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.
A B-50 fighter plane took off on Jan. 7, 1951 from Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico, refueled at the Indian Springs Air Force Base and dropped a nuclear bomb code named Able, with a yield of 1,000 tons 1,060 feet over Area Five of the Nevada Test Site, the first nuclear weapons test, marking the entry of Nevada into the Cold War.
Drivers of off-road vehicles will be able to use county paved highways to access trails, after passage of an amendment to Nye County Code by county commissioners Tuesday.
Two influential political activists from Pahrump died this month.
WASHINGTON — A bill quietly introduced in Congress would restrict mining and energy exploration over a sweeping area of rural Nevada including Nye County, preserving scenic valleys and buffering a landmark piece of desert artwork.
Nye County Sheriff’s Detectives are not releasing many details on the four armed robberies of three local businesses within a month.
Nevada State Treasurer candidate Dan Schwartz told a crowd at the Artesia Community Center candidates’ forum last week the state was losing money on investments.
Though Pahrump Town Board members were grateful for the offer, they chose not to appoint Gary Hollis as an official Pahrump Town Board lobbyist.
Nye County Commission nuclear waste liaison Dan Schinhofen didn’t waste any time pushing to restart the Yucca Mountain project after the Oct. 16 release a federal study found the site could be safe to store nuclear waste.
Republican Assemblyman Cresent Hardy is getting some high-powered, big money help in his uphill battle to defeat freshman U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford.
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.
