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.

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.

AG, courts find Nye County Commission violated meeting procedures

The Nye County Commission was recently found to have violated Nevada’s Open Meeting Law twice in the past two years, with one meeting procedure violation cited by the Fifth Judicial District Court and the other by Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt.

 
Nevada immigration lawyer offers insights on family separation

Adults with children caught crossing the border illegally should be released into the country if they claim asylum. A physical barrier wouldn’t deter border crossings, and Republican efforts to outlaw family separation aren’t worth supporting. That’s according to Hardeep “Dee” Sull, a Nevada attorney, who’s part of Lawyer Moms of America.

Thomas Knapp: Insights in Libertarian Party

“‘Abolish ICE!’ is the new rallying cry for progressive Democrats,” reports NBC News’s Alex Seitz-Wald.

Old Nevada mines may get new leases on life as solar arrays

The State Environmental Commission voted Wednesday to add “renewable energy development and storage” to the list of acceptable post-production uses for shuttered mines to encourage developers to use the already-disturbed land.

Nevada telemarketing scam targeted elderly

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced that Emmanuel D. Ford, 39, pleaded guilty for his role in a telemarketing scam targeting the elderly.

Guilty plea in fraudulent Nevada voter petition scheme

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske announced that Patrick Duffy, 48, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty last week to one count of misconduct in signing, filing, or altering petition, a category “D” felony.

Pahrump Lions take part in massive Parade of Nations

The Lions Club International inundated Las Vegas last weekend for its 101st Annual Convention, including its 51st Parade of Nations and Pahrump Valley Lions Club members were a big part of all of the activity.

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