Getaways calendar: July

Here are events and activities planned throughout the Southwest in July.

Las Vegas urban horse ranch listed for $3M — PHOTOS

Longtime Las Vegans may have driven down east Russell Road between Sandhill Road and Annie Oakley Drive and wondered about the vast equestrian estate behind gates bearing the initial stamp TJF, which stands for Thomas A. Ford, a prominent local businessman who built the main house on the property in 1997.

U.S. Supreme Court deadlock on immigration may boost Nevada Latino vote

The court’s deadlocked decision last week adds another dimension to an already hot election cycle. The question: Will the court’s nondecision — which continues to prohibit thousands of undocumented Nevadans from receiving work permits — galvanize Latino voters angered by it?

Resale Home Sales -June 10-15

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. The address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the resale home. About 90 percent of these addresses reflect the home purchase. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes. The information is provided by Accudata, a local research firm. For the complete listing, visit RJRealEstate.Vegas or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RJRealEstateLV.

Roger Bernadina homers twice in 51s’ rout of River Cats

Roger Bernadina finished with four hits, two of them home runs, five RBIs and four runs to power the Las Vegas 51s to a 16-8 victory over the Sacramento River Cats on Saturday at Cashman Field.

35 dead in China bus fire, state broadcaster said

Local authorities say a long-distance bus has smashed into a guardrail in central China, sparking a fire that killed 35 people and injured 20 others.

Suspected gang shooting kills 2 at Texas dance studio

Blood stained the outside of Studio 74 hip hop dance studio and broken glass from a trophy case covered the floor after a suspected gang-related shooting at an unauthorized party killed two people and injured at least five others.

Micah Roberts’ Sprint Cup driver ratings

Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.

AJ Allmendinger’s odds drop on road courses for good reason

The road courses are all about the driver — who can enter and exit the turns fastest. AJ Allmendinger might be NASCAR’s best now that Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose and Juan Pablo Montoya are gone.

It’s the Realtor’s job to show the home

Q: Would you help me settle a disagreement with my husband? Our house is listed for sale, and our real estate agent put a “For Sale” sign out front. Twice now, people have rung the bell and asked if they could come in and see the house. I didn’t want to let them in, but my husband did, and he gave them our real estate agent’s business card. What do you think? — G.

Establishing house rules

Letting someone into your personal space requires a bit more prep than checking the local laws and marketing your home to Las Vegas tourists. You’re about to let a complete stranger into your home — make sure you do it right.

Five key steps in the mortgage underwriting process

Between loan approval and closing, your lender is doing a lot of work behind the scenes in a process called underwriting. Here are five things the lender does during underwriting.

Housing production holds steady in May

Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in May, inching down 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.16 million, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issuance edged up 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million.

 
2 dead and number may rise in deadly California wildfire

— Lighter winds are helping firefighters make gains on a voracious and deadly wildfire in central California that has burned 150 homes and claimed two lives.

EDITORIAL: Governs least

The city of Austin, Texas, thought more overzealous regulation of ride-sharing services would be a good thing. Instead, Austin has regulated thousands of people out of jobs, while also seeing an increase in DWI arrests.

Immigrants in Britain uncertain of future post Brexit

Like millions of people around the world, Alejandro Majnoler was trying to make sense of a British exit from the European Union.

Uber to partner with Las Vegas dealership on ‘greenlight hub’

For the first time, Uber is partnering with a car dealership that will serve as a “greenlight hub,” where drivers for the ride-sharing service can get vehicle inspections, training and on-the-job support.

City officials work to ‘transform’ downtown North Las Vegas

The downtown area of North Las Vegas is on the brink of a transformation in this 70-year-old city, with help from a consultant who envisions a mix of of new apartments, shops and restaurants lined by wide sidewalks along a renewed Lake Mead Boulevard.

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