If convicted, self-proclaimed pimp Ammar Harris could be put to death for a February shooting on the Strip that left three people dead.
One of the things that distinguishes public employment from the private sector: The public is your boss, and your boss is entitled to know how much you’re paid.
One of the most exciting times in a person’s life is welcoming a child into the home. It also can be one of the most challenging.
Last month I shared with you the how and why we respond to colors. Now let’s look at how they affect us. If we understand the responses to colors and the way they effect us, we can better utilize color to our advantage.
Q: My garbage disposal has stopped working and I think it needs to be replaced. Can you recommend a replacement that is easy to install?
Q: I noticed last year that I didn’t get nearly the same number of tomatoes that I had harvested in previous years. I have a raised bed with a blend of about 4-to-1 cheap compost and our desert soil. Each year I have continued adding compost from my own yard and vegetable scraps. Last year the tomato plants themselves grew well and I saw lots of flowers, but the tomatoes just never developed.
Officials with International Market Centers have announced a change in dates for the winter 2014 Las Vegas Market. The event, held at World Market Center Las Vegas, shifts to Sunday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 30.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Utah State University Cooperative Extension are co-sponsoring a workshop for growers and small food-producing companies, “Farm Products to Food Products: Increased Sales and Season Extension through Value-Added Products.” The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at the Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road.
With Centennial’s fourth batter of the game standing on second base, the scoreboard at Bishop Gorman’s softball field mistakenly had the Bulldogs already credited with four runs.
Farmers markets and gardening events for the week of May 9. Among the listings this week: National Public Gardens day observance at Springs Preserve.
More than 70 food booths to gorge from and 80 carnival rides to make you queasy?
Last year, high school students from the Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo opened for artists at the Clark County Parks and Recreation Jazz in the Park concert series. They considered it an honor just to be part of the tradition. This year, at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, they will perform alongside three of the headliners.
Bonanza baseball coach Derek Stafford quickly summed up his team’s surprising run in the Sunset Region playoffs.
Most outdoorsmen and women spend their time, and often their money, trying to outthink or outmaneuver their game of choice. Recognizing this tendency, the outdoor industry spends its time and money trying to outthink and outmaneuver outdoorsmen and women. The results of their efforts can be seen in stores, catalogs and wherever we stash our outdoor gear.
■ LAKE MEAD — Fishing success has been sporadic because of high winds. Anglers should have better odds this weekend with less wind. An angler from the Nevada Striper Club reports that striped bass are hitting on cut bait, but it’s a light bite, so hold your poles or go to free spool. Smallmouth bass have been active, hitting mostly crank baits and tube baits.
The College of Southern Nevada softball team won its 10th straight game, opening the NJCAA Region XVIII Tournament with a 7-1 victory over Western Nevada College on Wednesday in Twin Falls, Idaho. Mikela Manewa was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Coyotes (34-25).
UCLA heads the eight-team field for the Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament, scheduled for Nov. 28 and 29 at Orleans Arena. Joining the Bruins in the 13th annual event are Missouri, Northwestern, UNR, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Indiana University-Purdue University, Morehead State and Gardner Webb.
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