Fern Harbecke unloads a lawn mower Friday at the Harbecke Ranch in Spring Valley in Eastern Nevada. The ranch recently was purchased by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which also bought the Robison Ranch for $22 million from Vidler Water Company. Photo by John Locher.
SPRING VALLEY: Water rights, riches If good fences make good neighbors, the Southern Nevada Water Authority should fit in nicely at its new spread in White Pine County.
Henderson project advances without eminent domain While Nevadans argue the evils and the virtues of eminent domain, Henderson is preparing to start construction downtown on property it has quietly and patiently assembled the old-fashioned way: with cash.
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SPRING VALLEY: Water rights, riches If good fences make good neighbors, the Southern Nevada Water Authority should fit in nicely at its new spread in White Pine County.
NORM: New 'Rocky' eyes Vegas premiere The world premiere of "Rocky Balboa," the sixth and final film in Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" series, could be held in Las Vegas and Philadelphia before its Dec. 22 release, it was learned Sunday.
Pop mantra: I wanna be a rock star What more could a pop star want than to be rich, pretty and at least semiaccomplished, all while emitting sex appeal casually, like a supermodel on a smoke break.
Incentive program helping to save water Using the latest technology and a little help from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a local linen company is bringing new meaning to the phrase "wash, rinse and repeat."
Valley actor Bob Blomgren dies at 48 Robert "Bob" Blomgren, an actor who had performed in the valley since the mid-1990s in such local productions as "Guys and Dolls" in 2005 and "Man of La Mancha" in 2004, has died at the age of 48, friends said.
Las Vegan arrested in Arkansas A 20-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested in Fort Smith, Ark., Sunday, a day after his girlfriend was found shot to death in the parking lot of an apartment complex in a nearby town.
Reno-area wildfire contained RENO -- Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.
Crash kills motorcyclist A 21-year-old Las Vegas man died early Sunday after losing control of a motorcycle and striking a concrete median on Dean Martin Drive, near Russell Road, authorities said.
Henderson project advances without eminent domain While Nevadans argue the evils and the virtues of eminent domain, Henderson is preparing to start construction downtown on property it has quietly and patiently assembled the old-fashioned way: with cash.
