As an adult, the hawk moth is an important pollinator and teammate of the gardener. Unfortunately, its offspring, the tomato hornworm, destroys tomato plants. What is a gardener to do?
Dr. Christopher McKay returned the $20,000 honorarium for Desert Research Institute students to continue their study of “Life in Rock and Ice.”
The Senate voted last week to give Congress a voice over the nuclear agreement being negotiated with Iran. The bill would give lawmakers a month to review the pact being negotiated among Iranian leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry, and representatives of Russia, China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and American Pharoah were not the only big winners last weekend. Nevada bookmakers estimated that $80 million would be wagered on the Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight — making it the most bet on prizefight in history by a wide margin. Meanwhile, total wagers on the Kentucky Derby topped $133 million nationwide, representing a 4 percent increase from last year.
In case Nevada lawmakers needed a reminder of the urgent need for major public-sector collective bargaining reforms, Clark County and the Service Employees International Union were kind enough to provide them with one last week.
Contrary to what taxpayers might have been led to believe, the state’s school construction issue was not resolved by the bond extension that became law in March. It was just a start.
There are winners in the sometimes internecine battles going on in Carson City between Republicans and Democrats, but they’re mostly the authors of political campaign fliers for the next election cycle.
More than two-dozen cooperating defendants who will be sentenced in the next two weeks in the largest public corruption case ever brought by federal authorities in Southern Nevada.
Don’t expect any realignment in college sports in the near future. TV contracts now include language that help prevent such movement. That should change in about 10 years, though.
Cadyn Grenier drove in the go-ahead runs for Bishop Gorman’s baseball team on Saturday afternoon.
An intentional walk brought Green Valley’s Drake Maningo to the plate with a runner in scoring position and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday.
Canyon Springs senior Bradley Alexander made a name for himself on the football field this past fall by earning first-team all-Northeast League honors.
Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions, a company that handles middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, said he thinks boxing won’t be severely impacted in a negative way by the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
It was no secret that Foothill’s softball team had struggled to hit against Rancho this season.
Forget the records. Green Valley sophomore Abby Richter is excited about the music.
With the team standings of the Division I Sunset Region girls swimming and diving meet pretty much a formality, Palo Verde coach Brent Gonzalez had his sights set elsewhere Saturday.
Faith Lutheran’s Mark Rubalcaba won three individual events, setting region records in all three to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.
Palo Verde softball coach Kelly Glass is quick to describe Lauren Oxford as someone who always smiles.
The Art Festival of Henderson showcases artisans from around the region along with live entertainment, food vendors and Imagination Station, a children’s interactive arts district, for the weekend.
Conor McGregor has come a long way in the past two years since he picked up his final public assistance check in Ireland just days before a spectacular Ultimate Fighting Championship debut catapulted him to stardom in the octagon. He’ll fight for the featherweight title against champion Jose Aldo at UFC 189 on July 11 at the MGM Grand Garden.
College of Southern Nevada right-hander Nate Bennett, making his first start this season, pitched seven strong innings, and second baseman Tyler Brown went 6-for-6 to spark the Coyotes to a 10-2 victory over Salt Lake Community College on Saturday in the Region 18 baseball tournament title game.
For Faith Lutheran’s baseball team, winning trophies is becoming old hat.
It took 11 innings for Faith Lutheran’s softball team to finally solve Sierra Vista ace Kalei Watkins Saturday in the Division I-A Southern League tournament.
Brooks Conrad hit a grand slam and totaled five RBIs, and Brandon Allen and Darrell Ceciliani also homered to power the 51s to an 11-4 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday in El Paso, Texas.
McClain O’Connor went 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, two runs and three RBIs Saturday to lead host Lincoln County’s baseball team to the Division III Southern League tournament title with an 11-5 victory over Needles.
Allyse Frehner’s sacrifice fly to center field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning plated Rachel Bunker with the winning run as host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team topped Indian Springs, 8-7, to win the Division IV Southern League tournament.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) of the region baseball tournaments in Southern Nevada.