Whether traveling for business or fun, it’s not always practical to take along a four-legged family member. Arranging care of a beloved pet for an extended absence can be daunting. Knowing what to look for in a kennel, and what to look out for, can help you choose wisely.
Tour de Cure is a fun way to get out with your family, friends or co-workers and has routes designed for all riders – from 5-mile family rides to 100-mile century rides. It is a ride, not a race, so participants are encouraged to go at their own pace.
Desert Pines ran into a detour Thursday when, rather than playing a Division I-A Southern Region semifinal game against Cheyenne, the Jaguars were told they would instead play in the semifinals Friday against Boulder City.
When other ECHL teams signed NHL players during the lockout, the Wranglers didn’t, holding firm to their philosophy of developing players.
Two elbow surgeries cost UNLV’s Ryan Scott all of the 2012 baseball season, and the time off seemed to also cost him his swing.
Turn back the clock one month. Steve Fisher was coaching a San Diego State team ranked as the best in the Mountain West, and UNLV was considered a top contender for the conference title.
Plenty of seats were empty Friday night at chilly Sam Boyd Stadium. But organizers of the Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge saw enough warm bodies to warrant giving Major League Soccer another shot come 2014.
When David Valadez walked away from his home loans, he drew some criticism. Friends told him: “You have a contract with the lender and it’s wrong to quit paying your mortgage just because your property lost value.”
It has been 27 years since “Aliens” came out, but people still bombard comedian Paul Reiser with “Aliens” questions because he played the bad guy Burke in the action-horror classic.
■u2002In a story in Friday’s paper on the Division I-A Southern region boys basketball playoffs, one of the teams was misidentified. Clark defeated Chaparral, 56-35.
Not content with banning or at least fining those who make a living from cigarettes, trans-fats, salt and soft drinks, Michael Bloomberg, New York City’s mayor and billionaire busybody in chief, last week set his sights on a new villain: Styrofoam.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.
Shea Homes at Ardiente, a North Las Vegas age-qualified community, is offering a way for retirees to save money with its SheaXero — No Electric Bill Homes.
Lennar will hold a grand opening for its newest community, The Masters Collection at Southern Highlands, in early March.
Harmony Homes, a locally owned and operated builder, logged its best sales year last year, according to company President Robert Beville.
The master-planned community of Summerlin launched its 2013 marketing campaign this week, and according to Danielle Bisterfeldt, Summerlin marketing director, community residents are the stars of the new multimedia campaign.
In May 1952, when the Sands and the Sahara casino-hotels had just opened on the Strip, the Pardee brothers started building homes in the young and booming Las Vegas that boasted a population of some 25,000 residents.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Senate leaders are sensing little interest in a bill that could legalize casinos in Kentucky and won’t consider the issue in the current legislative session.
Full House Resorts Inc. is teaming up with Keeneland Association Inc. to buy troubled Thunder Ridge harness track for an undisclosed price.
Jordan Davis spent most of the basketball season playing for Canyon Springs’ junior varsity.
Jamellia Clark didn’t need to say anything to Tali Pitt late in the fourth quarter Friday.
Gavin Schilling had 10 points and 21 rebounds Friday to lead Findlay Prep’s basketball team to a 71-29 win over God’s Academy (Texas) in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Joey Lauria, Tyler Condie and Nate Potterf comined on a three-hit shutout, as the College of Southern Nevada baseball team (8-5) rolled past Okanagan College 8-0 on Friday at Morse Stadium.
Amanda Oliveto took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the UNLV softball team (4-3) in a 5-2 victory Friday over Portland State (3-5) in the Easton Desert Classic at Eller Media Stadium.
Centennial’s girls basketball team lost twice in the final 10 seconds to Bishop Gorman during the regular season.
