Arrests Made In Murder Investigation
 
Arrests Made In Murder Investigation

Nickolas Vonalst, Monika Gonzalez, and a juvenile were arrested following a murder investigation that began on June 23rd, 2020. (Nye County Sheriff’s Office/YouTube)

6.5 earthquake in western Nevada  – Video
 
6.5 earthquake in western Nevada – Video

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake damaged U.S. Highway 95, which was closed west of Tonopah near Coaldale, on Friday, May 15, 2020. (Nye County Sheriff’s Department)

Officer-involved shooting in Nye County
 
Officer-involved shooting in Nye County

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office gives information about a shooting in Pahrump on Thursday night after a man began firing shots outside of his home. (Nye County Sheriff’s Office)

Fiery crash kills 5 northwest of Las Vegas
 
Fiery crash kills 5 northwest of Las Vegas

Five people died Sunday in a fiery crash about 85 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Police received a call about a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 95 near Amargosa Valley in Nye County around 4:30 p.m. A northbound car was attempting to pass a pickup and when it moved into the southbound lane to pass, it collided head-on with another car, then hit the side of the truck.
The truck flipped over, and the man driving died at the scene. The woman in the truck was hospitalized and is expected to survive. The northbound car burst into flames, killing both people inside. The southbound car also had two people inside who died at the scene.
U.S. 95 was closed until shortly after midnight when it reopened.

Several burros found shot near Beatty, NV
 
Several burros found shot near Beatty, NV

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in an investigation into several burros found shot in the Central Area Command.

Efforts underway to outlaw brothels in 2 Nevada counties
 
Efforts underway to outlaw brothels in 2 Nevada counties

Brothels in two Nevada counties are facing an uncertain future as referendum petition drives get underway to repeal ordinances that allow their existence. In Nye County, residents filed a referendum petition Tuesday that seeks to strike down the county ordinance that allows legal brothels to operate within its borders, weeks after Lyon County filed a similar measure. The Nye County referendum needs 1,963 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot in Nye, compared with 3,355 needed in Lyon. The deadline to collect enough signatures is June 15. County commissioners in each county will decide in July whether to strike down the ordinance or leave it up to voters. If brothels are banned in the two counties, eight of the state’s 21 brothels would be forced to close.