Richard Peck this week was named interim chief executive of Pahrump-based Valley Electric Association, becoming the fifth person in 10 months to hold the VEA’s CEO title, either on a permanent, interim, acting or the designated basis.
The castle-style building at the corner of Homestead Road and Highway 160, a recognizable site when arriving in Pahrump from the east, is heading for demolition.
In 2016, Nevada voters narrowly passed statewide Ballot Question 1 to require more stringent background check laws but just a short time later, then-Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt essentially blocked enforcement of the legislation.
As a self-described artist and metalsmith for the past several decades, Giselle Galassi’s passion for creating jewelry may only be matched by her love for animals.
SolarReserve, the parent of Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah has withdrawn its application for the proposed Sandstone project in Nye County.
A panel of scientists are urging a “reset” of the nation’s stalled nuclear waste management system and recommendations to manage and store the material that include using Yucca Mountain as a potential repository.
Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services crews transported one student to Desert View Hospital, while a second student was taken to the hospital by their parent following a high-impact collision in the student parking lot area just before classes commenced on Tuesday morning.
Motorists traveling along California Highway 190 could experience a few delays, as a new construction project is now underway.
Texas-based Fluor Corporation will conduct a feasibility study for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project, a prospective mine in Esmeralda County, amid the growing demand for these metals driven by electric vehicles and energy storages for wind and solar plants.
The dynasty continued for the It’s On Like Donkey Kong team in Donkey Basketball, and this year’s victory had something special attached to it.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives are investigating what they term as a homicide northwest of Pahrump.
Barrick Gold Corp. on Friday confirmed that the company has reviewed the opportunity to merge with Newmont Mining Corp., but has not yet reached a decision.
A Pahrump couple walking their dogs out in the desert wandered upon the scene of off-road crash that killed a Pahrump man.
Wells Fargo announced it has increased its philanthropic impact in 2018 by donating $444 million to nearly 11,000 nonprofits to help communities and people in need.
One day, Charles and Jacqueline Springer, of Reno, learned that their dogs, nabbed by an animal control officer, had been destroyed.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, March 2 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $24 million.
Editor’s note: This is part 3 of a series looking gold mining and the Beatty region.
“I’ve always felt that Beatty has never lived up to its potential,” businessman Ed Ringle told the Beatty Town Advisory Board Feb. 25. He then shared his vision of what he believes the town could be and what he plans to do to make it happen.
A group of member-owners in Valley Electric Association is working to unseat the current board of directors at the co-op as distrust by some ratepayers grows.
P3 Medical Group expanded over the hump to Pahrump in October of last year, bringing to the valley a whole new option for medical care for area residents. The inclusion of this area in the P3 network also brought with it another new health care option for valley seniors, with Senior Care Plus now offering its Medicare Advantage plans to Pahrump as well.
As part of the expansion project, Round Mountain hired about 40 new employees, most of whom were truck haul operators, said Emily Hendrickson, corporate social responsibility specialist at Round Mountain Gold Corporation.
It’s not always easy to get kids to want to spend time with their older relatives and neighbors, but 13-year-old Catalina Sandoval had a little motivation for the annual Batting 1.000 Challenge softball game pitting young Pahrump players against a team from Pahrump’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post and VFW Auxiliary.
Salli Kerr, executive director of Nevada Outreach, would prefer that No To Abuse, the organization’s program targeted at victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, stalking and teen dating violence, was not necessary.
Kroger’s ban on Visa credit cards has reached Smith’s Food & Drug stores in Nevada.
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that the easiest way to check on a tax refund is “Where’s My Refund?,” an online tool available at IRS.gov and through the IRS2Go app.
The Nevada Highway Patrol released dashcam and body-worn camera footage from a crash that injured a trooper over the weekend in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson is suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but plans to continue working through treatment.
Nevada lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the death penalty in the state.
At 13 years old, Brandon Mountz has been riding bulls for only about two years. Senior Tye Hardy also has been riding for about two years. But in that short amount of time, both have established themselves among the best in the state.
