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CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he will not propose either a new method of capital punishment or abolishing the death penalty to the Nevada Legislature when it convenes in February.

A rare desert fish once saved from extinction by a biologist with a bucket is in need of rescue once again, this time from non-native predators dumped into its home by people.

The Poker Run is on Saturday and will kick off with a VFW pancake breakfast from 7-9 a.m., and then registration for the run will be from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and the cost is $25. Proceeds this year will benefit the Tonopah Search and Rescue teamand the local radio club. Both organizations have helped out with the run for the past three years.

In the heat of battle during wartime, exhausted combat units regularly need time to rest and recover. That action is known as a “stand down.” Though no such battles are taking place in Pahrump at present, local veteran organizations feel the need to assist the area’s homeless veteran population, with a community version of a stand down.

A popular annual event is returning to the valley on Saturday.

A request for a conditional use permit for a child care facility in a Pahrump single-family residence, coupled with a waiver for the required driveway, was continued despite some of the nearby residents’ objections.

On Wednesday, the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission mulled current zoning districts and exchanged ideas on how they can create more connectivity within the Pahrump Master Plan.

A newly-appointed narcotics team’s work led to the arrest of a Pahrump man their first day back on the job.

A teacher’s aide at Pahrump Valley High School was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a student outside of school grounds.

Nye County is leading Nevada in medical marijuana cards per capita, according to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.