The Cold-Weather Inspection

A home inspector will point out obvious concerns to a prospective buyer, such as how well the furnace performs.

Rental Restrictions

Like a lot of other people we are facing foreclosure. How difficult will it be to rent an apartment or house with a foreclosure on our credit report?

Building Blocks

Those perhaps most affected by the housing slowdown are also the ones most poised to lead its resurgence: the small businesses that dominate the housing industry.

Oxygen, cigarette cause fire at apartment complex; 3 injured

A woman who forgot she was hooked up to oxygen and lit a cigarette before going to sleep caused $200,000 in damage during an apartment complex blaze early Sunday morning, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.

Pittsburgh fires football coach Mike Haywood after arrest

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh fired football coach Mike Haywood on Saturday, saying he could not continue in the job he held for only 2 1/2 weeks because of his arrest on a domestic violence charge.

1,000-plus dead birds fall from sky in Arkansas

BEEBE, Ark. — Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 black birds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town. The birds fell over a 1-mile area of Beebe, and an aerial survey indicated that no other dead birds were found outside of that area.

Brazil’s first female president was political prisoner, Marxist rebel

BRASILIA, Brazil — From torture in a dictatorship-era jail cell to the helm of Latin America’s largest nation, it’s been an unlikely political rise for President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist rebel turned career technocrat who claimed Brazil’s seat of power Saturday.

Out There

Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, a moderate, 4½-mile hike around part of the Grand Circle. On Tuesday, a moderate, 5-mile hike with a 500-foot elevation gain at Potato Knoll. Also Tuesday, a moderate, 3-mile meteor shower night hike. Bring a flashlight. On Thursday, a moderate, 5-mile hike around another part of the Grand Circle. On Friday, a moderate 3-mile hike with a minimal elevation gain and some scrambling at the Arnight Knoll Loop. On Saturday, a moderate, 3-4-mile hike around the Red Springs Area (515-5367).

Bookmark

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

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