CARSON CITY — White Pine County authorities say an inmate on death row for a Las Vegas murder has hanged himself in his Ely prison cell.
: We recently bought a foreclosed home. There are no dripping or sprinkler systems in place as the previous owner had a dog who chewed them up. I know that they did not receive water for a few months. The backyard has two huge tall palm trees along with a short but very lively palm. Although I know that there is a layer of palm fronds that needs to be trimmed, I noticed that the fronds are turning brown and I do not want to see them die. So, in the interim I have moved the river rock away from the base of the trees and have taken the water hose and watered the bases of them in the morning and the evening when the sun is not bearing directly on them. I am not sure how long to run the water and do not want to overwater them.
DEAR HELOISE: I read your column every day in the Ventura County (Calif.) Star, and I have a hint I’d like to share.
Although stores have been filled with holiday decorations for weeks, for most of us the holidays don’t truly arrive until today. And with them come a gaggle of guests to your home.
: I wanted to add another telephone jack in my house, so I called the telephone company to set it up. The price they quoted was too much. I only want to install a jack on the opposite side of the wall from where there is already a working jack. Is this difficult?
GAVA, Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards, recently announced the winners of its inaugural competition that recognized the innovative spirit and creativity of water-themed designs.
DEAR GAIL: We bought a new sofa and love seat and want to purchase new tables. What size and shape should we look for? Plus, should all the tables match or can we mix them up and do something different? In the past we’ve always purchased a complete matching set. — Suzan
Many new basketball coaches worry about finding enough quality players for their team and how the team might get along.
Last winter I wrote about a surge in the number of kayak anglers fishing on lakes Mead and Mohave. Kayaks are not only an excellent source of exercise but also are a stealthy approach to fishing. While fishing at Willow Beach early last spring, a friend of mine caught two stripers that went beyond the 25-pound mark. The fish both hit a trout-imitating swimbait he was trolling behind his kayak.
Despite being part of a venture that will lose at least $30 million this year, the Locomotives will be back at Sam Boyd Stadium in 2010 as part of an expanded and revamped United Football League.
The 51s haven’t advanced to the playoffs since 2002, but Dan Rohn hopes to change that next season.
Cheyenne’s boys basketball team highlighted the end of the NCAA early signing period Nov. 18 by sending a fourth player to the Division I level in the past two years.
Leon Lett helped the Cowboys win three Super Bowls and was named to two Pro Bowls during his playing days in Dallas.
Del Sol’s football team is in the Sunrise Region championship game for the fourth straight year.
When asked about his returning starters, Canyon Springs boys basketball coach Daryl Branham chuckled.
Somewhere out there, or up there, or wherever they exist, the football gods owe Ryan Wolfe one.
• LAKE MEAD — Anglers are netting shad in the shallows. Fishing has been fair to good in the Vegas Wash arm for anglers using lures and live shad. Jigging with anchovies also will catch catfish and stripers.
Running the floor and facing little resistance, Oscar Bellfield and Tre’Von Willis helped UNLV make quick work of an outclassed opponent Wednesday night.
When quarterback Tony Romo gets rolling, the Dallas Cowboys can be tough to stop. But the opposite was true the past two weeks, as their offense slowed to a crawl.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported three additional H1N1 deaths Wednesday.
Did you know it takes 45 seconds to cook a turkey? And that’s not using a microwave.
Donny Osmond says he has the perfect centerpiece planned for the family Thanksgiving dinner.
The case involving a Henderson teenager accused of smothering her newborn son has been bound over to District Court and is likely to go to trial, her attorney said Wednesday.
At a time when many are struggling, Las Vegas Valley residents have stepped up to make sure their neighbors don’t go without a traditional turkey dinner this holiday.