Nye County News

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Gusty winds are replacing the spring-like weather Southern Nevada experienced over the weekend as a winter storm rolls into the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society will lead the 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count Feb.

Pahrump, NV - The Pahrump man accused of going on a shooting tirade while in the buff says he's sorry.

A recent motion to suppress evidence in a 2009 drug case is raising questions about how Nye County Sheriff's detectives gain and execute search warrants when local courts are closed for business.

A former sheriff's deputy who worked at the Nye County Detention Center is refuting claims that she resigned from her post for stealing food meant for inmates.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Nye County Sheriff's Office deputies arrest a naked man accused of shooting at a neighbors home in Pahrump, Feb.

Veteran Las Vegas gaming figure Blake Sartini has gained preliminary state approval to become the biggest slot machine route operator in Nevada.

Nye County Commissioners will negotiate a new contract with Assistant County Manager Pam Webster, who agreed to stay on for two years after the departure of County Manager Rick Osborne.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, won almost half the Nye County Republican vote during that party's Saturday caucus.

The official final results from Nevada Republican caucus are out now and Mitt Romney has won by 50 percent.

The former Massachusetts governor appears to be the clear winner in all but one of Nevada's 16 counties, with votes counted in 71% of all precincts as of 8:50 a.m. ET Sunday.

Romney is going to win big, there's no drama on that front. There is some suspense about whether Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich come in second, though I'm not sure it really matters too much.

Pahrump people can tell the significance of a hole in the ground - such as the one just off the main road through this Nevada town, in which Ted Binion, a drug-addled casino heir, buried silver bars and rare coins worth up to $15 million.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Jennifer Mayo of Hollywood, Calif.

After weeks of hearing about the heated race for the Republican presidential nomination, Nye County GOP members will have the opportunity to make their choice in the Nevada caucus Saturday.

Raise some money for cheap media buys in the two media markets and repeatedly hit the three main cities where the bulk of the population lives: Las Vegas, Reno, and the small conservative enclave of Elko in the state's northeastern corner.

Three-term Nevada District 36 Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, said he won't run for the state Senate as planned in this year's election and is bowing out of politics to run a new farming venture.

GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul used the final day before the Nevada caucuses to shore up support in what's considered his key stronghold in the state, rallying a boisterous crowd to get out the vote.

The phrase rings out across the quiet blacktop parking lot of the Nye County Sheriff's Office in the early morning hours.

Taxable sales in Nye County rose 15.1 percent in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, according to figures released by the Nevada Department of Taxation this week.