: Another gardener told me that I should never let garlic or onions flower or go to seed. He said to cut the flower stems off as soon as they appeared. Is he right?
If there’s one thing Las Vegas is known for, it’s change. Although our green building awareness got off to a slow start compared to some other cities, we’ve managed to turn that around. Many are surprised to learn that the rate of green building is accelerating rapidly in Southern Nevada, now home to some of the largest green building projects in the world.
It’s Father’s Day and being a parent is a colossal achievement. One of the greatest accomplishments of my life has been being the “Dad.”
The Henderson International boys basketball program turned some heads last season by going 9-1 in the Class 1A Southern League with eight freshmen on its roster.
Alex Ovechkin didn’t watch the Stanley Cup Finals. The reigning NHL Most Valuable Player couldn’t bear to watch other players hoist the cup — let alone players from the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, who eliminated his Washington Capitals in seven games in this year’s Eastern Conference semifinals.
There are two kinds of people who participate in Nevada’s big game tag draw: those who draw a tag, and those who don’t.
* LAKE MEAD — Striper action along the beaches has been good. Anglers taking the time to chum them up are catching lots of fish. Shore anglers also have caught fish, but the action isn’t quite as good as in the boats.
Reports that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been accused of being overweight and out of shape are total fabrications, according to Romo.
Brigham Young coach Dave Rose has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of pancreatic cancer and is taking a leave from running the basketball program’s daily operations while he undergoes medical treatment, the school announced Wednesday.
Brian Burres tossed a four-hitter, allowing only two runners to reach second base, and Randy Ruiz homered twice to lead the 51s to a 5-0 victory over the host Reno Aces on Wednesday in the Pacific Coast League.
The Southern Nevada Health District reminded parents Wednesday that summer is the time to get school children caught up on immunizations.
The John Ensign Presidential Campaign Timeline:
Unemployment reached a record 11.3 percent statewide in May, up nearly 1 percentage point from April’s 10.6 percent.
Las Vegas’ planned Mob Museum is supposed to chronicle the influence of organized crime on Southern Nevada and the law enforcement effort to drag criminals into courts of law, but the next phase of construction might have to wait on a very different, and possibly very long, court fight.
A school bus driver from North Las Vegas was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges of sexual assault and lewdness with a minor after a 5-year-old girl said he had abused her in her home, police said.
Developer Paige Gross, whose proposed hotel and shopping complex was rebuffed last year by Clark County commissioners, offered a scaled-down version to the board Wednesday. But the smaller version failed to placate neighbors of the site at Dean Martin Drive and Agate Avenue, west of Interstate 15.
The man accused of killing and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in a high-profile Las Vegas cold case said Wednesday that he is innocent and won’t accept any plea deals.
Dario Herrera and Erin Kenny are being shipped back to Las Vegas from their respective federal prison camps, but their lives back home will bear little resemblance to their high-flying, high-living days as Clark County commissioners.
WASHINGTON — A former aide to Sen. John Ensign confirmed through her attorney that she had an extramarital affair with Nevada’s junior senator, whose once thriving political career took a further tumble Wednesday when he quit his Senate Republican leadership position.
A headline in Wednesday’s Business section was incorrect. The MGM Grand New Giza, to be built near Cairo, Egypt, will be a nongaming luxury hotel.
CARSON CITY — A former police officer’s death sentence for murdering an elementary school teacher in Reno and a casino worker in Sparks was upheld Wednesday by the Nevada Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — It’s just about the last thing the beleaguered Republican Party needed: a Christian conservative with national aspirations admitting to an extramarital affair with an ex-staffer.
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Review-Journal to refuse or delay releasing information about any of the people who posted remarks on the newspaper’s Web site about a federal criminal trial. Meanwhile, newspaper lawyers are preparing to turn over information on two particular writers.