By Ken Ritter Associated Press HIKO — The festivals are over and Earthlings from around the globe headed home Sunday after a weekend camping and partying in the dusty Nevada desert and trekking to remote gates of Area 51, a formerly top-secret U.S. military base long the focus of UFO and space alien lore. They left in peace, officials and the host of a free … [Read more...]
Innkeeper Told Not to Use ‘Alienstock’ as Name of Event
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — An innkeeper who expects an unknown number of campers to be attracted to her tiny Nevada desert town by a “Storm Area 51” internet hoax has been sent a ceaseand-desist order over her use of the name “Alienstock.” Attorneys for Matty Roberts and associates, who broke ties this week with Little A’Le’Inn owner Connie West, said … [Read more...]
Festivals in Nevada Towns near Area 51 get Final Local OK
By Ken Ritter Associated Press PIOCHE — A rural Nevada county approved strict guidelines last Tuesday for a pair of festivals later this month in a desolate desert area well-known by UFO and alien hunters. Lincoln County commissioners took the action amid concern about the possibility of unmanageable crowds attracted by an internet hoax dubbed “Storm Area 51” … [Read more...]
2nd County Near ‘Storm Area 51’ Event OK’s Emergency Order
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A second rural Nevada county prepared Thursday for a “Storm Area 51” event that began as an internet joke but has drawn millions of social media fans. Organizers of two festivals are inviting people to gather in tiny towns near the once top-secret U.S. Air Force test area known in popular lore as a site for government studies … [Read more...]