News Headlines for Battle Mountain, Nevada

Nevada: Traffickers Hold Biologists (New York Times)
Three federal biologists were held at gunpoint by suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel after chancing upon a large marijuana garden in northern Nevada.

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New Mexico State 48, Nevada 45 (Las Cruces Sun-News)
RENO, Nev.—Chase Holbrook passed for 409 yards and 3 touchdowns to help New Mexico State win a shootout over Nevada 48-45 on Saturday.

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New Mexico State 48, Nevada 45 (Las Vegas Sun)
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 (5:45 p.m.) Chase Holbrook passed for 409 yards and 3 touchdowns to help New Mexico State win a shootout over Nevada 48-45 on Saturday.

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Nevada passed over (Daily Sparks Tribune)
RENO – The Nevada defense has had its struggles in the early going of the 2008 season, but Wolf Pack fans still expected it to show up Saturday. If it was there, New Mexico State didn’t notice.

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Nevada, NMSU defenses abysmal (Daily Sparks Tribune)
Both the defenses from New Mexico State and Nevada looked like they were lining up against an opposing offense for the first time Saturday. They both certainly made countless rookie mistakes in the Aggies 48-45 WAC win.

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Derby kicks off tour of Nevada Saturday (The Record-Courier)
Congressional candidate and Foothill resident Jill Derby is beginning a 2,000-mile 72-hour whistlestop tour of Nevada on Saturday.

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Nevada sues over radiation limit (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
WASHINGTON -- It was back to court for Nevada on Friday when Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto filed a federal lawsuit asking judges to throw out new radiation limits for the Yucca Mountain Project.

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Nevada population to grow by 1.3 million by 2028 (Daily Sparks Tribune)
Nevada’s population is projected to grow by more than 1.3 million people — or 49 percent — over the next 20 years, according to The Nevada State Demographer's Office.

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Nevada challenges Yucca Mountain radiation limits (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
WASHINGTON -- It was back to court for Nevada on today when Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto filed a federal lawsuit asking judges to throw out new radiation limits for the Yucca Mountain Project.

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3 federal biologists held at gunpoint after stumbling upon pot garden in northern Nevada (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
RENO, Nev. - Three federal biologists were held at gunpoint for several minutes by suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel after happening upon a large marijuana patch in a remote stretch of public land in northern Nevada, authorities said Friday.

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