Christmas at Blue Diamond getaway

Very rarely do we hear about an owner remodeling his home from five bedrooms down to a single one — a decision that could have negative ramifications when it comes time to sell. But real estate developer and philanthropist Brett Torino cares about only one thing when it comes to his homes: that they be designed in a manner that makes sense for his lifestyle.

Homeowner fights HOA over RV parking

The association should consider a revision in its rules, assuming the current regulation is not in the covenants, conditions and restrictions, which would allow a homeowner reasonable time to load and unload an RV. For many associations, their regulations allow 24 hours.

BHHS Nevada sold half of the top 10 homes in 2018

This year, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties real estate sales executives represented 50 percent of the valley’s top 10 highest priced home sales. With 2018 expected to be its best year to date, the company has performed an average of 10 percent better than the overall market in home sales.

Year-end activity busy for Nevada Builder Trade In program

As the end of 2018 nears, activity is brisk at the Nevada Builder Trade In program as this homebuying-selling contingency program is helping clients close the deal by year-end and helping others plan for one of the biggest financial transactions in their lives in 2019.

Stocks drop again as Wall Street ends worst week in 7 years

After almost 10 years, Wall Street’s rally looks like it’s ending. Another day of big losses Friday left the U.S. market with its worst week in more than seven years.

Raiders in talks with Giants about playing at AT&T Park in 2019

The San Francisco Giants confirmed multiple reports Friday that the MLB team and the Raiders have begun preliminary discussions about the Raiders playing at AT&T Park in San Francisco in 2019.

 
Dodgers send Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp to Reds for Homer Bailey

The Los Angeles Dodgers shook up their National League-championship roster Friday, trading Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and left-hander Alex Wood and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Homer Bailey, who threw a pair of no-hitters before three major arm operations sidetracked his career.

UNLV roundup: Lady Rebels edge Florida, halt six-game skid

Nikki Wheatley scored nine of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to lead the UNLV women’s basketball team to a 56-53 win over Florida in a Duel in the Desert consolation game Friday at Cox Pavilion.

16.7M faulty Takata airbags still on US roads, report says

More than three years after the government took over management of recalls involving dangerous Takata air bag inflators, one third of the recalled inflators still have not been replaced.

Here’s hoping to cash out in the Westgate SuperContest

There is one thing I believe in down the stretch: NFL teams that have a chance to make the playoffs are far more attractive to me than teams that are jockeying for home-field advantage.

Opioid, heroin overdose deaths climb in West; Nevada holds steady

Illegally manufactured fentanyl drove an increase in national overdose deaths between 2013 and 2017, but the small rise in such deaths in Nevada was found to be statistically insignificant.

Nevada brothels form PAC for expected fight over prostitution

The Nevada Brothel Association announced its formation Friday. The industry’s longtime lobbyist retired in 2015, leaving no unified voice for the state’s brothel owners.

2018 NFL betting trends — Week 16

The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends from Goldsheet.com.

With West Virginia QB Will Grier sitting, bet on Syracuse

Will Grier’s announcement that he would skip the Camping World Bowl against Syracuse to prepare for the NFL draft moved the line from West Virginia minus 7 to minus 2 almost overnight.

Shepherds tend to llamas, but cities attract young in Bolivia

Stormy winds, frosty nights and a scorching midday sun make life difficult on the Andean plateau, but the docile, tough-natured llama is one reason why indigenous people have been able to survive the harsh conditions for millennia.

World’s only known albino orangutan returned to Indonesian jungle

The world’s only known albino orangutan climbed trees, foraged for food and began building a nest after being released into a remote Borneo jungle more than a year after conservation officials found her starving and dehydrated in an Indonesian village.

Billy Crystal to be an analyst for upcoming Clippers game

Billy Crystal, who has been the team’s most well-known fan through the good times and bad, will be the analyst for the Jan. 31 game against the Lakers.

Average MLB salary down for 1st time since 2004

An unusually slow free-agent market last offseason contributed to this year’s drop. Among the 166 players who exercised the right to become free agents after the World Series, exactly half of the 140 agreements reached were completed after the start of spring training workouts Feb. 14.

Man found dead on southeast Las Vegas street had been stabbed

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the man, who was found early Friday “laying in the roadway” in a cul-de-sac on Pinecrest Street, had sustained multiple stab wounds.