U.S. Rep. Dina Titus slapped Trump administration moves on plutonium shipments and nuclear waste storage in Nevada, congratulated state lawmakers on gun control efforts and criticized sheriffs who’ve said they won’t enforce them in remarks to the Legislature on Tuesday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed Nevada onto the U.S. Climate Alliance, joining 22 other states in a commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions and the effects of climate change.
The Nye County Republican Central Committee was overjoyed by the decision of Nye County officials to take a stand against laws that violate the Second Amendment and to show their gratitude, the group presented certificates of appreciation to both the Nye County Commission and Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly.
Nevada’s new background check law was passed by the Legislature in early February, just days into the 2019 Legislative Session and it was then quickly signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak, sparking widespread disquiet.
Officials with the Nevada Department of Agriculture have announced a quarantine on a horse facility in Clark County, after three positive cases of Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1), were discovered in that county.
Teenagers as young as 14 may soon be behind the wheel on Nevada’s busiest roads on their way to school, if a bill proposed by Sparks Republican Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen becomes law.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Tonopah Field Office (TFO), has published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) associated with Gemfield Resources, Ltd. (GRL’s) proposal to develop gold mine operations within the Gemfield Project (Project) area.
After being profiled on national television for more than a year, the program Live PD is pulling out of Pahrump, for the time being.
Chili cooks from across the region were laboring away and taste buds were singing as the 2019 Silver State Chili Cook-off took over Petrack Park this past weekend.
A report by President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers credited the GOP tax cut and the president’s deregulation initiatives for producing 5.3 million jobs since he was elected in November 2016 and predicted sustained robust growth for the next decade.
It was a milestone night for the Pahrump Valley Republican Women and the Nye County Central Committee as they hosted the 40th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, March 15.
At the same March 11 meeting in which the Beatty Town Advisory Board voted to advertise to fill the opening created by the resignation of Crystal Taylor, board member Kelly Carroll ended the meeting by announcing his own resignation, saying this was his last meeting.
Most horseshoes tournaments in Pahrump are open only to sanctioned players and operate under the rules of the Nevada State Horseshoe Pitching Association. But with a chili cook-off Saturday drawing a large crowd to Petrack Park, someone had the bright idea of running a tournament in which anyone could participate.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Wednesday, March 20 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $29 million.
Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of March 25 – March 29
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.
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.
One man was transported to Desert View Hospital after crashing his vehicle on Saturday, March 2.
Two Nye County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle patrol officers are recovering from injuries sustained after crashing their 1450cc V-Twin Harley Davidsons.
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 Department of Agriculture announced funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Internal Revenue Service recently warned taxpayers to avoid improperly claiming various business tax credits, a common scam used by unscrupulous tax preparers.
The state’s 2019 gaming win didn’t get off to the billion-dollar start of a year ago.
The owners of a Pahrump business, specializing in everything military are retiring.
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.
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.
