Real estate agents tell us the kitchen and the master bath are the two most important rooms in a home that a buyer looks at, even if not consciously. So if you’re thinking of selling, even if you plan to live in your home a few more years, consider upgrading those rooms if they look like they need it.
Q: Can you tell us why our figs did not mature and what we might do to have a better result next season? Last year there were perhaps a dozen figs that never got larger than a small grape.
Plans to build an interstate highway between Las Vegas and Phoenix drew some positive feedback from Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at a White House meeting this week, according to a Nevada lawmaker.
Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen described his city Wednesday as a place “where a little investment as a taxpayer yields extraordinary returns.”
The Oprah Winfrey Network’s “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” tracks down the ventriloquist, who hasn’t exactly been in hiding since landing his high-profile show at The Mirage in 2008.
In honor of Clay Aiken announcing that he’s running for office, we urge a few more musicians to do the same.
A Canadian real estate businessman was indicted by a grand jury on charges he failed to pay back $12.9 million in gambling debts to two Las Vegas casinos, Clark County prosecutors Wednesday.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Edsall, the namesake of the National Guard readiness center that was built in North Las Vegas in 1997, died Jan. 29 in Sparks. He was 92.
What’s the real cost of wind power? For Nevadans, it’s more than $15 million in handouts to big business. They paid that much money in 2012 so multinational corporations could experiment with wind power on the taxpayers’ dime — and yet nearly all of that money wound up going to companies in other states.
The bad news: Federal income tax filing season began Friday. Worse news: The filing season is shorter than normal because of last year’s partial government shutdown. Even worse news: The ever-growing tax code is bigger and more complicated than ever, which means you have a better chance of cashing a 10-team parlay ticket at the sports book than filing an error-free tax return.
The Valley Health System hosted a presentation Jan. 9 at Sun City Summerlin on the topic “How to Keep Your Hips Healthy.” Gerry Lethbridge was there because she was having issues with her right hip after she fell six months ago and broke her arm.
FEB. 12 MEETING TO UPDATE RESIDENTS ON LONE MOUNTAIN PLAN
Steven St John, a retired newcomer to Las Vegas, on Tuesday announced he’s running for Congress against U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., as an independent candidate.
The last of four men convicted of stealing 21 firearms in the smash-and-grab burglary of a Henderson gun store in August 2011 was sentenced Wednesday to 2½ years in federal prison.
Findlay Toyota Sales Manager Cong Nguyen is undoubtedly proof that Las Vegas and the car business can grow on a person.
BOISE, Idaho — Pierre Jackson, a former Desert Pines High School star, set an NBA Development League record when he scored 58 points in Idaho’s 136-122 victory over the Texas Legends on Tuesday night.
A remarkably lifelike sculpture of a man sleepwalking in nothing but his underpants is bothering some Wellesley College students, but the president of the prestigious women’s school says that’s all part of the intellectual process.
For Jay Leno, Bill Clinton was the comic gift who kept giving. By one exhaustive count, the outgoing “Tonight” show host made 4,607 jokes at the former president’s expense during his time on the program.
A new Washington, D.C.-based coalition, backed by MGM Resorts International and the American Gaming Association, on Wednesday launched an effort to halt any congressional move to ban online wagering.
This March, a handful of Las Vegas nightlife venues will have something to celebrate.
Days before the Opening Ceremony of the most expensive Olympic Games in history, the hashtag #SochiProblems is picking up steam as journalists and athletes tweet about the weird — or just plain gross — problems they’ve encountered.
Thelma French knows the joys of having children. With the intention to help couples in need, the mother of five decided to become a surrogate.
A Nevada panel appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to try to head off federal protections for sage grouse asserts that a preferred course of action identified by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service contradicts those agencies’ mandates to manage public lands for multiple-use.
The Vatican “systematically” adopted policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades, a U.N. human rights committee said Wednesday, urging the Holy See to open its files on pedophiles and bishops who concealed their crimes.
A Michigan officer’s decision to look through old files on fugitives led investigators to a woman who escaped from a Michigan prison 37 years ago and was living in San Diego.
A local bar has apologized after posting an insult on its marquee following the Super Bowl.
The NFL has decided to shift eight of its Thursday night games to a broadcast network this fall, and announced Wednesday that CBS had won the bid to showcase more of television’s hottest property.
CVS, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health care provider.
