Pahrump Valley Times A 27-year-old Nye County jail inmate was found hanging in a bathroom inside the jail on Monday, sources confirmed. Kristina Lynn Leidecker was rushed to Desert View hospital and helicoptered to University Medical Center in Las Vegas in critical condition. One source told the Pahrump Valley Times that the inmate’s condition was[...]

By Selwyn Harris Former Nye County School District NCSD Superintendent Dr. Rob Roberts’ retirement last month could be a brief one. Roberts will appear before the board of trustees tonight to propose his desire to represent NCSD as a lobbyist in Carson City during the state legislature’s 77th session beginning in February. NCSD Chief Financial[...]

By Kelsey Givens An 18-year-old male was arrested Monday after authorities learned of a horrifying sexual assault on a minor that was videotaped. Tai’jade Saunders, 18, was taken into custody at 12:10 p.m. on charges of kidnapping, statutory sexual seduction, two counts of sexual assault, involuntary servitude, coercion, two counts of producing child pornography and[...]

By Richard Stephens Customers and employees were evacuated from the Denny’s restaurant in the Stagecoach Hotel and Casino in Beatty Monday evening as a large wildfire broke out adjacent to the building. Beatty Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Harmon was first on scene. He was joined by Stagecoach Head of Maintenance Eric Grundy in initial[...]

By Matt Ward The 2010 Pahrump Valley High School senior who stole the title of salutatorian from a fellow student by hacking into the school district’s computer system and changing his grades will be going back to his alma mater sooner than he thought. Not quite a reunion, Tyler M. Coyner was ordered by District[...]

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump town board members delved into a fairly light agenda during their regular meeting last Tuesday evening. The first item of business had the board discussing the approval of non-financial support in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. Town Board Manager Bill Kohbarger said a local veteran recently approached town[...]

By Kelsey Givens After four years of planning and hard work, the Pahrump Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility broke ground at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Robert Walsh, a partner with Pahrump Land Development LLC said “This facility has been designed to help the residents and seniors of Pahrump, and provide a place where people with[...]

By Mark Waite Poverty in the Pahrump Valley and the depressed economy is emerging as a campaign issue in the Nye County commissioners race. District 3 county commission candidate Andrew “Andy” Alberti referred to Tommasino’s Restaurant that recently closed and Floyd’s Ace Hardware, a business that existed for more than 40 years. He said it[...]

Pahrump Valley Times NORTHBROOK, Ill. – The president and chief executive officer of Utilities, Inc., parent company of Utilities, Inc. of Central Nevada, responded to claims made by attorney Matthew Callister regarding the condition of the ponds on the former Willow Creek Golf Course. Callister is attempting to collect enough plaintiffs for a class action[...]

By Mark Waite Crews dumped 400 tons of sand to build up the beach at Terrible’s Lakeside Casino last week, one of the more visible improvements Golden Gaming is making to touch up the property. The new sand, trucked from a quarry in Primm, Nev., will be tromped upon by crowds of revelers May 26[...]