They were born of a drought that will one day end, but local watering restrictions and other conservation measures could be made permanent as officials look to stretch a vital resource that is nearing its limit.
DESERT REALITY: Life after drought will have its limits
They were born of a drought that will one day end, but local watering restrictions and other conservation measures could be made permanent as officials look to stretch a vital resource that is nearing its limit.
Retired teacher makes beautiful music
MINDEN -- In an age of computer-aided design, computer-controlled machinery and even pocket-size computerized tuning devices, Nelle O'Neill tells whether her violas will sound right by watching tea leaves dance.
Students: Speed counts in reporting test scores
Six Las Vegas High School seniors are taking their frustrations with the slow return of proficiency exam scores to state lawmakers and Clark County School District Superintendent Carlos Garcia.
Warm winter hard on allergy sufferers
Tiny plastic rods Monte Symmonds and his staff collect twice a week from 10 monitoring centers in the Las Vegas Valley are something to sneeze at.
E-mails express support for mayor
Mayor Oscar Goodman's comments to fourth-graders last week about his gin-centric lifestyle triggered more than a wave of national headlines.
Purple Heart honor bittersweet
After their commander pinned Purple Heart medals on their green combat uniforms Sunday, one of the two soldiers from Nevada's 72nd Military Police Company said the moment was bittersweet because it brought pride and honor but also took him "out of the game.
Complaint dropped against GOP operative
RENO -- A criminal complaint has been dropped against a state Young Republicans member accused of embezzling registration fees for an upcoming GOP convention.
In Brief
KOREAN WAR Veterans try to raise $14,000 for memorial A Nevada chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association is trying to raise $14,000 to build a memorial in Carson City for the state's veterans of the war, which left 34 Nevadans killed or missing in action.
NORM: Wynn, Hard Rock go head-to-head
Steve Wynn's gala weekend opening of his $2.5 billion resort won't be the only game in town. While Thursday is the Hard Rock Hotel's actual 10th anniversary, the celebration has been set up for the weekend of April 29, the same weekend that Wynn Las Vegas opens.
NEON MONDAY: Rackham up at Riviera club
This week's headliner at the Riviera Comedy Club is Marty Rackham, whose biography reads like a where's where list of the country's better comedy gigs.
CORRECTIONS
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman read to students from Carl Elementary School at City Hall on Thursday.
