Month: April 2015

Nevada Congressman Cresent Hardy emerged from Thursday’s tour of Yucca Mountain restating the need for an “honest” discussion about the proposed nuclear waste site, and then let science be the guide.

A recent health study that ranked Nye the unhealthiest county in the state pointed out Nevada’s average population had over four times the access to exercise opportunities than the over 44,000 people that call the mostly rural area home.

Nye Commissioners amended fee structures to allow not-for-profit organizations to use the Bob Ruud Community Center, located on Basin Road in Pahrump, without charge at a meeting held on April 7.

The attorney for the man who commandeered a Nye County Sheriff’s cruiser and led deputies on a brief high-speed pursuit to the Nye County courthouse wants to waive an upcoming preliminary hearing and have his client mentally evaluated.

Woman jailed after hit and run in parking lot

WASHINGTON — A scuffle over the guest list has added a last-minute twist to plans by a group of congressmen to visit Yucca Mountain, the once-touted Nevada site for nuclear waste now fenced off and empty after being terminated by President Barack Obama.

Despite protests on social media last week, Saturday’s public bonfire presented by a local church pastor went off without a hint of trouble.

WASHINGTON — A federal delegation organized by the Department of Energy is scheduled to visit Yucca Mountain on Thursday.

Christopher Biddy is having quite a run with the local law enforcement, most of it while in jail.

Woman jailed for assault

A woman was arrested on an attempted murder charge, and two others were arrested on various charges, in connection with an April 1 “jump” attack on a woman outside her home.

If you have experience working in a body shop setting, Saitta Trudeau Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge has an opportunity for you.

A familiar face in the education community has re-emerged in the financial world.

A Texas man was arrested in Tonopah over the weekend on several charges including attempting to escape police after it was discovered he was wanted on a felony warrant out of his home state.

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A few new adjustments here and there made Pahrump’s Easter Picnic much different from last year’s celebration.

The co-defendant in a first-degree arson case dating back nearly five years has pleaded guilty to the charges and will now testify on behalf of the prosecution.