Never-lacking-for-drama Giants worth look vs. Eagles

The Giants have reeled off three consecutive wins, laying waste to Houston, Washington and Atlanta in impressive fashion. Suddenly, Coughlin has a surging team that is considered a strong contender in the wide-open NFC East.

There’s plenty to object to in ‘The Judge’

Despite predictably solid performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, their movie just sort of lays there for a taxing 141 minutes, unsure of what it wants to be.

Man playing zombie at attraction killed by bus

A bus carrying paintball players struck and killed a Washington state man inside a zombie attraction at a corn maze in northern Idaho, authorities said Saturday.

Nevada’s fish weather third summer of drought

Northern Nevada’s fish were certainly affected but on the whole appear to have weathered a third summer of drought without any serious crash in population.

TV shows, movies again the main theme at G2E

The trade show floor at the Global Gaming Expo looked more like a cross between TV Land and Netflix. New slot machines concepts were displayed to casino floor decision makers earlier this month during the annual three-day gaming industry get-together.

UNLV just happy to get win before off-week

UNLV’s football team was presented an opportunity Friday night, a chance for the Rebels to end their four-game losing streak and enter their only off-week of the season on the sort of high that has been near impossible to discover this season. It took them all of 60 minutes and an additional series of plays, but they finally embraced such a moment.

Family Promise pairs faith with hope

Every week, somewhere in the valley, a local congregation is opening its doors to house and feed homeless families that might otherwise have no place to go. Meeting rooms, libraries, parish halls and kitchens are transformed into makeshift overnight shelters run by congregants who volunteer their time.

Amanda Bynes placed in psychiatric care

Troubled former teen star Amanda Bynes has been placed in involuntary psychiatric care, her family’s attorney said on Friday.

Catch all episodes of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ on YouTube

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story… get over to YouTube because every episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” is now available for your viewing pleasure.

 
Scary clowns terrorize Bakersfield community

The streets of Bakersfield, California turned nightmarish after reports flooded in claiming that clowns holding machetes and baseball bats were terrorizing the neighborhood.

Las Vegas ‘tortoise gulag’ paroles last inmates

After years — perhaps a lifetime — in cushy captivity, desert tortoise No. 6349 spent his first five minutes of freedom hunched motionless under a bush in a rocky dry wash 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

‘No crying in baseball’

Throughout her battle with breast cancer, Vegas Valley Baseball co-owner Carol Ruegge’s spirits have been buoyed by her family, friends and a plethora of people associated with the organization, which supplies umpires and hosts baseball tournaments.

Utah court appeals ‘Sister Wives’ ruling

A federal appeals court will review a ruling that struck down parts of Utah’s anti-polygamy law and was hailed as a landmark decision removing the threat of arrest for plural families in Utah.

Lumpectomy works to rid cancer, preserve breast

Advances in knowledge and technology have made the less-invasive lumpectomy a more attractive course of treatment for those in the earliest stage of breast cancer.

 
Hundreds continue police shooting death protest in St. Louis

Hundreds are gathered in downtown St. Louis for a second day of organized rallies to protest Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in the area and elsewhere.

A day of tricks, treats and tips at Mountain’s Edge

Learn about helping animals in need and proper pet care while enjoying the day with furry family members at the annual Family, Fur & Fun Festival on Oct. 18 at Exploration Park at the Mountain’s Edge master-planned community.

Summit communities offer ‘Home is Possible’ program

Summit Homes has announced financing opportunities for buyers at their Claremont, Emery and Westcott new-home neighborhoods at Northern Terrace in the Providence master-planned community.

Inspirada event puts spotlight on homes

Pardee Homes’ Alterra and Solano neighborhoods in the master-planned Inspirada community in Henderson welcomed hundreds of visitors during Super Saturday @ Inspirada festivities last weekend.

Century incentive program lets homebuyers save cash

As the weather cools down in Southern Nevada, the values are heating up at Century Communities’ Westmont neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas. The intimate collection of two-story homes is a part of Century’s “Fall Into Savings” incentive program.

Summerlin design standards aim to ensure best lifestyle, official says

Summerlin, the Las Vegas Valley’s largest master-planned community, continues to set the bar, offering not only a well-established quality lifestyle but an unmatched community design standard, said Julie Cleaver, Summerlin’s vice president of planning and design.

New neighborhoods aim for affordable comfort

When you think about it, your sense of “coming home” begins long before you reach your front door, or even your neighborhood. There’s that intangible moment when you reach familiar surroundings and sense belonging. That’s the comfortable feeling Mountain Falls hopes to deliver.

 
JFK airport begins enhanced Ebola screenings

Stepped up efforts by the U.S. to halt the spread of the Ebola virus will start at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, where teams armed with thermal guns and questionnaires will screen travelers from West African countries hit hardest by the outbreak.

A look inside lenders’ debt-to-income ratios

Q: I’ve heard that most lenders will allow a borrower to have a 28 percent debt-to-income ratio in order to qualify for a home loan. What does this mean?

Toll Brothers unveils Ridgewood model home

In step with easy living at a sought-after luxury level, Toll Brothers introduces its Ridgewood model at Savona in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.

Mortgage rates fall as inflation fears subside

Mortgage rates decreased again this week after an array of economic reports suggested that inflation concerns had all but disappeared.

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