House committee approves bill to restart Yucca Mountain project

A bill to restart the stalled Yucca Mountain project was approved by a full House committee on Wednesday after members tried to appease Nevada by striking a provision dealing with state water rights.

Draft Picks’ sports bar celebrates return of video poker

A Pahrump restaurant and sports bar is celebrating the return of video poker with a ribbon cutting and all-day drink specials, along with a free pizza buffet.

Report ranks Nevada high for deaths on rural roads

Nevada’s rural roads have the nation’s sixth-highest fatality rate in the United States, a national study released Tuesday shows.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $51 million.

Death Valley Ultramarathoner still going strong at 66

Marshall Ulrich has become a legend in the history of the STYR Labs Badwater 135 Ultramarathon. He ran his first Badwater race in 1990 and since then has won the race four times.

Dan Simmons’ Sportsman’s Quest: The hunt starts here

Well, it’s that time again. If we were lucky, we drew that coveted local game tag. If not, we’ve made plans for an out-of-state or out-of-country hunt; both have become more popular and reasonably priced.

Experts: Obamacare repeal could leave rural Nevada in peril

As Senate Republicans continue their efforts to repeal Obamacare, Nevada officials are worried that the move could be devastating for rural Nevada counties, including Nye.

Day spa, salon vandalized in Pahrump

The owners of a local salon, day spa and boutique arrived at their business Wednesday morning and discovered the place had been vandalized.

Rollover crash kills 2 women in central Nye County

Two motorists died when a vehicle they were traveling in near Tonopah rolled over while heading along Nevada Highway 376 in central Nye County near Tonopah, the state Highway Patrol reported.

Beatty track athlete going to Junior Olympics

Beatty long distance runner Jose Granados has made the cut for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics and will be traveling to Lawrence, Kansas this year.

Little League tourney has dramatic finish

Although Mountain Ridge dominated the 10-team, 8-10-year-old District Four All-Star Little League Tournament in Pahrump, it wasn’t a cut-and-dried win for them like everyone thought it would be.

Jim Hartman: Nevada rushing into recreational marijuana use

Nevada’s school system has the lowest scores nationally and is ranked last in education by Education Week in 2017, while Massachusetts schools are rated best of all the states.

Fires challenge Pahrump area crews

Area firefighters were met with a series of challenging fires throughout last week.

A look at the historic quest for riches in Nye County region

The American nation’s settlement of the far western states was closely associated with the discovery of many significant mineral deposits, notably gold and silver but also lead, zinc, and copper.

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