Divas on a Dime: Mini sweet peppers pack a big recipe punch

How much do we love the bags of those adorable mini red, yellow and orange sweet peppers? Perhaps choosing produce according to level of cuteness isn’t the best way, but in this case it totally works!

Swimming pool reopens in Beatty community

Beatty residents can once again escape the heat by taking a dip in the Beatty Community Swimming Pool.

Heavy rain moves through Tonopah

Record rainfall for the date was reported at the Tonopah Airport on Tuesday, as a storm moved through the region, the National Weather Service reported.

Nye County brothel petition effort dead but not buried

While the 2018 brothel petition effort came to an unsuccessful conclusion and the Nye County Commission apparently had no appetite for placing a question regarding brothels on the 2018 general election ballot, that is not discouraging Citizens Against Brothels in Nye County from continuing to pursue its goal of eliminating the local industry.

NDOT holds public meetings on Interstate 11

The Nevada Department of Transportation is set to host several public information meetings across Nevada to better pinpoint the future expansion of Interstate 11 through the northern half of the state.

Hundreds of Nevada burros to be rounded up near Beatty

Operations were set to get underway this week to gather and remove hundreds of burros from an area near the town of Beatty. Federal officials are seeking to reduce the herd size in an area determined to be overpopulated with burros.

Pahrump grand opening for new Verizon store location

Pahrump’s Verizon store is hosting a grand opening on Saturday, July 14, for its new location at 200 S. Highway 160, Suite 4.

Pahrump area weight loss group members recognized

Nevada TOPS Club, Inc., (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), held its annual State Recognition Days June 1 and 2 in Las Vegas with Pahrump TOPS members taking three of the four top awards.

Jones records first feature victory at Pahrump Valley Speedway

Youngster Brandon Jones was finally able to pick up his first Mini Stocks feature event win Saturday night in what had to be the best finish of the season between the top three drivers at Pahrump Valley Speedway.

Rangers bust illegal Death Valley pot farm

Authorities in California have shut down an illicit marijuana farm in an unexpected location: the middle of Death Valley National Park.

 
Ruling by judge halts Nevada execution

A drug company’s lawsuit halted the Wednesday night execution of condemned killer Scott Dozier.

VEA ambassadors recognized in Pahrump

About 120 Valley Electric Association Ambassadors gathered to celebrate the end of the year at the second quarter ambassador meeting at the Valley Conference Center.

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.