There is a saying that the only permission, the only validation, the only opinion that matters in a quest for greatness is our own, and it’s one Vegas seemed to adopt as the wins piled up this season.
One of the fun aspects of technology is the ability to self-document our outdoor adventures. All you need to do is put a pint-sized action camera on your head, hit the record button and everything you look at is recorded in high definition.
Q: You have converted me to the doctrine of using wood chip mulch. Is there any reason why I couldn’t use wood chips in my strawberry bed? My wife used to put strawberries in pots, and they never did well.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury enters the second-round series against San Jose as the early leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Q: We are from California and just moved into a new house. The problem is that the water in Southern Nevada is different. My skin is dry and itchy right after a shower. I understand that a water softener is in order, so I bought one that uses salt at a home center and am ready to install it. Fortunately, we have a loop in the garage, and I have sweated copper a few times before. Is there anything to look out for?
One of the joys of summer is the variety of sweet and juicy fruits, many of which are growing right now in Southern Nevada backyards. Peach, apricot and nectarine trees do best in the desert climate, although proper watering and fertilizing can bring success with apple, fig, pomegranate and plum trees. Even persimmon and pistachio trees do well here as do the prickly pear cactus grown for its leaves and fruit.
The Atlanta Alliance has hired former NFL coach Brad Childress as its head coach. Vick, the former Falcons quarterback, will serve as Childress’ offensive coordinator.
Handicapper Dana Lane sees the series going seven games, but with apologies to Knights fans, predicts the Sharks will prevail in a Game 7 at T-Mobile Arena.
As the world awaits his next “A Song of Ice and Fire,” George RR Martin has begun a new project.
Jonathan Marchessault garnered plenty of attention from Los Angeles in the opening round of the playoffs. It should be much of the same when the Golden Knights face San Jose in the Western Conference semifinals.
A man scheduled to appear in court to face gun charges Wednesday killed a sheriff’s deputy in Maine, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store, officials said.
A woman in Spain has found unexpected fame on social media after many found she bore a striking resemblance to President Donald Trump.
Liberty High School safety Austin Fiaseu committed to play football at UNLV, he posted on Twitter. He will be part of the Rebels’ 2019 recruiting class.
Liberty High School safety Austin Fiaseu committed to play football at UNLV, he posted on Twitter. He will be part of the Rebels’ 2019 recruiting class.
Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill rang a replica Liberty Bell at center court of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round clinching playoff game Tuesday.
Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, the granddaughter of famed film producer Dino De Laurentiis, learned to cook in her family’s kitchens and in her grandfather’s restaurant.
A musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC’s “Schoolhouse Rock” has died.
A suspected California serial killer who committed at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes throughout the state in the 1970s and ’80s was identified Wednesday as a former police officer, an official said.
The Supreme Court is considering whether the president can indefinitely keep people out of the country based on nationality. A decision is expected by late June.
The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case began deliberating Wednesday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, weighing charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 14 years ago.
A Dallas police officer died Wednesday after a shooting that wounded another officer and an employee at a home improvement store, the city’s mayor said.
You are not prepared for the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has signed an agreement to manage a non-gaming, beach-front resort in Mexico as its seeks to bring its brands to more overseas markets.
A woman with multiple sclerosis says Delta Air Lines employees tied her to a wheelchair with a blanket when they didn’t have a chair that could accommodate her disability, and her son says a supervisor cursed at her as she wept.
A man is facing a sexual assault charge after he allegedly groped another man at a Las Vegas gay bar.
Thursday likely will be the warmest day of the week at 96 degrees, and it could tie the record high of 97 for the day, set in 1996, the National Weather Service said.
A few months after buying its first Las Vegas project site, a Texas homebuilder has picked up another one nearby.
A 2015 state law requiring teachers to pass a three-credit college course on “family engagement” will lead the state to send letters to 900 educators this week informing them they will be out of jobs if they don’t.