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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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Sisolak regulation eases teacher hiring problems

Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency regulation at the request of the Nevada Department of Education that eliminates potential gaps in teacher hiring and licensure renewals because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency regulation went in effect on Monday, June 22, 2020.

More than 13,000 graduate from NSHE schools

The Nevada System of Higher Education’s seven degree-granting institutions graduated more than 13,000 students this spring with doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees along with numerous training certificates.

Pilot program allows SNAP recipients to buy food online

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Nevada’s request to participate in a program allowing residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to puchase food online through select retailers.

Rescheduled workshops will discuss fate of rare wildflower

The Nevada Division of Forestry is pleased to announce that it has rescheduled two planned workshops, one in Tonopah and one in Carson City, regarding the status of Nevada’s rare Tiehm buckwheat species. Both workshops were previously canceled and postponed in accordance with the state’s COVID-19 health response.

Nye sees jump in COVID-19 numbers

Nye County reported a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, with Pahrump carrying the majority of the new cases.

Fourth of July fireworks light up the Pahrump sky

Cars lined the streets surrounding the annual Fourth of July fireworks show in Pahrump on Saturday, as the town had shut down Basin Avenue and Petrack Park during the show due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Nye County.

2 arrested surrounding robbery, murder case

Nye County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested two suspects after investigating a shooting death.

Initial unemployment claims rise for first time since April

Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shows initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 11,110 for the week ending June 27, up 763 claims, or 7.4 percent, compared to last week’s total of 10,347.

FDA, USDA take steps to support food supply chain

As the COVID-19 pandemic response continues, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been working around the clock on many fronts to support the food and agriculture sector so that Americans continue to have access to a safe and robust food supply.

What do changes in the rate-making process for the PUC mean?

A proposal was recently outlined for an alternative to traditional rate-making mechanisms for electric utilities by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

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