Death Valley National Park, 100 miles west of Las Vegas, set an unpleasant record in July with an average temperature of 107.4 degrees. That ranks as the hottest month ever in the Western Hemisphere, the National Weather Service says.
While Death Valley National Park just had the hottest July on record, Pahrump’s temperatures were not quite as high, according to the National Weather Service.
The first day back to school for kids in the Nye County School District was a success for many parents around the valley.
A tip from a man cleaning the parking lot near Albertsons supermarket led to the arrest of two Pahrump men, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office reports.
With the primary election 10 months away, brothel owner Dennis Hof is already announcing another run for the Nevada Assembly District 36.
The Northern Nye County Hospital District is looking for an executive director.
Purple Heart Day is celebrated on Aug.7 nationwide, and now in Nye County.
Rain, lightning and thunder took the center stage from a record performance by golfer Austen Ancell, stealing his thunder as he won the overall two-day tournament.
It’s now clear to even the most casual Republican voter that the enemies of President Donald Trump aren’t just the Democrats, the militant left and the fake news media. It’s also a number of moderate establishment Republican creatures of the D.C. Swamp.
So you want to get out of the heat and you don’t have a lot of time, and you don’t have a lot of money.
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 $61 million.
Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Aug. 7-Aug. 11:
Everyone with kids in school is in denial this week. Can you believe school is starting already??? I literally can’t wrap my brain around it. Where did the summer go?
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary is remembering one of its own who passed away earlier this year.
Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt is cautioning Nevadans about a fraudulent phone call regarding a sweepstakes that appears to be sponsored by Make-A-Wish Foundation, a charity that endeavors to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.
In a statement responding to Trump tweets saying transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, governor directs Guard officials to make no change “unless instructed by the secretary of Defense.”
Brothel owner Dennis Hof received renewals for his brothel licenses after a lengthy squabble with Nye County commissioners.
Under the deadline of a funding shortfall, the Senate passed a bill that provides a spending fix for veterans seeking medical care outside the Veterans Affairs system.
Tonopah Test Range has recently received several updates to its telemetry system, and more renovations are on the way, officials said.
A longtime Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputy is literally moving on to greener pastures.
Officials at Nye County Emergency Management have announced that the West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes identified in the area recently have been eliminated in Pahrump.
The Nye County School District had its final board meeting before instruction begins for most of the district’s kids on Aug. 7.
Cole Duane Engelson, 38, made his second court appearance before Judge Gus Sullivan on Wednesday morning.
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
Pahrump resident Raymond Rogers is facing charges after being accused of allowing his two young sons to take coins out of a display case from an area business, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced.
A Pahrump exotic animal owner is asking the court to intervene in her dispute with Nye County over a conditional use permit.
They say in sports that you don’t get many second chances. Tell that to a 66-year-old Badwater racer, who took matters into his own hands, when he returned to finish the race after failing the first time earlier in July.
The ultimate off-road race is set to start in Beatty on Aug. 18.
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