Wildfire contained east of Pahrump

The fire in Trout Canyon , between Pahrump and Mountain Springs, north of state Route 160, was reported about 2:35 p.m. Saturday. U.S. Forest Service officials confirmed in a tweet at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday that the fire was fully contained and had burned 30.6 acres.

Pahrump firearms training company expands offerings

The owners of a local company that say they have trained thousands in the local area for the purposes of obtaining a concealed firearms permit have recently expanded their services and their physical footprint in Pahrump.

Postcard-size Form 1040 planned

As part of a larger effort to help taxpayers, the IRS said that it plans to streamline the Form 1040 into a shorter, simpler form for the 2019 tax season.

Congressional delegation to tour Yucca Mountain in Nevada

House lawmakers with a vested interest in permanent storage of nuclear waste in Nevada will make a trek to Yucca Mountain this month to tour the mothballed exploratory tunnel in the geological formation northwest of Las Vegas.

House burns during fireworks display

The show still went on, but Beatty Volunteer Fire Department personnel were called away from their July Fourth fireworks display for a house fire at the home of Pete Rand about halfway through the show.

Feds announce $27M in payments to Nevada

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced 17 local governments in Nevada are receiving a total of $27 million under the 2018 Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, demonstrating the Trump administration’s commitment to local communities, the federal government said.

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 $13 million.

Veterans named to business committee

Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon has named seven new members to three-year terms on the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs and one new member to a two-year term on the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development.

Junior All-Stars to play for district championship

After more than four hours, more than 200 pitches, 12 innings and being down to their last strike three times, a hit batter put Pahrump into the Little League Juniors District 4 championship.

Nevada solar plant spreads technology to Australia

SolarReserve, the parent of the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, is continuing its efforts to replicate its solar thermal technology across the globe.

Nye County Veterans Banner Program complete

On Tuesday, July 3, just in time for the Fourth of July Parade at the Calvada Eye, the final round of banners in the Nye County Veterans Banner Program were hung along Calvada Boulevard.

Pahrump marijuana dispensary continues doing brisk business

Marijuana dispensaries in the Silver State are still experiencing record high sales roughly one year and a few days after recreational marijuana became legal in Nevada on July 1, 2017.