Sgt. Duane Downing, who also serves on the Tonopah Town Board, was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 95 as he responded to a car fire Monday evening, rendering him unconscious.
The contract calls for Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, a Texas-based nonprofit, to round up and remove up to 2,500 of the non-native wild burros from the park 100 miles west of Las Vegas.
“It was a mistake, and I’m human, and I ask for your forgiveness,” she said in a video on the Nye County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
As seasonal fire restrictions went into effect early this month across Southern Nevada, officials at Nye County Emergency Services Station 51 are now seeking individuals to assist in fighting wildfires on public lands.
The highlight of the May 14 Beatty Town Advisory Board meeting was the presentation of the town’s new ambulance by Nye County Director of Emergency Services Vance Payne.
The Pahrump Valley baseball team’s bid for a spot in the championship game came up short Friday when the Trojans fell 6-4 to Elko in the losers bracket final of the Class 3A state tournament at Galena High School in Reno.
Going into the Class 3A state championship track and field meet last weekend in Carson City, Pahrump Valley senior Bryce Odegard was looking for his first state title.
Roughly 58 percent of Southern Nevadans are planning a vacation before June 21, according to AAA’s poll of 250 people mostly living in Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas, with a handful of responses from Moapa Valley, Boulder City and Pahrump.
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 $16 million.
The Goldfield Historical Society is set to receive a boost on efforts to revive the Goldfield High School that has sat dormant in the desert town for more than six decades.
The Spring Mountain Motor Resort &Country Club has gotten the green flag, so to speak, by the Nye County Commission to expand the race facility’s racetrack. Upon completion, Pahrump will be home to the longest track in the world—stretching further than the famed 13.1-mile long Nurburgring Grand Prix in Nurburg, Germany.
The Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers who typically itemized their deductions on Schedule A of the Form 1040 to use the Withholding Calculator this year to perform a “paycheck checkup.”
Gas prices jumped 12 cents over the past 14 days, and six cents since May 14, landing the national average at $2.93 – the highest price point going into the Memorial Day weekend since 2014, AAA announced this week.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to help rural communities develop locally based solutions and access financial resources to build economic prosperity.
The graduating class of 2018 at Pahrump Valley High School is set to walk across the stage as the school’s administration plans for the big day.
Up to 26 Beatty High School seniors were set to receive their diplomas at graduation ceremonies held in the school gymnasium this week.
It was a quick trip to the Class 3A state tournament for the Pahrump Valley softball team as the Trojans were beaten 12-2 by Churchill County and 8-0 by Lowry.
The Nye County Commission District 4 seat is wide open and will see new representation in 2019.
Nye County deputy sheriff Bryan Cooper was enjoying lunch with a colleague when he received an odd call on his work cell phone.
Five people were killed and one person was injured Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash about 85 miles northwest of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
