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How to turn your worst Christmas present into cash

While you’re supposed to be appreciative of gifts someone has spent the time and money to give you, there’s nothing fun about stacking up a closet full of bad Christmas presents you’ll never use.

Crime corner, Dec. 31

Man arrested for DUI

Group: Prosecutors had enough proof to charge Ensign

Newly released records suggest federal prosecutors had enough evidence to charge U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada with lobbying or campaign finance violations, but backed off because of fear of losing in court and “undue deference to public officials,” according to a watchdog group that sued for access to the documents.

Four stories that had statewide impact in 2014

A shooting rampage that left two Las Vegas police officers, a good Samaritan and the two attackers dead, a standoff between the feds and a Southern Nevada rancher, the legalization of gay marriage in the Silver State, and a political storm that left Republicans in charge of the Legislature and all state offices topped the news in 2014.

Christmas Day fire uproots owner, roommates

A local woman’s home was destroyed by a fire on Christmas day, leaving her and two roommates seeking a place to stay and losing nearly everything.

BLM extends public comment period

Bureau of Land Management said that the current public comment period for the Las Vegas and Pahrump field offices draft Resource Management Plan and draft Environmental Impact Statement has been extended from Jan. 7 to Feb. 6.

VEA gifts senior centers with power

Senior centers throughout Nye County have received an early holiday gift from Valley Electric Association; free electric for the month of December.

Pahrump VA clinic construction delayed

Pahrump’s long-awaited Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic has been delayed again, according to U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford’s Rural Community Liaison Laurayne Murray.

County denies solid waste permit in Amargosa Valley

Nye County Commissioners denied a solid waste permit for B.A.E. Industries for a mulch and compost facility on 10 acres along Cook Road owned by the Settlemeyer Trust in Amargosa Valley, the latest dispute over dumping in the sparsely populated valley.

Man who stole cop car court date rescheduled

The man who police say commandeered a Nye County Sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser back in October is still awaiting arraignment.

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