Organizers want to grow Earth Day event

Officials want to grow Earth Day as they are looking to hold the event at the Discovery Park.

Sheriff releases 2015 audit report

Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly released the department’s self-audit, including a corrective action plan for issues she believes need to be addressed.

New gun check law could affect suicide prevention

If a loved one is suffering from suicidal thoughts, one of the first things to do is remove guns from the home.

Bird striking power pole leads to brush fire

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews responded to a variety of service calls in recent days.

National Influenza Vaccination Week occurring this week

As winter officially begins on Dec. 21, flu season is already in full swing and for those who want to combat the illness before it starts, this week is as good as any to do so.

School district renews old ties with racers

Students from two schools in the Nye County School District got up close and personal with drivers from various racing teams from Best in the Desert Racing Association on Friday morning.

Racing to the finish as a family

They say a family who races together stays together. Last weekend revealed that in off-road racing, this is more the case than not. There are many off-road racing families that do more than just watch.

RPM off-road racing team takes the glory

The first Pahrump 250 in nine years was taken by driver Clyde Stacy from Bristol, Virginia of the RPM off-road racing team. He finished in four hours, two minutes and 36 seconds in the Trick Truck Division.

How the Pahrump 250 was lost; how it returned

The Pahrump 250 made its triumphant return to Pahrump with Best in the Desert after a nine-year hiatus.

Congressman-elect Kihuen plans rural tour

Congressman-elect Ruben Kihuen plans a rural tour in his district after he is sworn in next year.

‘Motor voter’ initiative will head to Legislature in 2017

CARSON CITY — An initiative petition that would automatically register motorists to vote unless they opt out will head to the Legislature next year after election officials in Nevada’s 17 counties reported the results of the signature-gathering effort on Thursday.

Myers: Trump changes journalism

In the 1950s when U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy and other legislators, including Nevada’s Pat McCarran, spread stories of communists in government, journalism was their unwitting ally.

New arts and crafts studio opening in Beatty

When she decided to return to Beatty, Mary Seale wasn’t sure what she was going to do.

Bundy opposes 3 separate trials in Bunkerville standoff case

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is opposing a proposal from federal prosecutors to split the 17 remaining defendants charged in the Bunkerville standoff case into three separate trials.

Judge backs ruling to seal evidence in Bundy case

Nevada’s chief federal judge has upheld a protective order that keeps key evidence under wraps in the Bunkerville standoff case involving the Bundy family.

Pahrump motorcycle club prepares for 20th toy run

Members of Pahrump’s Tribe Motorcycle Club will hit the streets of Pahrump on Sunday, Dec. 11, all in the name of goodwill, generosity and Christmas spirit.