Nevada state senator hosting weekly conference calls

Each Thursday throughout the 2019 Legislative Session, Nevada State Senator Pete Goicoechea is hosting a conference call to talk about and field questions regarding the legislative process, with the public highly encouraged to participate.

Search scaled back for missing Marine

The search for a missing U.S. Marine Corps officer in the central Sierra Nevada will continue, albeit on a scaled back mode, according to authorities.

Crash hospitalizes 2 Nye County motorcycle deputies

Two Nye County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle patrol officers are recovering from injuries sustained after crashing their 1450cc V-Twin Harley Davidsons.

Pahrump Soroptimists to host first women’s health fair

At the core of its organization, Soroptimist International of the Pahrump Valley has one main goal, improving the lives of women and girls and the local group has just started a new initiative that truly resonates with this purpose.

Nevada agriculture gets boost

Nevada Department of Agriculture announced funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the United States Department of Agriculture.

Avoid improper claims for business credits

The Internal Revenue Service recently warned taxpayers to avoid improperly claiming various business tax credits, a common scam used by unscrupulous tax preparers.

Pahrump youth softball receives $2,755 from Batting 1.000 Classic

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary presented a check for $2,755 to the Pahrump Youth Softball Association on Friday at Petrack Park, the group’s share of the proceeds from the Batting 1.000 Classic earlier this month.

Pahrump Valley scores 20 in softball rout of Chaparral

You would not have guessed the score by the amount of coaching that was going on between at-bats of the Pahrump Valley High School softball team’s 20-0 rout of Chaparral on Monday in Las Vegas.

Baker to Vegas runners will pass Saturday through Pahrump

For 35 years, neither rain nor snow nor dark of night, or even occasional March heat, has stopped the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Not even major construction on Highway 160 can stop it.

Pahrump rodeo club fares well in Fernley

Senior Kyrstyn Peugh knows the Pahrump Valley High School Rodeo Club covers a lot of miles during the school year. During the fall, there were rodeos in Battle Mountain, Ely, Elko, Spanish Springs, Alamo and Boulder City. And, after opening the spring at home, they spent a weekend in Fernley.

Kingdom comes down in Pahrump

There’s something distinctly different about the intersection of South Highway 160 at Homestead Road, as of late.

Pilot lands plane at Pahrump area detention center

Officials at the Nevada Southern Detention Center on Mesquite Avenue were scrambling on Friday, March 15, to determine why an aircraft landed in its parking lot.

Dennis Myers: Journalists love a glitzy celebrity scandal

Last week, a national college admissions scandal erupted, with two Nevada business executives – Gamal Abdelaziz and Elisabeth Kimmel – in supporting roles. The starring roles went to actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.