Bureau of Land Management
Police investigate death during downpour at Burning Man festival
Police in the US state of Nevada were investigating a death at the Burning Man festival, where thousands of people were ordered to shelter in place after heavy rains turned the desert site into a mud pit and forced organizers to close the gates.
Mysterious monolith in US desert reportedly disappears
A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.
The Bureau of Land Management in Utah said on Nov. 28 it had received "credible reports" that the object had been removed "by an unknown party" on Nov. 27 evening.
Protesters occupy Oregon wildlife refuge as dispute over Western range flares
A group of self-styled militiamen occupied the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon to protest the imminent jailing of two ranchers, officials said on Jan. 3, in the latest skirmish over federal land management in the West.