Southern California returns to severe drought amid warm winter

California’s brief escape from severe drought has ended after scientists declared more than 40 percent of the state in moderate drought and water officials confirmed lower-than-normal snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.

Lands cut from Utah monuments now open to claims, leases

The window opened Friday for oil, gas, uranium and coal companies to make requests or stake claims to lands that were cut from two sprawling Utah national monuments by President Trump in December —but there doesn’t appear to be a rush to seize the opportunities.

Clark County schools must budget without a bottom line

The school district reorganization law mandated early planning as part of its push to move budgeting to the local level, but the state isn’t required to provide funding levels for one key program until after the schools’ deadline.

Switch CEO parlayed small investment in major company

In the past 18 or so years, Rob Roy has taken a different kind of Las Vegas hotel — one that rents out space for data instead of people — and turned the idea into one of the technology industry’s largest initial public offerings of 2017.

Missing Las Vegas girl found safe

Missing 10-year-old Summer Lautzenheiser was found Saturday morning, Las Vegas police said.

 
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Large closets top buyers’ priority lists

“When I speak of home, I speak of the place wherein default of a better — those I love are gathered together; and if that place were a gypsy’s tent or a barn I should call it by the same good name notwithstanding.” — Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist, “Nicholas Nickleby”

Longtime Las Vegans purchase F-150 Raptor from Friendly Ford

Longtime Southern Nevadans Ron and Marenda Mariano are automobile enthusiasts, so when they wanted a new truck, they bought a four-door 2018 F-150 Ford Raptor from Friendly Ford.

Treasure Island owner stays upbeat on Las Vegas prospects

Phil Ruffin said he has turned down a “huge’’ offer from a Chinese company as well as two local operators for TI, which he now owns, because Strip assets are “irreplaceable.”