U.S. Senators question Energy secretary on Yucca Mountain budget

A Senate panel, which rejected a similar request to revive the nuclear waste repository near Las Vegas last year, continued Wednesday to urge the Trump administration to move more aggressively to fund interim storage facilities.

On-the-job training big part of Beatty baseball

The ball was hit to Fabian Perez’s left. He raced over and got in front of it, but it got away from him a bit. Unfazed, the Beatty shortstop gathered in the ball and fired it to first base for the out and what was undoubtedly the defensive play of the game.

Youth shoots himself at Walmart in Pahrump

There are few details emerging about a self-inflicted shooting inside the men’s restroom at the Walmart on Highway 160 on Wednesday evening.

Big Game Draw deadline nears in Nevada

The deadline for this year’s big game tag draw is Monday, April 16 by 11 p.m., the Nevada Department of Wildlife said.

Pahrump Valley’s Hardy wins third bull riding event of season

Tye Hardy won his third bull riding competition of the season to highlight the efforts of the Pahrump Valley rodeo team April 7-8 during the Nevada High School Rodeo Association’s Fallon event.

Pahrump Valley softball rolls to 14-0 win over Mojave

About the only thing Pahrump Valley softball coach Eli Armendariz was concerned with going into Sunset League play was the possibility his players would take the field and expect the opponent to simply roll over for them.

Thunderbirds pilot remembered in Pahrump

The American and Nevada flags are shown flying at half-staff in Pahrump, a tribute to an Air Force Thunderbirds pilot killed when his jet crashed April 4 on the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Victor Joecks: It’s easy to vote illegally in Nevada

It’s easy to vote illegally in Nevada. All a non-citizen has to do is go the DMV and ask. The DMV uses the same form whether you’re getting a driver’s license, ID card or driver’s authorization card. DACs are for those, like illegal aliens, who can’t meet the proof of identity requirements for the other cards. At the bottom is a voter registration form.

Medical Services expanding in northern Nye

In a continued effort to provide access to critical health care services for Tonopah and the surrounding area, Northern Nye County Hospital District announced two collaborations that organizers said will expand services in that region.

Tax-filing deadline just days away

As the April 17 tax-filing deadline nears, many taxpayers may rush to finish their tax returns or find that extra time is needed to get them done.

Consumer delinquencies fall in fourth quarter

The fourth quarter of 2017 saw a broad-based decline in delinquencies, with delinquencies in closed-end loans (like personal or auto loans) falling across the board and bank card delinquencies declining significantly, according to results from the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin.

Federal effort focuses on rural businesses

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Administrator Linda McMahon of the Small Business Administration signed an agreement to promote stronger businesses and agricultural economies in rural America.

Nye County eyeing public shooting range options

Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen has initiated a crucial step in the effort to bring the first-ever county-owned public shooting range to the Pahrump Valley, posing an agenda item that could trigger forward movement on the longstanding concept.

American Legion commander tours Southern Nevada

Denise H. Rohan, the first female national commander of the American Legion (coincidentally sworn in during the group’s national convention in Sparks in 2017) toured Southern Nevada.

High tech in Nye County gets Washington’s attention

Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr traveled across parts of Nye County on Monday to learn about the advances made in high-speed communications in Pahrump and surrounding areas.

Detectives, search and rescue crews scour Pahrump area desert

Nye County Sheriff’s Office detectives and members of the search and rescue team began scouring the desert area along Basin Avenue and Powerline Road as part of an investigation.

California Lottery

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 $25 million.

Man arrested accused of misusing Nye County 911 system

A self-described “real estate genius” is facing charges after allegedly misusing the 911 emergency system on three separate occasions.

Man dead in rural Nye County wreck

The motorist who was killed when his pickup flipped in rural Nye County has been identified as a 47-year-old Mineral County resident.

Maintenance to temporarily affect Valley digital TV services

From midnight to 5 a.m. April 11, maintenance was planned on fiber-optic cabling that carries Valley Communications Association’s digital TV services. The maintenance will affect approximately two-thirds of the channels, but most channels from 3 through 89 should be unaffected, Valley said in a recent announcement.

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