Fantasy sports to return to sports books as early as August

Daily fantasy sports betting may return casinos with initial approval June 8 by gaming regulators of a gaming license to race and sports book pioneer Vic Salerno that would operate off a platform similar to pari-mutuel wagering.

Pahrump home sales jump 61 percent in May

The real estate market saw in-town sales soar in May as there was a significant increase over the previous year and saw the most single-family units sold in town in years.

Horizons Hypnosis offers alternative to traditional treatment

As those with various medical ailments and issues seek additional ways to deal with their issues outside the traditional prescription medicines and counseling sessions, an alternative treatment clinic has begun offering its services in Pahrump.

Disney apologizes to Pahrump for comments

Disney ABC Television has issued an apology and all Pahrump mentions have been removed from an episode of the Disney XD show, “Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything,” that said several negative things about the town.

Highway over Mountain Springs to widen to four lanes

After one stretch of the dangerous State Route 160 between Pahrump and Las Vegas is widened, a second portion of that roadway will undergo a similar project, all aimed at making the corridor safer for commuters.

Myers: Where are the evangelists?

Martin Niemöller: “For in our world and in our name have these things been done.”

Officials want to regulate off-highway vehicles

Signage for off-highway vehicles could soon pop up across Nye County roadways as members of the Pahrump Regional Transportation Commission are mulling ideas for regulation of OHVs.

Candidates spend $57,778 in county commission races

Thirteen candidates seeking the three seats in Nye County’s commission races spent a combined $57,778, according to the campaign finance reports filed with the state last week.

Vehicle drives through Radio Shack storefront windows

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to Radio Shack late Tuesday morning after a driver plowed through the store’s plate glass windows just before 9:30 a.m.

Popular summer program still has vacancies

There’s good news for parents who to keep their school-aged children active during summer break.

Knightly: Why the Disney apology matters

The people of Pahrump received an apology from Disney. From what I’m being told, that is no small feat.

Letter: Yucca Mountain advocacy tarnished

Recent “Community Viewpoints” these past two Friday’s in the Times reflect a myopic absolutism and mis-information about atomic power that has been characteristic of arguments against the Yucca Mountain repository for spent nuclear fuels (SNF’s).

Odegard and Ancell receive honors in Las Vegas

Two Pahrump high school athletes, Trojans golfer Austen Ancell and cross-country runner Bryce Odegard, were honored at the Best of Nevada Preps sports banquet at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 4.

Towns teen bowlers are all but gone

At one time in Pahrump, there were a group of youth bowlers in town that could have filled a varsity and junior varsity high school bowling team. In fact, about four to five years ago, it was close to becoming a sport at the high school.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The

Hee: Baseball and softball youth programs at their peak

I truly believe baseball and softball will be one of the premier sports in high school in this town in the next five years because of the quality of athletes being trained in the youth leagues.

Vehicle collisions, fires, gunshot wound occupy responders

A man riding a scooter sustained serious injuries after a collision with a silver late model Chrysler sedan along Pahrump Valley Boulevard near Honeysuckle Street last Tuesday morning.