Contract approved for body cameras for Nevada Highway Patrol troopers

CARSON CITY — Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will soon wear body cameras to record their interactions with the public with the approval Tuesday of a $1.25 million five-year contract to purchase and operate the devices for its uniformed officers.

Lady Trojans have problems containing opponent’s shooters

The Lady Trojans’ game with Desert Pines at home on Monday was all about defense. Unfortunately, it was the Jaguars who came with the better one, winning 41-25.

Round Mountain girls basketball looks like a contender again

In the 1A Southern League, the team to beat this year could be the Lady Knights basketball team (8-5 overall, 1-0), who seems to be continuing where they left off last year.

Nye County DA Bello calls new background check ‘unenforceable’

Nye County District Attorney Angela Bello sided with Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who stated that the new firearm background check measure is unenforceable for private gun sales and transfers.

Myers: Reid got it done

Since the 1920s, many Nevadans have wanted a national park in eastern Nevada. In 1934, landscape architect William Penn Mott surveyed the area for the National Park Service and recommended creation of the park.

Pahrump basketball gives Desert Pines something to think about

One of the boys top prep teams came to Pahrump on Monday, hoping for an easy win. And it looked like that’s what it would be when in less than two minutes of play the Trojans boys basketball team gave up 10 unanswered points.

Hee: Communities owe it to kids to keep them active

One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that our community has to do something about obesity, a problem rampant among children and adults.

California Lottery • Jan. 7, 2017

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $68 million.

Nye County Sheriff’s Office faces two lawsuits alleging hostile work environment

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office faces two separate federal lawsuits from current and former deputies that allege a pattern of a hostile work environment with years of sexual harassment that was tolerated by superior officers who turned a blind eye to reported problems.

FamilySearch Center helps piece together family histories

If you have not made a New Year’s resolution yet, here’s a suggestion: How about researching and tracing your family ancestry?

Jacobs: Taking cautious approach to covering the news

The past week’s been a tough one in northern Nye and Esmeralda counties, one that’s been an ongoing lesson as far as how I do my job.

Tonopah, Goldfield communities mourn crash victims

Residents in Tonopah and the Esmeralda County communities of Gold Point and Goldfield are mourning the loss of the three people killed in the head-on collision between a pickup and an SUV along U.S. Highway 95 south of Tonopah in Esmeralda County on Dec. 28.

Knecht – Nevada state spending: All the facts you wanted and more

This column is the first in a series presenting the findings and conclusions of Nevada’s 2016 Popular Annual Financial Report, which we wrote and issued (online at controller.nv.gov) as part of the Controller’s office normal activities and duties.

This week in sports

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Bundy defendant wants jury to visit Bunkerville standoff site

One of the 17 defendants in the Cliven Bundy case wants a federal jury to visit the spot where the armed standoff unfolded in 2014 between supporters of the Nevada rancher and federal agents who impounded his cattle.

School Menu • January 4, 2016

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 $67 million.

School Menu • January 9-13

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Jan. 9 – Jan. 13:

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