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Crime Corner, Nov. 26

Woman jailed for domestic assault

A Pahrump 55 million miles away

Some of the most innovative and challenging scientific research in human history is now underway in the Pahrump Hills, but not the ones 60 miles west of Las Vegas.

Nevada, Capitol Hill could be growing apart on Yucca Mountain

With a change in U.S. Senate leadership after the midterm election, Nevada Nuclear Projects Agency chief Robert Halstead says he has been assured by the staffs of Nevada’s senators that both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., a member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, remain strongly opposed to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project and are “well-positioned and working together to protect Nevada’s interests.”

Commissioner wants better accounting of animal facilities

Nye County Commissioner Frank Carbone is concerned about the growing number of animal shelters, sanctuaries and other animal welfare facilities proliferating in Pahrump.

Cresent Hardy goes to Congress school

WASHINGTON — Fifty-seven of the freshest faces on Capitol Hill packed into a meeting room on Wednesday, newly elected members of Congress taking part in the traditional lottery to claim office space for their freshman year.

Crime Corner, Nov. 21

Woman jailed for grand larceny

Ill wind blows through local store

A routine plumbing procedure led to the evacuation and closure of a local retail store Wednesday.

Potential nuclear waste rail line threatened

WASHINGTON — A bill quietly introduced in Congress would restrict mining and energy exploration over a sweeping area of rural Nevada, preserving scenic valleys and buffering a landmark piece of desert artwork.

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