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Heidi Fleiss talks to PVT about LA wildfires

“I grew up in the Hollywood Hills so I’m very familiar with wildfires because they always seem to be in the hills,” she said.

Have a tipsy time at the Shamrock Walk

Get your tickets now for this popular ‘pub-crawl’ style event.

Get ready for some rodeo!

The Pahrump Jr. and High School Rodeo Club is hosting its annual event Feb. 14-16.

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Peak on BLM land named for endangered pupfish

Earlier this year, the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted unanimously to approve the proposal to name a peak after the Devils Hole pupfish and Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish. At 4,355 feet in elevation, the previously unnamed Pupfish Peak is a high point in an area known as Devils Hole Hills on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Nature Conservancy taps Baca as Nevada director

After an extensive and highly competitive search, The Nature Conservancy in Nevada has recently named Mauricia Baca as the chapter’s new state director. She will begin her new role on Nov. 16 and will be based in Las Vegas. ­­

COVID-19 seeing upward trend

The fall season is upon America and as many health experts feared, the country is seeing another big increase in COVID-19 cases, prompting concerns from officials and even leading some states to reinstitute a variety of restrictions in an attempt to curb the swell. Though stricter measures have not yet been put in place here in Nevada, that doesn’t mean such action isn’t being considered, as Gov. Steve Sisolak made clear earlier this week.

Applications process for Nye County Commission vacancy now open

Nye County Commissioner-elect Richard “Dick” Gardner passed away in late October, just one week before the 2020 general election and his death has resulted in a vacancy for the commission district 1 seat.

Beatty Board holds first meeting without chair

On Monday, Nov. 9, the Beatty Town Advisory Board held its first meeting since the passing of Chairman Dick Gardner, who would have left the board in January to take his seat on the Board of Nye County Commissioners. Remaining members acknowledged his loss at the start of the meeting.

Residents hold rally in support of Trump

Voter fraud and stealing the Nov. 3 general election from President Trump was the theme of yet another rally at the intersection of Highways 160 and 372 this week, after former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the race by multiple media outlets.

Veterans Day celebrated in Pahrump

Veterans Day is a day of reflection and recognition, honoring the sacrifices and service of the men and women who have helped protect America as part of the U.S. armed forces.

NNSS expanding training capability with US agencies

As the nation’s premier organization for radiological prevention and response, the Nevada National Security Site has trained more than 250,000 emergency responders.

Nevada Donor Network, hospice expand collaboration

Nathan Adelson Hospice has announced an expanded life-saving collaboration with its longtime community partners at Nevada Donor Network.

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