Nevada ranked as the 42nd least healthiest state in the country due to a number of factors including a rise in both drug use and unemployment.
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Yair Horn, 47, spent nearly 500 days as a hostage after being kidnapped Oct. 7, 2023.
At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting.
Building and maintaining muscle mass is important for everyone, regardless of age — and one of the strongest predictors of long-term health.
Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common in U.S. supermarkets.
Though not a desert plant, Apache plume does not like “wet feet.” It needs infrequent watering and well-draining soil.
It’s difficult to find someone to prune several kinds of fruit trees. In fruit-producing areas, such skilled workers are easier to find.
Wet spring weather is still causing havoc on tomatoes now and will affect grapes as we enter July and August.
Selecting a fruit tree that gives you improved tolerance to freezing winter temperatures may be a better idea in the long run
When it is young, a bottletree needs about 20 to 30 gallons each time it is watered. But the soil shouldn’t be continuously wet six days a week. The roots need a chance to breathe.
The three worst weeds to control in home landscapes are common Bermuda grass, nutgrass and palm seedlings. Controlling common Bermuda grass and nutgrass organically requires persistence — knocking them back as soon as they appear until they finally start surrendering around late summer.
Let’s focus on controlling Bermuda grass this fall. Common Bermuda grass is sometimes called “devil’s grass” by old-timers. All types of Bermuda grass, from common (the weed) to hybrid Bermuda (think golf course), like heat, sunlight and water but can invade when water is scarce and other plants struggle to shade the ground.
You can harvest fruit from tomato plants when it’s hot, but they won’t set fruit again from new growth until the temperature drops back into the mid-90s. Either pull the tomato plants when they’re done producing and plant new ones from seed or prune the old ones back and let them flower and fruit again when it’s cooler.
The most effective pest control measures for fruit, shade or ornamental trees during 2019 will be applied this December and January. Many gardeners consider the application of oils as an “organic” method of controlling future pests. In the purest sense, it is not organic. But applications of oils during the winter reduce the need for “hard pesticides” later.
Q: Is it too late to prune? We have artificial turf around the tree, but the borders are open for applying fertilizer. Is this good, or should we use fertilizer stakes too?
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Happy New Year! A new year brings new beginnings and new opportunities to enrich our lives. This year, I encourage you to find that enrichment in the garden. Although the winter chill is still here, now is the time to start preparing your garden for a bountiful harvest of warm-season crops. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a first-time newbie, proper preparation is the secret to a thriving desert garden.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court in Las Vegas, claims a high priest ordained within the church had raped the girl when she was 10 until she was 15.
Bacteria in food may sound like a bad thing—it can prompt food recalls, after all. However, the bacteria in fermented foods are very different from Salmonella and E. Coli.
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were recently released, and there are some interesting updates, to say the least.
Public health officials say cases of Candida auris in Nevada have stabilized, but officials urge vigilance.
