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A congressional debate in Pahrump ended on an ugly note Wednesday night with Danny Tarkanian's wife calling his opponents "classless" for criticizing him for skipping the event to be in Washington, D.C. Kiran Hill asked the audience to vote for him or any of the other five Republicans seeking the 4th Congressional District seat who showed up to debate.

PAHRUMP - The Old Farts Club in this land of liberty 60 miles west of Las Vegas meets every Friday at 7 a.m. for breakfast at the Pahrump Nugget to talk politics over plates of scrambled eggs, pork sausage and spicy language. In recent weeks, the all-male

By Don McDermott Behind every 300. game or 800 series or a team that wins a league title at the Pahrump Nugget Bowling Center, there is Robert Grippo. The head mechanic and supervisor, along with Mike Sherard and Charles Spurrier, Grippo is in a crew that is charged with preparing the lanes and servicing the[...]

By Charlene Dean A tradition since 1976, the Miss Pahrump Pageant is back. Girls from 13 to 18 years of age and entering at least their freshman year of high school this fall are eligible to participate. The 2012 Miss Pahrump Pageant orientation meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Wulfy’s on[...]

A congressional debate in Pahrump ended on an ugly note Wednesday night with Danny Tarkanian's wife calling his opponents "classless" for criticizing him for skipping the event to be in Washington, D.C. Kiran Hill, a favorite GOP contender in libertarian

By Kelsey Givens A wildfire broke out on Kellogg Road Tuesday, ironically, just one day prior to the implementation of the Bureau of Land Management special fire restrictions on public lands. Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Lewis said the blaze may have started when one or more campfires were left burning by squatters[...]

By Charlene Dean Customers won’t find any skulls, blood or Low-Brow art on the walls of Pahrump’s newest tattoo studio located at 1700 S. Pahrump Valley Blvd., next to Paddy’s Pub. Instead, the walls at Aloha Ink reflect the owner’s Hawaiian heritage. Cameron Batongbacal, 33, said he prefers having an interior which isn’t intimidating and[...]

To put it in casino terms, the Republican winner of the state Assembly District 36 primary will be a pretty safe bet to take November's general election. The four Republicans vying for the newly formed district, which encompasses rural parts of Clark County,

A former Pahrump Valley High School student convicted of hacking a grading system to earn himself salutatorian honors now must tell students at his alma mater about the consequences.

By Mark Waite There is only one candidate, theoretically, in the Pahrump Justice of the Peace race with the most qualifications for the job. But a few candidates at the Artesia Community Center debate Tuesday staked claim to that title. “This is my fourth time running for this; I’m a glutton for punishment,” candidate Mike[...]