Two walks in Las Vegas Valley raise awareness about suicide prevention

Simran Sodhi was poised as she spoke to a crowd gathered for a suicide prevention walk Saturday morning, but as she talked of her 13-year-old brother’s death and neared the end of her remarks, the Palo Verde High School senior broke down in tears.

Rattlers roll to Meadows Invitational title

Nick Kline, Devon Flowers and Don Phillips each won two events Saturday to lead Mojave’s boys track team to the title at The Meadows Invitational.

Fate of death penalty set to heat up in Nevada Legislature

The death penalty may be ending in Nevada. Assembly Bill 237 in the Legislature would ban capital punishment and commute the sentences of some 81 inmates on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

99-year-old says scotch, cigars and sex are the secret to a long life

Gladys Stroud turns 100-years-old on Friday. If she’s not playing board games, she’s exercising, drinking scotch at happy hours, babysitting her great, great, great, grandson or enjoying live theatre either in Las Vegas or Los Angeles.

1 dies in fatal bus shooting on Las Vegas Strip, hours after Bellagio burglary

A pair of unrelated Saturday morning crimes on the Strip, seemingly ripped straight from movie scripts, left one person dead, multiple suspects in custody, shut down part of Las Vegas Boulevard and dominated social media for hours.

College teacher discovers ‘Dream’ sculpture at Las Vegas park

The “Dream Machine” dream came true for artist Wayne Littlejohn in mid-December, when his towering, spiral metal sculpture capped by a mushroom (cloud?) was dedicated at Siegfried & Roy Park near McCarran International Airport.

Public art projects transform public spaces in Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Las Vegas doesn’t have a major art museum. But art projects from trail shelters to bus shelters, from sidewalks to traffic islands, are transforming public spaces — and, advocates hope, opening eyes to the power of art.

Spring heralds time for cleaning

Spring is officially here, and already the household castoffs from your neighbor’s cleaning efforts are piling up on the sidewalk.

Precise measurements required for vinyl floor installation

Q: I have a powder room, and the vinyl flooring needs to be replaced. The room is only about 6 feet by 6 feet. How do you make sure that there won’t be any gaps when installing it?

Pollenizer tree may not be needed to produce fruit

Q: How close do I need to plant a pollinator tree? I want to plant more fruit trees and was curious how close it needs to be? My neighbors have various fruit trees, and I am about a half mile from Gilcrease Orchard. Is this close enough to be effective, or should I plant my own?

Oakland makes last-ditch effort to hang on to Raiders

With the Raiders gazing at Las Vegas and sticking one foot out the door, Oakland is making a last-minute plea to hang on to them. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Friday shared details of investors’ plans for the first time for a stadium on the current Coliseum site, and vowed that she and the city are doing all they can to keep the team.

UNLV baseball team pounded by New Mexico

New Mexico took a 15-1 run lead through three innings in a rout of UNLV’s baseball team. The Rebels scored four runs in the ninth to avoid tying the worst defeat in program history.

Chiozza’s buzzer-beating 3 lifts Florida over Wisconsin in OT

Chris Chiozza went end to end and made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Florida an 84-83 victory against Wisconsin on Friday night in the first overtime game of this NCAA Tournament.

Dempsey’s hat trick powers US over Honduras 6-0

Bruce Arena’s return as U.S. coach reignited American confidence, and his players responded with an emphatic rebound in World Cup qualifying.

Pulte to build 300-acre housing development in Summerlin

A 300-acre housing development stalled during the recession in Summerlin is moving forward once again, with a grand opening on several models planned for late spring.

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