It always takes two to reconcile a damaged marriage

My friend says, with an ever-so-slight thread of defensiveness in his voice, “There’s a reason for all divorces. It’s fault that’s much harder to determine. I refuse to accept that fault is always split equally.”

Get cool-season veggies into the ground now

It’s time to plant your cool- season vegetables. Note what you can plant: beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, endive, kale, lettuce, onions, parsley, peas, radishes and spinach. These vegetables love our spring weather, but get them in before April Fools’ Day to get the best results.

Protecting your health by seeking signs of prediabetes

Dear Savvy Senior: My 62-year-old sister was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was surprised when the doctor told her that she’s probably had it or prediabetes for many years.

Short film fest has something for almost every taste

A short-film festival is a lot like Mark Twain’s quote about the weather in New England: If you don’t like what you’re seeing, just wait a few minutes and it will change.

Nevada unions could split with Democrats over Obamacare

Union workers upset with President Barack Obama’s health care law might stay home this election year, hurting Democratic chances at the ballot box, according to union leaders who say their nonprofit insurance plans are being treated unfairly.

Wranglers fall to Grizzlies for fifth straight loss

Greg Coburn put the Wranglers ahead 1-0 with a power-play goal in the first period, but Las Vegas surrendered five unanswered goals the rest of the way in a 5-1 loss to the Utah Grizzlies before 4,185 on Saturday night at Orleans Arena.

Las Vegas Boy Scouts make some noise at Mountain Man Rendezvous

More than 2,000 scouts and 300 volunteers and parents from the Southwest took to the Moapa River Indian Reservation north of Las Vegas on Saturday for the 31st annual Mountain Man Rendezvous that included black-powder rifle shooting and tomahawk throwing.

Drought-rattled California welcomes weekend rain

Californians accustomed to complaining about the slightest change in the weather welcomed a robust weekend storm that soaked the northern half of the drought-stricken state Saturday even as rain and snow brought the threat of avalanches, flooding and rock slides.

Southern Nevada Sports Hall returns to its roots

Like a military family that bounces from base to base, the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame has been on the move since its formation in 1997.

Pedestrian dead after Saturday morning hit-and-run

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on the south side of the Las Vegas Valley early Saturday morning.

Clark County coroner investigators link the living and the dead

Rick Jones’ knuckles struck the door. It was a familiar, stern sound — one he hears each day in the field. The heavy clunks echoed as he waited to tell the woman at home her husband was dead.

Carjacker tied to homicide eludes Las Vegas police

A burglary suspect and person of interest in a Las Vegas homicide threatened a woman with a large knife stole her silver hatchback and then sped off early Saturday, losing police.

California leaders push for smartphone kill switch

Legislation unveiled Friday in California would require smartphones and other mobile devices to have a “kill switch” to render them inoperable if lost or stolen — a move that could be the first of its kind in the country.

Cleaner burning GDiesel refinery slated to be built in North Las Vegas

Some Clark County government fleets should return to burning a Nevada-produced cleaner fuel by summer when construction of a refinery that mixes natural gas and diesel is expected to start in North Las Vegas.

 
10 US athletes to watch at the Sochi Winter Olympics

Norway currently leads the medal standings with four, but with a record 230 athletes at the Games, the U.S. has plenty more opportunities to medal. Here are 10 athletes to watch.

Fortune Hotel gets expert’s tough love in ‘Hotel Impossible’

According to Justin Campese, his situation wasn’t so much a “Hotel Impossible” as a “Hotel Heading in the Right Direction That Could Still Really Use a Little Kick in the Pants.”

Second Nevada 150th anniversary medallion available Monday

Want to be true to your state during its 150th anniversary year? Well starting Monday you can order the second official medallion minted to commemorate the state’s birthday on Oct. 31.

Court papers: Woman faked pregnancy, stole baby

An hour after a woman reported her newborn son missing from a Wisconsin home, police were questioning her step-sister — found with a prosthetic pregnancy belly, baby clothes and a stroller, but no baby, according to court documents.

Loose lips give ammunition to MSNBC foes

Since MSNBC is in the political ring, its opponents are always on the lookout for things to attack. Lately, NBC’s left-leaning cable news sister has offered plenty of ammunition.

Media sometimes try, fail to keep NSA’s secrets

News organizations publishing leaked National Security Agency documents have inadvertently disclosed the names of at least six intelligence workers and other government secrets they never intended to give away, an Associated Press review has found.

Man serving life sentence dies at 69

An Ely State Prison inmate serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and forgery died Friday.