-violent inmates have been released from the North Las Vegas Jail after dozens of workers called in sick over the weekend. Because of sick calls, jail workers failed to cover 49 shifts over the span of three days, causing significant problems staffing the facility.More>>
Government plans to round up hundreds of wild horses from the area around Cold Creek, Nevada are about to hit a snag. Wild horse advocates say they will go to court to stop the roundup.
As the Channel 8 I-Team has been reporting over the past several months, herds of wild horses roam in and around Cold Creek almost daily, drawn by ample water in the area.
Residents say the horses are healthy and well fed and are no threat to anyone. But the Bureau of Land Management says there are too many horses on the range and that there isn't enough food or water for them.
So the agency plans to capture most of the horses and burros and ship them away to government holding pens.
Eyewitness News has learned advocate groups have hired attorneys and will challenge the proposed roundup in federal court. The lawsuit is likely to argue that there is no scientific basis for the roundup and that BLM should have to prove such action is warranted.
An announcement about the legal action will be made on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
Advocates to Challenge Wild Horse Roundup in Cold CreekMore>>
The Bureau of Land Management is under fire once again from wild horse advocates. One group fighting for the protection of the animals is blaming the BLM for the recent deaths of two wild horses in Cold Creek. More>>
A wild horse that was rescued from an icy mud pond had to be put down one day later. A Cold Creek couple pulled the young mustang to safety, but had to wait hours for the BLM to help them get the horse to a veterinarian. More>>
A horrifying incident involving a wild horse has galvanized the tiny community of Cold Creek, just north of Las Vegas. Residents are already on edge about wild horses because of Bureau of Land Management plans to round up most of the herds that live in the area. More>>
Another roundup of wild horses is in the works, this time in the community of Cold Creek, north of Las Vegas. This roundup isn't without controversy.More>>
Thousands of horses are stockpiled in government corrals after being rounded up by the BLM in Nevada. Is there a way to find them a home? The I-Team's George Knapp has part 2 of this story.More>>
Nevada is home to more than half of all the wild horses in the nation, but the number of horses on the open range has plummeted, mostly because of the BLM's large-scale roundups. These horses then end up in large holding pens in other states. The I-Team checked out one of the closest facilities.More>>
