The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four Pahrump residents following an investigation of alleged child abuse and sex assault.
Officials in Pahrump believe that the recent Fourth of July earthquake caused the death of resident Troy Ray as he was working on his car. If true, it will be the first earthquake-related death in the state in recorded history, according to research geologist Craig dePolo. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office investigated a man’s death reported on July 9 that may have been related to a Southern California earthquake that occurred on July 4 and was felt in Southern Nevada. (Nye County Sheriff’s Office)
Forty chili cooks competed in the Nevada State Chili Cookoff in Pahrump on Sunday, March 17, 2019, with the winners advancing to the World Championship Chili Cook-off in Des Moines, Iowa. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Courtesy: Nye County Sheriff’s Office
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)
A truck flipped twice before landing on its wheels as a driver tried to flee Nye County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018.
James Thatcher, 28 of Pahrump, Chelsea Demille, 30 of Pahrump, and Sandra Wombles, 19 of Pahrump were all arrested after it was discovered that they were holding an adult female and male prisoners in their bedroom. (Nye County Sheriff’s Office)
On Sept. 12, Pahrump sheriff deputies told residents of a homeless encampment on private property that they had 15 minutes to vacate and grab their belongings. That decision might face some legal consequences. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada’s top water regulator puts a moratorium on domestic wells in Pahrump, where the water table has been in decline since the 1950s.
Thrill-seekers can strap on a jetpack and fly across a private, 5 acre, man-made lake in Pahrump with Jetpack America.