With a fantastic fundraiser hosted by the Pahrump Elks Lodge #2796 and an incredible, record-setting turnout for its Bunks Across America initiative, September was certainly a big month for Nye County Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP).
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Officials are hoping area residents will keep vigilant for suspicious individuals or activity.
No clear threat was directed to the school
The federal government’s Western Solar Plan places Nevada — and Nye County — at the center of the country’s clean energy goals. Many aren’t happy.
If readers have a great business idea but they could use some assistance with getting started or gaining momentum, the Launch Rural Nevada program is the perfect place to turn.
The Nye County Water District board will review water impact plans by three medical marijuana applicants during a 9 a.m. meeting Monday. One applicant is already scheduled for a hearing on a medical marijuana license before the Nye County Commissioners the next day at 10 a.m.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to see some progress from solar developers on a handful of projects along Highway 160 on the border with Clark County sometime around the middle of 2015.
As wintertime approaches, health officials in Southern Nevada are urging individuals and families to take precautions to avoid catching the flu.
While Americans are digesting their turkey dinners on Thanksgiving, there’s a few locals who prefer beef. Texas longhorns have a home on the range on the south end of Pahrump, where longtime developer Hollis Harris is raising a herd of 20 cattle on Bond Street.
Spurred in part by the BLM’s April roundup of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle that brought an armed confrontation between federal agents and Bundy supporters, Assemblyman Ira Hansen is pushing for a bill in the 2015 legislative session that would prohibit BLM and Forest Service law officers from enforcing state laws.
Valley Electric Association, which has already been campaigning in a statewide advertising program and branched out to serve major federal facilities, is opening a small satellite office in Las Vegas.
TONOPAH — California-based solar developer SolarReserve said all construction has been completed on the 540-foot tower at the Crescent Dunes solar-power plant outside of Tonopah. That doesn’t mean it is ready to start producing power.
Near disaster was averted on Friday when a vehicle burst into flames while the owner was fueling up at a local convenience store.
Nye County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday to discuss the revised U.S. Bureau of Land Management revised resource management plan. The meeting will be in the commission’s chambers in Pahrump, 2100 E. Walt Williams Drive.
The jury that will decide whether former Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore committed wire fraud was seated on the first day of her federal trial Tuesday.
A fiery crash involving a lithium battery truck and its aftermath shut down part of U.S. Highway 95 near Indian Springs.
The Pahrump judge and former Las Vegas city councilwoman was indicted by a federal grand jury in July on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
Pahrump judge Michele Fiore pleaded not guilty to new charges in a short hearing on Monday.
