The Nevada State Contractors Board is warning homeowners to beware of fall and winter scam artists who offer “good deals” on heating repairs, roof repairs, painting and remodeling, driveway sealing and various other types of home repairs.
The ubiquitous ring of keys that jangled in our pockets for years may soon find itself used solely as a form of entertainment for babies and toddlers. Today’s locks are using everything from the click of a mouse to a scan of a fingertip to open doors.
DEAR HELOISE: We are a military family currently stationed in San Antonio and living in a home with 2-inch faux wood blinds that so badly are in need of a good cleaning. I am not keen on taking them down. I was wondering if you had any ideas or a solution to cleaning these while still hanging. — Jenny M., via e-mail
While I generally “focus on furniture” in this column, from time to time I feel inclined to branch out and touch on other fundamental aspects of interior design, of which, to be sure, there are many, with flooring being one of the most basic.
Ever been fooled by a fake or fantasy collectible? It can happen to anyone, even experts. Two Ohr pottery vases recently were withdrawn from a sale at Sotheby’s, the prominent New York auction gallery. The assumption of most observers is that the vases were spotted as fakes before the sale began.
Walls are the ultimate decorator’s surface, an empty canvas to embellish with an endless variety of colors, motifs and designs. With so much wall space, it can be daunting to narrow down your choices to a manageable few. Even choosing a color strikes fear in the hearts of many homeowners. It’s no wonder the comparative safety of white or beige is the first line of defense.
The “Best Fruit Trees for Southern Nevada” list has been created based on fruit tree performance at the University or Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard and is ready to be released.
By now, the concept of sustainability is one that most people are familiar with. Though there are many ways to define a sustainable society, there is really only one alternative to it. Basically, you’re either on or off the bus. By definition, being unsustainable only lasts for so long. It’s the ultimate dead end.
Amanda Wellman experienced heartbreak as a freshman and sophomore in the Class 1A state girls volleyball tournament.
You have to love the weather this week. Downright chilly in the early morning and not too hot in the afternoon. That can mean only one thing, folks: It’s time to break out the shotgun and do some bird hunting. Quail and chukar seasons open Saturday, waterfowl on Oct. 17.
• LAKE MEAD — Cooler temperatures have stripers boiling in the Vegas Bay and Overton Arm areas throughout the day. But winds are making it difficult for anglers to venture forth and creating a hazard that swamped a few boats last weekend.
It’s no secret J.P. Losman is the quarterback and Jim Fassel is the coach of the Las Vegas Locomotives. Fassel and Losman are familiar names from the NFL. Almost everything else about the new four-team United Football League is a mystery.
The Lady Rebels’ first season under coach Kathy Olivier ended with a losing record, but it was considered a success. UNLV is predicted to finish seventh in the MWC in the 2009-10 season, according to a poll of the league’s nine head coaches and select media. Olivier is shooting for higher goals after a strong finish to her first year.
Still a Dodgers fan despite Manny Ramirez testing positive for steroids this season? Want two free tickets to Game 4 of the World Series, provided the Dodgers make it there?
A ruling on Friday’s Western-Bonanza football game will be made today, an official for the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association said Wednesday.
Ready or not, here come the Las Vegas Locomotives. The United Football League team, led by former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman, will host the California Redwoods at 6 p.m. today at Sam Boyd Stadium in the opener of the four-team UFL’s inaugural, six-week season.
Brigham Young senior quarterback Max Hall was careful not to criticize UNLV’s defense after watching videotape of the Rebels’ 63-28 loss at UNR. He said the football game wasn’t indicative of what he expects to face when the No. 18 Cougars play UNLV at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Like lots of people, Jared Riggs wants a job. He doesn’t need one, really, not in the way that a single mom with a foreclosure hanging over her head and the prospect of her unemployment benefits running out soon does.
A week ago, 22-year-old Ryan Thorsen was in District Court shouting about Adolf Hitler’s wrath while assaulting another inmate.
WASHINGTON — Thousands of wild horses that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them.
The idea to resign his judgeship and run for governor didn’t actually originate with Brian Sandoval. Political consultant Pete Ernaut, a longtime friend, planted the seed this past summer.
RENO — A Washoe County judge has ordered property tax refunds be issued to residents of Incline Village and Crystal Bay.
A Las Vegas mother who told authorities she was in the bathroom when her unattended 23-month-old daughter drowned in a backyard pool in June will face murder charges.