Nevada’s taxpayers are being warned of a new phishing scam targeting a wide range of organizations by collecting W-2 data to file fraudulent tax returns, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate on March 2 to head the Department of Energy and its nuclear programs, including waste disposal.
The state on Friday took the first step in figuring how Nevada will regulate recreational marijuana.
In 1972 the U.S. Supreme Court in its Roe v. Wade decision ruled that most state laws outlawing abortion violated a woman’s right of privacy. The decision swept out dozens of laws across the nation.
On behalf of Desert Haven Animal Society, I want to thank the generous supporters of our booth at the Balloon Festival held February 24-26, 2017. Through their generous donations we had a very successful fundraising event. Our heartfelt thanks go to following businesses that helped us in our efforts to ensure the well-being of the animals in our care:
According to the old English proverb, no good deed goes unpunished. For Pahrump church pastor Arthur Charette, he said his faith is being tested.
Economic development is the primary driver for the introduction of Senate Joint Resolution 7, but some proponents see it as the first step in a state takeover of much of the public land in Nevada.
Gary Miller, at 65-years-old and weighing only 144 pounds, can bench press 380 pounds and he is known in Pahrump as a weightlifter who has broken many world records.
His life was dedicated to his sport, golf, and to the kids of Pahrump Valley.
As Nye County is trying to catch up with state policies after the passage of recreational marijuana use last year, county commissioners adopted new rules for pot establishments.
The Trojans golf team were runner-ups at state last year and will be definitely taking a shot at the state title this year.
CARSON CITY — A bill that would help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault break leases without facing any financial penalty was introduced in the Nevada Assembly on Wednesday.
Nye County condemned a proposed Great Basin Water Company rate hike in its comments to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
The two Pahrump residents arrested last month for allegedly holding a woman against her will for a week, made their initial court appearance in February. Both remain in custody awaiting their preliminary hearing on March 8.
After besting the competition in Las Vegas recently, a Pahrump Community Christian Academy student earned the honor of traveling to Colorado this weekend to compete in a regional spelling bee.
A group of researchers who want to reconstruct the climate in the area, recently descended into a part of Devil’s Hole.
It’s a family mystery that has eluded his family for 72 years and now that he is on the verge of retirement, Frank Eberflus Jr., hopes to get the answers to his questions.
Pahrump resident Barb Johnston is hoping to provide the gift of warmth to students attending area schools.
A high school rodeo in Clark County was canceled last week and Pahrump Valley High School rodeo director Buddy Krebs has suspended all rodeo practice involving horses due to two equine diseases, EVH-4 and equine distemper as a precaution.
Golf news: Gerald Runau hit a hole-in-one at the 10th hole of Lakeview Executive Golf Course on Feb. 4.
The Storm is upon us. The Stormin’ Mormon Showdown will be in town at the Pahrump Valley Speedway on March 11 at 5 p.m. The race is a tribute to the racing career of Ray Wulfenstein, who passed away on Jan. 13 in a plane crash in Oregon.
The Nye County Republican Central Committee will hold its annual Republican Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday, March 4.
As the 2014 standoff in Bunkerville escalated and authorities started to fear a gunfight, Bureau of Land Management Ranger Patrick Apley turned off his body camera.
Because of its location, on the border between the United States and Mexico, about two hours from either Phoenix or Tucson, a visit to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument requires some effort.
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
The article last week pointing out the great number of signs that proliferate on our roadways drew a large reaction from readers.
This letter is in response to Tim Burke’s article in the February 22 edition of your newspaper. While I am in agreement with him regarding some of the signs that dominate the Highway 160 corridor, large commercial signs of this type dot the landscape of many roadways leading into towns like ours throughout the country.
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