Larry Dial dies in prison

A 64-year-old Northern Nevada inmate serving time for weapons charges died on Sunday, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Monday.

New swing technology available to baseball players

When you think of baseball, people really don’t think of technology. It’s a sport that has seen little change since Abner Doubleday invented it.

GOP leader arrested for impersonating an officer

The chairman of the Nye County Republican Central Committee was arrested on Monday and preliminarily charged with impersonating a police officer.

Pahrump Trojans youth team wins league championship

A Pahrump Trojans girls soccer team recently won the championship of a recreation league in Henderson. The team is part of the Southern Nevada Soccer Association, Henderson United.

Crime Corner, June 3

Beatty man jailed for theft, drugs

Governor says nothing to negotiate on Yucca Mountain

WASHINGTON — Gov. Brian Sandoval says Yucca Mountain supporters in Congress should give it a rest, there’s no way Nevada can be persuaded to accept a high-level nuclear waste site.

Desert View Hospital campus goes smoke free

Desert View Hospital and its area facilities officially changed over to a smoke-free campus Monday, as part of a nationwide trend.

Former deputy attorney general arrested on drug charges

A former state deputy attorney general was arrested on preliminary drug charges Saturday by the Nye County Sheriff’s office.

Student earns scholarship from McDonald’s charity

A graduating high school senior’s diligence paid off in the form of a college scholarship from fast food giant McDonald’s.

County aiming to aid senior nutrition through grants

The Nye County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three measures seeking aid to provide seniors in need of food with nutritional meals in the county.

The difficulties of Beatty athletic fundraising

Funding an athletic department is so tenuous in a small town and for Beatty High School it’s no different.

County balances budget in last hours

A payment by a mining company following an audit will close a funding gap in Nye County’s final budget starting July 1.

I love the smell of fossil fuels in the morning

When it comes to energy, windmills are useless when there’s no wind, solar is useless when there’s no sun, and hydro is useless when there’s no water – a condition Nevadans were recently warned about again thanks to the ongoing drought.

Who speaks for small business?

On May 21, I received the daily mailing from Reader Supported News, which on that day included a reprint from the blog of former U.S. labor secretary Robert Reich titled “The Revolt of Small Business Republicans.”

PERS reform pushed to 2017 legislative session

CARSON CITY — Faced with wildly divergent estimates of the cost of moving Nevada’s current public employee pension system to a defined contribution plan for new workers, a state lawmaker said Saturday he is abandoning the effort this session.

Governor signs ‘Right to Try’ bill for terminally ill Nevadans

CARSON CITY — A “Right to Try” bill that will make it easier for terminally ill Nevadans to obtain experimental medications that could help prolong their lives has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Legislature approves record budget at deadline

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature came to a halt at midnight Monday, capping a day that saw approval of a record $1.1 billion general fund tax package to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s aggressive education package and a dizzying day of dealmaking.

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