RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's Supreme Court justices and the secretary of state have formally certified the results of the 2022 general election. Just over half of the ballots in the western battleground state were cast by mail.

Extreme heat is one of the leading causes of weather-related illness and death in the U.S. A new federal project will help pinpoint its impact in four cities, including two in the Mountain West.

Revise los resultados para las contiendas locales del norte de Nevada: Alcaldía de Reno y Sparks, Consejo de Reno y Sparks, y Comisión del Condado de Washoe.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on Nov. 16 on a variety of tribal water rights settlement bills, including two that would impact Indigenous communities in the Mountain West.

The U.S. Office of Indian Education has awarded the Washoe County School District almost $3.8 million to help its Native American students prepare for college and their careers.

Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson and city council members Dian VanderWell of Ward 2 and Charlene Bybee of Ward 4 will keep their seats, according to preliminary results. The five-person council is the policymaker for the city, making decisions about infrastructure projects, land uses, and finances to address community growth in the city. The mayor doesn’t vote but can provide input and has the ability to veto.

Two different populations of a prairie bird that lives in parts of the Mountain West were listed under the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Health officials across the Mountain West are facing a triple threat of increased infections of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Many hospitals, especially pediatric facilities, report being short on staff and beds as they grapple with a surge in patients.

The Colorado River's foundational agreement is 100 years old this month. And while the document among seven western states was groundbreaking for its time, it's currently left the southwest to grapple with a massive gap between water supply and demand.