A recent survey on patient satisfaction at hospitals across the nation reported that Desert View Hospital scored above the national average in more than one-third of areas addressed.
Planning restrictions designed to reduce future water usage, like increasing the number of water rights that must be retired when creating parcels and increasing minimum parcel sizes, were passed by the Nye County Water District Board last week.
Celebrating Halloween in Pahrump is not as easy as it sounds.
The second annual Rock-4-A-Cause benefit concert put on by Fidelis Christian Church raised approximately $2,100 this weekend to help homeless and disadvantaged children in the Nye County School District.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $27 million.
Exactly how many more innocent, unarmed teachers and students need to be slaughtered on a school campus before people get angry enough to demand that the Nevada Legislature abolish these absolutely insane gun-free zones?
In April 2006, I interviewed Daniel Rosen, a Nevada candidate for the northern U.S. House seat. He had a theory of using new technology for the public to vote, through him, on matters before Congress.
A panel for the Nevada Commission on Ethics dismissed a request for an opinion filed by Andy Alberti over the hiring of former county commissioner Joni Eastley as assistant county manager in January.
TONOPAH — Nye County will forward requests for $45,000 for an energy conservation rehabilitation of the new Amargosa Senior Center building, $58,000 for a water resource plan for the Beatty Water and Sanitation District and $8,000 for Health and Human Services computer kiosks for consideration under the federal Community Development Block Grant program.
After less than two months on the air, Art Bell, the master of late night paranormal talk radio is in a dispute with his new employer SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
A man convicted of burning down a trailer belonging to his mother after it had gone into foreclosure was sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison last week.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is recommending disciplinary action against the Stagestop Casino after seven out of the nine current bartenders weren’t properly registered as gaming employees.
Men’s soccer has returned to Pahrump as a team to be reckoned with and it all started with first year coach, Don Boulden. The Trojans may not be headed out to the playoffs this year, but they can go out with their heads held high and say they gave it their best shot.
The Tonopah Muckers football team played the Pahranagat Valley Panthers and could not end their winning streak of 65 games and became the 66th. The Panthers not only have an unbelievable winning streak, but they also have 5 consecutive state titles in a row.
It’s the season to celebrate our canine hunting companions as the quail, chukar, pheasant and waterfowl season is upon us.
• Antonio Raul Armendariz was charged on Oct. 18 with child abuse and neglect resulting in substantial bodily or mental harm, two counts.
From Washington, the drone-warfare program looks almost aseptic: Remote-controlled aircraft fire with precision on targets half a world away.
“The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic marketing research, or seek declaratory rulings before discussing the most salient political issues of our day.”
Entertainment history is filled with amazing comeback stories, but the return to the stage of Death Valley ballerina Marta Becket just might top them all.
FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — After the Donner Party perished in the Sierra Nevadas en route to the California gold rush, pioneers waiting in Salt Lake City to make the trip in October 1849, heard about a southerly route, the Old Spanish Trail, to avoid the harsh winter.
FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — The cooler months are the best time to visit Death Valley National Park and the week of the 64th annual 49ers Encampment, which lasts Wednesday through Saturday, is a prime opportunity to learn about the history of the largest national park in the lower 48 states or just enjoy the artistic entertainment.
Every year Shoshone Village honors the heritage of the area by bringing together history enthusiasts, cultural reminders, vendors, arts and crafts, food, live music, tours and a host of other festivities in the Old West Days event.
Desert View Hospital was recently certified to begin administering the Multiple Sclerosis medication Tysabri in Pahrump.
The announced listing of the bi-state sage grouse last week as threatened under the Endangered Species Act could foretell the possible listing of the greater sage grouse next year, which would impact a number of western states, including Nevada.
Do you use coffee creamer every day to flavor your coffee? Right now, I want you to go look at the ingredient list. I’ll wait… See? I know, right? Partially hydrogenated this and syrup solids that. Our bodies have no idea what to do with that stuff because it isn’t food.
Disposal of unused or expired medications is not simple or safe if the solution is flushing it down the commode or putting it in the trash.
WASHINGTON — Wayne Hage Jr., whose family has battled federal agencies for more that two decades over water and property rights for its Monitor Valley ranch, told lawmakers Tuesday the fight outlived his parents and has cost millions of dollars with no end in sight.
Timbisha Shoshone Tribal Chairman George Gholson blasted the Indian Law Resource Center (ILRC) for getting involved in tribal politics by filing two administrative appeals to stop a vote on a proposed new tribal constitution last week.