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Nye County’s 5.7% jobless rate among highest in state

About 985 Nye County workers remain unemployed, according to the latest workforce figures, which show Nevada has overall surpassed 1.5 million jobs and has largely recovererd any positions that it lost during the pandemic.

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4-year-old found at intersection nearly naked and running

The Pahrump parents of the child have been charged with child abuse and neglect. Deputies say they contacted a social worker to investigate and found conditions in the boy’s home unsuitable for him and the seven other kids who lived there.

County backs down on water levy

For more than six decades, the Nevada State Engineer’s Office has collected revenue from a special levy on all taxable parcels in the Pahrump Valley but last year, Nye County officials took a stand against the assessment and declined to approve a resolution necessary to authorize the collection of that special levy.

QUIT OR BE FIRED: Firefighters union calls for Pahrump chief to resign

Members of Pahrump Valley Firefighters IAFF Local 4068 are calling for Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Chief Scott Lewis to resign — or face being fired — citing a 56-point list of health, safety and mismanagement concerns drafted by local union members. The union has now expressed two votes of “no confidence” in their leader.

Superbloom or not, Death Valley beckons in springtime — PHOTOS

Fields of ephemeral wildflowers aren’t expected this year at Death Valley, but the nearby national park’s rock-solidly stunning geology never takes time off.

Mountain Falls neighbors say they have a dirty problem

Poof-dirt is causing issues after leaking water line repair there, according to a dozen in the south Pahrump master-planned community.

$1M secured for fairgrounds community center

The Pahrump Fairgrounds has been a focus of development for government officials for several years. Progress on the 427-acre site has been steady with a bulk of the work completed to date paid for by grants.

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