After a fairly mild May, temperatures are soaring as June begins, so much so that an excessive heat warning goes into effect today.
If visiting Yosemite National Park, California is on your bucket list – and it should be – now through fall is a good time to go.
In the Nye County District I debate last Friday, incumbent Commissioner Lorinda Wichman sought to fend off her main opponent, Scott Mattox of Amargosa Valley.
Just in time for summer! Never have two ingredients made so many people so happy. This is premium ice cream at half the cost of name brands.
Donald Trump is mad at the press. Many in the press are mad at Donald Trump. And much of the public apparently is mad at both.
The University of Jamestown announced the signing of Jessica Friesz to their women’s soccer team.
Reader comments on planned roundabouts
CARSON CITY — Nevadans love their open space and public lands, favor renewable energy and are less likely to vote for a candidate who supported Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy in his 2014 standoff with federal authorities.
Nevada’s senior citizens’ health and quality of life were again ranked among the lowest nationally in a UnitedHealthcare report released last week, placing 42nd — a single spot above the state’s 2015 ranking.
Hunting requires skill, patience and perseverance. Some even show a talent for the sport, perhaps even developing the chase to the level of an art form, but the art form I’m referring to in this column is of the paint-and-canvas variety.
CARSON CITY — It is a riddle for the ages: What is dead but never dies? The answer in Nevada is the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
Pilot car operations conducted by the Nevada Department of Transportation will cause delays on State Route 160 starting Sunday.
Pahrump resident Wayne J. Villines, a staunch constitutionalist, is seeking the Fourth Congressional District seat currently held by fellow Republican Cresent Hardy.
With very little name recognition, Fourth Congressional District Republican candidate Mike Monroe surprisingly earned more than 22 percent of the vote in the 2014 election, compared to winner and current incumbent Cresent Hardy’s 42 percent.
Nye County Animal Control and sheriff’s deputies were summoned to the Goodwill Store on Loop Road after a small dog was spotted in distress inside a hot vehicle parked at the business on Wednesday.
If you get the artistic bug this summer put that urge to good use, as Death Valley National Park is hosting a summer art contest.
Death Valley National Park is asking for the public’s input regarding possible camping and entrance fee increases.
For the past three years, Pahrump’s RNG Farms has worked with special needs individuals and those with developmental disabilities using what’s known as animal therapy.
A Pahrump man was arrested and charged with several preliminary counts relating to allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
Prior to this Saturday, June 4, individuals and families who wanted to enjoy a day of activities at the lake had to drive roughly two hours to Lake Mead, just east of Las Vegas.
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 $12 million.
The numerous vehicles parked along Gamebird Road near Money Street meant only one thing this past weekend.
Get your cameras ready and in focus, as a pair of organizations are hosting a summer photo contest.
The owners of Twilight Productions will present their first variety show on Sunday.
David Spicer, the man who has brought mountain biking to Beatty has taken biking in Beatty to a new level by adding two new upcoming events, new infrastructure and a new supporter to the Beatty mountain biking experience.
Your dog did it again.
If there’s a group of people more thin-skinned than dark-skinned race-baiters and race-hustlers, I’d love to know who they are. Seriously. Talk about people who can dish it out but not take it. Sheesh.
The current world human population is 7.3 billion. That number is expected to grow to somewhere in the neighborhood of 11 billion by 2100.