Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday signed a bill increasing the cost-of-living raises for state workers to 3 percent per year from 2 percent.
Despite a call to replace the late Sen. Pat McCarran’s name and likeness at the Las Vegas airport and in the Statuary Hall in Congress, the Nevada Legislature took a pass on the issue this session.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed 71 bills into law late Thursday and vetoed seven others, including measures to raise the minimum wage, ban the use of private prisons, and protect patients from “surprise” emergency hospital billings.
The Nevada Department of Transportation plans to spend more than $9 million on projects in Nye County in the 2018 fiscal year with Nye County recently accepting its annual work program.
More details are emerging about a $600,000 federal grant secured by the region for revitalization efforts.
For Pahrump resident Gary Miller, April 10 of this year is a day he will never forget.
Pahrump residents denounced the rate hike proposed by the Great Basin Water Company at the hearing, as many said that they can’t afford increased rates for sewer and water.
A series of tips from the public helped identify three people suspected of breaking into Rhyolite Historic Park last week.
A woman arrested last July for committing illegal acts pertaining to voter registration in Nye County, was sentenced to serve 19-to-48 months in prison, with 24 days credit for time served.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee called Thursday for a study on how nuclear waste might travel through Southern Nevada amid concerns that Yucca Mountain could become a repository for the radioactive material.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the appointment of Michael Vallante as Regional Administrator for SBA Region IX, which covers Nevada, California, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam.
Golden Entertainment, operators of the PT’s Pubs chain in Southern Nevada, is acquiring a company that owns four Nevada casinos, including the iconic Stratosphere, for $850 million.
John Salacan is well-known around Pahrump for his work as a published poet, writer, painter, publisher and restorer of books, but many residents may not know that he is also a musician and composer.
Crews from Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services responded to a two-vehicle crash along Highway 160 just south of Highway 372 on Wednesday afternoon.
Death Valley National Park released the second episode of a documentary series designed to engage the public’s interest in the park through social media.
The Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects and state Attorney General Adam Laxalt want to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to restart Yucca Mountain.
Lately, I’ve been taking my morning coffee on my patio and enjoying the sights and sounds of the birds flitting about my garden. I’ve also been trying to discourage a pair of finches trying to nest in my oven exhaust vent. I’ve taped the vent closed but they’re surprisingly persistent little birdies.
Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of April 17 – April 21:
A bill designating Oct. 16 as Sarah Winnemucca Day in Nevada was approved Tuesday by the Assembly Government Affairs Committee.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $29 million.
It’s a great opportunity to dance the night away early next month as Pahrump’s Ms. Senior Golden Years USA Pageant presents “Dancing Under the Stars” at Sanders Family Winery on May 6.
Fireworks testing planned for next week in Pahrump is closed to the public, Nye County government reported Thursday.
The Beatty Town Advisory Board has voted to send letters to state legislators voicing opposition to two bills under consideration.
Yeah, yeah, I know. People have rights, not states. But in case there’s any confusion about what we’re talking about here, I’ll let Ronald Reagan, from a 1980 speech, explain it…
When I first read Tim Burke’s column critical of me in the Pahrump Valley Times last week, my initial response was, understandably, negative. But as they say in the NFL, “upon further review, the call is reversed.”
The Pentagon has announced that Nevada will become home to a nearly 20-year project regarding unmanned aircraft and the U.S. Air Force.
The Pahrump Valley Aviators group is holding its “Fun Fly” from 9 a.m. to about 1 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Field.