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In this Oct. 31, 2012 photo, twenty-five captured big horn sheep await transport to Utah in a trailer near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.

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After examining a big horn sheep for injury and illness biologists from the Nevada Division of Wildlife carry the animal to a trailer for transport to Utah.

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A helicopter gently lowers the animals to the ground for biologists to examine, near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.

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Senator Dean Heller, R-Nev., left, and Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., wait with moderator Mitch Fox for the lights to come back up after a power failure in the middle of their televised senate debate, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Las Vegas.

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Denton Allen, 2, rides a sheep as his father Dustin Allen catches him during the 2012 Silver State Stampede mutton busting event at the Elko County Fairgrounds in Elko, Nev. on July 12, 2012.

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A participant grapples a sheep during the 2012 Silver State Stampede mutton busting event at the Elko County Fairgrounds in Elko, Nev. on July 12, 2012.

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Children play during the 2012 Silver State Stampede mutton busting event at the Elko County Fairgrounds in Elko, Nev. on July 12, 2012.

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The crash scene of a heavy air tanker is seen from the air, June 4, 2012, near Hamblin Valley Utah. The P2v Heavy air tanker crashed Sunday afternoon, killing pilots Todd Neal Tompkins and Ronnie Edwin Chambless, both of Boise, Idaho.

The crash and fire are seen from the air Monday.

The Associated Press reports:

An air tanker dropping retardant on a remote wildfire along the Utah-Nevada line crashed Sunday afternoon, killing both crew members, authorities said.

The pilots were fighting the 5,000-acre White Rock Fire, which began burning Friday night after a lightning strike in eastern Nevada. The fire spread across the Utah line Saturday night, but most of the blaze remained in Nevada, about 150 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

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An Army National Guard helicopter drops water on the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire as it burns in the canyons above Wellington, Nevada, on May 23, 2012.

Reuters reports — Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and the driest conditions in two decades in the U.S. Southwest made slow gains on Wednesday battling dangerous forest and brush fires, including a wildfire in Nevada that doubled in size overnight and destroyed 17 buildings and two homes.

The Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire is just 15 percent contained and poses a threat in foothills that are the driest they have been in 20 years, authorities said.

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"We're doing everything we can to keep it on the hill, but it could jump the line or come out the canyon," said Mark Regan, a battalion chief with the Lake Tahoe Fire Department.

"It's very steep terrain," Regan said, adding that fire engines cannot access the area, and firefighters have to hike on rough terrain to reach the blaze. Read the full story.

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A motorcycle sits in a burned out home on Sandstone Drive where the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire burned through Wellington, Nevada on May 23, 2012.

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Firefighters battle a wildfire south of Gardnerville, Nev. On May 22, 2012. The fast-moving blaze near the Nevada-California line destroyed at least two homes on Tuesday as it forced evacuations and sent up huge plumes of black smoke, witnesses said.

Firefighters battle a wildfire south of Gardnerville, Nev., on Tuesday.

The Record-Courier reports:

Firefighters are battling a wildfire that is threatening more than 100 homes in the southern Douglas County Community of Topaz Ranch Estates.

The fire was reported at 1:39 p.m. as burning in heavy fuel between homes. Structures were confirmed burning.

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An image provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows a meteor over Reno, Nevada on April 22, 2012.

NASA has released a photograph of a flaming meteor that unleashed a powerful sonic boom Sunday morning, rattling houses in California and Nevada when its disintegration released energy equivalent to a 5-kiloton explosion.

The former space rock entered Earth's atmosphere around 8 a.m. PT on April 22 and exploded over California's Central Valley, according to NASA, which pinpointed the location in a map posted on its website.

According to space.com, several witnesses initially thought they had experienced an earthquake.

"An event of this size might happen about once a year," said Don Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office. "But most of them occur over the ocean or an uninhabited area, so getting to see one is something special."

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Slideshow: Spaced-out perspectives

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The Month in Space: Take a look at zero-gravity antics, rocket launches, planetary views and other spaced-out pictures from March 2012.

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Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks to speak to supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 4.

Slideshow: Mitt Romney's life in politics

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From governor's son to presidential contender, a look at the life of Republican Mitt Romney.

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Michael O'Brien of msnbc.com reports:

Romney turned his attention to Obama (and not his GOP foes) in remarks before an especially boisterous crowd Saturday night in Las Vegas.

"This president began his term by apologizing for America. He should now be apologizing to America!" Romney said. "America needs a president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy. I do, and I will."

Full story: Romney wins Nevada caucus, solidifying momentum

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