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Commissioners approve fireworks launch, safety site

The Nye County Board of Commissioners finalized the adoption of a designated fireworks launch/safety site at the Pahrump Fairgrounds during their regular meeting on Tuesday.

Police: Death behind casino investigated as ‘suspicious’

Nye County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a “suspicious death” after the body of a male was discovered in the desert behind the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino late Monday morning.

Solar, new scholarship requirement bills now law

CARSON CITY — Bills putting the state Public Utilities Commission in charge of figuring out rates for roof-top solar users and raising credit requirements for Millennium Scholarship recipients were signed into law June 5 by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Governor vetoes changes to juvenile sex offender law

Juvenile justice advocates sounded an alarm Thursday after Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a bill that would have revised the state’s controversial sex offender registration law regarding juveniles.

Hardy’s comments fodder for next election

A recording of Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy making an inartful reference to the disabled during a speech in Las Vegas was seized by Nevada Democrats last week as fodder for an attack on the freshman congressman who’s their No. 1 target in the 2016 elections.

Nye County Flood Response holds ribbon cutting

Finding a place to stay during a catastrophe at one’s home can be a stressful event, and one local company is equipped to handle just that.

Prehistoric building blocks of the Pahrump Valley

“For me, what’s most fascinating about the universe is that it’s knowable.” —

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium

Crime Corner, June 17

Woman jailed for heroin possession

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