High gas prices and inlfation are keeping Nevadans closer to home this summer, according to a new survey from familydestinationsguide.com that found Silver State drivers are expected to travel just 272 miles this summer – about half the distance they traveled last summer.
Amargosa Valley held a horseshoes tournament on Sunday over the holiday weekend that helped raise money for the Amargosa Racing Association.
Pahrump enjoyed a dazzling display of fireworks for Independence Day, while others enjoyed events all weekend. See pictures of the events.
Officials at Death Valley National Park reported that visitors spent $104 million in surrounding Nevada and California communities last year, according to a new National Park Service report.
At a Pahrump Foster Care Panel, foster parents and state officials said Nevada’s rural foster care system is in need of loving, supportive homes.
A Pahrump man is facing burglary and other charges after deputies arrested him while trying to escape on a motorbike.
This year’s events began at 10 a.m. on Monday with a small parade, consisting mostly of the town’s emergency services vehicles.
“What has been a slow motion train wreck for 20 years is accelerating, and the moment of reckoning is near,” the head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority told Congress.
