Two finalists named for Desert Research Institute president

The search for a new Desert Research Institute president is nearing its end, as two finalists were named Saturday. The candidates — Kristen Averyt, associate director for Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Philip Mote, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute — will visit the DRI campuses in Las Vegas and Reno from Thursday to Jan. 24.

Golden Knights having ongoing talks for TV, radio deals

Team officials are optimistic they can finalize a deal for a television outlet and a radio station to carry the Golden Knights’ games in the next 30 to 60 days.

Rock slide closes Zion’s Scenic Drive

Zion National Park’s Scenic Drive is closed until further notice after sliding rock and debris blocked the road Friday night.

Bishop Gorman’s Tyjon Lindsey chooses Nebraska

Less than a week after backing off his commitment to Ohio State, Bishop Gorman wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey announced via Twitter that he has committed to Nebraska.

Qatar Airways to launch Las Vegas service in 2018

Qatar Airways has finally set a date for when it will launch service between Las Vegas and Doha, Qatar — but you’ll have to wait another year.

Las Vegas housing recovery continues; hotel sale may be imminent

It wasn’t long ago – less than a decade – that Las Vegas’ housing market was a mass grave of foreclosures. Southern Nevada still gets more repo activity than most areas of the country. But overall, its foreclosure woes aren’t nearly as severe as they used to be.

Rajai Davis proud to be a footnote in baseball history

It has been roughly 10 weeks since a four-seam fastball clocked at 97.1 mph whistled toward home plate with two outs in the bottom of the eighth during Game 7 of the World Series, and a man named Rajai Davis gave it a mighty lash.

CEO lands tenant for downtown Las Vegas coworking space

One of Paul Murad’s better gifts this holiday season came a couple of days before Christmas in the form of a deposit for the newest tenant in a Main Street building downtown.

Wood chips work best as mulch around grapevines

Q: I am putting in 30 more wine grapevines. I was thinking of using chat, crushed rock, for mulch rather than wood chips. What do you think?

New ceiling fan switch with fix pull chain problem

Q: I have a ceiling fan light kit with a pull-chain that turns the light on or off. The problem is that the pull-chain is frozen and won’t pull to turn the lights on or off. How can I go about getting the light to work?

Plan ahead for this year’s home projects

With any new year, we all make resolutions, goals and many long to-do-lists. One thing on your list may be to finally get your decorating projects done. And I’m not without a list myself. Decorating can be expensive, especially if you’re wanting to get multiple projects done because they’ve been on your list too long.

Autonomous electric shuttle bus service debuts in Las Vegas

The city of Las Vegas is partnering with Navya, a French company that builds autonomous electric shuttle buses, and Keolis, a public transportation company, to offer a driverless shuttle bus pilot program. The bus will service the newly created Innovation District on the East Fremont Street corridor downtown. This will be the first autonomous car program to be implemented on a public transportation system anywhere in the U.S.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Findlay Prep suffers lopsided loss

Justin Roberts had a team-high 15 points, but Findlay Prep suffered a 76-47 loss to Sierra Canyon (California) on Friday in the semifinals at the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri.

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